The New York herald., 1879-08-11

that II they viii go TO America and unite with the
emigrant harassed by poverty hnds that he does ac
qure property in land in Utah. and 1t may De years
before he understands that he Is not wholly indebted
for his protection in his home and for his pohfica
privileges to the Mormon Church. In his Ignorance
1t mas be years before he aseertains that the Home
Mormon device. Then many converts pre-
fer to come to America because IN Europe
sympathes and society of the communities where
they reside They are now prosecuted for religions
sake in no part of Europe. But as the Bishop re-
marked they are made to feel in a thousand ways
that they are ostracised The Lutheran churches.
from which most of the converts come. abhor the
name OF Mormon. and regard the proselytes to the
new faith as apostates who irretrievaby dis
graced. The Swiss Lutherans most bitter IN
their opposition and their treatment converts and
of Mormon missionaries nearly approaches open
persecution So the Mormons OF Europe,
!nd little congeniality in their social sur.
roundngs outside the little band OF relig
ious associates with whom they have allied
themselves. Many of them count this glorious
martyrdom and endure the prescription all their
lives without complaint. But to many more the
and they escape to the lreer air and more congenia
society Utah. where large numbers of their breth
illustrative of the prejudice against the Mormon
missionary. Anderson told the reporter that the
other emigrants on the ship refused to en-
burk until they were promised quarters apart from
them. They therefore slowed away in the after
part of the ship and never once came in contact with
the multitude whom they disdained as the mis-
taken followers of hated creed.
r-e CHURCH IMMIGRATION FACILITIES.
The powers Of the Church maintain u regular i'm.
migration bureau. Its missionaries secure the i'm.
migrants. Experienced agents direct the movements
of the incoming strangers. Nota mile is travelled
under contracts that have long been in existence
The result is that peasants OF Europe can come to
grant. Mr.. W. G. stains. Of Williamsburg. one Of
the famous Council Of Seventy. and genial
earnest man, has long been the Nor
this point he has the general charge OF
the transportation OF immigrants from all parts Of
Europe to Salt Lake City. He has the most sdvan.
tageors contracts in existence for transportation
the leading European routes converging ut Liver
pool, the Williams l. Guion line of steamships.
the Pennsylvania, the Peoria and Warsaw, the Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy and the Union Pacific
railroads. Mr.. Stains told the reporter that years
ago the Mormon immigrants always passed through
Chicago, but the railroads 'pooled against him."
and they Central Illinois, striking the Mis-
en,igrpnt M only SIS, including everything to 90
from Copenhagen. via Liverpool to Salt
Lake City; Whenever cons,aerabs tha da.o.qnm num-
from the various countries at Liverpool. each
in charge of missionary who attends to their COM
fort and relieves them of all anxiety concerning the
journey. On shipboard they have religious exer.
cises twice daily At New York they transferred
to special trains which at greater speed than the
ordinary emigrant train In short, the Mormon
emgrant falls into excellent hands when he trusts
to the transportation agent of his Church. and COM
pared with the hard and tedious experience OF those
who view spiritual matters another standpoint
he has pleasant journey to his new home in the
West. ~ y
CHARACTER THE NEWCOMERS.
Most Of the Mormon emgrants are very poor.
They are generally agricultural laborers although
tailors carpenters, masons stone cutters and nearly
all the trades well represented Their bone and
snew find plenty of exercise in Utah and their guides
tory, they are scattered at service through its
length and breadth. MANY Thousands" said the
Bishop. "are anxious to come and they will
be with they pay their
way" In many cases the means Of the people per-
init the immigration Of only q part of the family.
Il 1afkxv fo11 1ofar
always in the parties few old people, many in the
prime OF life and large Eumber Of youths. "These
aps use Citizens than their
fathers. In q few years they'll do the work or men
es ike nem
migrants than rniddleaged people
There thirteen missionaries in the Bishops
party returning home to Utah. after uninterrupted
labor in foreign fields OF from one to i've years.
The reporter found them all to be men OF the work
ing classes the owners OF small farms in Utah. or
humble artisaus-iust the men to move among the
masses from whence they came. and to win
converts. not so much by public preaching
method of private conference, planting the
seeds Of their gospel when. in their daily
the arrival of the timely moment. The Mormon
missionary leads no easy life. He has to combat
answer criminaton with mild argument and ex-
plain away best he can the abhorent features Of
the Mountain Meadows massacre and OF the 'pecu-
liar institution. Several OF the missionaries told
the reporter that while ago stories about the
Meadows massacre and troubles in the Utah Church
were circulating among the peasantry Of Europe
and required much explanation on the part of MIS-
sionaries. They believed. however. that they had
been able refute all prejudcial to the in.
terests Of the Church. and they said their work had
not been inpeded by them.
SPREAD THE FAITH.
Mr.. Stains told the reporter that many converts
to the Mormon faith had recently been made In
Texas and New Mexico and that several OF ths
Western Territories destined to comprise o
very large proportion of Mormons among their
citizens. The rapid outspreadng Of the Mormon
people and the large xccessions to their
merical strength which they are constantly
receiving from foreign shores have excited
considerable anxiety and there signs now that
an anti Mormon movement is at hand
which will be bitter and energetic than any
yet wsged upon the disciples of Joseph Smith The
Gentle population of Utah complain that during the
past year more polygamous marriages have been eel.
ebrated in that Territory than ever before in the
history Of the Mormon Church The non-Mormon
women have addressed an appeal to the women Of
the United States, asking names to petition urging
Congress to empower the courts to arrest
the further progress of this evil. The anti
Mormon papers direct attention to the fact that the
Mornons rapidly extending their settleme ents
into Arizona. New Mexico and Wyoming; that they
hold the balance OF power In two Territories and
are plotting for 1t In others. And now the general
government proposes to strike blow ut Mormon
migration and thus cut OF the greatest Of
increasing vgor and numerical strength to tho