The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-09
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m ORMONESM AND JESUIT.
ISM.
Both 60 be Assaulted by Edu-
cation.

cation.
Interesting Interviews with
Judge PypSr and J. "A. Hart.
Chicago, THE Western Education
Commission met here to-day, Rev. T. A
Noble, of Union Park Congregations
Church, this city, presiding. Its cbjec
Is the promotion Of Christian civilization
In Utah and adjacent states and terri
tories, by the education of the chiidreE
and youth under Christian teachers, and
by the use of such kindred. agencies al
may seem desirable. Jesuitism and
Mormonism are the two objective point!
at which the commission aims It meets
great encouragement and gratifying sue
cess.
The following officers were elected by
the new West Education Commission
President, Rev. F. A. Noble, OF Union
Park Congregational Church, Chicago;
vice-president, Rev. Simon Gilbert;
treasurer, Rev. harles r. Bliss; record-
| ing secretary, Rev. u. s. Savage; with
twenty-one directors, clerical and lay.
At toe second days session, the ma
tional annivers airy of the American
Home Missionary society, this morning,
after brief prayer meeting, the Rev. n.
a. Hyde, of Indianapolis, sketched the
remarkable revival now in progress in
that city. Short addresses were made
by a. +. Sheriff., Of Omaha, and Dr.
Sturtevant, of jacksonville.
President Seely then took the chair,
and the Rev. A. 81. Clhpp read paper
by Rev. D. K. Case, the senior secretary
Of the society, giving a summary Of the
society's work since its establishment in
1876, especially in the western states.
Rev. II. Nj. Storrs read paper on
church growth, aad predicted grand
battle, in which the church would
triumph against the influx of heathenism
and crime 10 our shores from the east
and west.
D. G. Haskell, member of Congress
from Kansas, spoke Oh the Mormon
problem. He characterized Mormonism
as q resurrected system Of social relations;
that it is at best but bestisl relic of
barparism. The early leaders Of the
Mo:mons were prominently branded as
criminals. He reviewed their frequent
removals and their growth, and ex-
plained their relations to the United
States since they removed to Utah. He
trsversed Delegate Csnnon's defense of
the Mormons, and pointed out that the
doctrine Of the church was aconglomera-
ton of piety, immortality and vengeance;
its influences were degrading, among
children especially. The mortality in
Salt Lake was very great. considering
the salubrious climate. The only secret
of the church's success was its Orgsnizs-
ton and the indissoluble union between
church and state. The remedy lies with
Congress, which Can stem the swelling
tide, but the people, free pulpits, free
platform and free press, can do much of
the work. 1t is hoped disfranchisemeutl
may not be necessary.
Rev. F. A. Noble moved that the
matter in reference to II ormoGism be re-
ferred to committee. with instructions to
draft q memorial to be presented to Con-
gress Carried. The committee is j.
FL. Seeley, A. B. Webb, j. n. Sturte-
want, James White and Charles q.
Hammond.
New York, S.-The firm attitude which
Garfield has assumed regarding the sup
preston of polygamous practices In Utah,
has created widespread interest as to the
measures 10 be adopted to that end, and
how the Mormon people will set if an
aggressive policy is determined upon. In
view of this q Herald reporter had joint
interview with Bishop Alexander G. |
Pyper and: Elder James Fl. Hart, of the
Mormon church, in the Grand Central
Hotel last evening. Hart is q member of
the territorial! legislature of Idaho Both |
gentlemen were in exceedingly good
spirits, and talked about polygsmy en- |
A copy of the revised |
edition Of the New Testament and the
Old Bible were the only books vitible. |
Piper is police magistrate in Salt Lake
City.
Hart said our people" have confidence
that Garfield intends to cenfne himselfto
the law in dealing with US, and we ara
also satisfied that under the law we can
vindicate our cause. The Mormon |
church upholds polygamy as strongly as
ever. II is still tenet of our church,
which We preach and advocate every
where. We hold to it as q religious
and whatever influence the
laws. or existing circumstances may have
for its practical suppression our belief
will remain unchanged. The law pro-
bibits murder, yet it cannot prevent 1t.
So the law may prescribe polygamy and
still be powerless to sweep it away. In
Utah the church will not come to the
front sud acknowledge it q crime. Each
Individual must be personally responsi-
bic for his own acts in future. The Su-
preme Court of the United States has de-
cided that the law prohibiting polygamy
is constitutional. We accept that decls-
ion, Is the law of the land.
Then why does your church advocate
the commission Of y crime as
religious doctrine? We do. not
think it is wrong, but have to submit to
:uperi sr force and numbers Polygamy
is not practice1 to as great an extent as
most people suppose. presume that
not more than per cent OF the Mormon
males have more than one wife each.
Among the young people the practice Of
is not so popular as it once
was. The trouble is that the young man
hesitates some time before he
assumes the responsibilities of marrying
more than one wife. It is 81 sdventur-
BUS undertaking to provide for d Nor
mons families, and one which has dis
outraged our young men considerable.
You would be surprised to know that in
Utah there are 10 per cent. less women
han men.
eyes," interrupted Bishop Pyper;