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March 7, 1882
The Sedalia Weekly Bazoo
Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
What is this article about?
A Utah resident describes Joseph A. Young, Brigham Young's talented son, as a dignified preacher who drew tears from Mormon audiences but privately revealed himself as a staunch infidel who deceived followers, citing skeptical authors like Hume and Voltaire.
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Brigham Young's Son
The late Joseph A. Young, of Utah, Brigham's most talented son, is described by a gentleman who has passed half his life in Utah, as a man of noble presence and brilliant talents. "I have," said he, "heard him preach with an eloquence that drew tears from the eyes of his Mormon listeners. In the pulpit he was the embodiment of dignity, grace and intellectual power. Then, after the audience had departed I have known him to laugh and make sport of deluded creatures who had been listening to him. To me he made no secret of the fact that he was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He took me into the library once and pointed out the elegantly bound volumes of Hume, Voltaire, Paine, Volney and other distinguished writers of that school. He believed in no existing religion. I reproached him for continuing such deception, and urged him to go forth into the world and win the noble name his abilities entitled him to. "Pshaw!" he replied, with a smile, "the human race love to be humbugged."
The late Joseph A. Young, of Utah, Brigham's most talented son, is described by a gentleman who has passed half his life in Utah, as a man of noble presence and brilliant talents. "I have," said he, "heard him preach with an eloquence that drew tears from the eyes of his Mormon listeners. In the pulpit he was the embodiment of dignity, grace and intellectual power. Then, after the audience had departed I have known him to laugh and make sport of deluded creatures who had been listening to him. To me he made no secret of the fact that he was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He took me into the library once and pointed out the elegantly bound volumes of Hume, Voltaire, Paine, Volney and other distinguished writers of that school. He believed in no existing religion. I reproached him for continuing such deception, and urged him to go forth into the world and win the noble name his abilities entitled him to. "Pshaw!" he replied, with a smile, "the human race love to be humbugged."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Joseph Young
Brigham Young
Mormon Preacher
Infidel
Deception
Hume
Voltaire
Paine
What entities or persons were involved?
Joseph A. Young
Brigham Young
Where did it happen?
Utah
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Joseph A. Young
Brigham Young
Location
Utah
Story Details
Joseph A. Young, Brigham Young's talented son, preached eloquently to Mormons but privately admitted to being a pronounced infidel, mocking his followers and believing people love to be humbugged.