The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-29
LIFE IN MORMONDOM
A Chat With Delegate Game on the
Beliefs Of His Constituents
Their Missionary LabOrs.

cleveland LC44tF HEAtcS- mere Is
great deal of talk here about the Nor
mons, which has been, in large part.
stirred up by Kate Field. This young
lady appeared before the comraittee OF
Congress this summer. and gave her
opinion on the Mormon question in very
decided terms. She had one or more
apostate wives with her TO substantia;e
her statements, and she presents the
marriage relations Of The Aormons a
being far different from those Nhieh
they assert in reality exist Shortly be-
fore Congress adj surned, had talk
with John T. Game, the Mormon dele
gate in Congress, upon th,s vert SUB
ject, and the chat was full OF so many
new ideas to me upon the subject. that
give 1t to you. Game appears to be
an enthusiastic Mormon. He has only
one wife, however, and Mrs. Game is a
very pretty dark-haired xoman. Mkol
stays with him a good deal at Washing
ton. She does not go into society Il
any extent. She is. however, well edu-
Gated and well bred. She Is . relative
of Florence Nightingale, and Game ap-
parently thinks too much Of herr take
assecond wife into his family. Mr..
Game himself is a manroyer5O of
age, though he does notlook II. sHefs
very straight, rather slim and has cold
blue eyes, brown hair aud sandy side
whiskers. He dresses vel. wears a tall
silk hat. and Is q well educated gentl,-
man. In talking of marriage among
the Mormons. he. said: Marriage l.
with us q duty. and il is founded on
that passage in the Scripture which.
says that man must multiply and re
plenish the earth. tt women OF Utah
look upon marriage as a religious duty.
and they marry IL many eases more
with a view 20 their Co diIiOn in future
life than IL this. According 10 our he
lief, q person does not enjoy heaven in
all its fullness without be mas accom-
ulished in the full all the possibilities OF
his nature in this world. The woman
who does not marry does not attain her
highest perfection on earth. and the old
maid goes 10 heaven imperfectly pre-
pared and unable there To stand on an
equal plane With women who have bee n
married. The MOrmons believe this
theory, and the men marry in many
cases TO benefit their wives, and to give
them fair chance in the future life.
Brigham Young, you know. had nearly
a score OF wives, but only five or SIX OF
these were held by him n tae. ordinary
marriage rel tons. The others, in
many cases, were beyond COLLABORATING.
don't think Brigham Young was, BY
any means, a sensual man. he was TOO
krra F..m "a
things OF this life 70 be 30. ] knew him
very well, and in Speaking one DAY on
the marriage question he told me that
the revelation Of Joseph Smith as 10 the
duty OF Mormons to take as many wives
as they could support was the hardest
foFhim to believe of sll the revelations.
| Joseph Smith had limitations OF this
revelation for 4 long time before the
spirits gave him permission to announce
it," rU ~
''Wil you please give me. Mr.. Game,
the daily religious life of a Mormon in
good church standing ?"'
1t is very much like that OF the pious
Gentle, replied Mr.. Game '.Fhe Nor.
mon asks grace at his meals. and has
family prayer once or twice . day. BE
sends his children to church on Sun
day. and has religious observances, such
as prayermeetings at least once q week.
At Salt Lake City, and indeed through
out the Territory, the children 20 TO
Sunday school, and in the afternoon TO
church At Salt Lake City the preach-
! ing for the whole church Is done In she
Tabernacle in the afternoon. and the
sacrament is always administered. 5No
collection plate is passed around, and
the entire collections of the church are
from the tithing. This tithing is mat.
ter that is left between the Mormon and
bis God. He gives to the church what
| be says to be q tenth Of his income.
The church accepts his statement rs
true, and does netinquire into it, Il
"The Mormon church must be very
rich" said l.
THAT is a mistake, >, replied the Nor
mon. The church is, IN. TACT. AYers
poor. Ii has taken in millions of dol
lars. but it has paid il all out in the i'm
proving Of the Territory, and in the ex-
tending Of the Mormon religion. dc
not suppose that there is $50. 900 IN the
treasury of the church to-day. You
must remember We took Utah when II
was q desert. We came across me
4 plains with all our provisions and tools
Ia wagons, and as we. CAME We drove
| the cows and sheep which were 70 form
our stock for the new colony. For wears
1 our missionaries were sent out over the
countryin wagons and ii was inwagon:
that they brought back the converts. =
caravan of one hundred or five hundrec
teams would start from Salt Lake CITY
stocked with goods for st. Louis or The
nearest railroad station. At point.
known Is last stations along the ROAD
thew would leave supplies OF food and
guard over them. On the return they
Would get this food for use during theil
homeward trip. AT this time many
men paid their tithing In PROVISIONS O.
in wagons or horses. Then OF lat
wears The church has sent out NAM
tnaissionaries. It has settled and mao
a garden of the Utah desert, and 1t !
now pushing its way into the surround
ing Territories.
Tell me something OF the missloi
work Of the MOrmonsG
Every Mormon IS expected, sals
Delegate Game. Ito accomplish Al ie .,
one mission during his lifetime. IL
paws his own expenses, If be IS abe I,
doit. II the church SENDS MN iorS OF,
and he has not the means 70 gorE "
supply him with the necessary Iunos
The majority of our mission aries pa.
their own way. acted as raisslonAr.