Show A MOEMON MORMON VILLAGE how the latter day saints lire their school teachers and their lawsuits cor NY sun SALT LAKE CITY jan 10 10 to illustrate the daily life of rural latter day sainta saints I 1 select the town ot mayfield for five years years I 1 have visited visite thi this and ether towns in a professional capacity and I 1 know whereof I 1 write what I 1 write of mayfield may however be said of nine tenths of all the towns of utah mayfield ayfield bl was settled about eight years ago by families crowded out of larger settlements the population now numbers some seventy families or about souls all told they are swedish danish and english immigrants and the children of the same races born and raised in utah together with leveal american families all are members of the latter day 0 church hutch with the except exception io n of one or two families who never j joined coined the church and two who have left it all 1 live ive in in harmony aud and good will the latter receiving neither persecution nor insult when the town was first established by j the counsel of the head authorities three of the best men in the community were chosen by the people to manage and con arol the settlement these men are designated the bishop and his lis counselors their instructions were to act as fathers counsel counselors ors and instructors to the people under their charge to urge them to habits of order industry and frugality and to instruct them in the Ir principles inci of their religion to tw in my own knowledge they have earn earnestly earnest es fy and faithfully performed their duties to further assist their bishopric a number of the best men are selected to visit each family each man has a special block under his charge for the pu purpose of seeing to tb the e welfare of each and imparting spiritual and secular advice it is something OB on the same principle that an episcopalian rector sends senda hid his curate to visit his parishioner parishioners only the basis is wider and more comprehensive these men arc are termed termed teachers and these are they of whom so much nonsense has been written terming them Da danices and destroying angels these simple ample yeomen destroy only the gophers and und weeds in their admiral admirably y cultic bated grain fields agriculture is their main occupation they flour ih at it all disputes and differences a are re settled by these thue teachers titration bit ration if a difficult case cannot be thus settled it is taken to tho tile bishops Court cou reformed formed by the bishop counselors and teacher teachers who determine det ermine i the case upon the principle of moral and common law from this court there is an appeal to the high council of the county or stake and from there to the council of I 1 tho lie twelve Apostle sand finally to the presidency of the church these rhese courts arc are open to all non of the tile church as j well an as I 1 know ins instance taumi il in which outsiders nave have I 1 I 1 preferred to lecover recover from a mormon in this lii court than to sue in the regular magistrates magi magie court mayfield ja fiolek hns lins a good public vc imhoof 2 anler thi the tutorship of an fill experienced experience 1 teacher the children ef of gentile apostates and mormons cormons 1 attend thi i school without let or hindrance when I 1 last visited tl thia 1 is school about eighty names i were enrolled the teacher pa passed sed to toe several everal of the pupils a late copy of the dc cret new and asked them j to read at random au an article which was done in every case with fluency and understanding after sharp c jues tinning in physical geography he se name named countries and cities in all parts of the world wh their location was at once described and pointed out on the map mal without hesitation the pupils alio AN drew a map mall of utah from memory men nry locating the counties towns and river the teacher next asked them to write a letter ordering ag a it bill of goods it was quickly and W vell ell done tho the articles were arranged in their proper departments 10 lo arithmetic the cost of the comit construction ruction of a canal that if f a 4 bin bil of wheat a pile of jumber lumber tests in fractions and an account of gale a le were given and done quickly and accurately I 1 know that every school in the tile territory ia is not up to the standard of this yet there are many equal to if not superior to it and this not taki tailing g into account aig high h sell schools outs or colleges the authorities th cities ties of the Cli church john joba tay tylor lor anil and 0 0 o Q camion especially are urging the people to educate the their i r bild children r en and all improve the tile chool system A favorite remark of mr taylor is better to have no teacher at it all than a poor and incompetent one you cannot afford it will nut not tu to educate educato your chil children drent 1 yet for all this the be majority of tho the people arc are cent wise and anti dollar fl for they engage cheap excuses fur for thac teachers hers antii elo eko out clip and in in payment 4 in taj ju in many other things the tile head men of the church have no nd easy tim time e in ruling the people the average mormon is 0 ofton as obstinate aut and I 1 self willed as a Perin pennsyl syl vania dutchman it is amusing to hear of this downtrodden down trodden priest ridden people I 1 when the truth is they are as il free lee and independent as any people I 1 have seen in any part of the world and I 1 have circumnavigated circum navigated it A ward politician or government office seeker ia is the slave in com parison with him tho the secret is t that atit the their ir faith is grand and when their religion is at stake the they y are one it is their all in other matters they are the same as other people no catholic rever ances the popo pope more than the mor mons love and honor lionor the men they have placed at their head no matter how great and popular any of them have been inthey if they fall from froli grace they have to ask the peoples forgiveness or step down and out A case occurred of this kind a short abort while ago john taylor himself ae does not profess infallibility and will not countenance such an assumption in his colleagues his exhortation is in human nature ia is far from being perfect but let us be no as near perfect ag as we possibly can public worship is is held twice on the sabbath and on a weekday week day dat evening there ia 13 also a wel weir attended sunday school the young men and wo women en have each a society for mutual in improvement the children have a similar society Y the matrons matrona of the ward have a relief society for the purpose of looking after the poor and sick A dramatic company also exists I 1 called upon the justice of the peace odthe of the precinct and asked permission to look at his docket his reply was that he lie had none he lie had no use for it as ho be had bad not tried a case since he took office two years ago sa the town possesses a well stocked store worked on the operative cooperative co coope plan and owned by the people also a grist and sawmill saw mill in an adjoining 1119 canyon the people of mayfield are not rich but they have enough for their daily use and to spare stare the they y have neat and comfortable comy forti for table oble homes and a mortgage is is a rare occurrence they spay pay their debts promptly and have a reserve for a rainy day lay and with that they are happy and contented they are notay gaulds and dont want to be 0 out ut of seventy families miliea fa six are polygamous this was wits so when I 1 first visited mayfield five years BO ago andl and I 1 am positive that there has been no marriage in the settlement since that time these are plain facts nut and can call be verified at any time salt lake city and ogden are not fair criter ions for an impartial criticism and these are the towns that the traveling contributor generally writes II 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