Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-11
EORMONS NOT IDLE
Commissioners from Utah Still
 Seeking Recruits Abroad.
FULLY 200 ELDERS ENGAGED
LabOring With Renewed Activity Through
 out England and Scandinavia.

The Proselyters All Young Men--They Do
 Not Hold Public Meetings, but Make
 Their Efforts Through Private Inter-
 v;ews--StiII Believe in a Plurality of
 wives--Converts Mostly from Europe.
 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 missioners, 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- Der 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 supply of tracts, setting forth the Mormon faith, which they freely distribute. These proselyters are young men.
 A reporte4 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, ''I will leave you this tract and will call again to answer you any questions you may desire to ask me about it. ,%oiy n1 ont 1iUa of a doctrines and was entitled 1.-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Its Faith and Teaching By Elder John Morgan"
 A man, whom one of these elders vis- ited, says: 'I asked him simple ques- tion, and that was enough. l said: Do you believe in plurality of wivesT He replied in the affirmative. l then told him that that finished the job, so far as was concerned.
 To a man one of the elders showed a 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 go 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, as 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 l 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 to abide by the decision.
 t'The decree, however, caused a gre at 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 te His own people, who will be gathered to | gether in the United States. Our con | vert are still mostly drawn from Eng lsad, Wales and Scandinavia.