Show Biography of Brigham Young t I and History of the Mormon Church M. M R. R Werner in Ladies Home Journal Continued from last week Un Uncorrupted b by D Books He had the powerful force of or in individuality individuality in- in and personality to Ito batter battel batter bat bat- ter tel down and he did so by subduing subduing- al all l personal and temperamental tr traits its which he could not harness to the community service Brigham Young believed in education but only in education which would later prove practically useful to its owner owner owner own own- er or to his neighbors and preferably preferably preferably prefer prefer- ably to his neighbors To know something for the joy involved m it finding it out was vas to his mind a complete complete complete com com- waste of valuable time It was necessary first that the time wilderness should blossom as the rose and and then perhaps there would be no m objection to a little poetry inspired by the roses But gradually manual manual manual man man- ual labor which was a necessity became became became be be- came imperceptibly in time tile minds of Young and his people the time greatest of ot all ali virtues He did not read much Sir Richard Richard Rich Rich- RIch RIch-j ard Burton said of him hini that his his k mind was uncorrupted b by books One of his associates who later left the church F F. F B. B H. H Stenhouse wrote rote in his The Rocky Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain Saints that Brigham Young probably never read a book outside outside outside out out- side of ot the Mormon faith in his lire His secretary or Mr l Cannon generally generally generally gener gener- ally reads to him anything considered considered considered consid consid- ered interesting or amusing Their enlightenment of his mind is always in n the direction of his own dices When Vice President ent Schuyler Colfax visited Salt Lake City Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young delivered a defense of of polygamy for the benefit of or his distinguished distinguished dis ms- visitor He argued that Martin Luther had approved o ot of polygamy when he sanctioned the marriage of ot Philip Landgrave e of Hesse to a second wife while his first wife was still sUll alive and married to him Brigham Youngs Young's history had been prepared for him hint in iii advance advance advance ad ad- vance and when he lie looked at his notes he saw something about Philip Landgrave of Hesse he spoke to the audience of or that eminent mist misI Mr PJ Philip Landgrave of Hesse much to time tile amusement of or his gentile visitor and the mortification mortification tion of f his more educated and more self-conscious self brethren Brigham Young was Julius Caesars Caesar's Caesars Caesar's Caesars Caesar's Cae Cae- sars sar's ideal ho lie was neither elther lean nor hungry he did not think lop loo mum I for his material and und h hr suffered no one around him to do do doso so For as head of the Mormon community mt ait Brigham Young joung oung aiu received implicit obedience He pointed pointed point point- point point- ed out that if the tho people were really leally living In the enjoyment of ot the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ the they would know Instinctively when their leaders were taking them astray and could there therefore ore deliver themselves over to the head hea of the church with perfect confidence When some of them lid did occasionally occasionally occasionally occasion occasion- ally protest against some sonic action of oC Brigham Young or 01 his associates they were usually ally told that they Jacked lacked lacked lack Jack ed the enjoyment of the Spirit of oC the Lord Jesus Christ and were in inthe inthe inthe the possession of Satan On the whole however Brigham Young was satisfied with his flock who usually followed his leadership with unquestioning unquestioning unquestioning un un- un- un questioning obedience Oracle and Nursemaid dd I Brigham Young soon became to his liis people a combination oracle and nursemaid An old lady once called I at his office to ask whether according according according accord accord- ing to to 10 the word of the Lord it was Wa I bett better r to wear red reel or yellow flannel next the skin Brigham Young Young- cou counseled her by all means to wear yellow ellow Upon another occasion a woman rushed to him and tearfully tearful tearful- ly c complained that her husband had told her to go to hell Brigham Young looked at her solemnly and said Well Vell dont don't go dont don't go He encouraged this tendency to consult con con- suIt sult him on everything and he once said in a sermon If you do lo not know what to do in order to do doright doright doright right come to me at any time and andI I will give you the word of ot the Lord Lordon o on the subject On Last Page u- u From Page Ono One V BRIGHAM BRIGHAM- V V. V V r They came and Brigham YouJi Young L g I I I devoted much of hl his time to melr minute troubles for ho Ill realized that such time was not wasted for a m man maa manin in his position His patience helped to inform him of the most intimate details of or the life of his people anait ana anait anat it t Increased the confidence which those people e reposed in him their respect re respect re- re I for him and his power over them thel 1 for he lie soon got to know who were his enemies wJ when m ne became I arbiter of or the quarrels of the community com com- There was nothing too small for 01 his attention It would seem at first mat rugged rugge Yankees who had heard nothing but talk of independence and libert liberty in their youth would not have tolerated tolerated toler toler- the paternal despotism which V Brigham Young exercised over them there But the reason n why tits his followers turned over their independence of ot thought and action to their le leader der was contained in his his' jocular statement state state- ment in the pulpit pulpit- once when he Iwas was asked If It he himself as a prophet lIe He replied I am of profit to my people and so long longas as ho remained so the they asked for very little else They even worshiped worshiped worshiped wor wor- him for tor it it Brigham Young retained many of the principles of Puritanism which were inculcated In ion him by the environment environment en of his hiB youth but the one which remained nil all his life lite and which he impressed upon his people was the principle that hardship is a blessing for tor without it no one could know the tho value o of ease He lie found his people leople to believe that adversity wa was a part of salvation because it was necessary for the temporal welfare wel wel- fare of the Mormons that they the should believe in the lessons or of hardship for unless the they could face their discouragements with tho the assurance assurance assurance as as- that comfort was was in the offing offing of of- fing dug and w would uld be all the more poignant poignant poignant nant when it came they were lik likely IY to despair and and despair would have haY wrecked the colon colony To be Continued |