The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-22

Blasphemous and Dseeitfuf Mormons.
Rev. W. P. Swartz, pastor Of Central
Presbyterian Church, by q personal
visit and Investigation OF the Mormons
at Great Salt Lake City, and by criti-
cal reading OF nearly all their books,
pronounced them, In his Sunday even
ing sermon, 10 be a blasphemous
fraud.
His discourse lie & successful, enter
tanning and valuable lecture. IL Is
distinguished above numerous lec-
lures on Mormons by authority OF in
vestigatlon and an appalling exposure
OF their foundations secrecy, thus de-
monstratlng the blasphemous spirit
lual adultery, the pc lytheism, the idol
airy and the soul damming deluslon
OF their theology.
They ensnare people-even of Chrl g.
titan ssntlments-by public preach
ling and conversations that are nine
Iteen-twentieths orthodox. Step by
step they pull down tho moral clti-
, de.s or the souls integrity. until they
, degrade II into q hell OF depraved
tlearnal corruption and leave II there
with all the rescning tenets OF Chris
p tian salvation destroyed.
!. An audience OF only average
! strength OF character and intelligence,
on being surprised and consternated
:, with such n shocking, loathsome and
iabhorrent exposure OF Mormon So
lGrery, might become stampeied AMI
raise storm Of moral Indignation or
social scandal around the social and
domestic environment of the lecturer
n for Il whole week. But Central
a Church audience engaged in solemn
and divive worship in Central Church
! had to listen to it from Contra!
3 Church pastor.
81 TEXT AND SYNOPSIS.
> Let no man deceive you with vain
words" Up &c.
Salt Lake City Of 500 population
n Mountain Scenery. delightful climate,
II tropical fruit, fertility, mineral wealth
5 broad streets, health, vigur ant
y longevity. The father of seventy yenr,
It wheels his baby child in the street A
s-lyear includes 800 days OF sunshine, An
!. Assembly bnildlng cost 100000, /
temple. now building for 40 years. has
cost about $3.O0O.OOO. rha Tabernacle
Ia held an audience OF over 10000 people
D The Sunday Schools graded into pri
ID mary, intermediate and thcoiogIca
CLASSES, in every ward In the city witt
compulsory attendance for Mormon
children. All are educated for teachers
- and missionaries. Hearty singing
~, bIchu anu communion oNGtJ Jun
- day.
= Mormon government claims author
y, ity of God and any other government
g especially that of the United Statas, is
a rebellion against the ''kingdom o.
God" While they say they believe IL
God and in Jesus Christ, His divine
. son. their religious belief and theolo
- KY are that Jehovah Is only one o
II many Gods, that He is the God OF thi
- world, that all Mormon husbands bl
- come gods and that the more wive
and tho more children they have, tn,
bigger gods they Gscome. '.lhei
far words were vain words. All tina
I'd they have of the truth they have tax
~ en- bodily from Christianity. All tina
III is peculiar to MnrmonisIn is false ant
o. dangerous"
The speaker gave a complete hi'
tory OF the Mormous. of Josep
I'd smith, of Brigham Young, of thei
al pilgrimage. theology. etc.
rs Inc first Mormon book denied polyl
v. amy. But Joseph Smith got II revelj
IS item from Heaven whereby he mad
rs his wife, Emma Smith, submit u
h polygamy. His violent death wa
or considered a martyrdom by his 10
lowers. who thereby engrafted polyt
amy on Mormunism.
or The horrhl blaspllemy of this ey
st tenn presents not one redeemIna fe
Iture.
- Mr.. Swartz will continue his we!
., tern tour lectures next Sunday eveI
ID ing. Admission and seats are Tree.