Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-31
Closing Lee .are by DIR. M.C.bs.

Notwithstanding it rained yesterday forenoon, a
good number went TO the Methodist church to
hear DIR. M'Cabe talk about "Methodi.m in the
West"
He said no one could understand the vast mag
nitude of the western country who had not trav-
elled in that region. Even one State, Texas,
would make number of New Englands. But 10
that great region relig ion and religious churches
| are not as plenty as they should be. Methodism
| u striving to do good work out there. and even
in the remotest places you find preachers Of onr
church. There was one man who, in the vicinity
of Pixies Peak, supposed himself to be away from
all divnes But one morning man called at
the door of his hut and wished TO make an zap
poinmeu, 10 preach there = and he preached there
regularly for long time. Methodist Bishop
in one Of the territories where Indians were pen-
ty, thought surely that Methodism could not be
existing there. One day while riding he overlook
a little Indian girl, and asked if she knew where
he could rest that night. She led him to her
fathers wi,wam, and there he became acquaint-
ed with an Indian who had been for a long time
preaching the glad doctrine of christianity and he
was good old Methodist.
The doctor dwelt for a considerable time on
Utah and the Mormon religion He said il was
increasing faster than the people in the East we're
aware Of. Many thought that when Brigham
Young died that the church would dissolve, but
the great hormon's death had no more effect in
breaking up the organization than the death of a
child would have bad. From Europe the fares
are paid of hundred Of persons to come to Utah
and help swell the thronR Of bigsmists. The peo-
pie do not understand their power. The chris.
tisn church is very feeble in its attempts to make
any impression on these people. Utah
has $1,000 square miles of territory
and only six of our churches in it. Sec
tsranism 10 the work out there is not thought Of
All of the christian men join in the labor and
there can he no bigoted feelings among them.
Some of the men in the territory are the worst
of nfdels and think not of church or God. The
Mormons even have q theatre running Sunday.
Sometimes Mormon will ask a christian man
how he thinks he can get into heaven. "For"
he says, "there are twelve gates in heaven, and q
Mormon is stationed at every gate" And doc
trnes just foolish and absurd as this, are
preached among. and believed BY, the biqamists.
There is one Methodist church in Utah that is
10 danger Of being given up, and If il is given up
the Mormons will possess it. 1t is this church
that the doctor is sborng for, that he is devoting
so much OF his time to keep it in the hands Of
those who should possess it. And he said he
would mortgage his own lite residence in Chcs
go before be would let that place become desc
Grated by the bigamist.
He spoke of California a. being the worst State
we have a. far as morals are concerned. They
gamble, hold theatres, and revel in all kinds of
pleasures on the Sabbath. If there was a place
in the United States where Kesrney could be aoe
to gain victories, il ought to be and is in Cafor-
major they can appreciate him while Massachu-
sets and other eastern States cannot.
The Doctor showed q rather bad appearance
Of affairs in some of the western communi-
ties; and made it plain that work of the greatest
and hardest kind will have to be done in some Sec
tons Of our country before religion is where it
ought to be.
This most pleasing lecture closed DR.. M'Cabe's
well appreciated efforts in this city.