Evening journal., 1891-12-02

"The regular Bible used in all the
churches.
The reporter examined it and found 1t
to be the King James version, with the
late revision Of the New Testament en-
bodied in it,
Have you the Book of Mormon
here2
mo; not here. You know it is simply
a history OF race of people and has no
place in our service further than TO give
us foundation for our work, Hargan
replied.
AS the reporter was leaving all three
shook hands with him and said that they
were always glad to see reporters.
The Boys Gay Them.
The boys around here regard them in
much the same light that Salvation Array
recruits are regarded in v ilmington.
They have given the Mormon's pseu
donyms such as Joe smith, Brigham
Young" and Bishop Lee,
The History of the Mormon Church.
The Mormon Church, or az it Is NOR
commonly known among its members
The Church of Jesus Christ OF Latter
Day Saints. was founded Ia 1881 at Man
chester, n Y. Its founder was Joseph
Smith. For the last thirty-six years 10
has been centrally 10 cated in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
smith was a Vermcnter but early in
life WAS taken TO New York by lis
parents When be was IS years old lie
began to have what he called visions In
one of them, on the night Of September
81, 1898. the angel Moroni appeared TO
him three times and told him that he
Bible OF the Western Continent the
supplement Of the New Tests-
ment, was buried in a certain
spot near Manchester. Four years
later, after selplinary probation, Smith
went to the place ard got 1t II WAS
given to him by an angel Of the Lord.
The volume was in 3 stone box. It was
six inches thick, made Of thin gold
plates eight by seven inches In size, and
clssped by three gold rings Upon these
plates was small writing in the re
formed Egyptian" language With them
we're pair of supernatural speetacles.
They we're two crystals in silver bow.
They were called "Urim and Thum-
MIN" BY aid Of these spectScles the
characters could be easily read.
Being unable TO read OF write, Smith
employed a man, by name Of Oliver Cow
/ derry. To him, from behind a curtain,
be dictated translation, which, with the
aid Of farmer, Martin Harris. who fur
nished the capital, no printed "The
/ Book of Norm N" in 1880 This book
bore the sworn statements of Oliver
CowderY, David Whitmsr and Martin
Harris, that an angel OF God had shown
them the plates, and that the book was a
true translation. Some years later all
three men renouneed Morm0nsm, and
denounced their own sworn statements
as false.
The gold plates suddenly and myster-
iously disappeared. Smitk, however,
continued to use his book to work upon
the credulous The book declared Joseph
smith TO be Gods prophet, with all
power and with ali obedience.
After the first conference in New
York, Smith knew that his character
was too well known thereto do effective
| work. he and thirty of his followers
went to Kirkland, Ohio. 1t was 10 De the
seat of the New Jerusalem There they
started bank. The country was flooded
with worthless notes and Smith and
Rigdon were tarred and feathered By the
enraged Gentiles.
In 1888 Brigham Young began his
work Just as tine new church was on the
1 eve Of dterotuoion. uuder his lraderahir ID
IL took new life. In 1888 the bank failed
Smith and Rigdon fed to Missouri and
Smith was subsequently, shot TO death in
Carthage prison
Since then the church has hourished In
Commerce. Hancock county, ILL.,. aud
Salt Lake City. Utah. 1t was there that
the celebrated Mountain Meadow massa
ere took place under the leadership Of a
Mormon bishop named John D. Lee.
Fully $50 men, women and children were
put to death in every conceivable form.
There are now 1873, 600 Normons in
Utah They multiply very rapidly on ac-
count of the practice of polygamy. When
Brigham Young died he left ffty six
children.
Mormon missionaries are at work in
every part of the globe. and find many
converts, but Federal legislation has put
an estopped to the practice of the poly
gamy.