The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-15
MORMONS IN HANOVER.
FOLLOWERS or BRIGHAM
vorN0 MIXING CONTERTs.
n,,ter Citizens Are Trying to Rid
,n, County Of tho Pest But the Poiig-
,.,. Have Made Much Hcsdwsy.


No.. t-arhcr and sister
rs-sarh some sacred influence brought
,..r upon the converts it diss1adcs
.,-l, from the reception OF the
reviewed from the standpoint
..,.- evangelical denominations. and
...a spirit Of envy and hard feeling
,..o,ea rcehbors.
.t .-. some u the evil influences
r,r t0 the opinions Of the good
...f Hanover. Louisa and adjoining
.... arising from a system Of Nor
.... now being taught by an organized
~ Mormon elders under the leader
- Elder John G.. ellis. Of Salt Lake
M Tt.h.
.nr ~ Beaver Dam. a station on
.....raakc and Ohio railroad about
-y ~.s from Richmond. yesterday
.r 40 5 o'clock, l learned az the
nat the followers OF Brigham
- r.ra by no means welcome VS.
l- tna county Mr. Charles Niece,
-.-.nart of Beaver Dam, voiced the
...fe OF an the best people In his
....Iood when he stated That ne
mower have thought for a moment
.fr..Hre "a recent Mormon arrival 10
- f..iluartcrs on New Found river
. ... upper part Of Hanover.
~. question of the men settling IN
Oil. .H.r.-ramcd counties and PROSECUTING
.,.. numbers OF people from the other
..s denominations has assumed
-. serious phase and emphatic express
... IL dlsauprOval at the manner In
shiloh thnes are proceeding will scarcely
scribe the situation. The history or the
sherman movement In Virginia dates back
anne two years. but not until they had
hl.r az work for a year did the order
arouse any special interest
something like two years ago several
.f them made their appearance at the
sulphur mines. iu Louisa county, about
,..lve miles from Beaver Dam. Ihey
..on horau 90 make their influence ieit
.mong the lower class Of people IN that
..frifv. and the miners formed an or
...Iz4fI0u to run them out OF the neigh
hrn01d.
~r. Mormons went over into Spotsyl-
can't. county. near by. In that district
-.ie stated hy "a number Of the miners
chat fhere are large number OF chill
...r la scope Of seventeen miles, from
,.. Bridge 90 Good oak Church, who
f... only am indefinite knowledge Of their
rH.rs From Spotsylvania the Utah
r u.nt over into Hanover and began
D.rlt1us near DavenpOrts Bridge. There
wore tw0 of them. James Campbell ana
ST. p0ulton. of Salt Lake CITY, VINO
f-.. arrived They stayed a week az the
l.... VI Mrs. Fannie Mills. who, finally
bad t0 drive them from her house. Ih"y
wore refused the privilege of holding
MEETINGS in Aaron Halls endowed free
school. which was I'm charge Of Mr.. ;.
49, UcChesney. and when they had con
Quoted their meetings for quite while
body OF citizens. under the leadership
Uf Major John Page, father OF Thomas
N-lsou Page. and Mr.. McChesney. organ
led for the purpose or eApelllhS the
Numons. The latter were taken quietly
Orb the Louisa line and told that II they
would take O. solemn oath not 10 return
t the county they might go free. They
took the oatn and departed. but the same
fuY men. ELDERS Richards and Campbell,
were soon holding meetings i'm the same
nlehhorhO0d For months they nave
been hard at work Installing their doc
t.nes into the minds of the more humble
class of people. among whom they ire
cordially received.
Am.ng the Mormons who have been
working I'm Virginia during the past year
me. IId.rs Richards. Gordon, Alright,
Campbell. p0u.t0n Finley. Curtis, Peter
son and others They travel from house
90 house. usually 40 night. and invariably
in pairs Ihe people in the neighborhOod
can't remember ever having seen a Nor
a
hold conferences and receive instructions
from thc head of the organization, which
met last year at Batesville Va. 10 will
probably meet next month I'm Hanover
county OF The fourteen who have been
40 work this year In Hanover and adj
Joining counties. ten or eleven are UNI
married. and their ages range from
twenty-five TO fifty years. most Of them
being young men. by assigning county
.NHn.aH
meetings at every house which Will per-
m.t them. the entire county is soon COW
cred.
There IS no doubt that the Mormons
d.. work in Hanover are believers in
l0'ylamv Indeed. they do not hest
tHte to state openly 81 much. but declare
Chat they do not preach the doctrine
since thc laws oppose d. Elder Camp
bonn stated 90 Mr. McChesncy that his
father married several sisters and that
he himself lived in the house with his
fathers wives for eight years before
Do knew which Of the women was his
mother. This statement was vouched for
hy several prominent people In the county.
Just what doctrine these men preach
was difficult 90 ascertain from many Of
h..r converts. The latter state posi-
rF u.s. that they say nothing I'm favor Of
lHsamy though 10 is admitted that
ns practice They distribute tracts
throughout the country with such titles
as "The Gospel Pioneer" "The Doc
tr'res OF the Church OF Jesus Christ Of
Latter Day Saints" and others in which
Efforts are made 10 prove that immersion
is the only baptism as commanded by
the New Testament; that absolute free
Com OF religious belief ind worship
should Doe allowed so far as IL IS not in
opposition 90 the laws Of the country.
and placing peculiar stress upon the
Book ~ Revelation. They believe that
ne dav OF Judgment IS near at hand.
and that Christ will come down in per
SON upon the earth. and reign with great
lsnency over the nations Of the earth.
Among the tracts they distribute is
the following:
Article. OF Faith
oP rHE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST or LATTER
DAY SAINTS.
T. We believe in God. the Eternal
Father. and His Son. Jesus Christ, and
in re Holy Ghost
2 Ne believe that men will be punished
flr hrir own sins and not for Adams
uunseressiou.
Wc believe that through the atone
mant ~ Christ all mankind may be
saved. hy obedience 20 the laws and or
d.rnoes Of the Gospel.
Ne believe that these ordinances are: |
lirt faith in the Lord Jesus Christ |
no. repentance; third. baptism by |
immersion for the remission OF sins |
i.liih. laying on OF hands for the gift |
w fl. HOLY Ghost