, 1877-08-25
AlOIsMONISAl.
Third Letter from the Rev. Bal
lard S. Dunn.
orson Pratt, the Isaiah Of the Latter.
Day Saints"
His logical Arguments from Out
rage0usly-U Untoundcd
Premises.
The neutrality-suspicious. Cher
acter OF Mormon
Credulity.

acter OF Mormon
CredulIty.
70 ths Editor ot Ths Trth1fns. ...
RAtr LAKR C1rr, Utah, Aug. tA-Drson Pratt
II tho Ieaiatl Of Mormonts1,, II to Institute tho
.on,partson be not too frrevcrcut ant. too de-
roratory to the character Of the Evahgcltcal
proptct. Through his instrumcntality, asd
that Of hts brother, putlcy Z. Pratt, Oh whom
expect 10 p,ako further mention, Joseph Smiths
Sraud bas been, In a measure, divcstcd OF It's
silly and contradictory enafnctefs anu msae 10
sonear, In The eyes Of many people, even Of
some culture, AZ tho dtTtneiy.torctuld re-
r1ysi Of Bods glorious work amonx the chill
drrn OF men.
Since he has occupied this prominent position
IN The theological development and defense Of
The greatest social, religious, and political de-
lustoa OF modern times, some account Ut
TIE MAN AND MS METHODS -..-
will be interesting, anti possibly o1 Aorvlcc 70
such statesmen II u,ay wish TO nnalyze It. pre-
paratory to easstne out ol tic American artten
thu hurtlul and immoral Ingredients OF Nor
moaisnt.
II was he that s1eu-mctarhoncally
emotiopay. .rcrbosc aud poeticalfy.hortattv
Methodist Gola1l, Newman, who eame to Utah
u In search of WOOL but Wtnt back shorn.H
rf,% vtrtrrf~r hate FfnlfpfNt
Ih's, anu osi's' n.'.ai =" ~ Nta.
him tnvinclote' uet oniy IN 'ue s1es M ~ VIC S'o''
mon people, but IN hls own catlma.'on.
lie salutes you OF tho street, and replies TO
~ qus... .a., ~ ..a,., rat,,-a r.c.,cr,,a* ax
every s'uac"t - ...,a nun u"s 49, SaI,..s, ~, ,s
the Infection o. osputat!o'; "heh ue"'e'eo ~
tho tone OF defiance. liz irony anu sarcasm
a,',..,s v .,aa =. rx,,c,,lca thr nro,hrtx of paa
G"F!" "nea ~ ",..,a - .hst. al .wh,, ~.
and pado tnen eah a.oaa ~ .a.u .... u.' ""u ps
chance might be asieep OF on oun'lag'e3peai-
aIns n,,o ,oto,v h,d xomo private experience with
~. A., ,.ot, 80, n tha kr,v,c,,r, ~
bin, 10 tna' am wei. " :" s"s nmo"'sa. ~
hia Pccni!af etS'e o. csnslo'' anu nlEu''on'a'oh'
WIshing m authoritative statement and ex-
plnnatton Of certain Mormon ductrtucs, men
s,onc, tlc foct to ono of The IS First prcsi-
.'onsu a !, ~ ~ .as ,ss..,s nv -
oeosS' "nu munoTsra nets,,se na,oa mn m pa.rn
who, be said, could Riycane tho Information that
T ac,,rc,l
49, .p,,, n, !. rrt.tor,.n,a oy1.o :, r
ea ~ y.ncrah,o .nan or cIno.ition. To
whom have often l!stencd In the Tabcfnaclc,
and nuletlr proposed my first question. Judge
oi mr. surprise, when, Instead Of giving nc tho
Information requested, he asked me IN very
don't you propose az a. amendment to o the Con.
sttutlon forbluolnE Gil ltn1nIau 1cAonuat1onn n,
III feos "oae q d svaias sss sa.Sss io ateet
question TINT involves me eonastsnsy o. tns'r
doctrine oil marriage lnr ctelulty. So to1c!o'J
reminded nc of TIT No UntIsase r;s,. eas too. took
AMUSING charastnr. that stnlen w aaaioty; ana.
sl could not ycry wsi e1pia'n tae eaasy o. ny
mcrrincnt, THIS irrevefeneo secmco fathcF 10
anger tee mn ot sssssf|s ss,. !. r.rf.r+ -, u,
iustratton Of tho Mosmna mode q a., eva,lig u
ies: t. 30 informed about, Ut WIZ not q.
ns II Tle btaye o,,I n,a,n GatholIc @ tfs! ptls.t
o. .eyeTa1 osss.,eas w,sa s nu.!sr Il waA In com.
"FA1HE1a MULLEN"
had enghGcd green trtsl1mnu INT snort tlmo
firm the E4neEald lsic, 70 eerse 70 tno eapasity
ol hnltEny. Father Mulch AaA oceh 1rcatlS
aanosed, and lls pateace soFsly *, ess, taset, ~ q
kind, who had taken II into his noddlc That ho
could antl would conTcst tho od priest to
rrotestailtssm. A1tGr enuuF'ne t',u ntans Vialts
aud talk. ns long an ho could. he care orders to
Uaraey, tlie lssll-boY, ono M3sh'hR "uch enter
tnE his study, III tho Kcg so'ann-so call. to-
day, tell him I'm OUT
"Iken It's out Jour Aivercnce Is going to-day,
Is ~ answered. Earcy.
NO, not OIL exactly Out 10 noE Waht 10
SEQ him."
.'Yhen would 70 hare mo tell him ltci''
"0 M" said tho lather,-"yuu would moi
uc; but you gan give hin. u, oyasivc aiiswcr."
Eyas!ve answer" sat!shca barucy's lave o!
truth, and hooll evolved from him brilliant
idea, NJ We shali See.
After eVc!ldthg tho day quietly IN bis library,
Father Mullen ealuc down to Ills o'clock din.
nGr; aud. hnalnK barney in tue ball, ho asked
him whether tto frosestant gentleman had
called
" yes" waa tho reply; "hc cano at II
0'cluc&, and saoE tho bell. and :! opancd the
door, and ho asked slne, Is Father Muller
xithtnl'
I" And What did you tell him" quer!ed tht
father.
40" said Barney ~ gave him an eyaaivf
answer" -
~. "but Put what a., aid you tell him" pFeased ta'
"Woll," said Barney, ~ lust looked htr
square in the face aud eaid,
WAS fquN HoTnsR l MoHKsrF
and he Just went awny dlaeustcd."
When II ts remembered that nl! this harpcnot
long before Darwtatsm had been heard OF IN th'
good city of' New Orleans, the ludlcfoutnvss o
tho proceeding il all tho ntosc epFaEcnt. Thl
h Tho genuine Mormon Mcthod. II yuu ASK !
question they eannot Or do not Wish to auawcE
IL. u.f.z lie