1840-12-26-The Huntress-Mormons
Mormons
The Huntress, v5 n1, 26 December 1840, p. 2.
This sect is increasing rapidly. It is reported that some respectable people have joined them. We find the following in the Greensburg (Pa) Intelligencer.
Mormons arrived from England.—The packet ship North America, which arrived at New York last week, brought in her steerage 200 passengers, the whole of whom were "Latter Day Saints," or Mormons, bound for the Mormon settlement at Quincy. The Liverpool Chronicle states that upwards of 2,000 are in treaty to embark early next spring for the same locality. A great portion of these who sailed in the North America are members of the abstinence society, and are from Leicestershire and Herefordshire.
From this it appears the Gospel-spreading, both in this country and in England are not very successful, excepting one thing; viz., making money.
These Church and State gentlemen are now, or will shortly be, in the enjoyment of a glorious harvest produced by their own labor.
