, 1891-09-13
Mormons at Work IN England.

LONDON, Sept. l2.-The renewed act
ivity of Mormon missionaries in Eng
land aud in Scandinavia is attracting
marked attention. As previously stated
fully 200 elders from Utah are now en-
gagged in the work of proselyting in tn,
countries mentioned. They are sent from
Salt Lake CITY with commissions to stay
one or two years, when they return anC
their places are taken by fresh recruits
In Yorkshire there are known to be eight
at work, and more than this number 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 conversation with
them to point out the beauty OF the sYs
TEN of belief of the Latter Dav Saints.
They have a supply of tracts setting forth
the Mormon faith. which they freely dis.
tribute. These proselyters are young
men.
A reporter happened to be visiting the
cottage when one OF these missionaries
called. The cottage was occupied by
three women, weavers, and all single.
The elder said, after a pleasant greeting:
II will leave you this tract and will call
again to answer you any ques-
tons you may desire to ask me
about it. The tract contained an out
line OF the doctrine and was entitled
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints; It's Faith and Teachings. By
Elder John Morgan"
A man whom one of these elders Wis
tied says: II asked them a single ques-
ton, and that was enough. | said; DO
you believe in a plurality of wives?' He
replied In the affirmative. | then told
him that finished the Job so far as | was
concerned.
To another 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. 10
visions, in the power OF healing by
prayer, etc. The man suggested TO the
elder that he go with him and cure a
girl who had a witherel hand. To this
request the elder replied. shisstt re hs I'D .sseeeb
sight restored to ths1blind by PRAYER, but
that hs w6dfd not visit the girl referred
to, as faith was necessary on her
part in order to enable him to bring
about a cure. This elder. in the course
of an interview. 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 obeying the de-
cision 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. The decree, however,
caused a great amount of suffering on ac-
count Of the forced separation of wives
and children from their husbands and
fathers. 1t is not true that the Mormons
opposed education What Brigham
Young opposed was the public schools in
the United States. We believe that edu-
cation includes religious instruction. We
believe that Christ will return to his own
people, who will be gathered together in
the United States. Our converts are still
mostly drawn from England, Wales and
Scandinavia. During tho interview the
words martyr" and ''martyrdom'' were
frequently used.