New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-30
SOME FEATURES OF TIE EVIL.

The Rev. George w. Gallagher preached
last ght the Fourth Unitarian Church in One-hun-
dred-and-twenty eightb-st upon "Ths Good and Bad
Features Of Mormonsm." Mr.. Gallagher was for two
wears in Utah the employ Of the Presbyterian Board
of Home Missions and for a large
mart Of the time in charge OF Presbyter-
ian Church and school in ogden. lie began
his lecture night by giving short account of Joseph
Smiths life and work Ill establishing the Mormon Church
He then continued
1.-THE snperstructure Of the Mormon Church is built
upon the belief in direct Divine inspiration. Under it
Brigham Young and HE successor have justified murder
and every conceivable atrocy. From this belief has
snrune all the doctrines OF the Mormons, and
Il Is the secret OF their wonderful growth and power
The Mormon goihead Is composed OF many differ
ent beings Adam IL considered by them god OF the
third magnitude and Christ comes fifth in their estiIna
ton Brigham Young maintained that Adam was the
only deity that directly interested in. Every
man Is destined If he will TO become deity however
They believe that in the next world every Mormon will
rle over an exalted and beautiful kingdom Its extent
aud beauty depending on the number OF wives and
children its ruler had in this world. woman is thus
made saviour who regenerae souls lost In an ex
stence previous this 1t Ia by holding this doc
trine up before women that many Of them drawn
into poygamy and kept there The Mormons believe
that their elders can work miracles, and any
disease by ths laying on Of their hands. Every
man and every woman is obliged to pay 10 the
have seen Indians coming in from the mountains with
deer Old skins to pay their tithes Young men
who clerks i'll railway ofccs on pay day hand over
tenth 90 their salary the proper officers and poor SER
wants. give their share from tbs pitance that they
earn.
This Church is the most wonderful organization have
known. Every man is sure TO be an officer Ia less
than three years. The priesthood has made Utah "a
SKY OF brass and walls Of iron. The power the priests
WELD the people cannot be imagined by those who
have not IT, IL this priesthood that Is responsible
Tor all the crime and lawlessness committed in the
name OF MOTmOuism ami for the Modification Of
tho 1uvus az tle it'd Etafa Mnpf is,f,
means righteousness, slavery ana brutality. Bishop
married his two neccs, and another hgh digutary
married three generatOns-a mother her daughter and
TINS daughters daughter 5uch cases are nunDeTless
MOrmOuism Is directly opposed TO civilization.
Brigham Young cursed the opening of mines
and the building OF railroads until he found he
could make mon y by them. Then he had a revelation
that told him railroads were fine institutions. This
Church hostile education Cannon, the poly gamOus
delegate Congress dcnOUucc the first missionary
society that went TO Utah and called its education
have nye minutes Of revelation than ali the DOOkearn
ing that could be Cremnrd INTO his mead
1 would nght Mlrmouism by having MOrmons con-
yietcd according TO common law on the grOun of
surf and acsHO Hcdge4cut. Congress has night
define what snail be evidence enough 10 convict in the
Territories. Then OygaIns should De made cuntlIu
Every fresh renewal OF poygamOns marriage should
he Lastly, MOrHOuF should Do Kept from
the urcs II these rules were gdly enforced Mormon
ism would soon be driven from the lani.
HOW THE MORMONS CAN BE REACHED.
Miss LYDIA IichenOr, VINO has been teaching
for some time among MOrInons IN Utah. was
recently by TRIBUNE reporter, who asked what, In
her opinion was be Tie solution OF the Mormon prob
lem.
"The influence of religion and education brought