Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-22
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OFFICE OF
SPECIAL AGENT OF TREASURY DErARr-
MINI. BARGE OFFICE. NEW YORK,
Oct. ], 1870.
.Tossi =. Muzholioaa, Esq.. csis1 Inspecfor,
sT-Under special instruction. from you
IN regard 10 the examination Of the Nor
mons on the Guson steamer BlyorsiHg. and
in company with Inspector Headberg.
boarded the JFgoaiag at Quarantine q, = =
p. m. and made a thorough examination Of
the l75 Mormonz on board. separated the
single girls. thirty-eight in number, from
the other people on board and examined
then separately, taking about TWO hours 10
complete the task. All OF the girls, by Their
own statements. were going to Utah Of their
own free Will. without any special induee-
ments offered them By the M1rpon Elders
who accompanied them, AZ their homes be-
fore they left them Their passage was
paid By their parents or themselves, and All
1 Of them and their families were Mcrmons
and had been for from three 10 1fteea
years, except three. Al OF them had friends
or relatives 20 meet them n Utah Tsaey
are all smart, intelligent girls, and express
themselves as beng allie to protect them
selves when hey sc, 70 Utah. There is
not : shadow OF = grousd for OBTAINING
then ferz moment.
very respectfully,
T.c.LEE, Inspector.
We offer the following for the
benefit of editors anG other who
are not wilfuny mistaken in their
animadversions on Mormon" i'm.
migration:
"The gathering Of the Saints" is
a part Of their religion. 1t is pre-
psr.tory TO the second coming OF
Christ.
1t has no reference to or connec-
tiOn with the plural marriage ones
ton.
Mormon missionaries do not
go abroad simply to gather up peo-
pie 10 bring to Utah. They go to
preach faith, repentance, baptism
for the remission Of sins AMI the
laying on Of hands fer the gill Of the
Holy Ghost. They warn the world
ofiudgments soon to come.
In most instances their converts
remain for many years in their ma
tive lands.
Those who eniigrate, sometimes
receive partial assistance from rela-
tives in Utah, but in the main pay
their own way from their own saw
ings, the work and thrift Of years.
Their passage is not paid by the
Church. They are not under any
contract with the Church. They
are not pledged to any service to
the Church. The Charch does not
make any Offers TO them OF land or
hold cut other temporal induce
ments. The Church has no land to
give or TO sell.
There is never 4 preponderance OF
manageable girls in the companies
Of emigrants under Mormon" regu-
latiors. They come in family groups.
Statistics will prove this to any per
son who wants information, and
this can be hal from the immigra-
ton authorities at New York.
s.Mormon'' emigration is better con-
ducted than any ether, as parlia-
mentary reports in England and Of
ficial investigations in America
have demonstrated.
Returning missionaries are placed
in charge Of the emigrants, because
they are familiar with travelling and
proper rules of conduct on the sea
and on the trains. The mistake
about their going abroad to induce
people to come to Utah, partially
arises from this fact.
Ifdrawing to this place a large
number of women was "AIormOn"
desideratum, all the ocean steamers
could be crowded with such emf
grants.
The Latter-iay Saints gather to
Utah to build up Zion, serve God,
learn His ways, walk in his paths
and unite with their co-religionists
in preparing a people for the coming
Of Christ, whose advent they believe
to be near at hand.
We deem it our duty to present
the truth in regard to this matter.
Those who want it will receive our
statement briefly made. Those who
prefer error will repeat the nonsense
that is poured forth whenever
company Of immigrants is landed.
But such OF them as read what We
have offered for their information
will have no excuse for spreading
falseheoi, deceiving the public and
injuring a religious community.