Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10

brigham Young.
his property and his family, and to go
wherever the church directs him. Why.
we send out every year from 800 to 1000
missionaries to all parts of the world. They
leave all and go where sent to preach the
gospel. They take neither purse nor scrip
with them, and have only enough to sus-
tain them. Take my life I have been
sixty-four years a Mormon. I have trav-
eled many tens of thousands Of miles. My
life has been in danger. I have been twice
almost drowned. I have been prosecuted.
What had l to gain by all this? What
have the young men who are now going
abroad to England. to Germany. to the
Islands of the sea, to gain by it?''
Mormon Missions and Missfonaries.
How do your missions succeed?''
VERY we'll, think" replied the presi-
dent. "Our preachers are doing much good
We have, all told, about 10000 converts
and emigrants who have come here as the
direct result of our lahors, and there are
Mormon colonies in many parts of the
world. However. you must rot think that
the most of the Mormons are foreigners.
The truth is that the great majority of our
people are Americans. Nearly all of our
leading men ere and have been Americans.
Many of Us are from New England and de-
scendants of Pilgrim fathers
How many Mormons are there now in
the world?'
About 100000"
w mere are tney.
There are nearly 100000 In this state
Then We have colonies in Colorado, Idaho
Wyoming. Arizona and New and Old Mex
leo. There are colonies in Great Britain,
Germany and other parts of Europe. There
are large colonies In Australia, Samoa and
the Hawaii Islands"
How about your colony in Old Mexico?"
TT is doing very we'll The silver basis
acts as a protective tariff to bringing in
goods from the outside to compete with
them, and they can send their cattle and
other products here and get sale for
Il EN-. They are well liked by the Mexicans
and the government. Their towns there
bear stronger resemblance to American
cities than any other places in Mexico"
The Future OF Religions.
DO you believe that the world will
eventually all become MormonT'
mo, do not. believe there will always
be different religions. I think all religions
must have some good in them or they
would not be believed. The Mormon is the
best and the true religion. We tolerate and
respect all religions, you know. In our
tabernacle every man can have entrance
whether he he Protestant, Catholic, Nor
mon or Gentle. Not long ago a Presbyteri-
an divine was offered the chance of preach
ing in the tabernacle. He was one of a
party who were passing through Salt Lake
| He refused, saying the party preferred to
lear Mormon Ministers Of all the lead
Ing denominations have preached in our
| to them. This often happens"
Politics and the Mormons.
How about the manifesto lately pro-
| claimed. 1t is charged that the Mormons
| are trying to run Utah politically?'
THAT is not true" said President Wood
| ruff. I'VE do not pretend to tell you peo-
| pie how to vote. We try to separate
church and state. Brigham Young taught
| this and all Of our teachings have been in
| No hox
| and Mormon republicans. The so-calied
manifesto to which you refer was merely
| declaration of principles which have been
part Of the church since its foundation.
| 1t Is nothing new, no revelation, nor new
| PRONUNCIATION Of any kind. Our principles
/ provide that when a man Is an officer OF
| the church he should ask the advice and
| accept the decisions of his fellow officers OF
| the church as to whether he shall engage
| IN outside business or politics. If these
| things are to affect his work we should
! know 1t. One Of our twelve apostles, fol
| Instance, has lately been engaging in rea
| Eess has kept him away for six months al
| time. He could not go where he was
sent among the church branches or states
| and subordinate organizations into which
the church Is divided. There is much fol-
our elders to do, and 1t is necessary thai
| such action should not be interfered will
by outside matters. Another apostle wa.
| paying attention to politics He wanted t.
| be a candidate for the Senate. How could
he perform his duties here and be away a
Washington six months of the year? Ou
principles are that such matters should b,
| referred to the apostles In council and tina
the action taken should be for the good o
the church. Another thing is as to tn
wards or districts in which the member
live. We provide that no Mormon can leav
one ward or church and be received int
another one without he has letters or cal
show he was in good standing in the war,
he left. These things are spiritual how
ever. and not political"
How Mormon Courts Cheat the Law
yers.
But the church does attend to Temporal
things, does 1t not? You have your owr
courts?'
YES" was the reply. I'VE believe tina
. 1t is better for our brethren to come to-
gether before the elders, their friends, ant
, settle their difficulties rather than go ant
pay the lawyers to settle them for them
We have local church courts and there 1!
"a court of appeal. In these most of thu
difficulties which arise between members
. are amicably settled. In some cases tn,
people go to law, but not many. In tn,
higher church courts to the civil courts
,, the civil courts have usually sustained tn,
action of the higher church court"
: How the Church II Supported.
How Is the Mormon Church supported
. Mr.. Woodruff" I asked.
ut is sustained almost entirely by tithes.
+ was the reply. According to our religion
4 every man is expected to give one-tentl
of what he makes every year to the church
: As to the amount, this is LEFT to the man
/ conscience. Some men give more ar,
! some less than they should. This tent
is In kind. The farmer brings one-tentl
3 of the eggs which his chickens lay, one
f tenth of the butter which he produces
e one-tenth Of his cattle and one-tenth o
:. all his products to the church. Durin
the days Of Brigham Young we had
, great pasture here at Salt Lake, upo
: which many thousands Of the sheen an