The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-08

gathering of Israel, the restoration OF the
ten tribes; that Zion will be built on this
continent and that Christ viii reign here
personally. Obedience to rulers is enjoined.
The thirteenth article declares in favor OF
honesty, TRUTH chastity, virtue and the
practice of the golden rule.
As early as 1887 Mormon elders, or ell
ders of the church OF latter day saints, be-
gan missionary work in England, and
since then emissaries of the cIurch have
penetrated every country in Europe. There
they Fl d ripe field for their harvest, and
only trit1ing inducements are necessary to
| gather great Gro wds of ill-Smeling, I'M
washed outcasts, who readily agree TO come
to Utah. Hundreds of these yearly pass
through this city, aud are source OF no
| little revenue to the railroads. So great is
| the volume of this business that j. M. SUIT
| ton. district passenger agent OF the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and the
Memphis and Charleston railways, and E.
| F. SiSsou, southern passenger agent for the
| Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe. do good
deal Of huStling for their patronage. BE-
sides, the seeds of their fallacieS are being
sown now in Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
the Sandwich and Samoan Islands.
The work of devastation in the south
really began before the late civil war, a
| few elders then working in the lower parts
| of the larger cities. The war compelled
cessation of the work, aud it was not until
1875 that any great amount of proselyting
was done. 1t was then systema' ic&!ly or
ganized by Elder John Morgan, formerly
straightback Presbyterian. For some rea-
son he became a Mormon and an elder.
Morgan is a great, rough, strong fellow,
| fairly well educated, and possessed of W n
derful magnetism, owing no doubt In
measure, to his physical strength. He was
phenominally successful, and it was not
| long ere he became president of the en- ire
southern mission, embracing Tennessee,
MIssissi ppi, the Carolnas, Florida, Georgia,
| the Virginias and Maryland.
| Morgan held his exalted place until 1887,
and now lives not far from tuiS city, Dur
| ing his presidency be spent more or le
time in Utah, and frequently accompanied
train loads of converts thither. Those who
know Morgan well speak highly of him;
| but it Is "A curious fact that whereas he was
| really poor man when ne became Nor
mon, he is now accredited with the posses
sion of a fortune of at least 100000. From
the time Morgan Established the southern
mission until tine present, 547 elders have
labored within its borders, generally re-
naming two years
From Oct. l, 1880, to Sept. l, 1888, 2,292
people have been baptized according to
| Mo mon custom in the south. OF these
| 1859 have relieved the south Of the burden
of their presence, settling in Utah, Idaho,
| Colorado and Arizona. OF the remainder
! l16 have been accommodated, so at at
this time there are still about 900 mis-
guided ones remaining within our gates.
! AS stated above, Elder William Spry,
| Salt Lake City, as listed by Elder Alonzo j.
| Stockey now have charge of the work of
proselyting in the south, their headquarters
| being in this city. They have under their
/ direc ion IA elders