News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
From Prof. Campbell.

July 16, 1888.
We arrived in the city of the Latter
Day Saints" Saturday noon, and were
soon on our way to Garfield Beach on
Salt Lake for float in its clear and dense
waters. The lake all around the pavil-
ion was soon alive with human beings
disporting themselves in the waves, and
the water was so warm and clear that all
pronounced the bath the most refreshing
ever taken. 1t is a strange sensation to
be in water in which you are unable to
sink. No living thing besides the birds
are found in or upon the lake. An OPP
portunity was found to investigate some
what the Mormon question. A bitter
warfare is waged between the MOrmons
and Gentiles. In the city it is now more
like the struggle between the two great
political parties, the strength of the two
factions being nearly equal; but in the
in country, as was the condition formerly
the city, the MormOns, it is claimed, has
no mercy on the Gentle and does not
scruple to commit any crime to advance
Mormonism. The Gentiles are gaining
power in the city, have a majority of
votes in about half the wards and are adj
vancing the public schools and making
progress in every direction. The bust
ness is quite largely coming into the
hands of the Gentiles-the business mems
view of the case-and who think that
Mormonism will soon be thing of the
past in Salt Lake City and Utah. The
ministers also, of the Christian churches
take a like view of the matter, regarding
Mormonism as n foul blot upon our coun-
try, and with the others appeal to us New
Englanders to come to the rescue by set
thing in Utah, and so by Outnumbering.
break their power. We attended small
Congregational church, of which there
are two in the city. Rev. Mr.. Hawkes.,
a missionary, preached. Sunday school
followed, consisting of children, with one
small class of young ladies. As the
young men from the Mormons are apt to
forsake their church when they get away
from home, so our young men are too
apt to forget their early training in the
Sunday school and forsake it when they
leave home. The Christians in the city
are dong good work among all classes.
Their work among the Chinese we had a
chance to investigate little by visiting
their Sunday school, which is conducted
by few faithful ladies, and their lessons
IN English and in their own language was
very interesting. At two o'clock we
went to the large Mormon tabernacle to
attend services, which consisted of sing
ing, prayer, the communion service
dresses by two Mormon elders. Joe
Smiths son. for the benefit of the New
present, gave an exposition
of their faith and vainly attempted to
show that Joe Smith was true prophet.
10 US their arguments seemed very weak
when we consider their record, and we
can but hope with those who live among
them, but are not of them, that their
domination in Utah will soon come to al
end. The law against polygamy is en-
forced with considerable efficiency in
Salt Lake City, and many of their elders
and prominent men in the church consid-
er themselves honored by lying in the
penltentiary and paying fine of $500, |
while many others are in hiding. 1t is |
hoped by the Gentiles that their taber-
nacle, assembly hall and celebrated tenn
pie, not yet finished, will pass into the |
hands of the United States government, |
and that it may soon be said of the Nor
mons they were but are not"
A. III, CAMPBELL