The sun., 1897-11-17
NOW A MORMON CRUSADE.
The Latter Day Saints to Move
on Delaware.
HEY SEEK A LEGAL HOME.
Their Doctrines OutlaWed in Utah,
They Will EndeavOr to
Have Them RecOg-
niZed Here.

-Four elders of the Church of the La
ter Day Saints, as the Mormon Church
officially styled, are now at New Castle
preaching the doctrines of Joseph smit
and Brigham Young. Converts to MOI
monism are everywhere easily made, an
there will be many made in this state
But behind this proselyting movemen
there lies waiting the greater movemen
to make the State of Delaware the lega
home of the Mormon church, with it
attendant doctrine of polygamy.
Taking profit by the example of th'
Single Takers, whose recent campaign
in Delaware caused so much excitemen
for time, the Mormons will, before thu
next election, pile money and worker!
into Delaware, with view to capturing
the State Legislature.
Between their campaign and that made
by the Single Takers there will be this
mighty difference, that the Mormons
have practically unlimited means at
their disposal, and will not hesitate to
use them to accomplish the pur-
pose. Not alone have they the pecuniary
ability to exploit their peculiar views
and to place the workers who will preach
them in every part Of the state, but they
will have the cooperation of thousands
of the more ignorant persons ofthe state,
who will easily fall victims to the plaus-
ible doctrines of the church. Mormons
have an additional advantage in the fact
that there is practically nothing in the
constitution of the state of Delaware to
prohibit the legalization of plural mar
riages, which cannot be done under the
state constitution of Utah.
Eben T. Quiller, one of the legal agents
Of the Salt Lake Church, visited Will
mington several times during the past
two weeks and engaged in close confer
ence with prominent attorney. While
Mr. Quiller has been reticent as to the
object of his visits here, friend in his
confidence has not been, and the follow
ing plan Of the Mormon campaign, as far
rs it may be outlined at present, is prac-
tically authoritative.
Only the rural districts will be attacked
in this movement, and it is expected
hat from one-third to onc-half Of all the
voters in these districts will be convetsto
he Mormon faith and be prepared to vote
or Mormon candidates at the next elec-
ion. If the plan succeeds, as well us
Is promoters anticipate, this will give
hem the balance of power at once, and
trength enough to block any attempt to
mend the constitution SO as to prevent
Kent and Sussex counties will be the
1ain scene OF operations for these prose-
vting agents, but they will also extend
heir efforts to the rural portions of New
astle. Experience here and in other
tates has demonstrated that rural COM
lunities are not only specially suscepti-
le to religious agitation, but that they
re remarkably prone to fall before the
Iormon doctrines. Mormonism, as
reached by these people, is not polyg-
ny merely, but a sort of religion in ,
lowy clothes, OF which polygamy
merely an incidental feature. But
the polygamous doctrine has the
notion Of the Old Testament, as
ell as OF the Book OF Mormon, and is |
lrticularly tempting in itself to persons |
low moral status, it makes the most |
hcadway. Entire communi- !
IS in the southern states have become i
famed with Mormonism in flash, as p
were, and only the most rigorous il
ton on the part OF leading inhabitants p
: sprcventcd the dcpopulation OF certain il
-tricts. Most remarkable of all is the e
It that the young white women OF II
,sc localities are more susceptible than c,
y others to the Mormon preaching. 81
nctlmcs Mormon agents have been o
vcn away. Sometimes even they Si
We been lynchcd. Carloads Vi women A
lverts have been forcibIy detained. 4 | fc
$ goes to show how easily NIormonism II
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)ncc planted here, the Mormon agents II
ievc that their course would be ire. to
tibIc. They.cxpcct that the legislature, b
Majority OF whose members come from o.
country districts, would be their Il;
Is. W
hey wish to control only the enact
Mt OF such laws as would permit the 81
n and defiant practice of the peculiar
cts OF their faith in Delaware, the first ca
te of the Union to subscribe to the wi
eral constitution. With the moral IN,
,e that this condition of affairs would RI
3 them, with its accompaniment de
Instant recognition in both houses of TT
lgress, they feel certain that in on