The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-12
MoRMoN MISSIONARIES.

| LONDON Sept 1.-THE renewed activity
of Mormon missionaries in England and
in Scandinavia is attracting marked at
tention. As previously stated, fully 20(
elders from Utah are now engaged in the
work of proselyting in the countries men
toned. They are sent from Salt Lake
| City with commissions to stay one or two
years, when they return and 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 small Lancashire
village for nearly 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 system of
belief Of the Latter Day Saints. They have
a supply of tracts setting forth the Nor
mon faith. These proselysers 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: 81
will leave you this tract, and will call
again to answer you any questions you
may desire to askme aboutiG" The tract
contained an outline of the doctrine, and
was entitled: "The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints; It's Faith
and Teaching. By Elder John Morgan"
A man whom one of these elders visited
says: II asked them single question
and that was enough. said: DO you
believe In a plurality of wives? He re-
piled in the Affirmative. / then told him
that finished the job SO far as was con-
cerned.
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 prophesy, in
visions, in the power Of healing by prayer,
etc. The man suggested to the elder that
he 90 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 order TO enable
him TO bring about cure. This elder, in
the course of an interview, said polyga-
mists 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 he fought
it until the church decided to abide by the
decision. Inc decree, however, caused
great amount of suffering in consequence
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 op-
posed was the public schools in the United
States. We believe that education 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 Scan
dinavia." During the interview the words
martyr" and "martyrdom" were fire.
ouentlv used