The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-03-27

pected to preach, If necessarv.
to whom no revelation comes CAV usOns
preach. We baptize the negro hos
he asks it, but that does not mnea
him to membership with the so;ns1'ie
This doctrine will make Mormnas
popular with some Of our c;t;.onsa
the Ariel stripe. The names ~ q
elders in this state are Crapan sne
ham, Humphrey, and Wiily. ~
are all sent out from Salt Lake. Nos,b
Carolina and Tennessee each has sSa sa
twenty-five missionaries. Humnbrors
grandparents lived near Cross AnoSs.
IN this county, and he has reIagra
here. Two of the elders in this 49,
are married and two are sinpIe NJ
wives OF the married men are in Irtal
They baptize by immersion and bel;as.
that baptism is essential. They alse
rebaptize those who come to thaN
from the Baptist church. They seem
to make sort of ''straddlen on 1,alv;a
ism, preaching that doctrine in 4 MAJ
that would have pleased Jonathan NJ
wards, but at the same time thew
preach free agency. AS to their bel;syt
in the book of Mormon and the infsIi
bility of the teachings of their eIdsrs
they are as devout as the best secte
rians in the land. They do not praach
that men should have a plurality -
wives in a state that forbids il. n al
cases they advise their followers -
obey the laws of the country. / asked
Mr., Russell what he would dol he and
his wife were to move to UtahP WouId
he take other wives? He said: eThat
would not be as l please. rhe church
would have to be satisfied as to INV
character before permission would he
granted, and it may be that a reveal.
ton is necessary. They allow oDIy
such persons TO marry as are able to
support families"
On the temperance question they are
as dry as St. John or Mrs. Chapip,
They preach against the use OF ardent
spirits, and practice what they preach.
There were no dram-shops, gaming
houses or brothels in Utah until the
''gentiles' introduced these civilizing
and elevating institutions.
1t seems to be the intention of these
people to continue this missionary
work until the elder tramps over every
county of the state. They are gener-
ally quiet and we'll behaved people.
and are well read in their own litera-
ture. Books, tracts, pamphlets, and
papers are distributed. The Desert
NeOS is their organ. 1t is rather diff.
cult to ascertain what is the object Of
the Mormon church in sending out
missionaries to the south. The gener-
al opinion is that they wish immi-
grants to 60 to Utah in order to keep
up a Mormon majority there, and at
the same time colonize Idaho, Colora-
do, and Wyoming. They do not ex-
pect membership or church organiza-
ton here.
Our government officers are, per.
haps,d doing wrong when they attackthe
Mormon church as a church. They
should attack polygamy and prevent
that in states and territories. Take
that practice away from the Mormon
church and it, the church, would cease
to be a national evil. Their revelations
and Mormon bible and titles would not
be a national calamity.
Our people here have the question
to meet at home. Shall the elders be
driven from the country or permitted
to remain and preach their doctrinesg
On this you will find our people divid.
ed in opinion.