New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

w bNIION.-IRe tHFtSHUH CntOH contains, III
Its Issue of January ., the last work OF DR..
Leonard BacOn's pen, an unfinished article on
the Utah Problem. The circumstances under
which II was left are described in a letter OF
his son, the Rev l.. W. Bacon: "He wrote TO
the end of the line, wrote beneath the last
line the word over and laid his pen beside
the paper, having first entered IN his pocket
diary Utah article nearly finished Then he
spent the evening in bright cheerful CONVEX
satlOn with his family, taking great delight IN
talking with his youngest son, just returned
from the Rocky Mountains, and went to bed al
the usual hour. He woke at o'clock on
Saturday morning to few minutes of con-
sciousness, and not, apparently, OF extreme
distress, and then fell asleep The following
are extracts from the article itself. AT this
time, when the question of admitting the
Mormon Delegate Cannon, 10 q seat IN Con-
gress will be brought before the House OF
Representatives, they are OF peculiar interest.
" Inc Territories whether before or after beng
inhabited, are the property OF the states, anu
are unde' their united sovereignty. Nben
brigham loung, with his accompllces ana
the horde OF their dupes, marched INTO tnt
Territory now known as Utah, neither ne nor
they acquired any rights there save such as
were gwen TO them by the laws or the Uhlteu
States The Constitution gives to Congress
power TO dispose of and make all needIul
rules and regulations concerning the territory
OF other property belonging 10 the United
states, tor the very purpose OF enabling the
states as represented IN Congress 10 determine
IN what method civil society shOGId be organ
Lzed and what sort OF new States should ne
founded on the soil, which Is their common
property In "a State OF this Union there Is a
divided sovereignty. Each State, by consent
iuS Cd the Constitution, has Ccded portion OF
lis sovereignty, carefully guarding The re-
mdlnuer. But IA "a Territory the sovereignty l.
undlylded the inhabitants, Til they shall nave
been admitted INTO the Union a Nltit, are
simply unucr the soyeTelg uty OF the United
states. In that sovereignty they nave no par
uclpatlOn. Ihcy must shape their social Oruer
ana morality, their notions OF rlght ana wrong,
Their entire civilization, IN such fashion rs
shau be acceptable, not to the King OF Ashan-
tee, nor to the ), ltan nj COnsJantinOple, but
To the sovereign people OF the United states
.....Ine emergency may come III when IL
Will be necessary to proclaim martial law III
the stEOu1uO,ds Of Mormon power. lii one
way OF anOJhcr, the sovereign people OF the
United states, acuug through their Govern
lncnt at W dsuIngtOh, can guard tntf own
erruOly OF Jtah against an organized auu
balbanc despOusm, and can make euectudl
arrangement, there tor the establishment oil IL
civilized and selI-gUYernng state ut TO become
a partner Ia their united sovereignty. W III
they not 40 ItP Not to dO 1t would be a base
surrender OF the trust which they nOlu lOI
their pOsttTlty ami tor the WOIIu. 49,
As for the rights OF settlers III Utan, IL -
worth remembering that the first OF human
impOrtance--ls not the right to govern and to
vote, but the right TO be governed ana 10 De
Wed governed; the right, IL other words, 10
be protected, 10 be restrained, to be mclted 10
weli-dOlng by the Dcnehcent Innueuces OF Well
ordered evil society. civil society implies
government; and well ordered society l. good
government. That right TO be well governed
includes and carries with It every other clNI
right. Of that nrst and comprehensive right
the inhabitants OF Itah, under existing al
raugemeuts, are deprived. III Is the uuty Oh
Congress to make other arrangements, such
as Will put them under the beneficial ut1u-
encc9 OF good government, protecting Uhem
against violence and fraud, restraining them
from wickeGness, and lnClung them 70 become
good Cltlzeu>.
4 new monthly publication The Word, The
Work and The u Ortd presents III It's inst mum
Der some interesting figures III connection WIN
tine work OF the different churches ana re-
Gnious organizations oil tins clty lie Yarl-
ous Protestant churches afford accommodation
for about 215,OOO people ana there are OrdI-
uariiy present at puUlIC worship about IOOOOO
nprs1us The Roman Catholic Church has the
largest number OF COMMITMENTS, amounting
10 1872 900, Tor which there Is accommodation
m - churches for only 10000. he PresDy
t,riau Church, including the reformed, Il the
largest OF the Protestant bodies, numbering, IN
all It's branches, Ill churches and missions
and -. 600 members. ne Protestant Epl>CO-
nal Church Is second with over 10000 com
muuicauts and - churches and missions. The
Baptlsts are third, with over l1,OOO cOmmu-
uicauts and Il churches and missions. The
Metnodi,ts follow closely, with over 10000
communicates and 81 churches and missions
Including the 10 African Methodist churches
and missions with 700 members, they
would take the third place The
Evangelical Lutherns and Evangcl
cal associations, take the htth place. with
nearly 5000 communicates and 20 churches
.tt,I tDi-.Inu. here ~ uIliI.nHS
and missions repUted with 1000 members.
he CougTtgatIOnausls have . churches and
chapels, with go members. The Universal
lists lumber 1895, with organizations; the
Unuanaus, 800, with churches. There are
sna. organizations OF Disciples, Friends, Mo-
Jewish orgauIzauOut, with nearly 5000 mem
beIs, and property valued at nearly tuiee and
a halt million 4uars. The. Episcopal
Churches are the WxlltuleSt owning properly
valued at $l4,OOO,0OO. The Roman Catno-
lie, own .SIO,OUO,OOO. The PTesDyterIans,
%, OOO,OyO the Baptlst-, nearly 92,OOOOO0;
The McthOdIsts nearly P3,OUU,OOO. 1t Is in
tCrcsung TO notice the IeldtiYt cost Tor sal
ares OF the various UNCONVENTIONAL agencies.
/ ne Roman CatnUncs sustain 80 churches tor
800, 900; an average of @l,lOO each. The
lpl,cOpaliaus Sustain - churches and MS
sious Tor SZ5OOOU, or -, 900 eacn. he Pres
byterlan5 support III churches and missions
tor p2Sl, 200, or about 5000 each. Ihe
AletnOuists support over . churches and mis-
slOus tor about $1,000, or $1,000 each.
The Baptists sustain ~ churches and missions
tor $4,000, or $1,000 each.
There has been so much talk lately about the
,,ropo,ed removal OF the Pope from Rome lin
one instance the rumor pointed out Germany
as the country which the head OF The Catholic
Church would prefer a. his future hOme) that
If i, interesting at the present time 70 recall
What that lively aud versatile chrouicler Of
prince Bismarck sayings HegI Busch, has re-
corded in one OF his books. He says that Oh
the evening OF November - $40, soon after
tbe Italians had entered Rome, the following
conversation occurred at the German head
onartcr, in Versailles lat tea" 4" Has your
fxcrlicncy read asked Count IIauteldt,