Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24

sx'.,,insharn. were directed 60 proceed
~ tJncoin. ara they arrived IN the city
sbeis. a fortnight ago. TIE Elders are
eterhen Parkln and chester camp
~ e,sho is accompanied BY his wlfs).
TVS have held meetings IN 81 Benc-
stc, ssa,tarp. Mirt-nireet 81. Mark
snn,re and other convenient public
,isrss in the city. Until Monday hst
ibev had held their meetings . ttiiu.iy
and nuirily. Probably most people VINO
heard them would not hnle 20 uis.
tinattish them from members or amy %
~ t.,.'reeiicai Churches Had they not
e,,,,..d ,henaelvss to he M1tm1ns, the
5,.,.r9c,fti arene which occurred In 81
,..,t's.rnuars ON Monday night would
never have taken place. The noisy
crowd, among whom were = ruin'fr oi
drunken men. which Eatherci round
ieetei tsrriher hut for the Intervention
~ no ttsV. ". ". Osborne, ihf eyer
p~esenf vicar OF Staluinn. WhHe one 90
mo Fidffa was speaking. ems clergy.
man Of the Church OF EnElhnd s.epp,d
up to Mrs. clmphtli and asked wh, We
sasatare were. fie was told mat they
came from The states. ana wtrv Elders
~ me church OF the Lattgr-d1y
g.tpfss sNlrmunaY said he. We are
s0nstirnea called ~ rm1ns.' replied TIE
lady, Here was nm opportunity d.at 20
! tho heart OF this doughty champion ot
VI
| voice ne fhoutedi ITS piece OF I'M
puiencc Tor YOU TO appear In this nine
] iffnth century on the streets VI LAM
c8ius I'li tell you Who ihese people
/ are he added. Then he began 20 talk
| In an excited manner TO the people
round him. telling ih,m mat men and
] women had been murdered Ia Salt Lake
| city: that girls had been drigge1 away
| from their homes In England and forced
I t1 become the wives uf Nnrmuna. when
| Mr. parkin had done speaking H. called
upon Mrs. Campbell 10 bear testimony
[ 10 the manner In which women were
] treated In Utah state. Mrs, Camphen,
I who Il q tall. delicate. rcfncd-l1Oklng
woman. with a Burne.jongs face, IN a
few words spoke 0f the lie which her
sex live among the Murmpns. she toli
thcm the tales they had heard of
tho murder and il-trtatment OF
women and girls were utterly false. y ,
whore In the world would they ma
girls more vir,uous and ohlHie. From
their early childhood they were taught
| o. believe that immortality was a sin
only second 20 That OF murder The
girls and women were perfectly happy.
and they lived under much brighter
and happier conditions than many OF
| the women she had seen IN ether states.
Apparently sllcnced on the duesilnn.the
REV. w n osborne then stepped up 10
the speaker ana began 10 question
them respecting certuln passages In the
Book Of Mormon" lie declared that
~ had a copy OF the book thirty year,
ago. but he had loft IL at stanton.
quoting from memory he asked the
speakers heihcr that book ild not
stute thls Adam was tholr father and
goi, and that Adam hl1 more than one
Wife, IN very excited manner he
proceeded % ask numerous other qusa.
lions which were by no means Of an IN.
sclllKiblo nature. lie loudly demanded
proof for thisi and an answer 80 ihitl
but carefully giving no time flr reply
When She reverend gentleman wa
Obliged 90 stop for want OF breath. Mr
iarkln replied tha- his quss,loner hat
, Travelled from 0enena to Revelation
and that u was impossible 90 nnawcrhll
. questions all at once. Then the yloa
broke In again AMI amid cries OF "Gl
. u Billy" give x cmi" rub IL Int
he entered on another hong string o
questions, ending by expressing hi
. pleasure az having an opportunity o
uph0ldlnT the truth. no long will Vol
b hcrcf' he demanded % che Elders
About two years" was the reply
! I'm fetch my hood from Stanton" h
y prove what ] say said he. ''Bvory'bod!
knows me. the vicar OF Stanton" n
continued amid loud laughter and erie
. Of Don't we Biliy?" Tho reverend gen
. tlem1n again proceeded 90 tackle m
. Mornrons, The Elders stood the bad
Eerinr with gpoi temper aud fortl
tude that showed them - imms-se ad
vantage over their raviug 1pponrrf
who was evidently endeavoring 20 sti
: NJ che crowd agains, them. Howeys
!, erroneous their opinion may b. con
slderrd On some matters. the Mormon
, certainly showed cllmnrss ~ A.
. meanor under the mos, trying clreun,
Z stances which spoke well for the SINGER
I, ~ OF fhelr faith. OF course 20 atom
20 answer TIE Rev W. ~. Osborn
(. was worse than useless, and the mis-
slonafles were wise In holding shrl
= pcSre. They eventually worked tSei
I. way out Of the crowd and beat a ne
trttf amid the jeers and Fr1ans ~ ~
q cioWi. What glorious Victory Tor IN
= keN w ". Osborne OF oueen's 81
n lege' blrmingham, and vicar OF stain
!. tan; IN TIE diocese % LiAcolni May IN
(. bishop be proud OF hlml
a Perhaps, writes oorresnende,l
= there T. no religious body about wbie
/. more misconocpilon and Ignorance ox
h than the "faiter.day Raints.
o Mornons' j. nickname, derive
2 from thelr belief In the Book 81 Nor
= mon which they regard somewhat /
: we ufht of second iilblc. Man
Q people seem TO suppose that Mormon
. nave only one Ideal that the one on
! I
e ana practice polygamy such an ide
h = as Incorrect and narrow As 4, Won
70 be TO state that tho whole ana onl
!; purpose o. Christianity Is 10 mnlntai
= monognmy. OF course 10 the unthlnl
: lnf orthodox mind, the Idea that an
q religion should have az any time cour
i tenaneed or enforced polygamy
u more than sufficient 10 condemn m
n rest OF lis creed unhcard. This M
: very largely been the attitude % Ems
l. llsh people towards the dweilcrs
u Salt Lake City. Nobody In Englau
y VIII seriously undertake 10 defend pit
n rnlity OF marriages any more thh
l. they uphold prostitution. But Will
j. people are 80 willing 10 condemn thoi
= who believe In the one. Il must not
> forgotion that rs nation we are mo
e alphabetically guilty concerning n
e other Looking at the past and preaJd
lc condition and position OF Mormon vi
a mon. the general health and siri
70 morality which has existed In the sta
* Of utah, there can be little 70 choo
between the lot Of the Mormon wi
~ and that OF Thousands of married WI
e men In England. u anything, the ~
4 sltion Of uhe Mormon woman has be,
N far better ana FAR happier, She
y looked up 20 and respected In a wa