Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-12
REPORT FROM TENNESSEE.
Thoughtful Letter From an Elders
Friend Work In Knoxville.

paper, which, ike eWeut m'aaehtoit
brings the glad news Of affairs 10 our
mountain home.
This conference llhe East Tenuessoe)
is Ia prosperous condition, having
Increased its numbers from Elk twhen
we came hufe) to Elk htuen. Not only
has 10 increased In number bus in
energy and success. The climate is
delightful ut all feasous Of the year,
and our ElIers arc all eujoyiug tue
beet Of health and spirits. We nrs
labofIng am1ngs. the most Warm-
hearted aud hUapitaulo people ol the
face Of tho earth. Those who have
dear ones in the b0Ithefn States
need entertain no fears concerning
thelr safety, for they arc among
people who would lay down
their lives for cur protection.
The people OF the South have been
greatly misundsnt0ud, az hae our cause
among them, but the thiakIug classes
begin 10 SOC somuthing among our pe1-
PIE which attracts attention, 10 illus
lFato this fact We viii (with the
nuthOf's o1nsuuil furnish a COPY ~
letter received by ua after fiuishing tie
city OF dfu8noyIlc:
"My Dear Mr.. sloan-Yolr npprocl-
nicd letter % the 2ith inst. shaii have
reply. Thank you Tor H. IL broAthes
muOn The spirit that ought 10 advIeo
humanity thu World over. 10 In u gfau.
ncation TO fnd such uviucoi hy adnof-
ents Of any religion, % those Of no
religion. Humanity must ever DO
wider than any combination within NJ
of It, When / was tut 10Y (l'm 30
n0wl ! read book that TOLD Of the
MofmOus aud their trials. Il forget The
Ruthor.l Tue cnatm VI tue Mormon
life somewhat lightod my own ir0m
that time, though this he not re'orablc
10 any particular, or general afiinityi
with the religious belief, but 1 di.-
covered CERTAIN indriina IL halo la
the lie sphere n your people Ibat has
ever remained q mtlI but distinct fas.
oinaliot; one that 1 never sought TO
represu or uiselpatB. can Uncover
that Mormon association and inf Ioncu
develop character, which 10 becoming
moro nee led every day Tor the man.
tenancc OF republican Institutions |
In this land. All 10 certainly az |
this moment In precarlous slate.
Our uatiun has not yet, " we'll think |
OF u, developed dlallnctlvoly uailoual |
character; up 70 now all remains a |
congiomerate. The thought has come |
10 me Ia this connection mat the cvO. |
luton Of that national character may |
bee by ihu Mormon community OF |
utnh-monatf uH ~ the conjecture /
would DO regarded by most purs0na 10. /
day. Certainly there 10 Ia MurmOniam |
(you'll understand / usc tue term IN |
no nntering or r0ntemptulus way--lt |
comes familiar, 10 the TsasOn), ceTtaiA- |
ly there IL a subtle mystic we may |
term ~ power In tho life.hAbit, Gus |
toms, socialism, OF the MormIuH that |
imprcsses the individuals VI that com. |
munity, as peculiar people; and /
withal, one possessed Of sterling virtue |
anu essential benz ficeni, wise cjnaerv.
atsm, yet n ,tionaiiy safely progression
IA this age OF progress. IL has been
for mo an interesting inquify lAttetly,
where Turks the germ IN al this A meT.
lean system mnIof up OF odds anu
ondA - guivefyal mankind, where
will terminate anu whence will hatch
a typical appropriate American char.
holeR The country lacks anj noods
u today. MormOnism aesimllateH tn
diverse anu am0othe all 90 n homo
gently and hatmony that Ia mott won
deTiul-nO other aSsocia ion, or social.
ism In these ] NJ centuries has done
the like, with any such marked aud
unerflng effect aud oompletc-
ness a. has, aud DOES Mormonlsm.
Indeed II brhoOvea the world 10 stnud
In respectful awe Of society that pre-
benls such results. by their fruits 20
shall know them iuAn apt 5ouptutal
assurance Just here, ~ you have, no
d ubt, often thought.
alb o a. aHHs 49,.
kindly sent me have reRi--rtosident
Cannon's 'H,BlOrY Of the Mormons'--
with n deep interest aud u h5TCr iuiig-
nation on account Of the Outragra Il
tells Of. Much n not all Of these we're
before known TO me, but nggtsgAtnR
these onormltieH Ia this succinut way
~ overwhelming 10 readers whose
tenHe Of human y and justice has not
become wholly etistr, dead, brIt,l.
With iefse, terrible words tue harrow.
lug tails Ia told Ia small space, IT'S
duo 10 reyefOd ana still cxtAnt human
instinct that remains 10 the race, We
rejoice 10 know that the story Of Nor.
mon wrong be openly, brav6ly, uu.
ninohlngly given TO tho wide world AZ
that story verltably 10. l DON'T hesl.
tate 10 receive aa credible the reollals
OF the pamphlet, would, for my
oounIiy's sake, they were exaggerated.
My vIewH no 10 religious malt rs arc
not likely 10 change. II make NO at
tempt 70 prapognndist;) 10 each itmay
be safest 90 cay, 'wQrk out your owu
salvation with lear anu trembling II
l can help my brother, I ought 20
gladly try, not ~ get him 10 ADOPT my
view, Tut 10 nnd Tor himte.t that Wow 10
when the very hiEhest in him ssssuts.
Tho WORK f. then done. Each Of Us
holds relation ~ the central cause o..
oil causes that II unique, no other uX.
nc,ly tue sAme, do violence 10 the
Individually Of my fellow 20 try to
crowd and force him into my place,
when here IL place, which la single
and sole, 10 and Tor himself / am sure
could live among MurmOns, with no
further participation Ia their religion
them Ia tue Observance OF ita rites,
yet never DO obnoxious 10 One 0i its
Adherunts.
"But this RESPONSIVENESS 10 muking
my letter long. IN hope TO seo Your
Lluer Hayes When he viii visit this
place next Thank you for kindness
received ~ regards 90 reading malter.
l'ys written somewhat .rsulY yuu'l
easily dhotra. 1 guess that you uTo
Invited 90 DO s0 iu rytugn at any tIme
can serve Ut Interest you. Z may uu
lu some sense towards hUrmOuiIm d
'8,nlit' boa, trust Iuu WIl not NO "a
'fh. iH.tu.'
"Np3 cordially aud Eludiy a friend,