Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-23

On one occaaiUu whom we were ~.
fused church building n mon came
forward anI hiroI a hall Tor US 10 srosL
iu ono night.
Slme time ago We went 10 BellwoUd
to littrn TO a Methodist divine preach
nt mortal strmOu. Hn spoke a
evils In the land; two Of these he sail
were Catholics and Mormon. lie
saiu illiiofate foreign immigration
thtulJ be stopped III Italy, tue homo
u the Pope, where, he eaiu ~ per cent
0i the people were illitefslp. Hs tt-
erred to other Catholic stronghold
tie taiu that In Chita 80 Ior CEN 3
Tao IUUl 10 were educated, that o. .
Catholics were worse then tho Cbiut
there were nine million 0f inUm '
THIS country. After paying bio ],
sToCiH 10 tho CuthuliCa .
turned loote on the Mormon
| mahlug G0t ui rUmpnfisou.
lie received his Information from tho
Prysbytrfian'a report % CtSh. lie fni1
The Mofmons didn't believe IN the
ntUuoment OF Christ only for the otigI.
uhl Elm; that they uncontrolled al other
churchus, etc. He also said there was
danger nhold, ~ tho MUfmons hgu
possession OF Utah, nearly Nil oil lane,
aud were fast spreading our In all the
western states. He asserted that they
claimed that they were going
TO govern tho United States; also
stated that = Mormon Bishop had saii
90. Much more was said about the
| MOrmouf. Did he succeed In turning
tue pt Oplo ngsinst uty The following
will chow: Very soon We found out We
had more itiunus than ever, and even
many Of his own flock thought his
attack was uncallod iJr Many wished
10 have uh speak, aud l saw the chair.
man OF the city fathoth Rud obtained
Bcliwood PafR TO speak IN, himself
Offering to loan us plank Tor seats. AZ
the time appointed Tor the meeting n
large crowd was rtotenl. 10 any cX.
puotvi u1 10 abuse toe minister they
were disappointed. We spoke from a
Gospel standpoint, showed that we
believed In the alionumont Of ChEisi,
spoke Of His organized Church and
what 10 was, then referred 10 tao
eleventh article u cur faith. We were
not trying 10 crush another people but
were willing 20 give them tho agency
their Heavenly Father gave them,
showed the per cent Of education in
Utah, anu Tow she compatoi with the
older states. Though 1t was an outdoor
meeting good order prevail Cd, aud a
good imprcssion was made. Tbs iol.
lowing piece iu the Gazette will show
how tho people received us In our
effort TO slcak tue ruth.
I'VE were present at the Mormon
services ON Sunday afternoon last AZ
the Bond stand, md must say the
! Elder preached very good sermon.
! rheto was large attendance. At the
/ conclusion OF tue services the Bell.
wood baud played several pieces OF
sacred music. Among those ptIsen,
we noticed" ltho paper then las the
names OF a number o. men.) "and u
the Elder viii continue his services
ana succeed IA converting thCsO ola
| sinners We believe no VIII have accom-.
Iliahed gOOu work."
IL isn't often Mormon Elders arc
honofO1 enough In the wOTll 10 have
brasB bands turn out 10 furnish music
for them, but on the day mentioned
cur meeting had hardly commenced
when tue band came for the purpose OF
furnishing US music, ami afterwards
when thanked the leader no iniUimuj
me tuey would play for us any time We
wished them to. Now did the rev.
eToBd miuisler succeed In his effort?
Last September for tue frat time l
had tho privilege OF visiting independ.
enuc, Missouri, ana viewed the ground
where temple 10 to bn built
and dedicated 10 Isfacl's Col.
While there, myself anu Elder A. q.
Young had the privilege OF addressing
large congregation oi our eastern
cousins In the ReoTganized Church
house, across the etfeet from the TEN.
pie lot. Elder Young being tue fret
bpoakoT spoke OF tho succession Of the
presidency, followed, speaking moro
from tno text, 10y their fruits 80 shall
know them" We were treated vol
by the people anu l am cOnvin OIL
tnoIo nlo many good people hmUus
th,m. The crowd came forward unI
shook our hands heartily anu We hal
numerous invitations 10 40 homo with
them, ono old lady Inviting us to
come anu take tea with her the FOL.
lowing afternoon watch We did, minus
thu lea. We were invited 10 come
and listen 10 them the following night
which We did, anu lieteued Tor about
0no hour anu quarter 10 one u thUiT
apostles answer what had been speak.
ing on Tor half an hour the night
before. Among other things he told
/ VI ulh ihlhhlvhhl9 tAltllNhNt III iluIs
He raised his hands towards tho hea.
vens anu d eclaTed that he Travelled his
twenty-five miloh day In Utah foot.
sore and weary and couldn't get a
stopping place. Tho people IN Salt
lake CITY AMI vlUiniiy must be very
hard hearted, HO tined TO show thai
Brigham ioGug was not Prophet,
one Of his foasons being that Brigham
mad said concrete hOuse would lRst
| longer than some other kim, ana /
suppose II brigham haulsaid u Ohio wac
n better potato than Jumbo II would
have barred him from being a Prophet.
| lilo had found one man In UtAh, how
ever, that truly was gentleman; ho
should feel nattered-Eldor John III.
Smith. IL II u common thing 10 hear
many OF the Josephiie preachers talk
about the apOstacy OF tbs men
OF God as Brigham Young,
Hebor &. Kimball, T.. Il. Pratt, OfsOn
Pratt, Efaslus snow ana others who
have passed away; anu hold up others
hs examples who they claim kept the
faith. VIM. Mgrks loT one, who In 1889
was chosen president Of tue Stake u
Zion at Commerce, NauyOp, VINO u
year o. two before the PTOphDts death
was associated with traitors; who suE.
tained the claims OF Sidney RlgdOn 10
bB "guardian OF the ChurOb;D who at
n general conference OF the Church In
Nauyou, 1874 was rejected by tho
Saints 10 PRECEDENT Of the NauvOO stake
Il.Us uhn had k...,