Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-30

lock Oh the door and the Elder, with tho
Triumphant song "iiol1 Tho fort for I
am coming" marched boldly w aud
preached long sermon
Tho ha'f brother OF Rnv. Mr RsiGeo.
Deacon George shonp, cast OF his Btp-
ust garments aud dOnn0d tho Mormon
YES mcnta liov. Nj keineio, who Ia
quite wealthy. and who had Intended to
make Ills brother bis hrir, has revoked
Die will,
Nr. Roineio owns The church building
in which he had preached many years.
Ho bas nailed up the doors and nailed
down che Windows. lie says now mat it
ha teen polluted by tho faith OF Nor
moulsm' u shall DO aponod no moro for
ht fora Stable and that no will probably
uso u 10 failon hogs 10.
tir not anything nav Tor oppononls
10 The Mormon religion 10 have violent
pami; The same class OF people were
Effected similarly ancienily tovard The
same object, 90 that tho savitr
romnrkedi "From the days u Johu
tho Baplls, until nov the King.
dom Of heaven uttered VIOLENCE,
and tho violsai take u ~ force"
II msy DO that ihors ars come
people In tho localities Bamoi
10 toe dispatch tia. have submitted
~ tho vilss Of Satan 10 the rSisai
that they ieel 10 b. very violent to-.
ward those who arc preaching tho
Mormon religion, or tho Gospel Of
ChTlih when Va Tie true name. That
vonld be no nov oxpsfieuor with pure
Christianity; ia record IL full 81 hav.
lug TO meet ruuh opposition. But 10
The sams ioc,htics there arc also many
very good people, who recognise the
truth Of the wise mhn Solomon's &c.
mark thai "violenos civpteih tho
mouth Of the wlcke = henoo ,hese
good people fc'ufe to smear their ilp1
with that which marks an evil spirit,
and they ace Kind aud hosulisblo 10
the Eldcp who BRING the Goipsl 10
thplf miist.
In tho counties namai, and others
adjoining. there are n couple o. Nor.
mon Eliers travelling without purse
OF scrip. preaching the G5spsL IL Is
gate possible tina, Elder VIM. n.
Burrows, whose tosiduucs u Hiuts.
vile, Utah, aud who 10 nov on q
mission 70 the states. Is one OF them.
Hut u 10 not at ali likely that they
have bteu frightened out OF the ooua.
y, for tho reason that ihere was no
oeesuion TO fear danger. tbs dis.
naIeh 10 doubtless greatly ever.
drawn ia this respso., as II IL In
Others. Bit Instance, In regard to the
locking aud opening Of the Baptist
church Ia Cfum. Several weeks ago
tho NEws published tho particulars Of
that ino deBi. The Eldsfs hal been
invited, and they eams aud pfoacned
IN the chufon. They learned tina, an
attempt hAl been made BY tho pastor
q prevent u, ana that he had locked
tue dooJ but the congregation over.
ruled him aud opened the houte pro.
pafalory 10 the Elder. coming and
complying with the request that hal
been mads OF them. rnoro was
no flourish, no "bolduoisv Of
q b0atliul ohafaolsi--l nly quiet
religious service Ia which
tue Gospel Of Christ as taught Ia the
New Testament was preached with
the toldnoss and power that character.
iAo the humble servants Of the Lord
In their minisifailonu. Perhaps the
pastor thought the doctrines Of the
New roslamsui, taught In plainnsss
aud purity, polluted the place from his
standpoint Of what religion ought TO be,
aud therefore no wants 10 convert the
building into 4 pigs,y. THIS Ia not
the nrst iralance OF defeated evil
spiriis directing their attention to
swine.
AS TO MI Shoup's receiving tho
uospsl anu thereby being deprived
of tho intended heiTship 10
tho paslor's property. that IL no uu.
usual experiences OF Mormons. whon
they hear tic Gospel they reoogn a.
tho voice Of the true Shepherds nd pie.
fer following that 10 waiting fof pfo,.
pecta In dead mems snoe,. They COM
prehend the fact that those who viii
not give up all tor the Llta'a saks are
not worthy Of Hin, therefore they arc
willing 10 make any sacrifice He pof.
mils TO be required Of lhem, ana uu.t
Him for the outcome. D.ubtlssa MT.
Shoup, II he has done az stated, ~
more willing to rely upon the Lord
than upon tho arm VI nsih In this
matter, and ftloiees In the TACT that he
II right, even though poor, rather than
both rich aud wrong.
Opp1tillon Of the Kind referred 10
will no. It . the work OF MoFnonism,
which IL under thu guidance Of The
Supreme Bslug. II he hsd not lakeu
cate q II, IL would have been wiped
out long ego. with tho anlagonism d
has hal 10 meet. But beiug the l. nd.
work, u has overcome all difilculllea
up 10 the present, aud viii c1ntluue IN
its career. So lar 20 clucsrna the laFl
" keutuoay from which the Dispatch
Gomez, there have been several bas,.
less Tumors from there u trouble,
among tbem being the shooting story
feiertsd t0,and which assumed to give