New-York tribune., 1877-10-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE SPIRIT OF MORMONISM.
WHY THE LATTER DAY SAINTS GATHER IN UTAH
MORE CONVERTS FROM EUROPE

WHY THE AFTER DAY SAINTS GATHER IN UTAH
MORE CONVERTS FROM EUROPE
The steamship Idaho, of the Williams and
Guion Line. which arrived yesterday rom L'''IV''
brought among the steerage passengers lo' NC" "oi
n,on copvarts Accompanying them wero twelve MIS-
s,onor,es who came as cabin passengers, ana VINO
have been in Europe during the past Wo Se"'s
collecting the 1900 converts that have arrNeu
at this port during the year. "in''n
Paxman the leader Of the missionaries, wheh askou
what they brought to increase the wealth. oi Oa"' r
pied "Nothng but bone and sinew" The converts arc
mostly in famies two are Swedes aud the Others Eng
lish: a few are mechanics. but the most are farmers
This company the last that will be brought over TINS
ssason will leave here this afternoon for salt Lake City
by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Elder Paxmau reported the condition Of the Mormons
In Europe in favorable light His labors had been
chiefly confined to the London Conference "hieu
has 90 branches, with 13f elders, Al priests
20 teachers 81 deacons and s9l lay mempeis
MormOnlsm, Mr. PaxInan SAID, was not now SO
aggressive the Christian churches as was many many
wears ago The scandaOus reports from America aoou,
The condition Of things IN Utah had been repnphsheI n
England and tended TO harden lac htarts VI ro Pp ~
snst the preaching OF the missionaries IheIe Ms
however manifest improvement WI NoI t5ter & yainfsned
laboring in foreign nations ana Ihe hui % ,s,h IsIos
that great work would yet he done in the ri'sh is1s
Mr staues from Salt Lake City, has had charge OF te
movements OF the Mormon emlgtants aItsr 80 % ntrerin
passage Speaking yesterday OF the object OF gierh
together the Normons ne s'u M s ay GOOD deal
To political rights, ana l mlsHt say -, made
against the unjust discrimination tnal has osen 49,,
iu.t
the Union Mormonism is progressive work:
Year afor year. thousands OF persons are seen
their native countries, crossing te oSean ant 20 60,
their iourncy westward to ,he Rocky Mountains, rom rom
no other apparently than the desire 70 oe
with persons Of their own fath bt Ilere 10
bevond All that am sometimes az loss 10 sallsly my
self whether the revelations OF heaeSn os neres
sites OF the people do not draw down W,o 70
them the revelations anu thss eWlsrauoI ,,C 1islcSS
Illustrates my thinking Wien hrst heard OF hOiioh-
isr In England nad ideS that would ever leaNe
that country; but soon founh my thoughts anu tno
longings of my heart we're toward tho ace WeI. ol @
rabet lived The missionaries had said nothing 20 us
~ emicratiOn. hut oil with whom associated eN-
perienced the feelings that did, aud in course
Of time came the commandment l" satnef WY ptop1. p
There could be political OBJECT IN view az lhat INV
do moi believe that Joseph Smith had any idea o the
character OF the work that he began, or that c ha any
political object IN his mind kno" OF WHat SPt"S'
knew well Joseph smith, aud very intimately Bfsnah
Younc and have seen them ia every phase 0i NC;
Rrigar Young ever realized that ne was only small
part of Mormouism, and al ms movements WtIe ."e %
of necessity and not Of design lie was great man ~
he was never mig enough To sustain Moimouisn. Ilis
emigration business Is not controlled DS desEnf LOT me
attainment of any political object N the nina on any
man. and BrighaIa's death, as you viii see VIII noV
sffect II IN the slightest ,,. -
" Morlnonism' Mr.. Stanes continued, inspires men
with confidence ia success. Nheh we Ne hiel 20 1ti
of course We found nothing there but Indians coyotes
and crckets and now and then jack rabbit We Ahe"
nothing OF It's climate soil; We had everything 70
learn and al first did many thinss awk
N1l not have tine bard experience that ic 10 te ot o
the pioneers. There is q movement IN Ctah al ut
nresent time favorable TO occupying new countries ana
many OF the young people are leaving tLt Oiu
settlements ard taxing up hoEcS'tdNs WhtIcNci
there is onc0uragement-such as plenty or water
timber and grass All these affairs are under the super
formed persons suitable Tor hls work We thhk We
have laid the foundation OF people, IN many respects
lie and ueaceaDc homes. where Jnere is no internal
strife, anu where one wants for bread"