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SECTION 3- PAGE 8- PLAINDEALER HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3,^964 • • _ - --, n 1 CI • x 1- Nauvoo traces history of Mormons Local Easter ̂Society k°nof » ' ' A _ fnr 1fiU.BR ma* aumnloH nrpQlHpnl w (Prom the Illinois Office of Tourism) Peer through a hole in a door inside the historic Carthage jail •Jand you can see life-like figures • of the early leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons. Perhaps this is how these men tspent their last night of in­ carceration June 26, 1844 -- ^praying, writing letters to loved• ones, discussing the persecution ..their followers faced. 4 The vantage point was "providedby a volley of gunshots . that bore through the door, ~ striking in the face and killing Hyrum Smith whose brother {Joseph founded the church 14 "] years earlier. Immediately :i after Hyrum fell, an angry mob : | burst into the room killing ;i Joseph and wounding the others. ; Persecution was taken to its -limit. • What had outraged the God­ fearing people of Hancock County to commit this heinous ; !deed was a Mormon settlement • just 17 miles to the northwest, near the majestic banks of the great Mississippi River. Looking out a second floor window in the Brigham Young • home in Nauvoo, one can easily imagine how Joseph Smith's •[ dream was taking shape. Sturdy "" red brick homes and shops nestled on a basin between the river and rolling hills to the east. If it were the 1840's, the set­ tlement's men would be working the fields to the north while the children attended school in town. Seven hearths for brick making would be smoking. Atop the hill to the east, the great Nauvoo Temple would be under construction. John Taylor would be putting to press the colony's newspaper and Jonathan Browning would be making his famous rifles. This was Smith's dream. The dream began in New York in 1830, but was never fully realized there. It was taken to Ohio, then to Missouri, then to Illinois, and finally to Utah where it blossomed. As in other instances the Mormons were driven out of Illinois because of fear. The people of Hancock County watched this group purchase land adjacent to a trading settlement called Commercv and in almost seven years saw it grow to become the largest town in Illinois, with more people thai, even Chicago at that time. Smith renamed the town Nauvoo, meaning beautiful location. The Saints' leader was also mayor and general of the town's militia. The Mormons func­ tioned as a political, economic and, of course, religious unit. Non-church members felt the Mormons were growing too powerful and were putting church doctrine above the law. When Smith ordered the destruction of the Nauvoo Ex­ positor - a newspaper an­ tagonistic to the church - June 7, 1844, .upheaval spread thrughout the county. Smith was summoned to Carthage to face charges Of inciting a riot. He was jailed without a hearing then murdered by the mob. The Mormons were harrassed until they were forced out of Illinois in a winter exodus westward across the frozen plains. The Mormons were now under the leadership of Brigham Young, who took to a desolate spot in a valley (now in the state of Utah) where the group grew to its present following of over 5 million. One hundred years later they returned to Illinois to preserve the colony by forming the Nauvoo Restoration Corp. in 1962. Today visitors will find much of the original settlement intact with displays and tours of each building. Elder William Chapman waits in a small room in the Brigham Young home. When the bell over the front door rings he will emerge to greet the visitor. Chapman has been here since April last year. He will not return to his home in California for another 9 months. Missionary work for the church brought him here. The missionaries serve at Nauvoo and other Mormon outposts in the United States and overseas for 18 month sojourns. All the colony buildings have a retired person or couple on the premises to provide tours. The Nauvoo homes are open seven days a week. "There are 33 missionary couples to show the homes through volunteer work," Chapman said. "This is a great opportunity. We're here at our own expense but there is a waiting list to come here." - The missionaries provide an informative tour of the homes and shops. Each building and site is well preserved and contain period furniture, ar­ tifacts and decorations to create an authentic atmosphere. "Smith's outline for this town was one square mile with acre tracts platted for each home," Chapman said. "The colony's intent was to have the men work in the fields to the north and leave all the kids in town to get educations." Elder Willie James Whitney had just come from the river banks. He'd been hauling clay to be used to make bricks at the only remaining kiln. Whitney is stockpiling the clay so that when winter sets in he can still form the souvenir bricks in the basement of the Lucky Mack Smith home. He doesn't fire up the furnace but does form the clay, and visitors get in­ structions on how to have the brick hardened. The entire village is a working and living museum of what the Mormons left behind when they fled Illinois, But, not all the Saints left Illinois in the 1800's. A faction believed the son of the founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., should have inherited church leadership after the murder. Those who did not follow Brigham Young remained in the Midwest and formed the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The reorganized church owns some of the property in Nauvoo and is working with the Utah Mormons (as Young followers are called) to preserve it. The Reorganized church is based in In­ dependence, Mo. Nauvoo is a thriving town with a living past. The Mormons and Reorganized Latter Day Saints live in harmony with the modern townsfolk. The town of 1,000 has much to offer visitors. Beside the historic attractions on the basin and the winery and cheese factory, there is the Nauvoo Hotel built in 1841 as a private residence. Today it welcomes visitors for tasty family dinners and overnight accomodations. Joseph Smith named the town the beautiful, place over a century ago. Today through the efforts of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, the Reorganized church, the residents and the people of Hancock County, that description still holds true. An awards presentation highlighted the Easter Seal Society for McHenry County's annual dinner, held recently in Crystal Lake. Program Director Nancy Livingston was honored for 10 years service, her length of employment with Easter Seals. Last year's VIP for 1983-84, Dottie Elliot, and the 1983-84 poster child, Kenny Lewan- dowski, were also given awards. Bernie Schatz, volunteer of the yeaf for 1984-85, was awarded for his outstanding efforts with Easter Seal fundraising. Easter Seal's 1984-85 poster child, Chris Schauer, and 1984-85 VIP, Edward Lienhard, were introduced to staff members and friends of the society. Members of the Board of Directors, recently elected for 1984-85, were announced as follows: John Murphy, president; Patricia Overly vice president; Lydia Bruel secretary; and Robert C. Scott treasurer. Also serving on the board are Jean Majewski, Claudia Berres, Margaret Kistler, Bonnie Cornue, Kay Button, Dr. B.B. Neuchiller, and Cheryl Van- Zandt. Advisory board members include Jenny VanTresse . 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