The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-07

,.s.am Young. the ruler 81 me
N.mn0ns. For more than shlr' o. y
r.,.,nrv nrisham lonn. hRs been Con
s,,cno,s figure In history. ~ az Pr
...,.irer ne las o4cupled rossip"
vb;eh mt 10 the seregNvt tests NJ pffsN
.','l ,..' n rower. No one VIII deny hls
..rar.tsss. ~ leader. VI laMe " sf-
enrc. Ne man ia mNsnrn unrs re
,,,,,,. .t,nmnhanliy asserted right Y"
,,,s,... TX hi.forN. Brigham Young wnsAi
,,.,ixe w erss,nn,. ana ~as bern Jnirt
II, 81 "a 81 .tlnrtinn NJ TIE nlne'cenAnl
century. A Ssunta frriuef. ~ rfesiSe"l
~, listie el,ssslion aaothcf evidence
TIA, us.iversisit. do nut ifNlnvr an
~ ~, NJ history. Ia eaily litc Brig.
Nm w-s Rapiist. IL lSs1 he loine
49, narmog>. i iscf " Aics pretty clearly !
aan,,n-,ra,r- ihst NrrinnAt edncatsonI
wns detective. thongh al t!.ai iimeA man
~ a. ears ana riti1ea NJ OAso-
zone Of the twelve apostles 81 tae
.shur,.h Nou,ag seems 10 have tAktn nag
mi aul y hen Joe smith died. IA ia
n. was unaninon.l, chosen a. the head
s.f the church. hl~ ousy r.yal t~sdhes
llisdonl being so0R aNer eNce'nmnhl-
Gated. A, \auyoa. Illinois, the saints
me-, 4 III such iufelicities ~ are eener-
~. visited mron h0fse thieves, ana ihel
nr,hasn conceived The idea ~ icSi'
3eure ia the monntalns. beyond w
reach ~ law. and started across ne plai's
.or Salt Lake. which. lie told his iosluM-
ers vas The prnmi~ed lrnd. ant What Y.
more. male them believe ~ cay wa
Ne may. Ms success MAS Won 'rrle',
HE Imagination i taxed W cn'npreAeh'i
re facts. IT. built city. sAndaen
4.N. .... In
wilderness. and III defiance "a almost lh-
s,rmonn.Abie Obstacles orsanzea ne
.nly Ill church, nnt society. ~ Ian
he became al abSoluie FIler. ~ e1''
Of Russia Was lrsS absolute. "a me MI,
rorance OF power. he deled the ln''e'
stAles. and ruled his realm Wild mor'
than eastern despotism. Up s'irn par'
ala MS disregard of authority arrixe
that in 1857 pre-ilrn bneslanah WI
compelled 10 send 2.5oO TROOPS y nfiiA
him to terms H. made the iittsiaiiS w
allies. and drew hiS recruits not on''
from tie United States, but from ~
rome. They came IN vast numbers if"''
Enriaud. Walcs anu Scotland ana iFon
Scandinavia The wilderness was MAJ
10 bloom. Cities rose - a sy A'1N
Manufactures foHrished, ann- FFmo'
from civiliz iinn. he most fiTirM' PHI,
lens b. civilization; "cfr shfcfrSs.''
worked or nnlrr thu management
Dsighan Young His wnrA was ItN
his will srrrelne- ne 'an~'A VIVA \"
lowers that Ne was ia direct ro'niii,'h
cation with Jehovah. and isis rfvcl NO.
hal the sacredness Ut the oil Sin c'n
manl-. lie nr0claimei pOly-any. M
wives multiplied until The lrcherOns 81
prouhct had The ''lion house Ellie WI
~tnf. ~ = 20
ON. lie ,oraanizcd the Dani'es, az
each man with 4 zeal which was Kept
white heat, was ready. with or WAL
ont cause. TO she'd the blood - genll
A. ordered by the commander o. I
sayenging angels During an of I
career. Brigham Yonng had hi eve
the money side OF the question. ~ q ma
himself Immensely rich. lie Used
luxury. Tie Lord only knows me nn'
Der Of his children. Now thtt ne
dead his wives will probably 10 en-
meraied ~ the courts, and his lnmnI
estate divided. Brigham Young
view OF the Mountain Meadow i'ag
with which he was climnaliy hssv
aied. has not died day too soon.
have lived much longer would m
subjected him, in all probability 70
mnrderer's death. But. since ne = ne
who will step into Iii shoes: Eviden
no man living can assume command Z
though IL would be rash 70 assume Y
MorInonism i dead. il would be cqna
rash to believe that 1t can survive
any extended period The death Of
great leader. IEcncrfofth Il i fair 20
sumo that the Mormon church VIII
les conspicuous n American po'ii
The gentle world will overcome
polvgamv will die out; q higher ciy
aation will take possession Of Utah !
Salt Lake City. and MormnHisni, J
exists at all, viii have 10 seek ~
among The mountains Of Mexico. "
ham Young has earned place IN hist
and has not kicked the bucket day
soon.