Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
TALMAGE on AoRsoNiSM.
Ne Deprecates Its STEADY Growth and
proselyti>m. and Regrets the Fast
ern Press Is 30 Derelict on the sub
tject--His Future Plans
Salt Ink Trii,n,n.

Noneed Of 4 description III his ease
he is too Well known His htho-
graphic prints are most excellent, and
those who have failed seeing them have
probably seen him portrayed in Puck
as 4 saltdrlan or prize-tighter, Known
. 4 sensational preacher, he has re-
Celved many Il knock. and knows very
we'll how to take the roUshs of life as
we'll as the pleaSantries. He has Il ma
ture which always makes him on good
terms with himself. and is q most pro
nounced optimiSt His religion is sun
shine, he said i'll his lecture Wednesday
evening. and certain it is that for all he
has a warm fraternal grasp and Kind
word III truth he does not ap-
pear 10 he such Il man a. the papers
generally make him out 10 be. such Il
one rs prompted the remark of Il
friend who, upon hearing that A. III
teyiew had been had queried Did
YOU ask him whether he was going To
ran i circus or church next year"
Mr. Tamage. questioned the re-
porter, after both had been seated in
the Walker House parlors, YOU have
doubtless given some thought to this
question If MormoniSm. and what dn
you think of it,
"Oh, well, 'wa> the half laughing and
half serious reply. II take it there
can be but one opinion Of ii among the
Christian ministers, that is is an abom-
nation
Had you any idea thai the church
was rs strong rs You tind ito
Among eastern people there has
been an idea that with the death of
Brigham Young il would 50 10 pieces.
What i Your opinion now"
That the question can only be solved
with guns. There can be no doubt hut
the downfall Of MormoniSm will not
come until the national legislature pass
e the laws and then executes them.
The church has become too powerful
and is too well organized to fall
70 pieces now. Md understand
i is steadily growing and placing its
proscy teS in surrounding states and
territories.
DO you think that the ministers and
christian papers of the east have been
derclict in the matter of stirring Nor
manism up"
Possibly, and think probably.
While here ! have been questioning
many people and finding out all can
Of the affair, and having been collecting
Norman literature. etc,
For use when YOU return caste"
As TO that cannot say-possihly |
50.
You had good houses 1T Denver
s6Ny,,9 lln,,t I al i
and preached ON sunday, and enjoyed |
the visit very much. met many New
York friends who showed me every at |
tontion to make my visit pleasant. 2
II see by the dispatches that YOU
we're around through the dcns of that I
place."
"Oh, that is il mistake, lie answered.
laughing you know how newspapers
exaggcratc some things. was in irse
four placcs-the Wind7ul notrl, the
Opera House ne bank and the
church .
Did YOU go to Leadvillc!"
And what a. you think o. the
place p
II think Leadville has been maligncd
and traduccd All the gambling and
wickedncss are right on the street but
lneyer addressed y more intellectual
audience than at Lcadville, and 1t can't |
bc beaten. Lcadville has more telc-
phones than amy other city its size III |
America. To be sure there is II great
deal of wickcdness there, but it is open
and plain. You can look through |
many gambling places from the street
and see the men playing. And yet
every Sunday the churches are crowded.
They are small, of course, but then they
are always TANNED, / am told, and that
i good sign, you know"
Certainly, certainly" assentcd the
reporter, who upon recovering himself
asked if Mr. Talmagc expected to stay
long 1T san Francisco.
About two weeks. During that time
7 may go up to Portland, but | think
not | may stop ut Virginia City COM
ing back 1t dcpends on my time. |
must be at New York ON September
H."
How i the Tabernacle; out oil
3ebt?'
No, but we see our way clear, and
will have no trouble over that matter.
Yours il nm Independent Church. is
il not?o
No, it is Presbyterian, he answered,
evidently installing the question, but
We have people Of all denominations.
But are you connected with the
Presbytery"
'Oh, yes. You know We had some
trouble, but | beat them and they
treated me % nicely that ! can't com
plain
How are politics p
Not enhvened up yet Its too
warm. But III New York Garfield !,
nomination gives great satisfaction.
while Hancock has cemented the Tam
manyites and Tildenites
You will stop here returning
No, | shall 90 right through to the
east
Mr.. Talmage is accompanied y hi
wife. Il most ostimable woman.
The Pope's Protest.
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