The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-01
THE MORM0NS AGAIN.
THEY INydDE NORTH C4ROLJy1.
sETTLE DOWN NEfR ROxBORO.
Their Doctrines DO Not Meet with the
Approval Of Their Hearers-They VIII ,
Probably lie Asked TO Leave.

mon elders were al work inculcating
their doctrine in the southern section OF
this county, and that they would hold
rally Of their forces on Sunday. July
3Otb.
To find out what these gentry were up
to, your correspondent accompanied by
ten gentlemen from this town, boarded
the south-bound train at 1O:3O this morn
ing. and just before II o'clock left the
train al Helena. eight miles away. In
qUiry OF Depot Agent Timberlake in
formed us that th Mormon me ting was
10 tfke place about thrsa-fodrtus Of a
mile away. at the free school-house Of
| District No. If. known as "Timberlake's
! School house" Agent Timberake put the
| party IN charge Of c0lorcd man. Castor
! by name. who led fhe march through dus-
! IS highways rocky by-paths and woody
| labyrinths until the three-fourths of a
mile heightened into two miles
AT last the braying Of mules burst upon
our ears, and we were In the midst OF the
crowd
Tethered here and there i'm the woods
| we're horses and mules, sifaying around
were colts and do,s seated in the shade Of
the trees on benches ana stumps. I'm
buggies and wagons were about one hun
| drod men, women. children and CRYING
| infants-s0mc white and some black.
Meeting Squire Nichols and being in
troduced to old Captain Holman. 1 in
! quired at once about the Mormons.
What success are they having here?"
! asked OF Captain Holman The old gem
| tleman Strengthened himself UP. and. with
"lthering scorn IN his voice, replied: mo
| success with our people"
ffr. d fI.. -fT
! school-house sat the Mormon elders. with
hdlf-open satchel at the feet OF the
younger man. containing tracts for dis
tribution They were Elders Niels: Peter
Lee, Of Far West. Weber county. Utah.
and Moroni Miner OF Statesvlle. Weber
county. Utah, as their cartes de yisite set
forth.
The older man, Moroni. opened the pro-
ceedings by Introducing the younger one
wnom, he said, could tell them better
than he OF the "glories Of the life eter-
haI' which belief in their doctrines
would store up for his hearers.
MarOni rejoices in n long beard. tineed
with eray. Lee is a blondine. with
moustache just little removed from the
downy order At first he seemed I'M at
ease, and talked I'm a low voice with eyes
cast down. lie held "a small book I'm his
hand. TO which he constantly referred.
After telling HIS audience that the de-
nomination DE represented was the Church
OF Jesus Christ Of Eatter-Day Saints.
and that the name by which they were
generally known, Mormons, was n nick
name, he read their articles OF faith.
recently published in the columns Of The
Times.
His whole talk was an endeavor TO
prove these articles 10 be based upon the
teachings Of Jesus hir disciples and apos-
Ties. 1t was a weak Wlsh-a-washy argu-
ment, and the speaker was not familiar
enough with the Bible 10 quote correctly
from IT. lie declared that the Bible con-
tradicts itself. and hence I'm many places
is not TO be relied upon. that we must
be baptized in order TO obtain remission OF
sins. and not TO get into any church;
that infant baptism was all wrong; that
repentance at the mOurner's bench was a
humbug; that before any were saved
there must be n laying on Of hands" TO
receive the Holy Ghost.
His arguments We're those OF the jug
gler and the quack, but were just such as
10 catch people who are ignorant Of the
perncious and immoral teachings Of those
when Mormonism. as it has existed In
Vermont. I'm Ohio. i'm Missouri I'm Mis-
sissippi and at Salt Lake City, Utah. is
laid bare I'm IT'S hideOusness
Lee talked for an hour and closed by |
asking himself the question: "Why are |
us Mormons here?' and answered that II |
was for the good Of mankind; that his |
hearers could be assured that IL he did |
them no good he would surely do them |
no harm.
Miner then mumbled n lengthy bene- |
diction behind his moustache. which no |
one could understand. and the meeting |
was over.
Being invited 20 come forward and get |
the tracts. a crowd OF young men imme- |
diately swarmed round the two worthless |
and grabbed the documents, not because |
they were interested in Mormonism. but
because they were curious. These tracts
what purports 20 be proof that
the Mormon Church is the only scrlptural
church. and that all others are humbugs
They are couched I'm the most insulting
terms toward Christianity. and make
plain the efforts Of the Mormons 10 dis
credit belief I'm the Christian churches
Of our land.
The discourse Of Lee was frequently in
terrupted by the neighlng Of the horses
and the braying Of the mules. and before
It's close. numbers OF the men and women.
after talking among themselves, left the
ground.
interviewing the two men found that
.hcN llad thelr headquarters az University |
station, near the University OF North
'arolina, In Orange county. and that Lee
lad been there for two years Miner being
a recent arrival. though Lee had had
)ther associates in the work before They
Informed me thgt they had a number OF
converts In Orange county, but had Just
'egun work I'm Person county | could
rot get them 10 say whether they pro-
Dosed TO establish branch churches, or
would send their converts 20 Utah. Claim
ng 10 follow the plan OF work Of
esus Christ. these elders 20 out in pairs.
they do not ask for money, but accept
rec entertainment. and after to-day's
meeting an old gentleman carried them
N 10 his house.
They propose now 20 work this section
rom house to house. but among the peo-
lie 10 whom they spoke to-day a storm |
) brewing for them. and / expect soon
o learn that they have been run out OF |
he county. Certain it is that II they get
lose 10 ROxbOro they will "stand not
pom the order Of their going. but go at
nee"
TRIPLE LTNCHING
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