Show 5 Of Ot the four tour newspapers established in the east which supplemented supplemented supple supple- the announcement made Inthe In Inthe Inthe the conference held on August 29 1851 when Orson Pratt made pub pub- lie lic the revelation relating to plural marriage the one established in New York was vas perhaps the most influential It was edited by Apostle John Taylor afterwards president of ot the church and arid his presentation of ot the doctrine of the church included Included ed ed the revelation pertaining to plural plural plu plu- ral raJ marriage the paper being es established established es- es for this purpose purposeS In the location of his paper which carried as ag its name The Mormon Apostle Taylor had his office on the corner of Nassau and Ann streets in New York then the heart of the newspaper world in the metropolis On one side of ot his office was the tle New York Herald on the other t the e New York Tribune Apostle Tay Tay- lor br In securing this place for tor his office showed that he proposed to tobe toDe tolie be lie in a place where he could unfurl hi his colors where everybody could see them and to io show that he Intended in intended In- In intended tended to make the fight for which the paper was established the pro pro- promulgation the vot-the of- of the doctrine or of Latter day Saints It perhaps was wa-s the fist first ope open attempt Jn In- publicity n for one purpose made in the country country coun- coun try HAD STRIKING STRIKING HEAD The Mormon was a a. column 28 paper handsome In ill typographical appearance one-fourth one of the first page being occupied by the heading which was most moat striking and told a story It represented a large American eagle with outstretched wings poised defant above a beehive and I two large American flags Above the eagle was an seeing all eye surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by a blaze of light and Inthe inthe in inthe the blaze the the- words Let there be light and there was light On the stripes of the flag on the left were written Truth Intelligence Virtue and n Fai Faith and s signed John Thy Tar I WI Wi nile upon the stripes on the right were the words Truth will prevail signed H C. C Kimball KimbaU Inthe inthe in the blue field of the flag on the left Utah was shown in a great star an and 1 in n the tho field of the flag on the right the word Utah There were two scrolls one on each side side of the eagle the left one carrying the Inscription Inscription in- in Mind Your Own Business Busl- Busl I ness and signed by Brigham Young on the other the Inscription in inscription In- In inscription read Constitution of the United States given by inspiration of God signed by Joseph Smith Then underneath this head was what Is now known as a banner head heas healon on a newspaper which extended extend extend- ed across the seven columns readInG reading reading read read- ing It Is Js Better to Represent Ourselves Our selves Than to Be Represented b bOthers by Others The price of the paper was 5 5 cents EDIT EDITORIAL RIAL HEAD While the first page head was was as has been said most striking another another another an an- other head lead single ingle column In size was vas also striking This stood at atthe atthe the head of the editorial column and it also carried a representation or of orthe orthe the American eagle standing on a beehive with the American flag on either side On one side of the beehive bee bee- hive leaned the Doctrine and Covenants Covenants Covenants Coven Coven- ants Book of Mormon and Bible while on the other leaned a a. tablet on which was written en Peace and Good Will to Man the eagle holdIng holding hold hold- Ing in Its beak a scroll on whiM which was Inscribed Holiness to the Lord This was the general appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap of the first number of The Mormon which appeared on the morning of ot Saturday February 17 17 1855 In his prospectus announcing the policy of The Mormon Apostle Taylor stated that It would be devoted devoted de devoted voted to o the interest and ause cause of the Church o of Jesus Christ of ot Lat Lat- ter-day ter Saints It will be Je the advocate advocate cate ate of the claims of ot the church so so- so cial moral political and re religious religious religious re- re and will also treat upon all subjects which the editor may deem instruction or edifying to his readers read read- ers erg ers among which will wUl be the sd- sd science once ence ence literature and nd the general news of the day Further than this he has no pretensions nor does he propose to be bound to any particular lar party or interest |