The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-11-28
KATE FIELD.
Her Lecture on "The Vice and Treason
of MOrmOnism.'


of MOrmOnisn."
Miss Kate Field entertained a large aud.
ience at Chickcring Hall, New York, two
and a half hours with her lecture upon the
"Vice and Treason Of Mormonisn,." BY
way Of introduction, the speaker said: AL
though possessing average intelligence,
until year ago she knew nothing about
Mormonism. Accident led her to visit
Utah, and she became SO much interested
that she remained several months.
The religion Of Mormonism sprang into
life in 1890. The so.called revelations,
however, were not given to the world until
! 1852. John Taylor, the president Of the
Mormon Church to-day, and its chief
apostle, calls himself "the mouth.piece Of
the Almighty" A more fiendish paper
than the so.called revelation by Smith
never existed. One of its sections de.
clared that il man was married to wo.
man in accordance with the laws of the
church, he was at liberty to commit all
kinds OF blasphe,ny and crime, except the
shedding of innocent blood. The Gen.
tiles We're not Of innocent blood and could
therefore be put out OF the way without
sin whenever occasion required blood
atoncment is not practiccd to the extent it
was during the palmy days of Brigham
Young. eff it had not been for Vermont"
continued Miss Field, "there never would
have been such Il thing as Mormonisu.
Brigham Young, Joseph Smith and Heber
{. kimball, all bright and shining lights
of the Mormon Church, and indeed its
very founders, were all born in Vermont.
1t seems just, therefore, that Senator. Ed.
munds, who framed the recent law against
pol. gamy, should have been born in that
State also. 1t is the religious nature OF
woman that is appealed to and outraged in
Mormonism. She is taught that her hus.
band is her God. The majority of Nor
mon women arc more unreasonable than
sensitive. Heber c. Kimball used to call
his wives cows.
The Edmunds bill has served to make
the polygamous elders weary. They no
longer marry wives in the Endowment
House, the ceremony being performed in
kitchens, back yards, or any secluded spot
Think Of it, Utah an Empire State under
the same flag! We should be ashamed ol
ourselves, that is, those Of us who vote
| |[Applause. Brigham Young used to tell
his wives they must not expect him to love
them. They should consider it a sufficien,
honor to bear children to Saint.
Miss Field said she found it impossible
for her to believe anything she heard unless
proven. Mormon women would lie about
their religion without blush. The divorce
laws were formerly very loose in Utah
Brigham Young used to charge his elders
$40 for every divorce granted. The
speaker called attention to the fact that
John +. Cainc, Utah's Representative in
Congress, received $4,000 more salary
each year than Eli II. Murray, the Gov.
ernor of the Territory. The Mormons
teach that Joseph Smith will be the frs,
one of the faithful to rise from the grave
on the resurrection day. There are three
glorics in the Mormon heaven. The first
is that OF all unmarried men and women
They are, as it were, celestial bootblacks
to the elders. The second is that Of mon
ogami,ts The third is that of polyga
mists, who alone see Christ. Mormonism
therefore, places Il premium on vice. Nor
mons have no politics, there being neithe,
Republicans nor Democrats among them
They hold millions Of dollars worth o
property upon which they pay no taxes
:, The temple of St. George i'll the southern,
par, 0! Utah cost $500, ,ooo the temple a
Logan 100000, while upon the new TEN
pic a, Salt Lake S'.,5oo,ooo has alread,
:, been expended. The latter probably woulc
not be built for thirty years to come, i
subscriptions should discontinue to poul
into tho treasury OF the Mormon Church
\ GOOD MARkSMAN.