Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
MORMONISM VS.. AMERlCANISM.
TramplIng Upon the Emblems of a
Nations Power.
The Schemes of tho ..Latter Day Saints
Exposed by the Rev. j. Wesley Hill at
Ashury (,hnr,J,

The Schemes of tho "Latter Day Saints
Exposed by the Rev. j. Wesley Hill at
Asbury Church.
The Rev. J. Wesley, Hill, pastor of the
NJ u. church at Ogden, Utah, preached
Sunday morning and evening and de-
4 llyered alecture in the afternoon at Asbury
| Church. Mr.. Hills lecture in the after
\ noon was on "Mormonism VS.. American
ISM The speaker in his introduction
SAID he did not intend to give a set lecture,
but to talk upon a question that has had
the attention of the American people for IA
great many years. The people Of Utah
/ were in terrific warfare and refused to
I settle upon any line Of compromise, and
this question confronted the people of the
whole nation us well and would haunt
them until il was settled right The
speaker gave description of the Noun
tain Meadows massacre and arragned the
spirit which presided at the massacre,
and which throughout the entire history
of the Mormon Church, has skulked iii
the darkness with the assilssiIl's knife,
kindled the incendiary'S torch, Toasted the
thought of robbery, mangled the heart of
womanhOOd, turned the home into a
pandemOninm and trampled upon the en-
blem Of nations power.
Mr. Hill then told Of how the represen-
tatiyes Of the priesthood 90 to England,
-NbAN hi lftllliltiht NitlIliIlA anu NNEtltl,
taking with them the Bible They preach
the truth Of the gospel and declare "This is
Mormonisn" They picture Utah as Il
place flowing with corn and wine, and
where every man owns his own farm; that
their poverty will end their burdens roll
away, and that sunshine and gladnesS will
he their portion forever. Once in Utah
they find themselves in SttIpendous
swindle. The isible Is flung away and the
Book of Mormons substituted, and the de-
luded people are compelled to seek their
salvation by wadng through the moral
sewerage and damnable heresies of the en-
dowment house.
Within the past 30 Years over fifty mil
lions of dollars have been wrung from the
people in the name Of religion. The poor
creatures are seen tuiling in poverty, the
sweat-drops On their brow struggling to
keep the wolf from the door, and at the
same time trying to satisfy the claims Of
the tithing houses and fill the Golfers of
the priests. These scrfs and slaves have
been brought into this Egyptian bondage,
and Pharaoh will not let them go. The
priests tell them that the money goes to
the Lord, but, the speaker said, one would
think that the Almighty had established
his headquarters at Washington, u. G.
let the truth be known, he continued mil
/ lions upon millions so to thrcolgressiunal
lords, where it defeats Justice ana restraints
1 legislation. For this cause the bondsmen
Of murmonism are taxed and grounduntil
the blood ou2es forth; rrestly leeches prey
ing upon their vitals. They have no escape
but the grave The speaker charged NOR
munism as "A Caricatuire OF the Christian re
ligion, being made up Of Muhummedan
senstalism, l3harasaiell bigotry, .lesuilieal
tre4cherN India rhugism, pagan polytlleism
and blatant blasphenN.
Utah Mormonism has settled its fangs
upon the government and various
methods had been offered 70 eNterminate
IT, Mormonism has widened its domain
and to-day Sits as d political aut0crat Once
Utah was the home Of Mormons, but they
have been coloni2ing and sending the colo
MES into adjoining states for the purpose
of becoming the balance of political power
in these states. The Republicans carried
the state Of Wyoming in the recent cleo
tinn by the Mormons voting their ticket
soldly.
Mr., Hill said that lie had stepped to the
front IN this irrepressible conflict, and
would lift his voice for the outraged and
dcceived for womanhood dellded and
trampled to the dust; for the thousands
who look from their barred cells of an
gllish and cry toward an IMPLYING heaven
20 Lord how long, how long, how long,
Ana for womanhnod dethrpned and bound
IN chains, whose garlands Of hope and
affection and honor have been torn by the
swine's snout Of inccstuots abnmination
Mr.. Hill is in the east trying to secure
aid in erecting a Methodist church al
Ogden to accommodate his congregation,
and has had liberal responses wherever he
has gone. Yesterday he got good collec-
tion at Asbury. Al night he preached TO
about Loo people MIR Hill is d natural
born orator and he held his large audi
ences cllbound and often aroused them
to shouts by his eloquence, 0