Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-23
TheChurch's Manipulation Of Finances
--0ne-Tenth Of All incomes Go
tothe Church.
A Standing Fund for the Importation
Of Foreigners Who Have s0beyed
the Gospel"
Every Man Must Pay Hts nnes- Tn,
outlook for rubnc improvements
at Present Not Good.
corre,nonaencn b lho ca,olte.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Feb. l1.--"Money
makes the marc go,n is an old adage that
can be applied to no people more appro-
priately than to the Mormons. Thou
sands and thousands OF dollars are annu.
ally expended for sustaining the differ
ent institutions OF Zion. Temples are
erected, missionaries and their families
supported, scores OF cases testing the
constitutionality OF laws enacted are
carried TO the supreme court Of the
United States, and periodicals
and tracts for gratuitous dis
tributlon are constantly being pub
lished by the church authorities. AS all
the money expended Is paid from the
funds OF the church, IL may be a matter
of curiosity In the minds OF some how
such vast amount Is raised In travel
ing through the settlements OF Mormon
dom we win notice the saints old and
young busily engaged in strengthening,
blowing bitches for irrigating purposes,
cleaning streets, digging graves for de-
parted saints, and quarrying stone forthc
building ofhabitations for the living. One
tenth OF the income from these several
occupations is paid into the Lords
store-house as tithing. Stop short
time before one OF these store-houses, land
you will see an old lady bringing in
chickens, butter, eggs, carpetrags, soap,
.-ene-tenth OF her labors; an old man
drives in Il calf g,and probably a colts
young man who wants TO get married car
ries up the rear showing a
wheel-barrow loaded with a
peck of onions, a pumpkin, a basket OF
potatoes, and 1fty cents store pay, the
whole aggregatiug IRON two TO five dol
lars, the amount which must be paid be-
fore the bishop will give the young man
recommend. One-tenth OF all Zion's
income of sheep, hogs, cattle, grains,
eggs, rags and other commodities so
into the church treasury
Every man standing at the head OF q
family pays S25 annually towards the
erection Of the temple In his district.
Many even pay more than five times that
amount In addition TO tithing and dona'
ton, by which millions OF dollars are an
nually obtained all the saints are called
upon TO subscribe to the "defense fund"
| Most OF them pay according to
/ their wealth. The money is paid
/ quarterly, and is used for the purpose of
| defending church cases In the supreme
court. A majority OF the cases are those
/ OF worthy polygamists-th most notable
/ being that of Rudger Clawson in which,
/ however, the decision Of Chief Justice
| Zane was sustained and the defendant
1 imprisoned for three years, for "holding
outn TO the world more than one wife.
Money in coin or "greenbacks" is not
very plentiful, but Territorial, county and
city script, tithing Office orders, and
store due.bils are numerous. One dol
lar In gold or silver unless IL be trade
To- . tft1Ya of - q
In merchandise; due.bills pass for full
value; Territorial script IRON seventy
cents TO elghty-iivc cents; Tithing Office
at fifty cents, seycnty-fve cents and full
value.
When a man sells anything he must
first understand the kind Of pay before
stating prices. School teachers are paid
in cash and due bills at full yalne, script
at eighty cents, Tithlng Office at fifty, anc
grain at forty cents per bushel.
When O dance or other entertainment
is to be held, notice win be posted a
prominent points stating when, where
and for what purpose the entertainment
is To be given, and all kinds of pay vii
be taken. The church leaders have pro
hibited the "holding of dances for Sun
day.schools, choirs or quorums for gain.
They have also forbidden all dances Z
be held by quorums OF saints unit
the brethren are ont ot prison
Tho big Z. c. M. |. which mean:
Zions' Co.operative Mercantile lnstltu
tlon. located In Salt Lake City, furnishes
goods for all co cooperative stores through
ont the territory On account OF al
kinds of pay being taken in the country
d and only cash or its equivalent at u. =
, M. the small stores are more or less II
y debt, and some Of them far In excess o.
. capital stock, which, however, ~ ~
u fetrlment, as a Mormon's word In tn
5 transaction of business Is as good as
: note or mortgage.
Taxes, city, county and territorial ar
I paid with the different kinds OF currenc
u in circulation, and the several officers
; teachers and contractors receive thei
!. pay in orders, wheat and cash at proper
tional rates and discounts.
Southern Utah Is more noted Tor "a
Il kinds of pay'' than the country INN,
!. dIately surrounding salt Lake City.
II frequently happens that young ma
7 escorts his lady TO dance, carrying
sack OF wheat, a pumpkin, a bushel
Is carrots, or gallon Of molasses in on
e arm, while she swings TO Ia
: other. Generally these articles al
taken TO store and exchanged fc
tickets. and nuts, candies and ehcwln
rum 20 be consumed between scenes
FORMERLY lead and silver ore an
o o,ld dust were mediums Of circulation
&c nut at this time very little ore Is used 4
d n legal tender. Millions of dollars wort
~ Il mined and shipped yearly from IN
y territory TO mints, where il is coined.
d one OF the most remarkable manipuli
)i tious of church finances Is that OF lmpor
st inc foreigners who have "obeyed the goi
/. mel y Hundreds are yearly brought irol
% Scandinavia, England and other fcreis
) countries TO do this there IS ''perpe
4, mai emigration fund" This compall
IT handles thousands OF dollars annhallY,an
! defrays the expenses OF many whoare VI
e able to come otherwise. IL sometime
II bappens that boy or girl twelve years
a. are is sent along with the eniigrah
c. from some country in Europe 10 pe 10
re lowed perhaps In fifteen years 0y olh'
s members Of the family. On account
r, tbis people come 20 Utah and remain
Is the neighhorhOod OF their own chhur'
re for wears without ascertaining whe
n each member of the talni
ry Il living. A short time ago q man can
As from Idaho 20 Utah, and after remalnli
ne ip n small town few days, startled Il
n inhabitants BIZ laying claim TO youi
girI. whom the people had supposed W
Inc daughter OF the old widow lady. II
50 child. however, proved TO be the daug
w Ter 81 tha plaintiffs wife. She had be-
nd brouaht over BY an emigration conlpai
"a when hut A small child, twelve years az
he T'he nresept financial outlook ~ 7
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