Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-07

Jews or the testimony Of the believing
ones and His frlendsl The testi-
mouy OF the believing ones or his fol.
lowers you accept, then why not nc.
cent the evidence given by our friends2
Yes, the United States did enact
laws prohibiting the practice Of poly.
gamy anywhere IN the territory" anu
the "MOrmons," being a law-abidtng
people, abandoned that practice. The
HMormOns" "believe In being subject
10 kings, presidents, rulers, aud magis.
tratcs, In obcying, honoring aud aus.
tanning the law" When the law was
passed prohibiting polygamy, and
proven 20 be constitutional, the "hlor.
mons" also parsed laws In their
Church, "a maulteetO, which debarfed
IT, members from praciicing thnt pfin-
ciple, therefore making 1t Church
crime.
Why not give the Enormous" credit
for what good they do2 IL They are
not good people, why not take steps
10 convert them from their evil ways
aud not hick them because they're
down, but lend them helping hanu.
God viii forgive you your truapssses as
you forgive those that trespass against
you. "Mormons" do not preach nor
teach pOlygsmy IN public or private,
but hold II as dead Issue, and would
be willing for IL TO remain buried if
circuit riders and some Liberal (2l poll
ticians would not rake 1t up. More
than that, II Ia unfair to condemn n
people for what few have done.
We do not put our "converlh under
nm iron-bound OATH" aud they are ~
free to accept or reject the Gospel AZ
the people Of auy denomination ON
earth. There have been upwards Of
seventy join the so.called "Mormonsn
Ia this section oi the vineyard which
have been baptized nj public haptigms
where hundreds OF people have wit,
messed VI and no "swJaTing To eternal
secrecy" took place.
women haven't any soul" Tho
accusation Ia utterly false and without
foundation.
Women converts who have emil
grated TO Utah or other localities are
free TO write what they viii to ffiend'
or relatives IN any country. There are
hosts Of people In Utah who are moi
"Motmons," and wish 10 say nlsl
that Utah Ia In the United States too.
have had people, who pretended 10 b,
Intelligent, ask ma how many days
was on tho water coming to Utah, al,
some think the vessel only sails from
Utah about every six months.
We are not sent out rs "ageut'
employed by the Mormon Church q
play upon tho passions OF the ignor
ant.O We come TO preach tn
Gospel OF Jesus Christ unto th'
people and warn the wicked o
their evil ways aud do good 4
our iollowmen, and | can assure yo'
we bear our own expenses and LOOK I
the Lord for our pay and not to man
The "disgusiing romsnces" publishe
on "Mormonlsmn are written by on
enemies, and II you want the truth, Y
to n friend ami not 10 some nnrrOw
minded enemy.
We appeal 10 the world for Justic
and fairness 10 be melted out 10 w, an
all other people IN our great rcpubll,
II we arc u free people let us prove
by our works. Even here In this zen
lightened" country people know bu
little about the LAtter-day Saints out
side OF the exaggerations and mlsrep
RESERVATIONS OF our opponents. Ther,
fore | ask you to investigate from a
unpreludiced standpoint into IN
"Mormon" question; for "Mormor
ism,n rs II u called, Is act uslly IN
same Identical Gospel that was taugl
by Jesus Christ; exactly the same az III
apostles were sent out to teach whic
a, caused 10 much contention, strife an
> opposition. They were evcrywhoi
spoken evil OF, whipped, imprisope'
their names cast out a. evil, and man
other outTages heaped upon them; n
|. ways misunderstood by the myorlt.
I Al. a q
" No Mt them TO do, and u should be "A n
D miI Ter for people today, that Chr
n ..ai.s don't peruocute; but are the ont
:, who receive the persecution, nnd
they call the "master OF the houi
10 Beelzebub, how much more shall the
n call them OF his Householder"
10 HRSRY 3. TAHNER.
" PIREwAY, Columbus CO., n. {
June 80, 1892.