The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-22
GTDDY KATE
Tells What She Thinks About the
Mormons.

NEW YoRK, November 2O.-Miss Kate
Field, tonight, entertained large audi
ance at Chickering Hall two and a half
hours with a lecture upon The Vice
and Treason of Mormonism. By way
OF Introduction the speaker said :
Although possessing average intelli-
gence, until year ago she knew
nothing about Mormonism. Acct
dent led her to visit Utah, and
she became So much interested
In the subject that she remained several
months. The religion of MormonIsm
sprung into life in 1890: the so-calIed
revelations, however. were not given to
the world until 1852. John Tavlor
President OF the Mormon Church to-
day, and its chief apostle. calls himself
the "mouth-piece of the Almighty. !"
A more fendish paper than the
so called revelation by Smith never
existed. One of its sections declared
thatlf man was married to a woman
IN accordance with the laws of the
church, be was at liberty to commit ali
kinds OF blasphemy and crime exceDt
the shedding of innocent blood. The
Gentlles were not of innocent blood
and could therefore be put out of the
way without sin whenever occa-
sion required. Blood atonement was
not practised to the extent il was
during palmy days of Brigham Young.
IF il had not been for Vermont. con
Enued Miss Field, There never would
have been such thing as Mormonism
Brigham Young Joseph Smith andH Heller
9. Kimball all bright and shining lights
in the Mormon Church, and indeed its
very founders, were all born in Vermont
IL seems just, therefore, that Senator
E lmunds, who framed the receut law
against polygamy, should have been
born in that State also. 1t is the
re giOus nature of woman that is an
pealed to and outraged in Mormonism.
Sle is taught that her husband is her
g d. The majority of Mormon women
= more unreasonable than sensitive.
Hebsr G. Kimball used to call his wives
his cows. Tne Edmunds bill has served
t. make poly g ,mous elders weary.
They no longer marry wives in the
Il ldowment House. The ceremony
is performed in kitchens, back
yards, or any secluded spot
under the same flag. We should be
ashamed ourselves, that is. those who
vote (applause). Brigham Young used
to tell his wives that they must not ex-
pect him to love them. They should
consider it a sufficient honor to
bear children to a Saint. The
Mormon theory in sregard to women
seemed to be that they are not worthy
OF damnation. Miss Field said she
found it impossible for her to believe
anything she heard unless proven.
Mormon women would lie about their
religion without a 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
of John L. Game, Utah's Representa-
tive in Congress, received $500 more
salary each year than Eli III. Murray,
Governor of the Territory. The Nor
mons teach that Joseph Smith will be
the first one Of the faithful to rise from
the grave on reSurrectiOn-day. There
are three glories in the Mormon eaven.
First, that of all the unmarried men
and women. They are, as it were,
bOot5lacks to the elders. The
second is that of the mOnOgamists, and
the third that of polygamists, VINO
alone see Christ. Mormonism,
therefore, places a premium on
vice. The Mornons have no poll
tics-neither Republicans nor Demo-
Gratis among them. They hold millions
Of dollars worth of property, upon
which they pay no taxes. The Temple !
Of st. George in the southern part of |
Utah, cost $500, ZOO. The Temple at
Logan, $500, 900, while upon the !
new Temple at Salt Lake, 81 |
100000 has already been expended. |
The latter will probably not be !
inished for thirty years to come,
sven it the subscriptions should con- |
.inue to pour into the Treasury of the |
Mormon Church.