The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-03

| have been acquainted with M"fm"hlSm lor
over thirty ycnr-. and think it was never be-
fore -o strong a~ now. and expect to sre II ln-f
crease in strength from the memory ol thsf
dead Brigham
"On what do YOU bnsc your conclusions p
"On the fact that Mormonism is suited to
nin,ty-nino out Of every hundred persons who
hnyr.uhraecd it, To robust believers there Is
uothin. else in the world worthy of their con-
silcra,ion. and il will take long years before
tt, lrcnt mus- Of tine Mormons are brought
into eoniact with others holding different views
g. THAR own. and. vi hrr" there is no contact
rarely occurs. Faith everywhere IL an acci-
don't. aud hanging from one religion to an
't,r J.. moi ih~' Common rNucricnrc ~ mnf,-I
kui. 10 would hc singular to see Mohan.ne-
dams spriugne NJ in Christian families, and 1t
would hr no less strange to hear OF Mormuns IN
io-cih smith. Sou may safely chroniee that
VI rmoui-m is not going to die lust vet
Will the death of Brigham Young not ser'-
Not at ail. Il will nfrect n large number OF
parsons in salt Lake CITY. in Ogden. and in
other cities but his death will I've more bcne-
nDial to the church than injurious. H. had
lNrd long enough, had done all that he wanted
to t'o aud left u tremendous lot of work for his
successors To- engage in. and now they will
come io the front with great zeal To- carry into
execution the legacy hc has hrqucathedto them
and Mnrmnnl-m Will soon he more vigorous
thln hniorc.'
"Wil there not be avery great apos,asy, think
don't SEQ what is to cause it,"
II has b"en said that the hand or Brigham
ysss heavy upon III, r.corle. and whrn that was
tnanothrr It's they had done to- him"
Many felt his hand and dislikcd It's weght
hui a mass of believers alw iys glory in the sac
rim ',s they make for Chr is sake. Brigham
thoroughly understood thl fact. and put upon
them all they could stagg"r under. amt they
liked him all The better for IT, Those that didn't
lik. IL viii, ~ course. not submit To repetition
Of that experience. and that successor. whoever
lt L..It tlt.4l lion
skin and play the fool. There Is not "A man
among the leaders to-day but who realizes that
brigham had an individuality of character pc
culmrly his own which they cannot initiate. IL
WIS creation ot circumstances Mhlch never
can occur nFalh IN .Morinohlsin. anu rrrate an
other like him. Were he 10 spring back into
life again to-day clothed with all the youth and
Nigoro the manhood that he noss sscd when
he seized IN" Presidency of the W ornon Church
40 IN" death ot his predecessor. he never could
sway again the srcptre he has welded In the
ra~t. The people then needed su"h leader
and ~ N q master. and they mad" him.
They don't need him now. They are b"itor
without hinl-him what J." was. His active
always make their heroes. Smith had boon as
-a--inated in Carthage Jail the mohwa threat
brigham lcapel into tho deadly hrca'h.andtnoy
fore smiths death. H. was not promln'n'ly
greater than any of thr other apostles bni IN
that 'r' u.f uf DARING hr siIcd the oppnrfuni-
lIr0 unI N'ii ln'm. u i- irloY aposti'~ ICY r
ul l him lie grow with thu growth and u-
cr 't-n of she people, and was equal To- their
] waits. HNI tNry remained an Oli- 'urr h0ut-
fII. hr wuuid have been unknown to the world ::
hW pr"mln"uc" WAS thrust upon them. and his
cnfuru.H' WIS pruportlouatr. The one who
/ ~u '."O l. him now will have nothing like the
/ same work 10 do. and the same characteristics
/ church. Brigham laid the foundation ot The
! Kingdom. and whoever reigns from this time
| onward can only amplify the work h"gun
! Smith was the great rrvelator and architect /:
/ Brigham was the builder. and had very little to
| do with writing revelations the coming man
/ has only got 10 temperaiely guide III" people
IN their labors. and in spite of prOhinltory acts
| Of Congress against poygamy or anything else
Morm0nism will try 10 spread over all the un-
occupied Western country
Upon what do you base yonr calculations
| for THIS in 'rease and expansion y
ON thcu inevitable march Of events. The
| Mormou~ went first into the Rocky Mountain
| country amt mad" choice oi thr borders % M"
haitI"d with III" ltdian-, Killed "a" snake, nale
roads. huut bridges, laid out farms, and mud"
| they We're struggling 10 get only bread tp keep
! body and soul together. They did all that in
] their poverty. and succeeded. Then they huilt
/ houses ana planted orchards and vineyards.
/ rr"rtrd meeting houses. tnhernarlns. temples
/ school houses. and missioni2"d the world. Som"
| ui them became merchants and - ngHg"d in va
/ rlou- enterprises ana munufa turr-. AMI IN
| everything they have attempted they have
! shown Hs much tact and ability as any people Il
| their day IN any part of the world. mil 10 iho-e
! industries they haV" added baby raising upon
a large s.ale-anl in that too. they haYr been
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