The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-25
MORMON IMMORTALITY.
Deplorable Condition of Women In Western
Mining Towns-A FrfghtfuI Picture.

Deplorable Condition of Women In Western
Mining Towns-A FrishtfuT Picture.
Lecture by Mrs. A. F. Newman.
Leadville was cited as a bold illustration
where girls are allured from Eastern cities
nnder the promise of SIS and $25 week, and
then becoEie bar-maids at theaters and dance
houses, who go about at intervals taking or
GERS for wines which are distributed between
acts. They soon become familiar with vice,
and their destruction is swift and sure. The
tlance-houses are in the most exposed places
with half-nude females, and no decent woman
dares to venture within the precincts except
with a policeman. Prostitution is an open
life very little conceal ment being attempted.
Everybody drinks except the few Christian
people who are endeavoring to plant gospel
OF purity.
The Sabbath is a holocaust of all that is
sinful and degrading. It was during a tour
through these quarters that DR.. TaImage
gathered his tremendous convictions, which
were the basis OF his sermons on this sub
ject.
Mrs. Newman said that houses of prostitu-
ton are decked III scarlet and women wear
scarlet satin drapery, reminding one forcibIy
of the Bible description of the woman in
scarlet" She could scarcely bear to look
upon that color since her investigation in
the town of Leadvile,
The picture OF Mormonsm in its relation
to the classes of women was both startling
and painful. The stronghold of their sys-
TEN resides in three dominant features
their missionary organizations financial and
ecclesiastical systems. Every man.
woman and child is required to give
one-tenth of everything they pos
sess in money and goods, and this
brings in the immense revenue of 81. o97, 600
per annum. Several hundred missionaries
are employed continually, and it is expected
to make 1000 converts year. In proselyt-
ing the subject of polygamy is never men
toned, but there is presented a pure organi-
cation OF the Latter. Day Saints" They in
trench themselves behind the Christians
Bible, claiming that Jesus Christ was the
founder of heir system.
Among the civil features is the enfran-
chisement of women, which is used to justify
their position and give the balance of power,
and every woman'S vote serves to tighten the
chains of their degradation and bitter bond
age Wome are graded according to their
capacity to = work, and children are
loveless, reformed and blank.
Every house is a house of prostitu-
ton. A man may take for his wives his
mother grandmother and sister ard the
presentation of their teachings and its effects
on their lives is such as can scarcely be made
in words. The basis of their religion is
polygamy, and woman's highest office to re-
produce the species. There is no love- care
or tenderness
Mrs. Newman then spoke of the good i'm
pressions being made by the Home Mis-
sionary Society in Utah. Hundreds of
Mormon children attend the Christian
schools. which are the hope of the country.
and hundreds more would apostatize did
they dare, and a shelter were provided, but
the speaker added, with much emphasis,
Ladies. your societies are too parsimenious
in paying salaries to preachers and teachers
who exhaust all their sympathies and ener-
eies and then have to leave lest they starve,
Money is what is needed and needed at
Onee.'