Show IT LIVES AND AM GROWS A president Br brigham igbani young died many people who were agnor ant of its origin thought mormonism mormont would surely die too bu but t it did not die it still lives its growth is vigorous its adherents arc are still fervently devoted and firmly attached to it its advocates ates arc are intelligent and labor with zeal and lp energy y to extend its benefits to their th air fellow man in all nations professor edwerd benner of aw sail Salt lake city has borne a strong testimony of the power and stability of 1 Mormon iain in utah the prof professor mor is tho the superintendent t of the he salt a lake academy emy an institution I 1 ivsich was organized under the liei auspices of the new western t education du cation commission on wednesday last mr benner delivered an address in chicago on the progress of the the christian 1 I curch I 1 lure I 1 h in this territory this church is one of the institutions which have been established fertile for the purpose of converting the pe people alc plc from mormonism to modern f ch but tile professor told his audi audience enc that he finds it an 4 up hill business to convert the fi 1 mormons Mor l mons from their chosen way of life to his way of thinking ahe he astonished his hearers by telling them however unwittingly 11 some stunning truths of the stron strong 9 faith of the people in their religion the professor told the people of the garden city that neither the poland bill pill tho the death of brigham young the tile approach of the union pacific railroad nor the entrance of commercial travelers had any effect on I 1 the iu growth of mormonism but it stood and grew in the midst of L them all gaid the cormons mormons Mor mons had bad in t hc ac rate of a year OGDEN tio nand the devotion I 1 to their religion OPER ah tg as ever nothing s matic opera dable to overcome morocco case I 1 a ih afo r et g vcr hag inic ever vcr would be ea bookmark and convert the adult out tut the children were A A Q to religious impressions I 1 I 1 iram embrace 11 mor oll iiii I 1 as lie asua usua lly do jo after I 1 a thorough investigation from lion st eit convictions it takes strong hold on their minds and con consciences ces nothing can move them or shake confidence in ill its truth As professor benner said tothill no nothing thill lias has ever been able to overcome their devotion to it bonds imprisonment gnei it and F catli deatle in its most horrid forms have been tried but in vain vain their integrity could noibe shaken the tile missionaries who go out into the world to propagate 0 mormonism understand what they read what they preach and are able to define the doctrines of their church 1 eina in a manner that carries conviction of their truth to every honest inquirer after pure and undefiled religion towards the latter part of last month a company of gentlemen from the southern states State went to mexico Al exico for the purpose of investigating and probably investing in in some of the reputed rich mines of that country after their arrival I 1 there one of them wrote to the memphis p his tean tenn appeal and gave a description of the voyage and some of the passengers on board the steamer I 1 on which they sailed the following extracts fr from om liis his letter will be read with much interest by many of the citi citizens W ns of utah I 1 and aud other places the remarks arc written in a spirit of candor seldom met with in persons who are averse to the f mormon people and their doctrines we had aboard our ship two mor imor imail roon missionaries from salt lake city golani going eyer over to mexico to convert the Grea greasers sors to their faith and 1 polygamy one of them an intelligent youns young 11 man of about 23 years of age and a son of tho the celebrated 13 mormon formon orson pratt discussed his reli religion on and his people with us gentiles with a candor and a fullness that to me was rather astonishing I 1 must confess my iny views were somewhat altered from my acquaintance with him I 1 had bad always thought their religion and practices would not bear the sunlight and civilization of conr nineteenth century but laying lay ing aside the plurality of or wives doctrine it is no bad faith our party contested every point with nm jim and put him abrou through h 9 cross I 1 examination that would havo have tried a philadelphia lawyer I 1 this young 0 ung missionary was born bred ail and yd reared in salt lake and wo we might say under the very shadow of the tabernacle fo to us esthen then it seems no surprise surp riso th that it lie should think mormonism embraced everything pt pure re and holy while to us it appears t the lie ono one black blot upon our nations otherwise fair escutcheon I 1 ho to is quite an enthusiast on liis his subject and has moro inore liberality towards others religious views aimis than is generally shown he ile pr purposes poses to operate for a while in in this city until lie lie is more familiar with he tire lari language guage of the country and I 1 shall watch liis his movements gitil more than ordinary curiosity tile writer of the above extracts is not the first person who lias has been astonished after listening with an unprejudiced mind to the expounding in n of mormonism by those who understand it it is the effect resulting from a natural cause and a as s the gentleman intends to watch the movements of the young mis 7 sio narie further developments may create in him yet greater surprise other would be mormon finding I 1 it in vain to assail asail the system ayt Y b by y attempting b to co convert liveli t the tile adult adherent attack the rising generation of latter day saints with whom their efforts will aill prove as fruitless na they have been with their parents unless the latter are recreant to their duty tun california democratic state convention which assembled on oil tuesday in the san jose theater passed a string of resolutions today to day among which we find the following as reported by telegram it declares the enmity of the party to all sumptuary legislation and laws restraining the exercise of political and religious opinion and demands the repeal of those now existing it further demands material reduction of railroad fares and freights Z and prohibition of discrimination against localities or persons |