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of his characteristic sermons, in which he scored the 

 Bishop in language both forcible and plain. He said, 

 the Mormons could follow the Bishop in all the teach- 

 ings of the Bible; but that the Mormons went much 

 farther owing to the light of new revelations, and 

 through which the Mormons, as the chosen people of 

 the Lord, were yet to have the wealth of the world 

 poured into their possession, and that the Bishop need 

 have no fear but the Mormons would be entirely at 

 home in the bosoms of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and 

 the old patriarchs of the Bible, as they would be among 

 the polygamists of the Lord. And so far as hkening the 

 satisfaction of heaven with that of revisiting the 

 old homes, he would have none of it, nor would any 

 of the Mormons. They had had enough of it; they 

 had tried to cultivate the old homes, but they had 

 been driven forth into the new land of promise ; they 

 had been driven from pillar to post; they had settled 

 several homes before they came to Salt Lake City, and 

 for himself , he had been glad enough to shake off the dust 

 of the old home, and get away with an old broken- 

 down horse and wagon, and he did not want to hear 

 any more about it. If there were any of the Mormons 

 who wanted anything to do with the old home, they 

 had better get away as soon as possible, as they were 

 not fit for the inspired selection of the Lord. 



The circus was a great affair for the Mormons. 

 It was a sort of second-hand humdrum outfit, accom- 

 panied by a few dusty elephants and camels, with a 

 sprinkling of wild animals in cages. But it was the 

 real thing for Salt Lake City, and it was very amusing to 

 witness the excitement that occurred, when the gilt 

 chariot containing the band made its appearance, 



