The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09

II this inscription had been craven In letters az
fire on tablets of birthstone which we're handed
out by a creature with horns and eyes like an
adder's, and q long barbed tail thrashing under
his coat-tails,t the spiritual shepherds Of the Long
Island focks could be no moro scandaliLed and
perturbed than they are at present.
Instead Of being a divvle, however, the elder
10 q most meek and inoffensivo young person.
He makes up for tho shortness Of his stature by
the expansiveness Of his smile and the magnia.
cent curves of his thin mustache. He has been
working about Rockville Centre, 0ceanside, and
Lynbrook for almost five weeks. Yesterday he
was Joined by Elder Albert Burton. another mis-.
sionary, who Is tall and dark and mournful.
Mormonism is not a new thing on Long Island.
The work of these two elders, they both say, 10
to revive the existing interest in what they call
tho faith" and to gain proselytes. 1t 1t no
part Of their work. they say. to persuade
converts to go out to Utah. They particularly
disclaim any of the desire to lure away young
cir. to a doubtful fate" which has been
ascribed to them by the Rev. Mr.. Carr Of tho
Lynbrook NJ. E. Church and some of hiR col.
leagues In the other villages.
The ministers did not awake to the dangers
with which they believe Mormonism has sur.
rounded their congregations until Sunday a
week ago. At the evening service Of that day
the Rev. Mr.. Carr read an editorial from Q
Aothouiot paper vi buuJoCl
In commenting upon 1t he said that 1t had
come to his knowledge that "emissaries of tho
Utah crime were at work in the community
1t had come to his knowledge. he said, that
cherished members Of his own congregation had
boon approached by the tempters. He was
particularly grieved. and even fright
ened, by the report that the so-called
missionaries of Brigham Young's cause
were whispering most illusory and attractive
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in the blessed realms about the Great Salt Lake.
he Tsrned his parishioners to shun tho very
listen to them. e eve e. OUT o9se Of eurio 1d No e TSeir Iip %
dropped as the honeycomb, but their utterances
were as a pestilence and their plots as a deep
morass.
AS his congregation separated upon the church
threshold, after this stirring, address, they
whose name has nothing TO do with this chroni.
girl whom he had walked home with ia' after ter
Parson Cars warning told him lots Of
before; She told him, for instance, that the mis-
sionaries approached the unsuspecting innocent
tending to advocate everyday ordinary Christi.
anity only q little different from that Of Metho-
a shinti BsP ioif. T hhSssoy {ss MoSa an tol St tss y T5sht;
man, after the willy Mormon had gained the
ff i91ia nc S oa the e yis,im; he fssn hit little sr By
proposition and exceptions from it; Finally he
w yiS'a ib end ib up D with c : G5ee ed. 20 Xvi wicked b.sn and nd hor,
listening to it would never dare repeat it to her
proper spiritual leaders and masters, and would
SO be blackmailed into an acceptance Of it.
man ,ss ID he Se{}iss!ssSS S SS%s Tie '1 ss;s IL ssi5sS S% 5Rs
handicuffed to a drove of persons similarly UNI
fortunate.
brook and their .neighbors OF Rockville Centre
and oceanside have EXCHANGED for the last
parents to search their houses for the "unclean
literature which the proselyters were distribute
iD R4 aTsn 9s ses lsnSSs sash sed ii in 5oSn xS9 sS1s:I tn.
belle Of Lynbrook and q member Of the Metho;
been approached BY the missionaries. They bad
tola her Of the beauty Of their idea Of holiness
n phet .hf ps slGsy ts g. ses a ana eva sss %se{Rest'e'' pro-
John Abrams is a good Methodist, and he was
f Res. MI Tlte cS MFas and The h hss ssn psrt 81 nth she es .hs
Elders Watts and Burton held TIVE meetings
other was q the house Of the sopers in Ocean:
Pettit's just too late for the first service.
The elders were glad Of a chance to talk about
chairs ..4s were si backed e,5s against the wall. n... az.
whe ae' the s sH'H t work G goes On. wl But q say srl 5et o1s
say ANYTHING else. do I look like a hoary. gray:
i Htn,S away y' the in moe @tI girls THe Of the Is' East a: "'An 10
Mao NJ %;or said i'd the he reporter, zen oa don't" ,on,,
mache peaches. He was the personincation Of
wen, then" he continued. this is what We
are doing. There are many Mormons on Long
Island and have been for years. Mrs. Petit,
the Sopers, and the family. of l. s. Abrams in
Lynhrook are all old.time Mormons.
We don't want them to move TO Utah. II
they should move away we would have TO pay
board when we visited Long Island. Now we
can come here and stay for months without a
cent in our pockets.
we hold meetings twice every Sunday. and
We always invite all the neighoors. While our
dear but mistaken friend was opposins US so
were praying for him Mt the house Of his neigh.
Dor, L. S. Abrams. The ministers should not
oppose us; we should all be one. But 1t is not to
be so.
"Of course we do not advocate polygamy. II
is against the law. One of the articles of our
faith is that we shall make ourselves subject to
the law. For the rest we go from house TO
house. preaching the faith, distributing our
tracts, and addressing what gatherings OF men
we may meet. We are sent TO spread the faith.
and we do it as the Word teaches that the
Master did"
The. tracts were exhortations to purity. faith.
and general righteousness. There was nothing
in any sense wicked in them.
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