The New York herald., 1877-09-14


ness all the miraculous powers attending the probes
sion of Christianity as was experienced by tho nrst
county OF this State and fell headlong into 1t. He
Immediately baptized, became preacher ana en-
man. but ppI he IS an swla worker he seems 10 have
had an extraordinary experience with accidents. IL is
said that no has met aain. WITH SO I'm. many sa,sS Hf
every bone his body has been broken, out
with great recuperative powers ne has, quickly
recovered and always looks like hale and hearty
farmer lie has not been much OF n poiygamist. still
he has had few wives, aud quite recently though IN
his seventeth year, he TOOK one OF Brigham Youngs
daughters wife---a grass widow" not much over
twenty years of age. Woodruff is not literary man.
English correctly, still he has been assistant
historian of the Church for some years. He jots
down everything he and hears and tha. way he
has been most valuable assistant TO the historian.
He lives IN Salt Lake, yet but little known there
outside of the Tabernacle and the Church meetings.
He is very valuable support to any President and
OF his measures for he is always ready 70 second
anybody in authority over him. Ae IS magnificent
pillar OF the Church. mnds his BUSINESS looks
after his farm, his orchard and his wives aud makes
everything out of them that they are capable OF dong
He was great iavorltc with Brigham, IS liked py
every body who knows him. and Is the most monoton-
speaker that ever addressed an audience; he is
certain to give Taylor his warmcst support
oasoN
For long time tins apostle was among the most
prominent Of the Mormons. He was born IN OXFORD,
Conn, In 1885, and consequently over his three
score years and ten. He found himself In kirtand
in tho West, and heard OF 1t at nrst unfavOrabiy, but
becoming acquainted with Sidney Rigdon, one OF It's
earliest luminaries Hyde accepted the new iah and
became Jealous missionary. He had been studious
as youth and acquired very good education,
which brought him prominently forward among the
Mormons IN Missouri and he came In ior
lively share OF .persecution" In that State. The
wrath OF the Gentiles was SO hot around him Tor
save his lie he ended IN being witness TO
statement made against Joseph Smith, aud tor that
and branded as an .apossae.5 He speedily repented
humblcd himself and begged ana prayed to bc read
mittcd into the Church. He was reordaned and was
n
OF the Mormon Church, where he partially
redeemed himself from the odium Of apostacy;
but the Prophet never forgave him heartily. He
was accordingly sent on mission Jerusalem TO offer
up prayer or tho return # the House OF Judah to
Palestine He came nigh starving on that mssior but
he worried through It, climbed up the Mount OF Olives
sat down there and with pen, ink and paper offered up
ls46, while the Mormons were travelling 70 the iron
tiers, Hyde, Taylor and Pratt were nurriedly sent
to England to put the Church there IN IN
the apostle who first proposed the elevation
Of Brigham Young to the highest pinnacle OF the
Church. by he became the P esdent Of the
Twelve Apostles, taking Brgham's place. Hyde was
both good writer and an eloquent speaker but there
was no great personal strength IN him at any time.
He sad to have grown fond oil mis- beer of late
and become very corpulent and unwieiy; since Brig
ham removed him TO make room for Taylor no could
60 his fathers at any time without attracting much
attention. He is literally played out IN influence and
church Mo viii support ayo for he has no. the
ghost OF a chance of anything for himself
oRsoN PRATT
At one time this apostle tAe most prominent in
the Mormon Church He was born In hartford, Wash
ngton county, in this State, in ISL He comes from
Puritan founders Of New England and can trace his
lineage three or four centuries. He became
cia;ed with tho Mormon Prophet when he
Tor hm n feeling OF afcctionate devotion almost
amounting TO idolatry. He ordained among
He introduced Mormonism into Scotland and passed
through great deal OF prvation in getting tho
faith into the hard heads Of tho Cavinsts. He was
however, successful and returned 10 Nauvoo where
he became almost insane over the charge which his
wife MADE against the Prophet smith, in which she
alleged that Smith had attempted TO seduce her during
the absence OF her missionary husband. Pratt was
first violent ana enraged against tho Prophet he
consequently cut of from the Church, and took II
so much to heart that he wandered in the woods
like crazy man; companies Of men were
Nauvoo and in course OF tme he was readmltted into
the Church. He has been warmly devoted to the
memory of his Prophet since his DEATH but whether
he believed his wife Smith knows. 1t is
said that the Prophet admitted TO him the attempt he
upon his we's virtue, but that It only dono
TO whether she was true to her absent husband.
