Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
In Mormondom-NOt . Flattertng Picture of the Saints and Their PerfOrm&ncess
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CShI6ES1ONUGNCEs In NIorm0ndom-NOt . Flattertng Picture
 of the Saints and Their Performances.
 MONTREAL, Sept. 2
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Had time permitted, . portion of this would have been mailed from Utah. The 2sth ult. was passed in Salt Lake City, and every moment was utilized fully. At an early hour our driver, himself the owner of his own team, started us on the grand rounds of Camp Mormon. This driver, Ed gar by name, is a native of the old Bay State, having left home sixteen years ago to engage in mining. From poverty to riches and back again to very moderate circumstan ces he now attempts to rise once more by as- sisting tourists to see Salt Lake City as it is. Anyone visiting the city and desiring to see it fully and get good explanation should by all means take 8 Gentle guide or driver. We visited the late Brigham Young's office. 8 model of neatness and listened with interest to the attendants "reminiscences of his late chief and many others yet living. We get courteous treatment from all the Mormons we meet with, both male and fe- male. The grave of Brigham is gloomy spot, being neglected, or. rather, incomplete. His children in this private ground have all been removed to the cemetery as used by the masses, for what look-off above we view Camp Douglass in the distance, and the fair city, with it's shade trees broad avenues and invigorating ditches below, and can hardly believe that all of this, when first discovered by the advance guard. from Nauvoo, was simply medley of sage brush and desolation. As we pass by the better class of residences our driver oY khok has 4wA khak one four, etc., and one in particular that had three wives, who was an extra good sort of Mormon This latter was living now with the last married, number two being in cot tage near by, while number one was on a ranch, helping to support them all. One of our party, Mrs. M. declared that if she were number one every hair of that wicked old husbands head should come out. Scattered through the city are branch stores of the great Zion Cooperative Over the door of each we read Holiness to the Lord" and underneath picture of the all seeing eye. These stores as early as S:30 8. m. were clos ing to respect the funeral at the tabernacle called for 10 B. nl. over the remains of the city marshal, murdered the Saturday previ- 'ous. One section of our party called on Amelia, but found her out. Her housekeeP-- CT, however, entertained the visitors with grace and cordiality. and asked them to call again as Mrs. Y. was always glad to welcome callers.
 The crowds vending their way toward the tabernacle admonished us to follow suit if we would get even glimpse of the inside of the building, and at 10 o'clock we were in hur- .ricsne tide. the like of which is seldom seen. After viewing the body as it lay in state, we were pro oyided with good seats, near the cen- ter of the audience and close to the fountain. My country, what an audience was that Hollow eyed and sunken-cheeked women and
 -1,sI many laboring men and few young men and maidens. The Small Boy hung around the fountain and passed down tin cups of water to the thirsty, while the old women talked to us of the deceased and his families, and ex plained as to the Apostle who were now near ly all in their places. Soon after we were seated the entire audience room was filled by 8 number fully ten thousand, and exceeding those present at the Brigham Young ob sequies. Without delay the services were opened by Angus Cannon reading a hymn. The chorus was fully one hundred voices and with good music from the huge organ. We were highly entertained in this direction. The prayer, by Franklin D. Richards, was eloquent and fervent, quite like a Gentle effort, and only noticeable by one burst of petition, when he exclaimed, "And may you, oh God, control the enemies of the saints in our midst" Another hymn and Apostle Angus read a will or memorandum of the deceased, dated 1873, wherein he wishes his funeral to be plain and unpretending and no mourning to be used by his family or friends. eoaapaiaavgesws saais ssl1s-lsay was laid out in white and a cheap stained easket used. Short remarks were made by Bishop Sharpe, who had known the murdered saint since he came from Scotland in 184S. The real ser mon was by Joseph F. Smith, nephew of the 5oip EJa 1ol rI1o as to the deceased in his connection with the city government, eulogized the police who were present in body, calling their atten- tion to the fact that their leader was warned by dream of his fate some days prior to his death and could have escaped had he given heed, and urged them if they had similar warnings to obey the good spirit and avoid 6 similar fate as far as possible. In the dead mans relations with the church the speaker glorifed and deifed him, and said because of his pure and faithful life there would be no end to the blessings his posteri- ty would receive. The subject of the ser mon left three wives, one of whom had four and another seven children, all being pres ent. Our ladies thought this too dreadful for anything and hoped we would soon be out of this wicked place. President John Fay Tor made extended remarks-the State paper of the occasion - and he did it wisely and well Very many of our party thought no fault should be found with his discourse, but an attentive listener could easily see 8 bitter hate underlying it all. He condemned the lynching of the negro by the mob and claim ed for his city good government as rule. Our worst enemy he said is not the poor ig- norant black man, but others in our midst who know better Hs called down vengeance fl om the Lord on those around us who viii fly, misrepresent and persecute us. The feeling between the Mormons and Gen. tiles is bitter, much more so than I had supposed and slight breeze will fan it into flame. Taylor claimed that the govern ment had taken away all their rights but the elective franchise, while they, the perse euted, were obeying the laws and the con- stitution of the United States. He used the word persecution as often as good grammar would admit, and his poor deluded followers swallowed it down as bread from above.
 had jotted down quite little of this leaders effort, but cannot write it out for shortness of time. Enough to say that he is shrewd and bold and will prove large stumbling block for the nation to get over. I have much more to say as to this subject. hut v,a~ok oDoik T,onPa onnvoniank kin7n