The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-17
hSP ON THE MORMOnS.
Bill Says Iha, the Movements 81
the Saints
ARE MYSTERIOUS 10 HIN.



Thee Mc-mCrs a. a mystsry 20 1nr 4
5000 n.Ass ffoa h1ra. they arc "a s-
ing = n-'C:.pa among oar people /
and ! toa'i uader--hni val; ,h~, ars |
afior. Are they re1iiy ai-,.lcuaE.r,
sent on. :r,n J-ih 20 r.o9aysse tao = |
religion. o. -r. Ihcy rel siors iramys
wac ma tbs IN ea,s WV Z. live
They compass ses ani 'aai so a;lSe a
single pIcsely,, and remind o.. ~ ;a~
far-rea-airg IesI - the Jesuit. %. tA~
siNtcrnta ccrrLry Ia. jcsuss vert
To The hs.- hfa q: all cor-.Ilcs Nlo
| had not heard rf Jr.Is. ba. .ht r Au.-
mons 20 t. she PTc'c-tan;s H. oai.Eat-
| encd ,hEisic: 'gm and s"Ck coSs-..y %
undermine ;he.- fs!ih Tsey We Hp-
on the weak m.al-i AMI fsnRii,-li ani
only nlke oonveS;> b. j. royins nc
| pc !ce nj the family. NJ ID. that
the god pcopl, 81 IN" rc-nIn In!,ies
drive them out snd mlitrca, -As-n.
have no respect Tor prc relyse-s IA
Oh ls,ian land N" wCuli feeS "a
draw their cC.VeTis fro'n one C3r.s-
iian ,hurcA to ano;h6< and sow dis
cord IN \ family.
| Va, ru'. mating ibsrc ihis Nor
m-risn. Wh:e, T. aEo;h-- c.lld born
Of New EnIl-ri ila8i'-i.gn. wAeT- all
,.a dev.tsa shings c-szin1ie. I; L.
close akin 10 the do~t.ire of free loge
uiai originated iheTc half a century
ago. and = no~ pretty generally sr-
oe?tel. II a T. an doesl: fni h.s afl.-
Eily whsn ne marrI.s be llds her a.
toy'aa.ds. and th'y he.p On swapping
around.
Jce Smith came from there ana oae
cay Pretended so iiEi a B.DIe u-icr a
L.g 1.C.e. !; W. PLACED there by an
, angle and md Er'ien leaves. ani hc
was toll 20 r5ii II &. T. was the l,s,
VIII Of Gel 1nd h. mus. r.sae1 s. O.
u1e people. H copied t,le wiring AMI
was go!rg ID rell iho gold. bu. the al
( Sal r7blhoi ain ani iCck the golden
s leaves awly. We'll. that rn2a fcIni
fcols enough 10 st1T 4 new cepartur'
in religion and bec1use the good people
81 kcne mate fun OF him. he AM hi
n followers moved to Peansg glv1aia
r where he had more yirions AL q:
i angie gave ftm a pr 81 mag tgec
u .aclos and 4 T.n ani ThummiTn
/ .f.l
+. and John the Baptist visi.ci him an
n | gave him ;fc Hoy CT 0st az1 the gif
h or proIiieey ard siperB.tu-al powers
From there he aid his followers wen
to Palmyra. y. V. ami nd the Boo
:, CT Mormons' printed. AMI organized
4 church with thirty member. an
Z. Smith cast a devil out of nan ZANE
/ knight.
= But Palmyra got too hot for theI
a=I they moved 10 Kir;lanj. csio. bs
n cause the angle sid 50. Bgs klr'
{. land got tco warn. 70. them AMI the
A. moved to Missouri ard founded ~
D city OF Zion. Not long after ne ge-
p" hlLk 20 Kirkland on visit ami the
tarrai ard fea.heTcj him. but his pc
IL secu. on gave him strength AMI -
g lowers and they buiit a c5urc1 tlei
st and called lhcn..o.ges the Later Ia
is Saint, and .aried b3-k AMI fools
the country with gilisl. money il T.
6. name OF ;ln Lord. Tie leaie-s we
- ,rr2s:ei and ini6coi II murder, tre;
Is | son. burglary. e-son ard larceny. b'
r. were allowed 90 cape from jaa an
leave kartlan1 with :afir fanll!e
is From :here thsy VIZ 10 Iilinoi
ne guiGti by an argIe. and founded I!
rs city OF Nauyoo. There they bulk a
ms other CHURCH ami sent Tissionarios
~ England to make converts. and ts.'
&c. made them. Eauvoo grow up rspld
"a. and the Sain:s soon numbered l.J
ed n-a ard elected Smith n,y-r and lie
on tecnnt general. In ls42 ne was
D" the very he.gh; OF his prosperity a
;c,k "A hand in politics. liz 1sf3
in hsi another revelation from the ant
MA and was advised 10 take some sp.r
.ts. uaI wives. Accordingly he took 4
In married women, the wive. OF DIR. Fl
~ ter ard William Law. two q his ci
"a suppc-.ers. OF cou-se. this raised
N, rumous and Foster and Law stared
ich newa,aper against h:m ana publish
are the affiday..s OF sixteen women, "
ley charged Smith and hss head man. X
=; dln, with impCrity and tmnoTali
-, Smith then discovered the pres
wi Fos:t- and Law had 90 fly for IN
in lives. They sppealei - The coz
On and had warrants iszuei for him
au- Rigdon AMI seventeen Others. i
were arrestei and put il jail
governor visited them ari p7omi
nrc,e -tion TO them. X they and Il
families would leave The country.
Ad- the people were 20 exasper@tt1
Al them they went that night tc The
land broke down the DOORS and ?
II, ssr.th ard h;s brother TO ds1-h.
ads Whit kind Of story - thaN 10 io'
-is.. the Mormon religion upon An1
crk these Mormon e,cers have the CD
TO travel through the Southcrn isnf
cted prcoasa.e thsir spurious fs!ti an
our people
Bu. Smisa's wife ard his S5n-
rereS d.i accept the revelation ai
spiritual wives, aEi the son reoTg
ras- led Mormanisn g: P.-ro. FL. VI
,-ia he puolished Tee True Sz-rts' H-r
!. OF and Is in all ttc. Teg.o1 the ackn
a. ieSgo1 no,l Of he SaiIs-s Ct he
EN- Mormcl CHURCH The rolygaI
that were all exreEei' a-'er e1he--r6
tre whipping and hoG5e bI.--irg end C.
am penalties by mo1 vicls1ce-
, 900 Movoi in scc,terei baras TO U--h
Eesr Chose Brigham Y.azg a. tleir itd
al He was a zEaiols adyoca.e Of poiyG