Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-28
MORMON TRICKS.
An Ex-Saint Gives Away the Secrets Of
His Former AssOeiates-Ho
They Gain -
Converts and How They Keep Them
The Indians and POlygs in League
Their Army.

Cleveland Herald: "How do you account
tor the large number OF converts to the
Mormon faith?" asked the reporter.
"They are continually sanding missionaries
to every portion Of The habitable globe. l
might say right here that l have seen Nor
mons recruited from the people OF England,
Scotland and Wales, but l don't think | ever
cav one from Ireland. But to continue:
These missionaries preach 10 them the doc
trine of M~ormonism, emitting, OF course, all
references to ~polygamy, Tney, Of course,
visit the down-lrodden, low and ignorant
European classes who have been enslaved,
you M ght say, all their lives, promise Them
property, farms and hold out the induceaent
Of living under their own 6g-trees, and all
that sort Of thing, and these people are so
anxious 10 lead better lives that they grasp
at most anything, aud the result ia that
they emigrate 10 Americs, their fare
being paid out Of what is known
as the emigration fund of Utah. At
Castle G arden these people ere manipulated
by a man named Stearns, the sgent of the
Church, who ships them to Utah. Upon
arrival in the land Of the sain,s, they sell
them a few acres OF land which originally
cost them about 81 per acre for aboaL&I5 an
acre, and give them d number Of years to pay
for il. The head OF the family goes TO work,
tilIs the soil, digs s~ay-he generally has a
wife and a large family depending upoa him
for support-but he can never get head or
succeed in paying for his land"
allow do you explain that?"
"In the FIRST place, one.teDlh of everything
he owns in the way of property must go to
the Church, and is known as tithing money.
The heads OF the Church have their eyes
upon him through the bishops of the differ
emit districts throughout the State, and the
very moment that the heads of the Church see
that he has succeeded in making a number
of payments and ia going out of debt, the
order comes from Salt Lake City that brother
so-and-so must take another wife; should he
refuse he will be forever damued. Ia that
manner they crowd him with wives and
children, weave the meshes around him to
such an extent that he will never leave the
Church, even if he hates it from the bottom
of his heart"
Should they become tired of it are they
allowed to leave the Territory?"
"Not by any means. Only six years age
it was worth as much as your life 10 escape
from their clutches, especially if a man had
been behind the curtain; that is, in secret
session with the eldera."
"In what does the Mormon religion differ
from that Of ordinary Christians?"
"They believe in the Bible all the way
through, from beginning to end, and further
| affirm that Joseph Smih was a prophet, who
| appeared in the world for the purpose o
( populaii5g it in lis last day. with saints o.
q DDS chosen people, to prepare 1t for thu
second coming of Christ. When he wa
killed Brigham Young look his place. Since
the de tn Of Young, John TAYLOR has occu
pied the position at the head of the Church
but he has not been pronounced prophet a
yet. The Mormons in Utah believe that il
course of time they will govern the world
They wills first occupy all Of the Unit
States, and dispense law, counsel and re
ligiou from the throne of Salt Lake. The,
are instilled with an undying hatred to tn
government of the United State. They al
educated in living just inside the lave; the.
DONE recognise the government in their heart
or actions, but, being in the territory CT tn
United States, they sre obliged to behave, :
that The law cannot touch them. This ran
corous, bitter feeling is int nsiied and trans
mlited from generation TO gen-ratior
They are as busy as bees, while th
Uiited States is actually Sleeping over thi
important question Tho Indiana are a
with The Mormons. While l was there | as
SISTED ~ bsptizing 800 Piu'e Indians, and
Can ssy, without fear OF Contradiction, ina
the M"rmop Church, in case OF neees ,ity, Cal
command an army OF 100, 900 armed an
drilled men at almost a moments notice
When Brigham Young was coDfued Id jaiI
for only four hours, such a howl WAS raise
that the United States government was com
PEELED to liberate him on short notice. Hal
they kept him over night the torches wer
all distributed and ready 10 convert Sa
Lake City into an ssh pile, aud | know tia
the massacre OF between 5000 and 1000
Gentiles would have followed the conf agra
ton. II the government at this day shout
aan1 - o.~n- f,IIu o--.~.AI H. -.,1
not enier the city with any force they migl
bring against IT,"
"How are the religious services in The Tai
ernscle conducied1"
The head of the Church announces tn
br Jther so-and-so will presch to-day, and til
preaching generally consists of a mixture
domestic, religious aud political matte
and, to an outsider, sounds very much like
business session."
"Have women any rights there?"
women have nothing 10 say, nor the ms
either, for that matter. Whea the head
the Church opens his mouth they mus, ODE
He holds thsm in eubmission, under the fe,
of G1d's wrsth-alI, mind, you, under d
cloak of religion. The president and h
three colnselors are at the head of ever
thing; below them is the council of seye
then comes the couucii of seventy, then Il
council OF ninety, composed of the eide
who are distributed in the different war
and districts. If The president and his thr
counselors%. promulgate an idea, the renal
ing counse!ors will Invariably agree wi
them; but that sort of thing looks morehol
est TO The common crowd, and it is lone {
the purpose of closing their eyes to the re
state OF affsirs. One peculiar thing | MOTTO
5 among the Mormons, that is that one perez
can b. baptized fer bis entire family, the ps
son baptized believing that it will lift the pc
5 pie he is being baptized for one step high
into the kingdom of God. the ceremony
: very simple, and requires nothing but a sil
! pie duckipg in cold waterp