The sun., 1879-06-22
MoRMoNIsM AND MoRMoNs.
What n Presbyterinn Preacher In Utah Has
to sny About the One and the Other.

what Freahyterinn Irencher In van hns
to sny About the One aud the Other.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: l no.
tlso n letter concerning myself written from
Ogden. Utah. by "R. b. c." wish TO correct
some Of the statements made by " II. b. c."
In the printed report OF NV lecture there are
some things did not say: That was " one OF
tho earliest preachers in the Territory" that
I" blood atonement was now preached" and
that there was "a vnst deal Of immortality
among tho Mormon people" These things
did not say. l simply stated the
doctrine as formerly preached and practised
by the Mormon Church. l said there was
vast deal OF divorcing among the Mormons,
which considered the great characteristic I'm
morality, for under the Mormon system man
or woman could get divorced for $40. and thus
marriage was made farce.
III. Il. G." evidently thinks that Mormonsm Ia
confined To- Ogden. Utah. In my address nave
said nothing about tne morale OF Ogden; J
in ogden. II ''R. B. G." does he keeps different
company frcm what. did in Ogden. ] came
East to lecture on Mormonism. moi to discuss
the temperance question. | can INFORM
r. j. g." that the largest whskey dietillrry in
the Territory once passed from Genus I9n1e
ley tnn." nude by inspiration. was sold in the
Mormon co0ps." and was more spirltuous in
its influence than when made without tho AID
III. b. {" says polyeamy ls vlsibly on the de-
crease. A few more convictions for poIygamy
like tho sentencing Of Reynolds and Miles to
five years In the penitentary, would make II
decrease more visby yet. II. B. O." Il iulse
to facts when he says that Ogden has not 100
poygamists, men and women included" In
my small Mormon acquaintance OF lew
streets can count l4O polygamistA. IL the
remainder Of the town contains pOlygamists IN
the same proportion, the number IA not SINAI
by any mems. The doctrine is boldly preached
and boldly practlsed. On April q, 1879. at tho
annual Mormon Conference, George .. Cannon.
! Utah's delegate In Congress. notorious poyg-
amist, made the most vulgar defence OF polyga-
months ago the son Of n poygamous bishop In
Ogden married into polygamy Ia defiance OF tho
| law; and more pOlygamous marriages occurred
| last year than for years before.
As to the "endowment oaths and penalties
Sny ybs syp %n@S VII h i9SSd I'M
teries and Crimes Of Mormonlsm." by Beadle
! IN the publications OF Nj, and Mrs. slenhouSc.
Salt Lake Tribune Of January. 1879. confirmed
| to me Oy upostHtcs.
tates wis n lit out Of the world by bowie knives
| and pistols, as the above authorities viii show.
What X. B c." says OF Mormons becoming
| spiritualsts and atheists Is true. and what |
| have said everywhere. Spiritualism Is the lite
! OF Mormon revelations and II Is one of the
natural causes why MOrmons become spiritual.
| ISIS. Some apOstntes do Join the evangelical
churches. Ill. b. q" to the contrary, notwith,
! standings rs 10 proven 10y the mombership oil
evangelical churches in Ogden and Salt Lake
| City. Tho Presbyterian churches 81 NJ Pleas
| ant ana Muutl are COM pOsru cllleHl OF MpIulon
apostates. II "R Is. C." will call on me in
| Ogden will give him the names of an apostat,
| now member OF the Presbyterian church ol
| Ogden.
/ hGvo never said that tho Mormon people
were " barbarous. lawleas." Re. l have said
that Mormouism was harbarrm In It's poyg
amy and blood atonement" that 1t has dened
the law for thirty years; that the assassi sination,
Of Yates. Pike. Brown. Robinson. tue murder o
tho Aiken party and the Mountain Meadow
massacre proved II to be murder9us system
and that the treatment of the Rev. ). l.. Giles
pie in Brigham City. August. 1878 displayed II
present vindictivoness and hostility
No one is seeking 10 rob nor 70 trample upQr
the Mormons. nor 70 imprison them for noth
iug. Probably X. B. CO thinks Reynolds ant
Mcs-blatant. defiant polygamists-wcre i'm
prisoned for nothing. and that all polygami isti
convicted Of the crimo OF polygamy would b
imprisoned for nothing"
In my addresses / attack the Mormon system
and the Mormon priesthood. not the Mormon
people. l accredited the people with honesty
Industry blind and ignorant iaith In Nor
monism and with heroic sef-sacritices for thei
belief The crimes and immoralities ot ths sys
TEN l never closs over. because | happen I
dwell in Ogden. whose morality is rot due
Mormonism. out u close contact with clvlllza
/ tion- GYO. W. GALLAGHER.