Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

that they ala arouse some surprise.
and the modesty of tho self-laudatoty
preacher IL quite as remarkable.
The gentleman r. quoted as stating
since Die return. that me had not a
word 20 cay against the Mormon PEG.
pie or against Mormonlsm.' Yet in
tho same breath he said; by Tar the
best thing the Mormon people can do
Tor their own welfare is to live within
the law" What is that but speak
Ing against the Mormon peopleT' for 70
is polntleaa unless aH n charge that they
are not '1lving within the law" II is
not saying n word ngainst the NOR
mons" then. to danouuce them az a
body u lnwbrenkoral
ono of the features Of his wonderful
address was, it appears, to arouse the
Canadians present at tho convention.
10 convey the idea that n % Woly-
r1mD reared its head there. the rov-
eminent would awoop down upon 70
and aunIhiiate tho system in short ore
dor" Just a0. IT," There was even
Joss reason Tor that oxprcasion. " %
was made ne ail. than Tor the RESIDUE
lions which tho convention was led to
adopt
We refer 10 this pcrfon and bic
hamnFucs 90 show how profcased min
iator of christ nrc using the influence
Of their cloth and calling. when away
from their norka. rhoy innamc the
public mind with assertions which are
either entirely untrue or 40 grossly cx-
aFgeraiod nH 10 amount 10 false witt
mess against their uslrhbora, Tor the
purpoao NJ malIEuirg % whole people
and 90 creed which they dislike but viii
not tfuthuuy explain. And when they
return from their dlaboilcal work
abroad. they are HD aloek, and smiling.
ana friendly 90 home that O wolf IN
Sleeps clothing IL fierce IN comparison
90 them.
The Dca Molnes state Register re-
ports O. conyrriation with Mr.. Padcn.
In which Doc a1id.
"it H. next 20 impossible - make n
rnHH uu Tho charge ~ plural marriage.
The marriage ceremony iH performed
lu The Mormon Tomplo without liconre,
and there o. no record. For other
courts than those 0f Utah there would
hn abundant evidence, probably. II
could De- shown that tho marriage had
boon publicly nvowcd.
~ ls only since Utah has become
State that polygamy has come out %
q quloscnnt Into am active state. ron-
derlnH u necessary Tor o. revival of the
crusade against plural marriage"
The Register quotes hlr further a.
saying:
"polygamy. instead N being dead
tonct. H. believed. taught ana lived
either openly nr secretly. by hundreds
n not thousands. of my fellow ciu-
zens.'
Uopontod reference 60 this question.
wo know. becomes monotonous 10
many Tho fault De- not ours. These
attacks como from sources that arc
sometimes noodful 20 notice our mis-
rIounrIos frequently send requests to MS
O., answer Just such SUPPLEMENTS. that
appear IN public prints. And our peo-
pie at home ought 90 know how they
are mnllgned abroad, by the pretended
N.A'Il'NN NA N NlNN'l NNNNN WHO ANN ANlN
90 face and false nt heart.
The assertion that "tho marriage
ceremony H. performed In the Mormon
Temple without uconae." e. known 10
so many thousands ~ people In Utah
10 be- false, that nothing but Us utter
nnce ~ necessary 90 stamp its author
ln their view FOR what he IL. But a.
was told Tor outside effect. like the rest
of his stories, and only on that account
iH r. denial needed
Tho Register was led by the dcccp-
lions pmcuco1 upon u 20 remark.
~ IL evident that we might with
profit send a frw uf our missionaries
tn Utah instead uf Go foreign hca-
thons."
Exactly That would be far better
than making a political issue out of a
religious matter ON religious grounds.
hut we respectfully suggest that tenth
rate theological students he not seloct-
ed Tor the work. and that n suitable
workers are selected. they commence
their labors among the sectariau
preachers already here, and Try TO cone
vert them into telling tho truth abroad
ana mlndlug their own business at
home.