Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04
The Work Of the latler-day Saints
Progressing.
SUCCESS OF THE ELDERS.
A. Noted by On. OF the Host Bunucn-
tisi Journal. ct the Capital
ct Colorado.



OF Utah. the followers of the "Mor-
mon" church In Denver are waging
vigorous campaign Ia the Efforts to
obtain recruits to the faith.
The disciples Of the church of Jesus
Christ Of I.attor-day Saints have
opened headquarters In tho Mcphca
building. and Apostle John W. Taylor
% Utah has installed ~. s. Ensign as
nominal head OF the Colorado mission.
-Four Elders arc now at work Ia Den.
Yer. making calls from house to house.
and spreading Mormon" literature
ana using an the cloquonce at their
command In the cndoaNor to make con-
vcrtn. Throughout the state forty
Elders arc scattered. carrying on the
same work. ana at the Denver office "
is said that many new adhcronts 70 the
Mormon" faith afc being obtained In
spite % the agitation ON the grounds
Of polygamy. recently Eot under way IN
nearly every city ana tiliaEe iu the
entire country.
The Eidcta who nrc cudoavofing TO
make converts IN Denver. according 10
the statement ~ Mt Ensign at the new
Office Of the Colorado mission. ate A.
w. Peterson. William Mcleod. ]. H.
Fairbanks ANA charles Johnson. u is
claimed that the house 10 house solici-
tation L. ~ ~rggrrlfu that In The SUM
iucr street corner addresses may be- arr
ranged ana the public VIII be- hnr-
rangucd IN the interests 81 "Murmun-
ism" much AFTER the fashion Of the
Salvation Army aud Volunteers 81
America.
MAY HAVE STREET MEETINGS.
why should We not preach 60 the
"a a|Hr "a
Air. Gnslgu, a plump. ruddy-checfcd
yuluE man, u.s. he looked up from
piIe ut manuscript ana bchmed ON his
quortioncr through a pair OF gold
trimmed spectacle. This uc.d ~ work
mas been lcfi entirely to the saivation
Army and the Noiutcurs w this couu-
Try, seemingly. In England. Va tho
parks, one can set almost any Kind ~
nht-ui. door meeting hu cares 60 attend.
aud thsfc 10 no reason why this chould
not be- tire ease Ia America"
The followers 81 aormoniam. who
are mailing such a push for rccognl-
ton In Denver ana throughout Colpru-
do. are the disciples Of the school 10
aiufmuniam that thriycd under Brig
| ham Young IN Utah. The leaders ~
| the Church. when questioned ur to pc
iygnmy, Hhfug their shoulders aud de-
clare That No polyFnmous marriages
awe been celebrated In the Mormon
marriages that are sealed" outside the
| church ignorance n profUancl
| "'lhc people Of the Mormon church
have broken no laws and are breaking
none" said Mr. Ensign, no he waved
away the storm Of protest that hnH
/ arisen regarding the Roberts ease.
There have been no pUiyFnmoua mar
riagcs In the Mormon church since
| 1850, when tho highest tribunal IN the
land decided TINT ruch rurrinfcs must
cease. The MormnnH obrycd THIS man
date. aud when Utah was admitted to
| statehood tiin same cunaition was also
observed, ana the church has witnessed
no such murrinrcs,
"Oi course II was not expected that
tho AurmunH who entered pulyTamy
before 1890 should east aside nll their
wives save one. Such honrtirHH
course could not be- favored by the nu-
| ihuritica OF any civilized community
a man cannot sewer H. home Ties an
lu a ihIrutc. and those "MorfnunH' who
had n plurality ~ wives whom tho law
! was passed could not be- expected 10
allow fHuhful hclpmatcF 10 become
public charges These ''Mormhnr"
think ~ much OF their second aud third
wives ns they do their frrt ana such n
mandate would be cruel to say the
least. Aa matter NJ fact less than ten
! per cent Of the Mormon Church ever
went into uolyE1my and the law Affects
"a very small number
THE ELDERS MAY GO SHELTER
LESS,
IAN this opposition 10 Mr.. Roberts
comes from the nnrrow-mindnd re-
liTiouH people Of the country" said Mr..
Ensign impreaslvely. Among tho
broad. free thinking element. There IN
no protest heard, and the ontirc noise
u cnnnptlng from a very small source.
CnnFrersman-ulec Roberts ~ paying
mo- attention 60 o.. ana the mcmbern OF
the Mormon church are paying no
attention 20 II. We are simply going
ahead ana snyinR nothing and reaching
out In our work. Perhaps n II this
growth that hnn aroused a portion OF
the opposition about which we now
hear ~ much"
school ~ Mormonlsm oialm
Church membership ~
nearly 100 In Denver In snlto or tho
fact that the church Inns boon Ia TINS
| city only two years. Weekly meetings
ARE held m "a han az isls California
street, lutil lately the business of the
Colorado mission hnH hoeu carried ON
In south Denver. anu the mrmhors M
the church hail the hitting W. 81 down
town offices M an evidence 81 tho
growth resulting from the personal
missionary work that a. now being Al
| Ernlpuhly pushed thrnnFhnut the state
n n the boast NJ the Church that the
Elders who pursue the house 90 house
vlHitatlnns, ana who prnHolyto In the IN
terust az Mnrmnnlsm, travel without
scrip or stan ana are compelled to AK
Tor shelter wherever night ovcrtakra
them.
''rhe Mormon crusade IL not a cru.
SADIE ~ money" said n leader OF tho
Church. "''he Elders BRING me- wealth
10 their work, and know not when they
are 10 30 hungry or aholiorosa Faith