This Mrs. Pratt and nearly all her children are apos
tates'' Salt Lake, anu have given Brigham no little
in the Mormon Church. He presided the
Mormon interests IN England TOR several years.
best works ON Mormonism. He is SELF
educated man, very excellent Greek and Hebrew
S Sea one M verY oe repr and man
OF stubborn Will. Brigham never liked him, Tor Pratt
was IN every particular his superior US preacher and
teacher, and was the only man among the apostles
who dared to oppose the Prophet Some years ago
Pratt would have Leen received with universal accla
nation the head Of the Churcn II there had been
any opening as that which now occurs, but Brigham
pursued him vindctivey and forced his stubborn dis
position to give up the hgh and tho people aterward
Withdrew from him their confluence. He recently
passed through here on his way 10 England, and Is
SAT- Lake TO look after the changes that wore moi ex
pected to be made I'LL alter his arrival there II his
name was put TO the Church alongside Of Taylor, Pratt
would doubtless be elected. He ought to have been
for no has very large family TO support and does
not know how TO do II.
II may DO truthfuily said that this Is the least OBJ
trusive OF the Mormon apostles He Is man OF very
large stature and OF a New England stock. He Ii q
great farmer aud looks moro TO the temporal welfare
OF the people placed under his charge than to their
religious araimaE ms S unSe'fusvensss kept MIN IN
citation with the Mormons, but he displayed
such unfnchns courage and sagacity dur
ing the lighting times IN Missouri that he was
placed In command Of portion Of the armed Mormons
aud aftcrward known as General Rich.
Soon after he arrived In Utah, Brigham called him
be apostle and sent him into tho south Of California
with the apostle Amasa Lyman, recently dead TO
found there Mormon colony, and they we're
OF the inos places In the south OF that State but
when the Utah rebellion broke out the apostles were
called home s.for tho defence Of Zion" and all the
Saints who did not hastily sell every thing and foe
Utah were lett to apostatize Rich returned to Utah,
ana years aferward sent mission to
England. He doubt couforted the Saints there,
but hts reign was not distinguished At homo he pre-
sides settlements OF Northern Utah, and has
very extensive number OF wives and iity children,
nearly all boys.
LORENZO SNOW
This apostle also comes OF New England STOCK and
like the others he Is proud of IT, He was, however,
born IN Mantua, Portage county, Ohio, in 1Sl4 He
was favored with good common school education,
and aiterward went to finish 1t at the Oberlin College
He joined the Mormon Church In Kirkland, OHIO. and
IN 1857 emigrated to Davies county, Missouri, where
the Mormons were forming set,icments He was
soon sent on mission 10 the Southern states.
and after laborng some time there no
was sent 10 England in 1s4o. and was
made president the saints In London, He
appreciates education, encourages II and exhibits
% n from his
carly training. Ho was ordained apostle In 1Sl9,
and when Taylor went TO France he Italy
to introduce Mormonism there. He subsequently
wont to Malta and from there 10 Gibraltar,
and under his supervision the faith
wus established In all these places. he was
very devoted to Brigham and by the latter he
treated with marked kindness His sister, Miss r. r.
SNOW IL the most gifted poetess Of the Rocky Noun
tains, and first poygGmic vile 10 Smith and then
bis death fell into line with Brigham She Is prob
ably the most eminent and devoted saintess in Ctah
ana has always lived in Brgham's house. These sur
roundngs were probably yora0c TO ;he young apostle