Mormonism: its leaders and designs./ By John Hyde.

SALT LA RKE CITY.
is really a fifth part; for each man is required to work every
tenth day on the Temple, or hire a substitute, and as well pay
the tenth of the increase on the other nine days' labor. It
is even more than this in many cases, amoutLing nearly to
fifty per cent., as the ladies pay the tenth part of their fowls,
then a tenth part of the eggs, and then a tenth part of the
chickens that may be hatched, irrespective of loss. This law
of tithing, however, is only the "milk of the gospel;" and
was the preparative to a more rigid system of property-holding. Smith, in the beginning of the Church, attempted to
establish Communism, each giving their all to the Bishop, and
only drawing out of the office sufficient to live upon. This,
however, was not more practicable for Smith than for Fourier
or Cabet, and it was silently permitted to glide into the payment of tithing. In 1854, however, Brigham attempted to
revive the old law in an improved shape. Hie commanded
the people to consecrate by legal transfer all right and title to
all personal property. A law was passed through the Legislature making such transfers strictly valid; quit claim deeds
were drawn up, and from their land to their wearing apparel,
the majority of the people transferred every thing to Brigham, or his successor, as trustee in trust for the Church of
Latter-day Saints; and some, in the exuberance of enthusiasm, threw in their wives and families. The property of
each is retained by each person only at the option of Biigham
Young. He can eject any person who has thus "conseerated," for he becomes strictly a trespasser by toleration on
Church property. Each is permitted to enjoy the fruits of
his labors on condition of his paying a net tithe for immediate
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