Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . t he could only enter heavenon Brighams voucher, properly indorsed by Joseph such steps of abasement may the heaven-born intellect was succeeded as First Councillor by Brighams son,Johnnie Young; for it was one of the first principles ofthe gospel as then known in Utah, that all power was to bekept concentrated in the hands of the Smiths and Young I saw and conversed with some time after- 220 POLYGAMY; OR, THE MYSTER
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . t he could only enter heavenon Brighams voucher, properly indorsed by Joseph such steps of abasement may the heaven-born intellect was succeeded as First Councillor by Brighams son,Johnnie Young; for it was one of the first principles ofthe gospel as then known in Utah, that all power was to bekept concentrated in the hands of the Smiths and Young I saw and conversed with some time after- 220 POLYGAMY; OR, THE MYSTERIES wards, and was for years familiar with his appearance in thepulpit. Physically, he was admirable; six feet high and well-rauscled, forty-four inches around the chest, with golden brownor light hair, a glittering blue eye, a large but well-shapednose and a heavy jaw which shut like a vice. His physiquewas one that makes a man do and dare, and then take the re-sults of that doing and daring as marks of divine favor. Evensneering unbelievers who shook hands with him felt the im-press of his magnetic potentiality, nor was it pleasant to face. GEORGE A. SMITH, LATE MORMON COUNCILLOR. him with the consciousness that one was his enemy. Many anapostate can bear witness that long after being convinced thatMormonism was a hollow fraud, which he ought to abandon,and could abandon without danger, he still felt a grievousdread of standing up in the School of the Prophets to facethe wrath of Brigham Young. To women of the unculturedand impressible sort, such a man is often as fascinating as agentle and purring lion: one with all power in reserve to beexercised only for them and upon their enemies. Even a few AND <^RIMES OF MORMONISM. 221 non-Mormon ^oraen have confessed a mild admiration for thismass of power, and at least two Gentile ladies have so far for-gotten themselves as to write in fulsome praise of a man whosevery existence was a standing insult to womanhood. Such re-spect ha
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