| Show h It was during the time that the Judiciary and the military and state authorities in Utah were at loggerheads loggerheads loggerheads logger logger- heads over conditions in Utah when the Judiciary headed by Justice Cradle Cradlebaugh baugh sought the arrest of 01 Brigham Young and other high ec ec- In the territory and when he called on General Johnston for troops and at the same time Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Cumming Gumming requested General Daniel H. H Wells Yells to hold the militia mill mili tia In readiness for tor a conflict that Horace Greeley paid a visit to Salt Lake It was on Sunday July 10 1859 that the famous editor arrived In Salt Lake He had made the trip overland via the mall mail and passenger passenger passenger ger stage line of 01 Ben starting from St. St Joseph Mo The end of 01 the lIne west was in Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- arid azid the stage line was established Just after the foundIng foundIng foundIng found- found Ing of Camp Floyd Flod when Johnston's Johnstons Johnstons Johnston's John John- ston's aton's army marched through Salt Lake Lak and founded the camp Soon after another stage line was established established established to run between Salt Lake and San Diego the line going via Fillmore Cedar City and Paro- Paro wan The famous editor rested In Salt Lake for more than a week weel The purpose of his visit was to study conditions to talk to the leading Latter-day Latter Saints to obtain first hand information which he might give to the world through his paper the New York Tribune During his stay in Salt Lake he had a number of interviews with Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young being introduced to the president of the church by John M M. Bernheisel delegate to congress It might be remarked that Delegate Bernheisel heIsel during the Echo Canon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon on war had been secretary of 01 Utah territory acting under the direction of 01 Brigham Yount CORDIAL GREETING In his letters to the New York Tribune Mr Greeley detailed the reception given him by President Young which he said was unusually unusually unusually un un- un- un usually cordial on n his visit to the second largest of 01 the houses of 01 the president of pI the church At that time President Young had three e houses the houses the White house the Lion house and the Beehive house I In his interview with President Young the latter stated in reply to the question as to whether or orno orno or orno no Mormonism was a new religion or simply a a new development of 01 Christianity that the church held that there can be no Christian church without a priesthood directly direct direct- ly commissioned and in immediate communication with the Son of 01 God and Savior of Mankind such a achurch achurch achurch church being that of the Latter Latter- day Saints commonly called caled Mormons Mor Mor- mons mona President Young declared that i if Utah w was was was- s' s admitted as a state that it would come into the Union a afree afree afree free state as as slavery in Utah would prove useless and unprofitable He also declared in peak speaking peaking ng of the matter of 01 the payment or tithing tithing ing That Is a requirement of ot our faith and there is no no compulsion as to to the payment each member acting In in inthe the premises according to his pleasure under the dictates of ot his own conscience TITHE DISPOSITION As to what is done with the tithe continued President Y Young ung part of it is devoted to the building build build- Ing ng of 01 temples ane and other places or of worship part to helping the poor and needy converts on th their lr way to this country and the largest portion to the support of the poor among the Saints Not ot one penny was paid to bishops and other dignitaries dig dig- of the church our ministers min mm- live Jive by the labor of their own hands like the first apostles Every bishop every elder may be dally seen at work in the field or shop like his neighbors Even our lawyers are paid nothing for their services I am called rich and nd consider myself worth but no dollar of 01 it was ever paid me meby meby by iy the church As to the stories about the theA A Avenging Angels the Dan- Dan ites President Young declared that he knew of pI no such band no such persons or organizations and that he ne heard beard only of them in the slanders slanders sian- sian ders of 01 the enemies of 01 the church |
