Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-22

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OF Prophet smith gently but fifmly
declined aBy euch undue iuterfefence,
and ia this the meeting was with
them. The chief OF tue Mormon
speakers referred TO nj the outset TO
what he characterised a. n most un.
| fair reference which had boon made TO
most respectable man 10 overiovn
through an abonymsus letter In =
weekly paper. He stated that he had
simply called at this mans house for
the purpose Of getting a copy Of Ban
ctoips History Of tho United btates,
and how any one could be 20 cruel ~
to base n covert attack on any man on
such slight grounds he could not IN.
defstsn1. This, however, went %
show the bitterness with which they
are assailod by people who profess 10
be followers of Christ. Tue friends
who were with him 90 the mis,lon
and himself had been attacked again
and again In tue mO ut violent language,
but they had never retaiiaied, becautc
they did not think II was Chrlsl-like 10
DO 20. The missionary then began
TO lay down the doctrine ofhis church,
wbicn dootrine, he said, wac based on
the teachings OF the New reatament,
which most Of thom held In their
hands, and from which he would
quote. Thsy believed Ia conversion.
People to be saved must believe. Belief
nfsi, then faith, then baptism, then
the laying on of hands by someone
specially appointed for that purpose,
aud by the laying on VI hands the
convert received the Holy Spirit. He
quoted at great length, giving ~ he
went along tue books, chapter and
yerso, which no read. Some interfup.
tloa took place at tails stago through
some Of those whj oppOie Mormonism
declaring that the speaker was not
quoting Scripture at all, but that he
was twisting the passages " suit him.
self One Of the early preachers OF the
evening, who had been watchdog over
the SHOULDER OF tho Mormon "lIke
n cat watchingR m uso,p 10 use y
familiar expression, saiu that he was
reading from u strip Of paper Ia the back
OF tho booh. The speaker replied that
this was true, but that he had quite as
good . right 10 arrange his texts for
handy reference as MS opponents had.
This meeting saw TIC justice " this,
and when further interruptions TOOK
place there were angry shout, OF
"Flng thUm oil thu bnnkl" Order
was ngain restored, and the Mormon
speaker, continuing, said tnat the
true Gospel had bion lost, but hat II
hau been restored by an angel OF God
10 the Pfopuct Joseph Smith, VINO had
given II ~ he Churth h, and it was now
preached ~ all the world. signs wefc
not wAbting that the end OF the pro.
sont dlspe nsatien vas last approaching,
an II beloved all 10 read tue Scrip.
lures for themselves, study the matter
carefully, anu finally CONS 10 n con.
olualon on this important question.
lie then called another brother TO
aries, who has had very little 10 say
up TO the Present time, followed on
pretty much the same lines rs the last
speaker. lie was very much agitated,
aud Tambled n bit, but that he was IN
earnest anu believed what he said to
be- true was beyond question. Oae 70
variable passage In his adirtal rather
took tie audience by surprise. "lie
did not care" he said, "what peoples
belief was. provided they stuck TO II
honestly. Whatever religion a person
pfoietstd he ought 10 net strictly up 10
II, anu not profess one thing aud act
another" Tue other two young me %,
who are part OF tho misiOn. testified
briefly their adherence 10 what had
already been said. The MoTmons
closed their service with singing ana
prayer. Tho principal announced thai
In y short time ne would have 10 10.
turn 10 Amsflsa, but before doing %
he hoped 10 have tho pleasure OF again
speaking to tho people ut Carlos
Bridge.
The MOrmons bad n very attentive
80 far ne the meeting vas coD.
cerned, but as soon a. they finished
lhefe was pRndomonium for come
lime. Tho gathering had swsllod con.
while the MoTm9ns were
sIeaking, and the blood of sevefal
would.be speakers was fred by some OF
Inc statements winch had been made,
The Herald then gives an account Of
mo meetings after the Mormons had
lott, In which tue part cipAnts did con.
iiderable quarFoling.l II also sAys VI
another meetingi
The neighborhood OF GaTrlon Bridge |
IL being kept very lively on Sunday |
evenings by the preaching OF MofmoIs
and those who meet there 10 OPPOSE
hem. The Socialists think they also |
have right 10 be- heard, and last
Sunday evening they were successful
Ia getting thomselvesi nolu dod amonglt |
The performers, Mr.. Robert Bmilllu,
bclng asked 10 speak on behalf Of the |
5ooialists, showed the breadth OF the |
OF the party TO which he |
Delonga. While not agreeing with all |
HE doctrines OF tho Mormonf, he al.
mlted tho government Of . state where |
here were no millionaircs and no |
poor. Tho matter VI the numbsr Of |
wives Mormon had did not touch the |
great social question ~ all. Ho could |
only say on euch a question Rs that Of |
The number OF wives Mormon WIS
illowtd 10 keui that II Brigham Your z |