El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-31
MORMON SETBACKS.
Missionaries Fired From Germany
and ''Made Away With" In GeOr-


It is hardly likely that the Mormon
church will attempt any more proseiy
ting abroad after the ten missionaries
who returned from Germany on the
steamer Pennland tell their e1perten-
oes on their return to Salt Lake City,
SAWS the Philadelphia Times.
The work of these Latter Day Saints
has been failure in Europe. Either
| their mission was misunderstood or, as
they insist, maliciously misinterpreted
but at all events nothing was accom-
plished and their return was practi-
| cally ordered by the authorities in Ger
| many.
Those who returned yesterday, ten
in number, feel their disappointment
keenly. Their missionary work was
purely voluntary on their part and at
their own expense. They compose the
same party which passed through Phi
ladelphia about ten months ago filled
with enthusiasm aud inspired with the
hope of promulgating the doctrine OF
Joseph Smith.
On that occasion they gave an inter
estiug account of the future crusade
and it's inspiration to reporter OF the
Times.
1--WE are clerks, mechanics and bust
ness men," said Walter Dryden, one OF
their number, land have made our flu
ture work the study of years. We are
con WINGED that there is great field in
Europe for our faith. We go there for
two years and 1 am satisfied that on our
return many converts will have been
gained and seed planted in soil where
it will bear much fruit in the future"
Yesterday, however, Mr.. Dryden ad-
mitted that he had been mistaken. He
is surprised beyond measure that so
much antagonism should have been
shown against the Mormon faith.
"Everything favored our venture, ="
he said. "Our party included Ger
mans and Scandinavians, who were full
ly conversant with the customs Of the
Fatherland and its people. We urged
nothing Objectionable upon them. You
can say that we advocate Mormonism
with the one feature that has provoked
so much criticism, and that is polyga-
my, eliminated.
''Those people are not as progressive
as Americans in accepting the truth.
While we have met with these reverses
in Germany, we do not despair OF good
results in other parts of Europe. Mis-
sion aries will soon start t. ON Utah to
France, where our doctrine has been
commented on and largely approved"
Mr.. Dryden claims to be mechanic,
but cer tainly little resem bles one. BE
is of dignified, almost venerable, per.
which is heightened by prOfuse flow
ing beard very similar to that depicted
in.the pictures of Brigham Young. He is
averse to talking much of his own af-
fairs, but is obviously a person of pre-
ferment in the religious circles OF the
city by the Great Salt Lake,
The party left for home last night.
They will proceed direct to Chicago,
where they will spend a week or more
before reporting the ill-success of their
mission.
The Atlanta Constitution received q
special from its Covington, Ca, CORE
ty masked men made away with three
Mormon elders, who have been pro-
sely ting in Jasper county. The story
ia to the effect that the three elders
visited the home of VIM. Cunnard,
| near Newton factory, Jasper county,
yesterday, and endeavored to pursuade
| Mrs. Cunnard to join the church
While they were at the Cunnard home
| fifty men, masked and on horseback,
came up and asked the elders to &C.
company them. They refused to do SO,
and while they were parleying Mr..
Cunnard procured a rifle and aided the
mob in taking the Mormons. Several
shots we're exchanged, and in the ex-
element Mrs. Cunnard had her Jaw
shattered. The mob finally secured
the elders and rode off with them
Nothing has been seen of them since.
The elders we're driven out of two
| towns in Jasper county early in the
| week.