, 1881-03-18
MORMONISM.
Letter from AIRS. Aun Eltzn Young on
the spread OF n1nrnhontnin lit tAo
United EtntcSs

To ii. Elt,or nt TIE Chicago Tribune.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.,, Mnreh lO.--For thu be1le-
fit Of those who think M0rMonIsnis matter
nbuut which the American pcople need not
concern themselves. or who believe that IL Is
confined to Utah. and Ia even there III process
Of sclf.cx,inction, write Of n late experience
Of nltuo and other facts which decidedly
negative their ideas.
iwent quite recently to Covington, Ind,
10 ft.!ltll lecture engagement found that
there were three Mormon missionaries there.
ncttyely engaged III preaching MorinonisM
md Tolygamy. So quietly and ct1l,lhgly |
had these men conducted their work tltar |
many Of the hest people III tie place had 1lo |
realization OF the mischief thnt had becn |
done, although the work Ind been going OH |
for nearly three years.
Advertising my lecture seems to havo !
aroused the first genera! attention to the sub
ject.. nsccrtained tlat there was nh organ
lied Church of posygamtc Mormons or M
: teen or twenty members, md that the NUM-
bcr was constantly increasing. Their meet
ings arc held In n Methodist church q short
distance from tho town. tTlG Trustees OF
that church arc either extremely Ignorant or
almost cr1mtnully indifferent. II Is GER
ta1nly not true "liberality" to permit those
Mormon Elders 10 scnltet "tirGhrantls, mr.
rows, autl DEATH" rs they are doing III t!la.
community
Tho Elders and several of their converts
attended my lectures, ard 1t was plainly tobe
seen tl,ut tic audience, although evidently
9ch p the IN SnbsSt n % ws5e sS Mar 6s
lnonisn, had obtHlnou In tho community TINT
they llcsltate1 to show positive npprGval VI
words which directly attacked and col.-
Thry actcI Ms though they lad cono to re-
gurI the system ns having some respectable
ity orto Isel thSt ln policy demanded silence
must not seem 10 say that Mormonlsm Is
predominant In tho place The, best people,
are now thoroughly ykawakened to tho evt!
Which ias 80 long been developing Itself
greaEkindness, but sy,npathlzc'l with my
work, asking ,I,e to glvo II SECOND lecture:
Mch did. But # %as t1s,u alarming ,.,;ntt 70 ina
soa,c q little thing. but llopY thas the greHt
Tevs%!s. inc Mormon IsasTs "7ny ,!ssirs Ire t.
quietly and cunntngly until few converts convert;
nro tnaer.. Thus ttley obtain f09th1!tt.
Social n1ul business relations" policy y
fss sfore ny ts ypeope fs Gesos S Se wi
becomes established Sometimes tliaTmis..
sIonarss aro slyra Sy !ssaEsn Ha nas S
psssot papsrs ot coyinsoa not e,'y ind saii ol'-
img agailist it, but was nfarlnud TINT .heIr
columns had buen Open for tito soof tho
Mormon Elders.
OF M0r,Monis,n I'll tho United Stntrs 1t would
not seem so serious, but 1t Is only one among
many. ,u,,.
to Utai1 OF /, short visit f0r tlls bsnent Of her
Health. Shp was IN Salt Lake City ogly two
weeks, but having BY sonle mems been takel'
to Mormon house to boaI'. sl,e became coil'
her horrur.strlcken parents 4 changed a'ltl
Iell,tle.l slrl. She was educated and refined
nnd had u riensant. happy home. but sl'e ',! WIZ
a rs@rn /" uah y hsyy pasEa ns M to t
with l.cr and tell her what wretcl.etll,ess sl.t
was preparing for herself. which did, bu
VIII Ane{Sop eapfai'HisS nis It s Gats seit Ill., some tire,
yenrs ago, were were "co,lvurted," end vera Il
start to Utah very soUli, Whan, ] went thcr'
To lecture thelr s0h ctl,l,o a1ld tnakeu with ny
int nothing could say would change hi
There Is another instanee similar to thu
Mt CoyinKt0n, III n plRce III Northern N1cl'l
really ypracticIng polyEamy,-.o lnnn llay!nJ
SIX wives and nilother ono two. cAllno
yol,cli for the trllt., OF this statement. hut
llave heard It tnntie several Times. Chhvctt
shadow Ut Oberiln College, Ohio, nlll I'll
emigration and spread ot M9rlnnns " n
Territories md son'e ol tho western osnte
neailst ii, aud many of then! cry. "persec,
tim" II tl,e government mnkcs the hlightes
attelnpt to tiea! with Mormonisl" md Its Inv
Thc poople are needless md Ignorant abo,
1t, and tacf, perhnn th!nks MD Otter! say
.'Wel!. 1t Will never hurt ing o. ,nl'tG;" III
danger to every household, rs tho f0regoln
iioW do lie American people t.are to pc
How can tlny Ignore ur trio Will! 1t hi
SLOW low fast storao.iisn is increasing j
l.ons In the surrounding Territories a.
States. Over 3,OD csnnu from Euro.W la
{ear a !he Southern st"ss ',c contrio,t, a'rn,
hnfEa whie lts ~ Wele W. sostrv sst 'o coof"'
ii tic AinerIcuu people gould only rcali
ali tint MornonislI, asid rolyaamy mean
humanity! It renders l!!nl' . c0arse. tyra,ala .
nj. md l,eartlcSa, RNtl tleals drhtlt H. h!l sen
l1lents Ut tr,lu i,n,i'lonl. 1t elis!aves a
r,lt,ls wo,I.n,., alld cruelles every t;od;;gly
feeling uf hnr ilntnre. She Is taught that
tio. aud to frel tic NATURAL jealol,sy Il
comes from seuinE tier husband marry 2
other wo!ull, Il wicked, ,aiM hutlilKs from j.
'na's n and rp5%x,iiEE aSaiEEat s Ill 7s as 's .s sF'a
and submlt to wa1tnvrr hur husband u1!d I
Mormon Church Actatr,-,eyen tIorE!,
heart n.Nl lifn ntn M cr,!Hhrd a,! nroken a. !
upon theii,. ailsl their hIrtIirlKlt Ia ElHtretl a
wicke.inessl Tl!ey nre brought fartll IL! 8
row n1la lit tears. nld nre eratIlc!l !:t m!st
ard lniuNtty! They grhw III hatlnE III
fntlers ind tic plural wives. a1.d, cliltrs
aud ut lust cono' to fr.el that. II THAR parcl
lve IN that IN nlIGulBn.l ilanl,er. they, tn0, IN
y rI9l.t ta follow thotr own wi !ncstMltit'
'rhus PolyEalny liz aeeeleratng the very q
.lti0n that tho Mormon leA.lerA have Alwf
declared 1t prevented. =" knclnl imnnrity.,.
il ws!Ekhown tact to tAusa Interested
tho subject that thn later results uf that 4
tent IN thls direction nra mast horrible,
make futile all tlleit former lOAsts, and Il
frun. tho hands or tho lcadurs one Ut IL
most effective weapons.
Hn!aninly avtr tint MOr,nOnlsl and Pol
aniy. bring no Eoud tn man, woman,
child. but. u1l thu contrary, darkness,
SPAR, a1d destruction,
appeal to our new President and hts
met 10 our Senators nlii ConHressnen
our ministers Of thu Gospe! VI every denu
Natloll, to our newspapers, which nrS