Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17
A PERsEuUTiNG sEuT.

The "Mormou number" SO 1t is
called In bold heading, of tho Home
Mission Monthly, reached our table
today. 1t Is the magazine Issued by
the women's executive committee OF
the Presbyterian church. AS the
heading referred to indicates, the chief
attention 10 given to the Mormons.
There are nineteen distinct articles on
that subject, and ike number of
notes. Most OF the articles are un.
signed, but few have signatures mp
peuded, among which are those OF
Robert J. Caskey, principal OF the
Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, q. NJ.
Bush and N. V. F. OF the
articles which refer to the
MOrmons and their belief and
psaclices, there ia not one that does
not contain gross ialsehoods, most OF
which are uttered With II sancli.
monious air that shows to a critical
mind the basoness Of the hypocrisy
that Ia behind them. Here are few
expTessions that nre samplet:
America has yet much to fear at tho
hands of the Mormon Church.
A community constantly hostile 10
every effort put forth for Christian
progress.
1t Is often as hard to &c. into houses in
Utah as IL Is in China.
1t was hard TO live there when every
| one quaTroled so.
EARLY after tho coming Of Statehood,
the authorities OF the Church began to
take back the pledges made.
In the years we have spent hero we
had never before met Mormon who
dared express any sentiment contrary to
that of the Church leaders.
Pulyeamy IS believed in and praciiced
| in every town that we visit.
The Mormon Church confidently OK
| poets, within tho next five Year,, TO have
| in the United States Senate ten men who
will do the bidding OF the Church at the
seat OF government.
While no name Is oitener quoted by
the Mormons than Gods, tho degradation
| OF His Character in what is taught them
about aim is almost beyond belief, Tor
God is no more TO them than man, and
very sinful man at that.
So lar Statehood has only served to
make the Mormon Church holder in
Haunting its degrading, obnoxious doc
triues aud practices IN our faces.
There liz no law to prevent polygamy.
At the beginning OF the year the people
were notified from Mormon pulpits that
patronage OF the Presbyterian school
would not be allowed and all who per-
sisted in sending to us would DO pun
ished in this world and the next.
IL is manifest, oven to the casual OBJ
| server, that the Mormon authorities
mado promises and surface showiugs to
/ secure statehood Tor Utah, with no
thought OF fulfilling ghcm.
Mormon proaohers who arc son, to
| represent the ialth Of the Latter-day
| saints do 20 in manner calculated TO
deceive tho unwary.
Mormuns sooru Tho idea OF redemption
| through Christ,
| Ignorant rude, untidy people.
mauy ut whom can neither read nor
| write. and whose children hayU never
| seen anything but tho dirty "shackMrg"
| surroundings Of tho place which they
| call home. An engine would be us much
| OF curiosity to them AS were the ships
| OF Columbus to tho native inhabitants
| of America.
Too illitorAte to reason, they have heon
! iiNod by the Priesthood with marvellous
| tales of revelation and miracles.
| They aio couceted, and have superb
| cla and imperfect characters. rhey
sheer AZ the idea of spending years in
| ob aiming an education, or OF deyoliug a
| lifetime 10 literary pursuits.
| The general opinion among the Gem
| tilas n this valley Is lthaI Statehood fOr
| Titan was n grave mistake.
\ Nearly oil the offices are in the hands OF