New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
rs POLYGAMY DEAD NOW!
MISS WEBSTER. MISSIONARY. SAYS UTAH
STILL NURSES THE PRACTICE

SHE CLAIMS To KNOW OF SPECIFIC cAsEs-soME
or THE QUEER TEACHINGS OF THE
CHURCH THAT NOW CONTROLS
SOVEREIGN STATE
Miss Rose Glen webster missionary of the
Woman's Baptist Home Mission Society to Utah.
says OF Mormcnism: 1T Is an awful combination
OF truth. error and distorted Scripture. 1t Is
mighty man-made system. The Church Is OF
the most orderly bodies In the world and has
array Of officials lone for every five members) that
includes a President. apostles patrlarchs, high
priests. elders, bishops priests. teachers and boy
deacoHs. Every Mormon must do three things:
Obey the priests. be baptized and pay tthes Be-
lief In the divine inspiration OF the priesthood is
the secret power Of the Church. and the people
are slaves to this nfable doctrine There are
two priesthoods. the Aaron.c and the Meichsedec.
Their sentiment Is that OF Brigham Young. who
sad: i don't care the ashes OF rye straw ror
the Bible. for I have a present revelation Nor
mons taught that all Christians belong TO
Satan and they wofully ignorant about
Christ. Mormon Bishop recently said to his
people: That abominable thing called Christianity
should have its head laid on a block and chopped
on and young and old warned not to have
anything to do with Christians for fear Of contain
inaton. though In the larger cities. such as Salt
Lake City, advances are made for policy.
Here are some questions from their catechlsm,
showing their doctrines
"'Questlon: What kind OF being is Cod
"'Answer: He is In the form Of a man
"'Queston: Has God a body. them?
Answer Yes: like unto a mans body in hs-
ure'
Answer: Yes. many. |. Corinthians vii. D. 'Oi
course they read this text without the context)
They teach that Adam is God, Creator Of the
and
have to do Prophet Brigham Young IN o..
ss when II 5ns our shr Adam into the
den OF Eden ne came Into II with csiesIaI ooq{.
and brought Eve one Of his wives with 6T,d MN He rs
Michael the Archangel, the Ancient or DAYS ao3ut
whom molly men have written he Is our o ,a'H ws
have to do
STILL PREACHING POLYGAMY
"Polygamy is necessary for salvation. the Nor
mon believes and his Church teaches that God Is
a polygamis,; the natural father OF all Intelligent
beings In heaven earth and hell: that angels men
and devils are his offspring. and that Adam is the
father OF Christ Brigham Young was the ratner
TOO and Mary Martha and the other Mary were
his wives Apostle Orson Hyde preached TN,
Instantaneous doctrine and declared positively that
Mary Magdalene called the Saviour her loro vi
husband .,os g., r-,ob
Miss Wsbster SAYS and within a few blocks OF her
home In Provo city official lives with several
wives Baptism Of the dead is practised, ana many
spend fortunes IN being baptized for relatives anu
friends
The pre-existence Of spirits il another peculiar
Normon doctrine They believe that we existed IN
tho other world before coming 10 eartn ana tnat
shirts ara contending for the bodies or newooin m
,pnts that they may enter their second state
DancIng is craz> among young and old the peo-
pie dance night after night in the Mormon onIrcn Ia
,ha name Of God; they have Sunday schoo! dances
Sor chudran and the farewell services TO Mormon
missionaries are dances Many women OF inc so,
allied best society nrofane expressions anu
Ills Webster pronounces Utah "A plague spot IN
the heart Of tho United States