The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-09

| years old the Mormons regard MIN
not accountable, and they consider him
as having the right to the Sacrament
up to this time without baptism. After
! this time ne must be baptized to par
take of it.
It took about an hour and half to
distribute the bread and wafer, and
during this time the elder was preach
ing. The preacher in this case was the
foreman of one of the machine shops
in Salt Lake City, and L am told that
the Mormons do not believe ID
educating men for the ministry. Any
one can preach who feels called upon
to do so, and they believe the
Lord gives the re !chers il spiration
while they are in the pulpit. The
Joseph Smith as the prophet of the
Lord, and proclaimed the doctrines of
the Latter-day Saints in such words
that ali in the house could hear. He was
well listened to, and the good behavior
of the audience, including the babies,
was remar able,
80
tits now forty-one years since Brig
ham Young brought his wagon train
over the mountains to Salt Lake. be
laid out Salt Lake City when it was IN
desert, and IL was due to his genius
that the Territory and city prospered
as they have. Brigham Young had re-
markable executive ability, and at the
same time a remarkable mind for
planning and for crashing questions
in ell their details. He amassed a
fortune while he was at the head of the
Mormon Church. and his estate was for
years in litigation, which I am not GER
tain has yet been closed. He gave direc-
tons when he died that no monument
should be erect over his grave, and
his tomb Is now'located IL corner OF a
city lot not far from the big temple
whose foundations he laid. There is
no cemetery surrounding it and the
graves in the same lot are those of his
family. Two Of his best beloved wives
lie near by, and the marble slab
over one OF these was erected by the
children. The relief above Bri ham
Young's grave is surrounded by an
iron fence. The block of granite which
covers it bears no inscription. and the
only indication that any one lies be-
meath was in the bu-heI or SO of faded
bouquets and withercd roses which are
lying upon this slab.
The Bee Hive, Brigham Young's resi-
deLce IN which he lived with his
numerous wives and had number of
children, is a low, tWo-storied, old
fashioned, roomy wooden structure,
painted yellow. Ii Is now unoccupied,
save by an old couple who are taking
care OF it, and adjoining it are houses
in which some of the family of Brig
ham Young now live. Just below it
is the general tithing store where the
MormoRs bring in the tenth of their
profits every year. | ain told they pay
their tithes religiously, and they pay
them In kind. The farmer gives
tenth Of the product of his farm, the
catt,eman one-tenth of the increase Of
his herds and the artisan and laborer
pay IN days work. l saw the faithful
bringing in grains. vegetables and
merchandise to this tlthing store, and
the elders took charge of the gifts and
credited them to the givers.
Salt Lake City has several railroads.
1t hes streets as wide as those of
Washington aud its business streets
on the walk in the west, and here at
Salt Lake they trot in harness and
gsliep in the saddle.
fASAOCo SAO O4e~
which Go 3erpor West spoke If in my
interview. 1t sells everything from dry
goods to groceries, and it has tannery
and Ssshoe factory connected with il. t
has its branches all over Utah, and it
had for a long time a monopoly
of the business of the Territory.
priced some things and found
them not overly high, and indeed
it carries On its busi0ess just as do
large firms in the east. It has its
cash bows and Its duplicate bill 81 stem,
apG 1t is private stock corporation. 1t
must make great deal of money, for it
has the bulk of the Mormon trade. It's
opposition comes largely from Gentle
stores, anu some of the best stores here
belong to the Gentiles The Gentle
population of Salt Lake City is steadily
0R tie increase, and better spiris pre-
vsilsnoW between the Mormons and
Gentiles than has existed for years.
The Gentiles now have representa-
ton upon many of the boards of gov
eminent of Salt Lake City and the
territory. They have representation in
thecity council, and though they are
greatly in the minority with the in
crease of business they will grow.
HgWRY STEPHENS.