The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-11
M0RM0NS ACTIVE
COMMISSIONERS FROM UTAH
STILL SEEKING RECRUITS.
FULLY 200 ELDERS ARE ENGAGED
Laboring With Renewed Activity
Throughout England and Scan
dinavia-The Proselyters All
Young Men.

LONDON, Sep. 1.-THE renewed ac-
tivity of Mormon missionaries in England
and in Scandinavia is attracting marked
attention. As previously stated fully
200 elders from Utah are now engaged in
the work Of proselyting in the two coun-
tries mentioned. They are sent from
Salt Lake City with commissioners, to
stay one or two years, when they return,
and their places are taken by fresh re-
Cruits.
In Yorkshire there are known to be
eight at work, and more than this num-
ber are laboring in Lancashire. Two of
these missionaries have been working in
a small Lancashire village for nearly a
year.
They do not hold public meetings, but
endeavor to secure converts by private
interviews Their method is to visit the
people in their own homes and in con
versation with them to point out the
beauty of the system of belief of the Lat
ter Day Saints They have a supply of
tracts, setting forth the Mormon faith,
which they freely distribute These
proselyters are young men.
A reporter happened to be visiting the
cottage when one these missionaries
called The cottage was occupied by
three women weavers, and all single.
The elder said, after pleasant greet
ing, 81 will leave you this tract and will
call again to answer you any questions
you may desire to ask me about it. q"
The tract contained an outline of the
doctrines and was entitled "The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Its Faith and Teaching. By Elder John
Morgan"
A man, whom one of these elders Wis
tied, saws: 81 asked him simple ques-
ton, and that was enough. l said: Do
you believe in plurality of wivesP He
replied in the affirmative. | then told
him that that finished the job, so far as
was concerned.
To a man one of the elders showed O
card containing the "articles of faith
of the Latter Day Saints, which asserted
| belief in the gift of prophecy, in visions,
| in the power of healing by prayer,
etc. The man suggested to the elder
that he 20 with him and cure girl who
| had a withered hand. To this request
the elder replied that he had seen sight
restored to the blind by prayer, but that
he would not visit the girl referred to,
Us faith was necessary on her part in or
| der to bring about a cure
This elder in the course of an inter
view said polygamists were of as pure
life as others. They lived in accordance
with the laws Of Abraham. They were
not prompted by vice, but were simply
| fulfilling Gods will.
"There are no Mormons now living in
polygamy," said he, "but they are obey
Ing the decision of the Supreme Court OF
the United States. In Utah it is believed
that the decision is unjust, and we
fought it until the Church decided tc
abide by the decision.
"The decree however, caused a great
amount of suffering, in consequence OF
| the forced separation of wives and chill
| dren from their husbands and fathers.
"We believe that Christ will return Il
His own people, who will be gathered to
| gether in the United States, Our con
verts are still mostly drawn from Eng
land, Wales and Scandinavia.