Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-27
FOR OR AGAINST.


a pfculiarily of tho Gospel OF Jesus
Christ, when proclnlmel with divine
authority aud 10 Its purity, is that it
arrests the attention OF men. The
announcement OF Its principles causes
either acceptance or rejection. Abso-
Lutte indifference is almost impossible.
II was the experience OF the first
Christian missionaries to the world
that their doctrines were the subject
OF controversy everywhere. Every
victory won for the GROSS was
the sequence oil incidents OF
That holy war In which tue ioTots Of
good and evil arc arrayed against each
other. II Mormonism be tested by this
rule, It Will bs found to possess this
great characteristic OF the true Gospel.
From the ilrst day OF It's public an-
nuuncement to the world 1t has been to
many the glad tidings OF great 10y and
to others "damnRble heTeay." 1t
mas been "problem" even 10 states.
men.
At present the subject Of Bformonlem
receives a great deal Of attention in tho
public prees. This Now Y Tx Worlj
OF February % notices. the presence Of
Elder b. Ii. Roberts in New York city
and refers to his preaching OF the
Gospel there in the following cor plI.
meniafy terms:
His diclion is az pure as that Of any
teacher of the language, and he illus
trates his pleasing phraseology with
good graceful gestures. Those
who heard him last night agreed that he
was man OF brains and Judgment; that
tho Church know what It wac about
when It sent HIM out as a propOgandisi.
His sermon was calm presen a ion OF
doctrine, Those who came to hear some.
thing OF polygamy must have boon
disappointed. He did not refer TO it,
even remotely. lie gave view OF God
and jesus Christ through Mormon eyes.
II any one in the audience had not known
that ho was listening to a Mormon ho
might have thought the speaker was a
Methodist, u Presbyterian, or minister
OF any one of the loading Christian scots.
iIO preached, apparently, tho simple
faith OF the original Apostles,
Elder Roberts said ho had come from
despiaed Utah TO warn tho paople of
Now York that Christ would come again;
that lie would soon reappear upon earth;
to repent and DO ready Tor His coming,
He wanted those before him TO boar
witness that he had delivered, In fulfill
mont Of his appointment, this mossare to
thom.
The same Journal mentions that
some Presbyterian women in New
York resent the appearance there Of
the band Of Mormon Elders. They
say the Mormons explain their dec.
trines in One way to their own people
anu urge them in different gulse. one
calculated to enlrap the unwaEy, upon
other people, The good women have
takon the trouble to collect some Of the
writings of the Rov. Dr. ID. J. Nc.
MILAN, Presbyterian missionary,
who lived some time Ia Salt Lake CIV,
and who wrote against Mormonism.
The Chicago Chronicle Of February
q devOtes two columns to the Mo
mons in Chicago. Among other
things the paper Gays;
The DIormons have come to Chicago.
They are hero for converts and they are
getting them. They have six Elders at
work IN the mission fold Of Chicago, and
sixty persons have already accepted the
Book OF Mormon as their creed aud con.
fussion, and have allied themselves TO
the Organized body known as tho Church
OF jesus Christ OF the Lgater-day saints,
commonly called Murmuns.
Furthermore, tho headquarters OF tho
missionary movement for the northern
states, which has been located at Kansas
City Tor several years, selected February
l a- the date OF It's removal to Chtcar6.
place, the most c0n.ral place, for the
direction OF tho lubors OF the Mormon
laborers throughout The whole earth.
Elder l.. A. kClsch, presidOnl of tho
Northern States mission, Is tho officer In
charge Of tho work IN this city. Elder
John \. Davis IS the regularly oslub-
lished missionary in this city. Tho
residence address of those gontlomou is
937 North ralman avenue. The regular
place Of worship is Wicker Park hall,
sol North avenue, The Mormon head
qunriers-tho book concern ~ Tho
Uhurch--ls al the corner OF LeayiIt street
and Ewing place,
Tie Chronicle winnie up a par.
graph with this pointed remnrk;
Ali authorities agree that tho Nor.