Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-25
DIRT. .ILlFF IN TENNESSEE
Peaches Against "1ormoniim" In The State
Capital, and before Methodist Ministers.
Pretended 10 quote Church standard
works Distorted History aud
uelitticd work OF Pioneers.

Since June last the people Of Nash.
vile, Tenn, have had opportunities OF
lcarnlng something OF what the world
calls 'Mormonlam' from itl roprcaen-
tutiyos
Prejudice, Intolerance and Ignorance
Of the teachings or the I.uttpr-day
saints. on the part OF both CLERGY aud
lnliy have combined On denying our
Elders tie use % churrhea nu1 public
buildings, thus making % nOcrsanry iu
order 90 have "a hearing 10 resort a. the
open air ana utreet corners, Hero
many " thc citizens nj this city have
hoard our Eldgf1 explain the Gospel.
which 90 many has given new thoughts.
nud caused all 90 admire the plain.
simple manner IN which the mmo has
been pruHtuttdi while on tho other
hand. there has been am absence NJ
petty attacks upon any church ur creed.
The very opposite or this has hcun tho
course NJ many Ho-cnlied ministers ~
thr Gospel, who. irnnwnt OF our re-
llKion. yDt have uHHnlled lt, the object VI
which attacks evidently haH b.un to
deeply prejudice the people against US
and thc literature we distribute.
10 any other than personal Euln was
thr object uf tho address of ur. r. g..
ilin of salt Lake city o. scemB that
different methods md motns might
n hiH ouort here on Sunday. october
10Th, 60 prejudice the people against the
Lntter-duy Saints. ana array tho forces
uf the nation against che people 90 Utah
IN general. Whenever and wherever
the plain facts Of the history of tho Late
tor-day Saints uru rceited. however
simple ita recitation, generally they who
hear arr ready TO express admiration
and heqedlctlon.s Simple Justice IVA tho
narration OF thr history of tho hero
pioneers Of Utah o. Tar from dlHhonor
even unto dirnltaricf and Statesmen.
la "a vehement attack made here upon
"Mormonlsm' In general Dr. n, g,
mn ala the very opposite VI honorlng
0r even fairly ruprtspnting the Latter
day Saints ana thoir religion. what
ever phases OF truth this gentleman
spoke, ou that occasion. wgrc purpoHoly
and carefully dressed IN such CARDS Of
deception us 20 give the truth a false
appearance.
4 croduloua audience listened 10 this
gentleman coming from the land VI the
"MnfWouHi' hud therefore, thought 90
be- perfectly familiar with bis subject.
rVlate how that after ita organization
"MOrmunlHm" was wisely led 20 the
valleys Of the Rocky Mountains whore,
separated from Christian civilization,
the "Mormons' could practice their
uurnlciouH rOlglon. Two causes he said.
mnnoncy-a powerful Organization and
fnnntieIsm. "Mouu0uism" was depleted
90 hU u monstrouH power claiming uu-
thorlty 90 apopinl hngu. qucena, rov-
ornOrf prcsdcntHi 90 mako laws.
nplrltunl political nui temporal TO
which an men must Yield absolute oh1-
dlouce. Such % power nl this o. me-
mace 60 the true spirit OF our govern
mont. an cnomy 20 the sunciity and
purity OF the American home, and gub-
vorHlyo of the Fundamental principles
uf true Christianity
DR. nm rald that there should De a
holt called, 'Mormonism, De- SAID, be-
lloyed in q God with 70 body like n man,
that he had passions and walks. drinks
and eats, like q mani that there u0o
many gods; and that Adam o. the God
OF this earth. that Christ whom u was
taught was n polyumiat, was born oi
natural generation. To Impress Tho
uouple that DE- was not miaHtating thl
doctrine % n people Cor whom be- pro.
feaaed much charity, nr I'M horc pre-
tended 10 read from mormon stand
ard works, none Of which, however, Doc
produced. nor quoted from, The gem
tlomnn made strained efforts Co Impress
hls deceived audience with hlH own
onruoBtnoHH. while tho congregation
shouted Anon"
pniyunmy was next handled, which
was declared 10 be the cornerstone of
''Aiormonlam." the oxurpntlon ol
which. with the correction on the false
idcn % God, mrunt the ilnal nnnlhill'
ton ~ tho great power
The first rays OF thr Christian lighl
~ brighter day in Utah came when
Christian mlssl0nurlra were sent there
10 set tho "MorWnna' uGht These had
been nut undor nro by false testimony
nnd even now needed the hearty sup.
port 81 Christian churches abroad,
In this address tho rcnuln nf Tonnes
Hea nnd especially OF Nashville. wcr
highly oomplimonted on having such
heroic mon aH Judge John W. Judd
who. with others Il was fnid, brought