Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-04
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a number of Eldarp NJ tho Church NJ
Ic7us christ 81 Lnttor.day Saints have
been brutality assaulted ln SOME rlria
Of the country. a. told In tno Dispatch
on 10 the "NeWH." Threats NJ murder
have been made. and blood hna boon
shed. A religious persecution h1a been
kndlod In ihla Gland OF che free" dlf.
ferunt only in dcErco from those that
throw upon somo passes of Che dark
past "a lurId Hare.
The "Nowa' has f.lt o. lta duty 90
point out tho orlglu of hn new cru.
H1de. with its dorlorablo results. And
now We are met with yoritHbio dHIusr
" cplihots or which "dHanrI" and
"ll1r' are specimens. We ORE told that
Tho church To- absolutely reasonable"
ana that the unspohhabla deeds o. mnbs
Do the pact. by which the Saints were
driven Into oNIio, pluudorrd. slain. mar.
tyrgd. were perfectly iuHInlbIo The
apolorlHt Tor Mormon" prosecutions
thus Unexpectedly and completely core
roborltaH tho statement of tho News"
ls Ia the oriEln of the recent outbreaks
ln the south. What need have we ~
further testimony
This ~ not the fret tlme that the rave
inga Of nm anti-"Mormon' mauino have
had the eject OF stirring up bIgots 10
murdcrous assaults ON Mormon" mile
elln1rica. IN lecture delivered ln
this city In 1854 by Mt John Nicholson.
70 was clearly proved that previous 20
tho tragedy known us the Tennessee
massacre. the Elders In that state met
everywhere the eo-cnllcd "lled Hot Ad-
dress" published ln this city. II was
handed about by baptist minister.
one NJ the Elders slain In that mae.
sacro, md one NJ the survivors. present.
ed 10 the Baptist preacher o. complete
rofutnilon ~ the "Rod Hot Address"
but thorr To- mo- evidence that tho rcv-
creud gentleman over tried 90 etcm the
destruction ho hod put into motion.
That "tlcd Hot Address was printed
in the untl."Mormuu" organ in the first
part of March 1ssi Do purportol Co
Dec q atenorrnphir report OF % a,rmon
delivered by one bishop West ln The
Ju1b school house. on the gth or March
that year The alleged speaker was
made 10 breathe treason aud defiance
ngninHt tho government lu every sen-
tonce, and that lu most vile language.
II was subsequently proved that the
entire story WIS "a fabrication. but
10 this day the sheet in which Il ap-
penrcd has not acknowledged lee error.
except by adding insult 20 injury.
That h TO say whenever II has been
compelled Co rufor 90 the ud.
dress us bogus. IL has nearly always
added tho Infamous statement that %
was q fair sample of addresses deliver
ed by Mormon speakers ln their
places ot worship. This fact has given
color 90 the view that tho address Wus
manufactured right nc the headquarters
" anti" Mormon" agitation in thls
city.
And yet We are oakod t0 state ono ul-
truth told by tho 1uu-" Mormon" ur.
slu What about this address And
what about thr Infamous Spanish FuA
flko nj moro recon! datof Whut about
thr almost daily repeated ruayhHlI
that srglH Co make the church ra-
sponaIhlo for the OUTCOME OF q purely
political oloction9
no state Some uutruth' OF which Tint
literary product ia guilty 70 would br
necessary Co have its IHur. nr yelr
bound lu one book md chem point Go
the entire volume Nothing lr.l would
do full Justice Co that proposition.