Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-26
THE TRUTH TOLD.
Experience Of a Nan Who Had Left
The Church.

u pHbENJ NItu, NOV. -otn, lsSS.
e Correspondence OF the DEsERET
b NEws.l- at this moment when
+ the enemies Of the mormon, pco-
c pie are endeavOring to represent
T them as murderers and everything
5 that is vile, especially with refer
= ence to apostates or those who for
any cause Withdraw from 'Alor-
monism, l beg you viii favor me
with little space to relate my ex-
perience when out Of the Church.
In September, 1854, l resigned my
membership by writing n letter to
President Taylor 10 that effect. l |
then left the Territory and was all !
sent some three months, returning |
in January, 1855.
Finding that I was willing 70
speak against Mormonism. | was
engaged by Rev. T. G. IHTto deliv-
er number Of lectures throughout
the Territory. After leaving Salt
Lake City, / went 10 Ogden, where
| met Rev. Mr.. Carroll. spoke I'm
his church on Sunday evening and
lectured in the Opera House on
Monday. l had been acquainted
with a number of Ogden "Aior-
mons" and wondered how they
would treat me. | met most of
them in passing along the streets.
anu without a single exception /
was not only greeted kindly but
even cordially, and was so pressed
by one-a leading "MOrmOn"-that
l accepted his invitation to take
supper ~ his house on the same {
evening that | delivered my lecture. 9
Alter the lecture l noticed that !
Mr.. Carroll seemed very anxious 10 {
get away from me; not that l had |
salu anything 70 offend him-On {
the contrary | have now in nv pos
session letter Of his written to Mr.. v
! lii, praising my lecture very high v
Iy-but he was stranger in Utah 4
and believed somewhat in the tales L
Of horror that he had heard. Next
morning, on calling at his house. /
found that his wife Ia pleasant ladyl
had been so terrified for her htis- a.
land, simply because he was in my 8,
company, that she was unable 10 y
leave her bed. I.
So far as | was concerned I lad In | N
walk to my lodgings through the h
lark streets alOne-but | had no
ear and received no molestation OF
any kind.
From Ogden I went to Provo, n
occurring against "Mormonism', i'm r.
he Methodist Church there. IlC
tayed with the minister who. how q
'rer, could not find me sleeping nj
accommodations, so l had to sleep a
a the vestry OF the church an
lone. The church stood by itself
nd was not near any house, but
iothing mOlested me. n,
From Provo l went TO Mount IN
'leasant where met the Rev. P.I or
4. franklin. In Mount Pleasant al
poke fourteen times, having a lar-e m
lumber OF "Morrnons,, al everr III
leennS. l walked about Mount "a
leasant at all hours, was over and NV
yer again accosted by t'AIornons., ;, Va.
ngIy and IN groups, who asked me he
numerous questions, but never re- 10
slved even an unkind look. ~,
During my staywith Mr.. franklin
e together visited several places.
phraim, Spring City, etc, having
some cases 10 take a lonely iouT. c-[
" over the mountains. We never Ja,
OK any precautions nor carried any a.,
eapons, although we were both er- 80
Mormons" aud had heard ali tho - -
ics Oh horror got up to tickle the Mi
rs OF eastern peopls ami cause "a.
en- TO donate literally for mission sS7f
y purposes. ~ ISi
want to close my letter by giving ~, ~,
y experience in Spring CITY. Two III
Jung ladies, teachers IN Presbv. o., a.,
nan school there, having beoTd - S
speak In Mount Pleasant. wera '-'''
" anxious for me 10 come and
X IN Spring City. But there Il
Is only one bali there suitable for ~,
purpose and it was used bv The ~
iormops" for their meeting hons -,
sundays and during the week n 10, 10
IS used as court house under IN. s-ls,
1trol Of the mayor, who was a ~. IN
! ' UlnIYh: These two young ladies con
iueed the postmaster, an ex- &c
ioLmon,s to apply to the MAYOR inf
me use Of the hall. II was dir
Inted readily, and Mr.. Franklin Poy
myself duly attended 10 deliver W,
lecture, but to our surprise We IN I
no IL occupied by Bro. h. IT ~,
oerts, who had been invited nv -
bishop to come and lecture an 81.
! evening. The postmaster was in
lous and wanted to 90 to the soor
yor in a great passion. 4, +
soneh with him and said o 80 :
very likely the bishop did ~ IN
Know anything about men
.aLLi ara with the Mayor
mat We would go away and
ie again the next evening. This
oII made my lecture TIC
eIy SHOWN and when Mr.. Frank Ian,
anu again came TO the CITY We re
40 the hall prepared and every. VI
Y IN readiness. The building VS..
niied by "Mormons. NOT q pany
ne was present except Mr. W;
IIkln, the Postmaster, his wife Oh
TWO presbyterian girls. and NV, ter
1spoke Tor over ninety MINUTES SogO-
reserved the best of attention J.
2 hand or foot or a sound ~ mon'
kInd marred the harmony Of =
meeting. At the close n
Their with my compan hna, w
LOT the door. As NJ BY birt
going out We fann,i mining
aaeu 70 us to be the whole iherea
'esanon gathered around the kindly