Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-15
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From numerous letter. received nt
this onice. II r. evident that some Of
our religious friends In Utah arr labor
inr hard 20 revive the old anil-Morm'n
sentiment throughout the United states
and elsewhere. The tactics are the Old
ones. and from the similarity uf Che
proceedings. % would acom that iho
campaign IL dressed from a common
center a. IN the days of old. We mon-
iion she matter. believing that tho lave
abiding. peaceful citizens of u,ah. Nor
mons and non. Mormons. are Interested
In knowing something ~ the methods
and aims Of some ~ their alleged
friends
A correspondent, from Chattanooga,
Tenn. states that one Rev W II. nng.
by. ~ Salt Lake city. 90 a recent ma
tlonai church convention. entertained
the delegates with o. discourse on "ihe
ripe harvest Of the West" IIe exhaust
"a, Il seems. his elolucnce IN glowing
description ~ the beauty ~ utah'a val-
leys ana mountains. and then contrast
"a this lovely picture with the awful
condition of people Worfhlping Joe
Smith" ana consequently being "lgnor.
ant. sgperstitloua and immoral" H.
closed. our correspondent says with tho
modes, sugEt silun that $4,000 be- placed
In hla hands Tor missionary purposes
because with round sum like that be-
could do mote good than with 5000
year
A correspondent from bloomington,
MS. writes tina; the Prcsbytcrlans ln
that vicinity are very active A gentle
man who has h.cn engaged In 'mIa-
alonary" work In Utah Tor q number ~
years. but without success. ~ lcciurlnF
about our State. According 90 him. too.
Utah Il a vcritahle garden spot. bu, he
denies that any credit Il due 90 the
nrit settlers Of this region lie assert
ID. according 10 the report. that an thc
oincca In Utah are held by Mormlna.
who. by virtue Of their olice." protect
iaw-brcakers.
hut reverend gentleman named
Aslev. who silll q. pastor ~ the swed.
ish Lutheran church OF this city. not
wlihsiandlng an EFFORT some time ago
by some OF his congregation 20 got rid
Of him. Surpasses these two worihlos In
hla malignant attacks upon people
among whom he seeks proselytes In
religious periodical he came out with
lengthy article against his own coun.
uymen. AMI hla literary EFFORT finally
found iia way TO the columns OF one u
the most Influential swedish nrwspa-
pofA The reverend gentleman says that
since 1880 about 10000 swcdos have come
TO Utah ~ Mormons. Ana then hr goes
ON 10 describe the hear,rrndlnF poverty
onl DEGRADATION under which thsy are
suffering here, Thoy have no money.
they are compelled 20 trade at the ator,
~ the Bishop they are defrauied In
every way possible and the women In
particular are the victims Of "this r..
lElon." The reverend writer Oh Cha,
article suggests that the Swedish
ladies rise and declare "a holy war Of
revenge against a sect that has brought
unspeakabls misery upon their own sls
ttrs."
This II ruil'lent 20 show the tsnoi
OF ihr conspiracy against Utah. W,
do not stop 20 rnfuir the fnlsehuJds pu
iofth under The guise ~ religion. hu
may perhaps be allowed 10 pnln
out that the syslamatlc propagation "a
such falsehoods " detrimental o. GA
material interests " this state. ,yei
more 70 than 10 the religion which &
the apparent object " attack. The lai
trr exists and IL triumphant bccaus.
L. founded on the eternal rock agalns
Which The furious waves " hatred an
error hayl rugged In vain all these cen
turtles.
We GER understand the dlsappolni
ment tho ehagrin, " s1me Chraua
ministers. They vome 10 Utah undo
ihe falls Impression thni they viii nm
on Ignorant superstltl1us people led b
iymnnlcal Priesthood. They piriut
90 ,hcmsclyes the honor ana glory
be theirs, when by helr lraulng an
careful training they ihhli be- able
uid converts 90 tholr churches. rescue
from The ranks % she misguided pc.
PIE, supposedly only waiting Tor the
arrival 10 embrace the salvation
which they are the eyangsm Thsi
they como and ind mat the Mormon
are Intelligent, generally c1nienttd au
happy and above an enjoying shat pa.
fset liberty secured by human ANA d
Vine laws, They nud that ,ha m,r
made doctrines have no power hui b.
come dark, compared 20 the GorDef
Jesus. as the flame o. "a alIlw.II, B.
the side OF an electric hmn. m.
realize they can do almost ra.bIr,
They hate to acRrowlfdfe iha.r nh
irke. only uI'y noble ana hon.
characters are willing 20 do that via,
out conpusion. Hgr.e THOR franz
efforts TO explain 90 the world tb. can
Of their failure as missionaries. even
the most cruel sacrifice ~ truih.
We are happy 90 say that not O
Christian ministers IN Utah are OF q
miserable class here noticed, The
are some who are pursuing their labl
imam humble way. doing an the ro
they oan without endeayorIng 20 Inlu
their fellow men, Were there more
this latter class. there IA no reason ".