Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
A MORMON INVASION.
Joseph Smiths Army Marches In
to Missouri and Back Again.

How many people of this generation
know that a Mormon army once
marched across Ohio, Indiana and Hi
nois? That it set forth in the fanati-
cism of the crusader, breathing ven
geance and the punishment of the sword
against its enemies? That it came to
an ingloriouS halt, and calmly crawled
out OF action through a timely "reyela-
ton Of its leader? Yet all this was
fact half a century ago. 1t was a
motley collection, In arms, dress,
military skill and generalship it was a
Falstat1ian army, except that its rank
and file were terribly in earnest and
ready TO 60 anywhere and do anything
that its leaders commanded. In 1880,
while Mormonism was growing d little
toward its after strength in New York
State and at Kirkland, four mission
aries, let by Parlay Pratt and O. Cow
dry, were sent, under a special revela-
ton had by Joseph Smith, to preach to
the Indians Of the West. On the road
between Ohio and Missouri they tried
their hands on several Indian tribes,
but with such poor success that they
did not long tarry by the way. Late in
the fall they reached the western line
OF the State Of Missouri, with the inten-
ton of proceeding into the Indian
country, but were stopped by the agents
OF the General Government under the
National law preventing the whites
from trading or selling in the Indian
Territory.
They settled in the town of Independ-
ence, where they remained during the
winter, preaching Mormonism and
paving especial attention to the fair sex.
In the spring n Of them returned to
Kirkland with a tlattering account of
the country to which they had been
led. On June ! Smith assembled all
his followers and told them that the
Lord had shown him the promisedland.
lie then designated a number who
should 90 down and possess it.. In two
weeks they were to start, and no mat
ter what their private desires or en-
Mn nf sooina oI oosepn il"oe "
W. ~ - aai'0u'
,f,ar ualking frono q,
located and Iaid on, All Lon vas
monies Of that occasion, with Smiths
attendant lug-leries, have been fully
iem and nood NV, ~ D'oms oii m9iilloh-
Whom !, moy raII , iePe''eu "ere'
who found IN. ea1ior Nv o%%;H IniI'n'
Missouri conyoninnti, boS '"n ~
ordering him tn az ~ IiO,.ln'io'
dunes tn do tbs ND 49,. M
~ the chem aiann E Sr'It M poIllol
was c,cortrd hv ,or aidn '''TlH ne
one nj tho ig,t.r " " DE- oui'S>
ureyarjra,or ~, tho d.. ""o d
riyen = close yiaI. - ,ha 5utI' ue VIZ
"a rlo.er yion. .tan w. himself
would raIi.b Tbs, a,,"r,', "olilions
was di.r1s,in, bin'soTs p'i ,'na-e
rer IN H. No. rl lt.t ~ 4 Il,cIi man
in 2 section ~ ,hn u t.s>ouiI II'er'
Ia, been .,rsised" an-n "n'.t ne
,inc. I. rh;Il - many ,ihes
the river ,bs, So, '"". iun uo"h
desire IN uonon, nm o'el"cehlnE
tho fore.fran, =. 49, NM anu Ne IN
transactions yot bim ;n,o ur .u u an
insisted an manarimo ,he uoupir, ~
and RIM "fonI NJ a ,u,.n SO, ,I''iseii'
hi, -co,nnanion. and anu E".e
duckino sc'ere
Wban tho, r,o,.l
si"narrai ,,a''S .nc shore a gen
Cnw3rr ma, III" N"slcs ~WcreGalied,
pirInn was 'aileu d ioP; omlth and
cnSnIn - oau.on en'iseu WIN ocIig a
bo wa. aa u1""iis on,Ilh h,llIed that
,Lom h,, " reNeld'ioh ut
tho laoders ,ha,s i," ninL from some OF
mr., of H. hra Iish, oNeruo una
baot nnon H. ann NJ u~lsclee,ly ieii
Tho, H. LIZ 'mn 'ongu1 anu MADE
night a concil;.,;on GDu,ihg tne
the fo,lowinn nsnn m"' .heo'eu' ph
fnrm aIir orr5, n .hn .he prophet
tho NAME - ..rLa p;,"- S"'e ~
- !" inc hiNcr Oh Destruc-
uon. lie also fitted himself out with
a new revelation IN tho of}oc, ,b., ,a,a
90 H. - ,""' .oie
ol the SAINTS should henceforth sail up
On its waters. The main body of the
-, - ' ''"l vi 'he
Ohio ON foot whilo Smi,b RinS" "on an W
Cowdry went Inv STAGE T5ov ,"nn
what monar ,borc 80, -, ny 'ooh
nav thar nassaao hama amJ IMt. 10
tbe rest to bng t6o;r WOW onmara '
In 1894 tbe nennia "f , G"",u
the Mormons put Of tho Sto,o S uae
who was still in Kirkland saw ,ha, hs
must do sometime mr. lose hi" baId nn
his followers. He accord;noly o' a.va
himself another revelation 70 ~ aIao
that he must raise five bnnJrod man
and 90 down IN Tho rosora ~ nv
This was on Febrnsrv o. 1874 1n
the day f~ollow;no bo 90, a,, ~ noonoh
Of Rooms Tbe manner IN n,h;oh W.
nreacbed The laiter.Jav nrrsada may,
be IMAGINED from the follo~ina " o.
trac,ed from a rayela,;on - mh IA
was delivered a, ,ba, ,;ma. ~ n'
..rhero,oro NO, 90 s,.sn.s,...
land. break down Inc walls of mine 1 enemi my
throw down their and scatter their
,oSre,bnr ao snu 'hasmuce us they gather
mine enemies, that by and by / may come
w1G inc res due Of my house and possess the