1880-09-17-New York Sun-Brigham Youngs Grandson

Brigham Young's Grandson

New York Sun, 17 September 1880, p. 3

Brigham Young's Grandson

He Arrives from Europe with a Party of Immigrant Proselytes.

The Guion steamship Nevada landed 321 Mormon immigrants at Castle Garden yesterday, of whom 147 are Scandinavians, 40 Swiss or Germans, and 134 English. They were accompanied by 17 elders, who are Americans. Among the elders was B. I. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young.

While the Mormons were in the Garden one of the missionaries, the representative of the Protestant Aid Society, entered into conversation with a group of the English-speaking immigrants, and began to discuss the subject of polygamy. He questioned them as to who was the authority for polygamous marriages. A stalwart Englishman replied:

"Almighty God."

"You are wrong, my friend," said the missionary.

"Who, then?" asked the Englishman.

"Cain, after he had killed his brother," the missionary answered.

By this time one of the Mormon elders discovered what was going on, and rushing into the group he seized the missionary by the arm and shoved him aside. He forbade the missionary to talk to his people. This action attracted a crowd, and the officers of the Garden told the elder that the missionary was entitled to talk to the immigrants,a nd informed the missionary that he could not talk to the immigrants if he attracted a crowd or they objected to listening to him. The missionary quitted the Garden.

The Mormons are to start for Salt Lake City at 2 o'clock this afternoon.