Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-09-21
NORBONIsN.

The death OF Brigham Young we hope is
forcshadowing Of the death Of Mormonism -
For many years ia the midst of christian
and civilized country this Infamous vice Of
Mormonism has practsed, under the guise of
religion, its shameless aduleries. Year by
year have its numbers augmented by pro-
iessed converts, who, enamoured with the Sc
curity with which crime could practise its
bestial vices, took up their pilgrimage to Salt
Lake City and to-day, within the sound Of
our Western locomotives and within the sight
Of christian passengers, rise the temples and the
affairs where virtue is daily sacrificed by priests
protesting TO obey the commands Of God -
And yet it seems passing strange aud beyond
the scope of comprehension how this open and
defiant violation OF law can abide in security
and obtain license 10 scatter its seducng and
vicious principles abroad casting the fruitful
seeds OF immortality into the very churches of
our land. These seeds remain not long inn
bedded in the human heart before the poison
vine begins TO grow, and we already behold
its deadly ashen bloom in the doctrines Of
''Free Love" preached even from the pulpits
Of our Eastern cities. How long, il Free
Love" once gains an ascendancy, will 1t re-
quire for the bloom 20 ripen into the fruit and
our whole land be a convert to Mormonsm
Vice grows with startling rapidly and with
ers not through natural causes. The axe must
be laid at its roots before it will die, and the
strong arm Of law must now WELD the weapon
or Mormonism will grow into such proper
tons that centurys work will not remove
the curse.
Religious freedom, we know, is one Of the
proudest doctrines Of our proud government
and many urge that to refuse Mormonism the
righ; to practise its creed is a violation of the
Constitution. If Mormonism was Christiani-
iy, we could agree with this view of the ques-
ton, but when the fundamental principle of
their creed is palpably abhorrent TO that Bible
which every christian sect has adopted as its
guide, Mormonism is not religion and is not
entitled TO the constitutional defenses thrown
around religion. II the people Of this country
would only awaken to a true sense Of The re
morseless atrocities committed upoa law and
religion hy~this shameless horde Of human
bruIes, they would rush at once to make
Sodosn Of their city. But no, our people look
beyond the seas and lift their voices TO HEAVIER
beseeching the annihilation of the Turk ant
his vicious harem, but not one word is uttered
asking that the foul stain Of Mormonisn
which mars the face Of our country may b,
obliterated. The barharous Indian murders
few women aud children and our people shou
the blood-hounds Of war upon his trail, but tn
murder Of innocence and virtue, which shout,
be held dearer than life, progresses openly an,
not dog of vengeance is loosed Yes our PEG
pie gaze eomplacenty upon this scene wher
vice holds daily carnival and not sign dis
closes even disapprobation except now and thel
the frame Of our country momeutarily tremble
with thrill OF horror as some new revelation
Of criminal enormity rises from the temples G
Normonism. Again we utter the hope tha
with the death of Brigham Young expires tn
creed Of which be was the prophet.