New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-20
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
:, THE EVILS OF MORMONISM.
PEOPLE AT THE MERCY OF THE CHURCH
THE SCHOOL FUND susAPPLIED-How LANDBoLD
RRs ARE SOMETIMES RUINED - REvoLrSe
CRIMES AGAINST NATURE AND DECENCY Of
COMMON OCCURRENCE.

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WASHINGTON, March l9.-Congressman Edwfi
Willis, of Michigan who has paid much attention.
to the Mormon problem, has received from the Rev
d. J. Mcmillan. Superintendent of the Presbyterian
Missions in Utah. Idaho and Montana, an interest
ing letter respecting affairs in Utah. The greater
part of this letera copy of which has been furnished
to O TRIBUNE correspondent, IL given below;
In reply TO your inquiries respecting affairs I'm Utoh,
sha state only what know 10 be facts and Of which
furnish abundant proof While the school laws Of
Utah expressly forbid the OF public school funds fot
the support OF sectaran denomnational schools OF
any Kind II is wellknown fact that the Book OF Nor
and the Mormon Catechism used az text books
and children required to use them as such under
penalty OF expulsion from school know Of where
children expelled accordingly for other offence
bnn refusal 70 study and recite lessons from thoss
books. II san equally wellknown fact that teachers
can obtain employment IN those schools excepo
they members OF tho Mormon Church
paying tithe regularly. know OF several non-Mormon
teachers of experience and acknowledged qualifications
superior To any Mormon teachers who applied for
plOymentn the public schools nnd rejected
sole ground that they were not Aormons In
non-Mormon teacher of private school-the only
school IN the where she teaching for
time portion of tho public school fund. bu, the fund
afterward withheld because she would not join tho
Church. though at tho time she hold first Grade cerf.
OF qualifications from the County Board OF Exam.
aud teaching TO the entire satisfaction OF all
and in tho only schoolhou.e in the town The public
So per annum per capita OF the actual
salary j. collected tuition from patrons Certificates
OF qualifications required by law to be held BY ell
but is noolcs tact that in at least two counties in
Utah the only teachers holding such certacstes were
receiving only such tuition as they could collect,
while Mormon teacher. who held no saen Serncates ~,
of Mormon and the Catechism, received all the public
schools, Mormon and GENTLE. Bishops in the several
towns IN those counties announced publicly from aeir
mon teachers would get double benefit Of the public
fund e. So per cholar while those who attended Tho
Bishops compel parents under severe penalties TO pat.
r9n1G the inferior Teachers @ I Even they wSpld
OF the nOnMOrmOn teacher. Much more might be said
The rest may be inferred the fact thai John Taylor.
the Prophet Seer and Revelator or the Church the
The Mormon Church asserts its right TO control all
temporal affairs All causes civil criminal and ecclesfas
with right of appeal to the High Council of the Church.
rcSer ces are SIMPLY Brought for trial. the
stated and the Presiding Priest pronounces judgments
tempted to enter piece OF land without asking the Bsh
OPS permission This enraged the Bishop who at once ap-
upon the ma and mo- dispute o
apPnst the lawful claimant cut him OF from the
and s6s n Sser to the and sa1sSa
for want Of means livelihood In this particular case
nan n wTSSa aad aSa the to
the Bishop on the Sabbath morning snecefdng pub
an enemy this by Ignoring the priesthood apd
% R % DO sy @ S o e n
turned him over 10 the b9,eings OF Satan and pro.
sSSii witler away and his land sha not Yield her q.
crease and he os ssa ,ta5ve d;o to death % u
swsv Sss he the TSP'n' Sin Of 0ao his rs6on psys
up lis tithins and and beg, pardon and Of
Got,. m shn I'm Dfp m
mill he repsnts" Then the wstcrnaster Of the comu-
ntyl who fs appointed by The Mayor who is generally
rrigate his land And nothing be raised from the
sn s% tsPVsipn c was fmy .xpcrsmced For "a,
of hs suffering and starving family; the gave
and bowed his neck the yoke in silence ANY number
Of such cases be Sa M on ann e e
every crop "a IN his hand.
Another fraud perperacd upon the people OF Utshis
the manner in which they have been compelled to hold
their lands Brigham I3nng declared TINT ne hsd re-
aud power earth had any right 10 grant title.
When the towns were located, however the sales
stature so enargfng tic boundaries Of the
so-called cities that they covered all tho valleys and
e sif eG bounds I'll the lands be c1
yated These lands were divided into s1ai parcels
deeds" were given to ,o each parGha.er Az
we're destroyed by command OF the Mormon authores,
as was led TO he an insult for the Bgoylonst Gov
ernmcn to inude upon their sacred soil. The power,
therefore exercised the people absolute For
withholding from the Church other ofences OF
voked and tho poor fellow would have redress but
penitence For lesser offences water could be withheld
brigham Young declared "that oil Governments on
earth shall 90 down before their Kingdom Of God, and
no Latter Day saint must ever recosnlLe any other other
miserable scoundrcls called judges that tho
iSnt b%1y 'oiasT hare "t he nm enemy OF this
TS peop and Sf win be treated as saoh The pcnc, for
paronizing Gentle school, trudng at other than the
Church store or in any way aiding or showing eo1nIe
OF blood atoncmen Social ostracsm means mnch moro
be- regarded as frlon and TO ne left without
possible means of earning a livelihood
have long since oSi ali faith in Mormonism but II let
the Bishop know ~ lose my ana ana reduce my family
comPfd "a 70 81 vote ySs ,,n i lie at s. sys5y
would cny step In and separaie me and my wives
would he happy. And there s many another man in
my 4" 4 young Mormon few month. ago sold me
Bishop to answer for the crime OF befriemdng noS-
Mormon; He was publicly denounced a. an cnemy 20
of Satan" Will the usual curses attending Another
whose views UNDERGOING material chances was for
family ard compelled 70 seek employment forty miles
away, whereas before hls trading Win uchie he was
On the other hand crimes OF theft and murder and
RACES foo numerous 10 specify here have couitted
by MornoEs in good aud regular standing without
their being subj ced even TO arrest, much less trial
Two wears ago n Gentle shot down By two Mormon
po,iccneu wi hOut Just provOciOn ia broad
day Sht. and they required even to suspead
manifest in the fac that there is marriage law.
Marriages are performed by bishops, justices OF the
peace Judges OF probate aud other and ministers
Of the Gospel, but there Is no record or eeTtib-
many cases IL would he impossible 70
prove marriage, even where bgamy or poly gamy i0es
moi exist In some cases marriage Is merely by mutual
consent the contracting parties As there Ia no law
against lasciyOus cOhabatiOn and no legal difference
be wecn that and the marriage relation, the tee
that bind husband aud wo neither safe sacred.
There il neither law hcllthfu sentiment against IN
ccstuous alliances, 40 that revolving orncs against