Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-01
O,,,or stcoImau Of Salt Lake City
Makes One.
NAPROsPERoUs CONDITION



.-i.res rev. C.. a. Woody of ore
delivered an interesting address
spia1esr Worker" In which trib-
~. w.re paid 20 many u the men
N v.urn who were instrumental in
,-oiirr up the Baptist church IN this
90 Oregon as Mission Field"
- tho subject Of paper BY Rev.
Gilman pafkur which was listened To
I'm cioro attention
gTrLMAN on "MoRMoNisM"
Tho Rev. u. II. sieclman. pastor OF
n. Urst baptist church Of salt Lake.
ran delivered an able address on
IN. Arrpsaiyo Attitude Of Mormon
t,r,a iihc was prlmcd with facts ana
,utbgn ln "a way that carried 10 the
VA. Ia hln listeners the strongest
-,i.tI.u of tho truth VI what he
IN DO spoke M part as follows.
ii rl tlmo has 'MOrmonluu' been In
,strnlsporus condition II ia today.
.rllt d. growing more ana more nk
.-s.sIvr Word has been fcut out hy
III. heads Of the pcfnicipuf fnih m
iish that the Mormon church lH about
q, raf Two travelling ml1aluunrlra IN
~ county ln every State In this
,,5try There are at present 600 mis-
.EslfIUr u the field, and during the
IN Year they held 400 meetings.
ale away ist,oo9 tracts and liivll
bl5sL in that time they have bnp-
tadI...l people. They aru everywhere
IA our colleges. IN our universities
al over the country
aThry au preaching "a yelled doe
t5as. ana when the veil a lifted then
Il b found that q On NOT God but
Adam they are preaching What man
Il Coo once was. Adam " the only
flihsr with which the world VIII have
saUhiua % 40. Jesus christ was "a
p5Jramiri and what mon ought 10 De-.
nat IH the teaching that they nru
rahlng with prudlgioua encrHy. Thoy
40 claims ~ great prugrHn. but no
rft evidence Of II can be found than
h he States adjoining Utah.
4 predict that II u makes the same
fnrrraH DO the next i've years Ne it
iun the past i've years, MnIuoniHm'
vlhato secured the balance OF power
D thrHr states and become u control
aghctnr IN Congress.
Congress tells ~ that Mormonlnm'
d 1aiy "a local question. II a. not II
q a question that concerns the entire
uitln. Il h ~ vital Importance TO our
pLtcai foundation ana the basic prin-
op's % our Constitution.
You nsk n polyEamy a. being
fiufhf Yes. polyEamY o. bling taught
iliii with On much nEgruslvcncna az
% ula before tho manifesto % 1890. A.
@ wa when Utah begged 10 be admit
81 aa "a State.
me PRECEDENT of one u the leading
Nrmnn' societies made the statement
a lev months ago In the Logan temple
Dat the women 81 Utah, aa the result
- plysamy were out iicfoding Hcru1 /
Oh. H. - .H ID N a
70 make ,hiH statement dld I not be-
ifye % to be- true. hut ! must add,
ani ] thank God / am able 10 DO nn.
thli there aro pure ANA noble women |
among them Women living In polyFn- |
ny ars carried away aud Hwnycd by |
thfIr feelings and the hidden poison IN |
iht'r false beliefs.
AZ Oh the fght against ~ DO Roberts |
70 prevent him from being seated In |
Congress, I want 10 nny that 10 IL not |
a religious nght 40. it h not rrliT-
l1u nFht u h nfht against q man |
who a. living publicly nn o polyFmnlHt, |
living in open violation " the law 81 |
tts country. lie has no nght 20 de-
hanah women. 60 rcducc women, Co |
ruin the queens Of our home, Al the |
people ~ this country should rise az |
one ana insist upon him being turned
Tho question IL asked II the chris
ilana In Utah ever succeeded In con
yefilnF members NJ the Mormon belief |
want 90 nay In the American people |
m answer 80. the gospel has never |
BEN taken % the Mormona.
Here n work FOR missionaries, Send |
mem out, help them 10 stamp out this
le.son1uH belief from our country"
Tho committee on resolutions Intro
iu.d the following resolution which, |
\ lfN
MrI-RonERTs RESOLUTIONS.
FnHt -Rraloycd. That we. the rrprr-
'hl4ilves of h million tlaptlHtH " the
NoIlh assembled In annual convention
% gan Francisco DO earnestly protest
'FallHt ~ "a. Roberts becoming or re-
iAlrlug q member 81 The House of
representatives, because hr standn
lhllctod before the nation na % law
'Iritrr and a covenant breaker, guilty
7 crimes which shook the moral sense
Y DO people. and because his election
'aNnr taken place ON such an issue
% lHrmlt him 90 hold ha seat In the
i'lsH ~ Representatives might b. un-
''ainod 10 tho Mormon community nn
NJ Enforcement ~ pulygnmy by that
ny ana would give 90 lt such an impe-
la lH IL has never had before In an
M history OF The Mormon church 10
'"'|'NN ~ N"NNNlN|NA VNNM N|NNNN NN| q
ilunute system N marriage, ana u
lshrs u a menace 60 the American
que. which ia the corner STONE OF our
hHftlnn civilization.
Heaulved, That We use our innu-
N'' With our respective representa-
We In Congress 10 Induce them 20
.and uncomufomlalngly for the funda-
Ienlll principles " morality and vlr-
le, Tor the Christian home aud for the
IIrlW faF l.aa I
lnWlnE the said D. II. Roberts 10 have
voice IN our national legislation FOR "a
agle day or % single hour.
NnaolNedi That q certified copy ~
F.e resolutions be forwarded 10 tho
e.k m the House OF Representatives
pc presented by him to that honor
second Resolved. That We urge our
.lIe constituency not only 90 favor,
y 70 unite IN AN legitimate means 90
lNt the overthrow of the nefnrioua
luor traffic ana the destruction ~ tNe
l1on as power In the body polite.
q Il further
Resolved, That we express our
'aiN approval Of the law of Congress
.uhlbitlng tho sale OF llquor In the
wy called tho "canteon," ana $50 pro-
~ against the multiplying act of tho
lorney general VI the United states.
IN tho evening Rov. pr hubert OF
9lcaEo. was introduced To speak on
lV Missions"
NY the concurrent consent Of three
cay societies the next Anniversary
'ellnE VIII be hold Ia Detroit, Mich,
May, 1900.
Rev. Ken Hoyee Topper. u. n. of
lnadelpha, also addressed the gath
Ivy on The now era In lhs West In