The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-01-21
GENTLE QUESTIONS AND
MORMON ANSWERS.


reports pf,juaieisI % the Mcrmons. Il vas
nsias.I ~ me % so@e with ny mind pr.indIesd
iselidst ihsm.
After srssidenes q eve Or six mcnihs, I
must say, hist u am v Judge BY the raIs, 'rhsi
what 4 IRE d part. 10 sso ttae u the whole. \
thsve sen nothIns 70 change ny visws On
aorm0nlsm.
n order % Inform mysslfoa he suhjset, and
Cor The taicrmsiIon oEths Gentle eommuaIty ii
large, ] purpose 70 asa you . few questions
which IhOps yoa win Be Kind enough 70 publish,
and hnewer.
lsts Dothe Mormcns. % community, ftcog.
uizt and iellowshIp those rowdI-s and dsspsss-
dos. -who commit III manner d deprsdstions
on society, such - shooting men down wlthou'
cause Or prosecation-- and stealing and running
On siock2 il
2pd. Do the Mormons, @ community, recoe.
lizr men - Mofmons and worthy % Fellowship.
who aet drunk, gamble, nse bols etous. Irofane
and obscene language on The streets. dis'u brig
tho pe.cs and Ollie. Of socistyf Are there no
many Who profess Mornonisin merely from
msreenary moilvesi I.
81. II The MoFmons, q : com- unity, DO roi
recognize and feIlowship these rowdles and dee.
pefadoes, why are they suffered 10 remain in ihf
cha.ch--a stigma and disgrace to iii
4.h II these men are mot Mormon., Why ore
they suffered to commit Their depreda,lo,s andsr
.he cloak Of MormonIsms IT
5th. Iftiiles srs permitted 10 20 on 10 they
have been Cor the past year, what win BE- the
resuIti
Neither life nor properly = safe, there IL !
screw loose some whore, somethiag rotten 1,
Denmark. 5sslt
1 I have mot been prompted By any idle curiosity
70 make these inquiries, but from desire 10
gain correct information. hope that You viii
give these queries notice in Vonr next issue, II
yoa think them worthy. By sodoing You viii
much obilge II: Il: f.z..s "A.
Utah ec., Jan, 18th. 1900. .'GrsrLr. !.
With the exception Of tho Eve fg-
ures preceding the questions, the for.
going is d bona fde communication
from . bona fde ..Gentile'' the
author chooses to accept the general
ccgnoIneu In ntra-disllnctlon 70 thar
generally given TO the majority Of the
citizens of this Territory. His adj
dress accompanied the communication,
for our own satisfaction; but as il was
only added for that purpose, We with
hold il from the public. We choose 10
be particular in making this statement,
as we have noticed elsewhere letters
and editorials that smacked, to us, Of
the same manufacture, though they
might not be dated from the same place.
We regret thar the questions were not
more pointed and classified IN man
ner which would have permitted us 10
answer directly and briefly; but as they
IRE not so,we shall endeayour to assume
the writer's meaning and answer that
directly. .z.=. .s:&zz
Question FIRST assumes that e'rowiies
and desperadoes" have committed sail
manner Of depredations on society,
such as shooting men down without
cause or proyocation-- land stealing and
running of stock, /" and the answer is
toe Do the Mormons, as q
community, recognize and fellowship
these rowdies and desperadoes.n In
assuming to speak for the Mormons,
We answer emphatically that they do
not, 'sas . community, /" ''recognize and
fellowship" any ''roWdies and despera-
does, 2 and when "rowdies and desper-
ADDE'S" are guilty Of shooting down
men without cause or provocation,
stealing and running Of stool, ? they
ought to be punished to the extent Of
the law thereon.
To question second we answer that
'.The Mormons, 8 : community, I" do
not Recognise men as Mormons wor-
by Of fellowship" who get drunk, gam
bic, use hoisterOus, profane and OBJ
scene language on the streets, disturb
ing the peace and quiet of society. .
Such men may be called Mormons; |
md Mormonism may be- their profess |
lion, but their acts are Inconsistent
With that profession; they disgrace it,
ind none know these facts better than
he very men who are thus charged
IS culPable. To the last part of the
'econd question, viz: "Ars there not
many who profess MormOnism for
usrOensry mOtiysse" We answer W dol