Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-09-20
Facts About MOrmOnism.

-op rtnFR: 1t seems too bad
-, tho GOOD, honest, respectable por-
&c., If tbe Mormon people have to suffer
..,,s u;sdeeds of their leaders i'll for
s.r davs as well as the present time.
have thought if the Mormon people
rould only control their leaders, and
cnrb their deceptive, vicious, and un-
,,,sooable teachings, under the cloak of
rsli0iou, with the aim of self aggrandize-
...r, they would save themselves
many troubles, and command more re-
s,ect in the outside world, and such
tragedies as that Kentucky affair the
other day would not occur.
The American people, no matter IN
what section, respects a respectable
religious denomination. and those
missionaries who were mobbed in
Kentucky the other day are victims of a
dishonest, designing priesthood, practic-
ing upon the innocent simplicity and
tauatlciSnl OF lntlI lOlioWCIS.
The priests Of the Mormon church take
particular pains to keep the truth from
the young generation i'll the church in
relation to the crimes and immortality
taught and practiced by the priests and
older members OF the organization iii the
early days, and in fact in days of quite
recent date, so these young missionaries
going out from Utah TO preach the "only
gospel" are simply victims of the crimes
and immortality and disloyal teachings
Of their leaders i'll former as well as the
present time.
The young men out on missions are
generally honest and believe that they
are being prosecuted for planting the
truth and the true gospel among the
ering ones. They have been taught
that the accusations against their priests
and church is simply persecution melted
by other denominations.
listened to some young missionaries
preaching in Sacramento, California, a
few months ago. They were on the
main street of the city and quite num-
Der of people listening. They were
derided and asked who committed the
Mountain Meadow massacre?" and "How
many wives they had at home.'' The
young men were ignorant and honest
but representatives of an institution
with bad reputation, which many, if
they knew or could be made to believe,
would not represent There are goodly
numbero honest, well-meaning Mormon
people, and they will not believe that
Their sleek old priests ever did or taught
wrong They know no other teachers,
and have had no contact to speak of,
with the outside world in fact, isolation
Is The secret of the growth of the Nor
mon church. 1t could not have succeed
cd In any part of the eastern states with
Tue present or former teachings.
Inc Salt Lake Tribune, in its editorial
Tue other day, i'll reply to the church
orean' IN reference to the missionaries
being mobbed in Kentucky, told them
Tue cold facts, simply their missionaries
were mobbed and run out because of the
'aa reputation of the organization they
represented. The Tribune had been tell
"'s the Mormon people the truth for
aiaiy years, and all the advancement
niaae In Utah toward Americanizing
'na' oenighted state originated in al, d
SPOUT the editorial office of the Salt Lake
.''oune' and it seems the old fight is
.''n'ig on again. If it was not for a
'A''a'leal' scheming priesthood, Utah
a "o1'u De one of the most happy and
prosperous spots OH the continent.
THos. LoUGHNEY.