The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-15
earth will be renewed and receive its

presidents. rulers and magistrates. In
oheySg honoring and sustaining the
law.
u. We believe I'm being honest, true,
chaste. benevolent. virtuous. and in do
ing good 10 ALL MEN: indeed. we may
say that we follow the admonition OF
Paul. I'VE believe all things. we hope
all things" we have endured many
things. and hope 10 be able 10 endure
all things. II there Is anything vlrtuous,
lovely or OF good report or praiseworthy.
we seek after these things.-JOSEPH
SMITH.
The Elders profess TO believe in the
Bible throughout. and have adopted the
plan OF going from house 20 house preach
ing 10 single families for which they pro-
TESS 10 receive no compensation from any
source. Many Of the people state that
this Is false, however. for numerous
money orders. registered letters etc.
pOstmarked Salt Lake City, have been
addressed to them at Emmet's postofiice.
IL IS generally believed throughout the
neighborhood of Beaver Dam and New
Found river that some secret doctrine
IS being taught their converts who are
willing 20 converse on the subject until
they believe that the inquiries are favor
able 20 the Elders. The influence Of the
Mormon missionaries has grown very
There seems to be something magical
connected with It, and among the lower
classes the Elders have evidently made
use OF some unknown teachings TO prose-
lyte them from the Methodists and Bap-
fists. to which denominations most Of the
converts belonged
There have been altogether about thirty
five converts within n radius OF six
miles in the upper portion Of Hanver.
This number is growing from week to
week and in Louisa and Caroline there
are many other converts 10 the Mormon
doctrine.
The family Of Mr. Ben r. Lowry; who
live about three miles east Of MitcheTs
store. were among the first converts. Mr.
Lowry has a wife two rather handsome
| grown daughters. one or two sons and
several Young children. All these are con-
| frned Mormons. and the head OF the
family is doing everything In his power
| 10 snread the doctrine throughout the
nelehborhood The entire Lowry family
will move out to Salt Lake city next
fall The entire family Of Mr.. George W.
Harris. composed Of wife, two mar
ried daughters and two single daughters
have been similarly affected by the
Elders. one Of Mr. Harris daughters.
who is strong believer in the faith,
Is on rather unfriendly relations with her
own husband by reason Of her conversion
10 Normonism. while II is said the other
couple are in n fair way TO separate by
reason Of the new religion; Mr.. Pet sims
and family. Mr.. Herbert Goodman, wire
and two grown daughters, as well as
crown son and daughter Of Mr. James
Stanley. who live on the Gun Barrel The
Young lady. who claims TO be an out-and-
out Mormon, is about eighteen years OF
age. rather pleasing looking. Nhen l
reached the house she stated that She
knew nothing about the ELDERS tnelr
whereabouts. or the doctrines they
taupht AS soon as she learned. how
| over that ] was interested in the sub
loot she began TO converse very freely,
| ana informed me that the Elders had
conducted a number Of meetings at her
fathers house No longer than last sun
| dav six Of them gathered at her nome
| 10 conduct services. She herseH hau
cared nothing for religion unui me
Elders had instructed her Before that
time. she said. the doctrines taught by
the evangelical denominations appeared
to her erroneous She had at last louhu
a religion which was exactly 70 her lueds'
She informed me that she and her pro'ner
we're making arrangements TO DC Oh i0'
Utah next fall .,,...
conrerts in the neighborhood who eN-
,,oct IN leave for Salt Lake City at an
MANY Of the prominent people in that
community are wrought up 10 a spirit
Of Indignation at the influences brought
TO bear on certain classes OF people
throughout that section OF the county.
In the neighborhood is a well-attended
sunday school. Up to the time Of the
tbat vicinity attended this school Re
Gently. however the attendance has
greatly diminished, and none Of the
Mormon converts are ever seen AT the
school Nearly all OF the best people
throughout the section are strongly OPP
posed TO the idea Of allowing the elders
10 remain IN the county. They have Tor
hidden them 10 enter their houses, ana
have no sympathy or patience with them.
This policy. however. has offended the
converts. who champion the cause OF the
Utah men, and there seems 10 have
arisen two separate factions In conse-
ouence. The converts refuse, most OF
them, 10 visit the houses of the oppo-
sition party, and in not a few instances
hard feelings and general discord are
represented I'm the same family. What II
is that is creating this strong feellng
among the neighbors. and arousing the
disgust and antagonism is hard 10 de-
termine Some strange doctrine is evil
IDENTIFY being welded upon the more ig-
norant class OF citizens. Some forty or
fftv men from Caroline have signihed
their willingness 10 unite with the Hano-
Yer people in driving the Titan men out
Of the county Nearly every Hanover
man with whom I talked is strongly in
favor Of running the men out while the
majority Of them advocate laying hands
upon the polygamists There Is a silent
shirt brewing I'm the community, which
will undoubtedly assume definite shape
soon.
had a talk on the subject with Major
John Page, who was the leader In the
movement TO eXpel the Mormohs last
August. Major Page said
Il do not believe we have any law
10 Justify us in Kidding the county OF THIS
nuisance. When the laws were framed
the subject of Moormonism was not
contemplated. We might bring It under
the head Of the vagrancy law, however.
There is one thing certain-the doctrine,
whatever II is is being accepted only
10y the humble, ignorant classes, and yet
IL IS doing a great deal Of harm. / am
confident that the citizens Of Hanover
will soon adopt a plan to remove the
trouble. Just how and when this will
be done i am unable 10 say. But pub
lie sentiment is growing so strong against
the polygamists that II would be almost
impossible 20 find a jury in the county
who would convict a man who took part
I'm the movement. We have organized a