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Show MORMON WORSHIP, & c. 173 mon thing for large families to be divided up to go to almost as many different localities as there are individuals, and this done without the consent of the parties. It is true they are not forcibly separated, but are '* counselled " to go. This is as bad a feature as was one of the worst of negro slavery in the South a few years ago. CHAPTER XIX. MORMON WORSHIP AND MORMON DIGNITARIES THE public worship of the Mormons consists of services at the Tabernacle every Sunday morning and afternoon, and also on the first Thursday of every month, which is observed as a fast day. They have meetings in the school-houses of the various wards on Sunday nights, also. Their form of public worship is similar to the services in Metho dist churches on such occasions. A hymn is announced and sung, followed by a prayer, and then the discourses, after which another hymn is sung, and the congregation dis missed with a prayer, or the benediction. During the sum mer months, as I have before stated, services are held in the " Bowery " instead of the present Tabernacle, which is too small for the large congregations that assemble. At both morning and afternoon service at least two ser mons are preached, and the Prophet is usually one of the speakers in the afternoon, when there are tke largest con gregations. I have attended several meetings in the Bow ery, and on the first day heard Mr. Geo. Q^ Cannon, one of the Apostles, and Private Secretary to the President, address the people. The burden of his sermon ( for I sup pose it is styled such) was faithfulness to the church, with- |
