Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-14
UTAH STUDENTS.
One Of Them Writes Of What They
are Doing at Ann ATbOL
THE UroYIASs NUMBER FIFTY.
How the Eastern Press Regards the
Building aud Dedication Of the
Great Temple.

Correipondsace Dsisr,i Mecca
Ann ARBjR, Mich, April s'-Dur-
ing last autumn remarks similar TO
these were frequently directed 10 me-
"Pardon me, sir, but you are from
Utah, are you mott" "Yes." "Well,
can you toll me anything about tue
Mormons-are there any Of them LETT
In Utah7"
After giving them what little In
formation possessed-with a sort OF
I.don't.bellevo.you loot, nnother ques'
ton would DO ventufed. "Why, |
understood since they had been com
peited 10 give up their religion that they
were all going to Mexico?" "No, not
all are going 10 Mexico-the "5takes
of Zion" ate only being extended.
reaching as they do today from
Canada to Mexico. Thls state
ment Ia almost too much
for the average "down esslet,"
who for the pas, decade has been edu'
Gated in oil the lore Of anti.Mormon
history. one good young man from
Maryland "a prospective lawyer
wished to know II half the people In
Utah were civilized. I caunol say
whether succeeded In changing his
mind, for you will readily uuderstand
from his query that IL would bc no
.asy task. For slxty-thrce years,
throughout our land, the Gospel OF
Christ has been pfocleimel by the
Mormons. Missionaries have laborod
In every state In the Union, papers
have been published nnd books and
tracts spread broadcast, and still there
are thousands OF people today 10 the
United States who do not possess one
correct idea relative 10 the history or
doctrines OF the Latter-day Saints. l
met gentleman few days ago from
the noted Missouri; he IL just complo,-
Ing four years. course In the Mlohl-
gan university. He reads Hebrew,
Latin and Greek, Is versed In all the
old legends and NEUROLOGICAL teach
Ings Of antiquity. Mark my
surprise when he asked II the Mormons
believed In the Biblu2 Perhaps II
would not have seemed 30 strange had
he not beeu raised In the state
that took Especial delight In banishing
this same peoI lie about ATTY year, ago.
Irving In his History Of New York, In
speaking OF "banishmen" says at IL n
concise manner OF answering un.
welcome doctrine aud much resorted
10 In ancient timss." My nienI
seemed 10 be obliviOus OF the fact that
his state had adopted this ancient
method of argument, In attempting TO
IN "A. Al. a.G N.NN
of Christ and those who proclaimed the
fulfilment OF Gods word as contained
In Holy Writ.
These few Illustrations will tend to
show the ignorance that IN NO prevalent
regarding the 'peculiar people OF the
Rockies.0 Still we can not wonder at
the false Ideas entertaine I'd, Tor no people
since tho Apostolic days have been
20 maligned and mIsrrpresented. To
three agencies, more than all others, In
this condition due. Papers, preachers
and politicians.
The press has INDUCED In extrava.
giant portraynls, not Mt all times will
full, but simply TO answer the de.
mauds OF the populace by furnishing
sensAtit nal stories, even II II had TO be
done nj the expense OF truth aud the
falsifying Of M honest people. Preach
ers, from the very day that Joseph
Smith fret announced that he had
received n revelation (and especially
since the organization OF the Church
In 1891, have been In arms, waging
an uncepsing warfare against whom
they termed the impOstor OF the nine
tenth century. Why? Because he
came proclaimIng truth aud de-
nouncIpg error. because he announced
tho restoration Of tho "GOspeo-tbe
opening Of new dlspensatiOn-
that God had again spoken from on
high.O These teachings aimed ut the |
root Of so-called Christianity, ana
meant the overthrow Of all false
systems and creeds. To retard the pro-
gress OF this work, Biblical argument
was resorled 10 (but soon abindonod), |
reason and logic was brought Into |
requisltio but failed to produce tho
desired effect aud being Ia extremes,
recourse was had TO the old cry-ialse
prophet--imposter-s and ca
lumay. Pulpits, for the time being,
seemed TO lose their former sigul.
canoe, In place thereof giving forth |
the most wilfui and uncharitable utter. |
ances, preJudicing the weak anu UNI
suspecting.
Politicians TO create excitement, TO |
agitste the populaco and to further |
their personal aims found a truthful |
field In the causu OF the unpopular |
denomination, aud from 1885 until |
1890, national anu stats political would |
be reiormera have gloried In the cause
that had fsw champions but many |
opponents. knowing they would have |
no opposition nut would revel In the |
plnudlts OF the many.
Apropos the old adsges "Fruth IL