Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
IHE MISSIONARY FIELDS
r,..hood Against the Gospel.

peuOt, Mlcil'y pee' y, ioev'
= be Editor:
O, Sept. 18th, at the close of the con-
b.,ce held In Muskegon, Michigan, Il.
Neley. G. r. Condie. u. j. Peterson,
4 Wood. ]. II. Bruce and the writer,
e,tea for che aristocratic city Of De-
IN where we had been appointed to
rr,d the glad tidings OF the restored
CSrel After reaching the city we
m Informed, upon Inquiry, by the
| sydfclals that we would be given the
M privilege as to holding street meet
rs that other people enjoyed. But
| 81 then there seemed 10 be a feeling
4 snlnosity between the street ora
In and the police force. mostly caused
i we Of the so-called preachers Of
rfleOasness who bad made himself
6lIIous when kindly requested TO
sse from one certain street corner,
| Tise traffic was blockaded while his
| pssllrgs were IN session. Notwlth-
| srilng there was war in the air."
| rufcluaed 10 raise our voice upon the
| tse ihoroughfare and warn the peo-
i q Gods approaching judgments.
/ Lssldlngly we commenced our meet
~ on what is called The Campus
hr.ps" This is square In the
Van Of the city where mostly every
. ishl 0. the week can be heard reli-
rse Promoters and political agiiators
u l sorts and descriptions. II was
ND the noise and clamor Of these con-
tstng parties that the "Mormons"
tTa new issue on the Campus. Con-
Etlable interest was aroused and peo-
Y hocked around US, curious TO hear
fnelhlng about "Mormonism." The
lyiolowing our first meeting, the De-
rAi Free Press, In giving an account
keH meeting, accused us Of adyooat-
y Eolygamy, Observation-Disclosures fact
e' We had given the reporter, who
,'sHlewed US, strictly to understand
Wslch was not The case. We Wis
y lle EDITOR OF the same paper, and
rT due consideration, he allowed US
Ilohsh reputation OF the report.
y Detroit Journal also sent a reporter
fnleryiew US, and according 10 re
lsA We gave that paper our photos.
lNN Gays later, the Interview, accom-
old by The faces OF five "MOrmons,"
TThed IN the above named paper.
y afticle, TO the credit Of the paper be
"a gave us a fair representation, al
-xh few mistakes Of minor Import
vfe we've made. The next advertise
saa We got was by correspondent OF
Rlroit News Tribune, giving a
lEpored history OF "Mormoniem." The
- oid aerbled excerpts OF old
sncns that have been rehashed for
ra sixty years again served as
y. u pnjudlcing the minds of the
~ We sought a hearing through
Nme paper believing that IL the
~ heard both sides OF the story.
:. would be capable OF rendering O
- righteous Judgment. We were
w nearing and accordingly pre-
~ an article OF l,6O0 words, in which
Nsuy explained the position OF the
I.ssn ahd set forth some OF the points
~ religion which our opponent
sss.galeed "a conglomeration OF all
.aousands Of people were reached by |
swspaper article. but our street |
h. 80 came 60 a sudden stop. We
sulnnoned TO appear in court on |
=, se OF encumbering the streets. |
w nhed one dollar NJ. +, Doug |
n graduate OF Ann Arbor Uni |
sno mad been a roommate OF III.
I'M. s.'u ana who had learned by assoc
w w WIN the Utah students al the
~ mat the "Mormons' were not |
NJ. mey had been represented 60 be.
rII'naing or the trouble We were In, |
s.s,r~ ~, US service free OF charge. II II
h through his instrumentallty thar
~ e SINCE been allowed 10 proceed |
WI meetings unmolested.
q a ,ne evening Of December srd. We
IVY peasune, or displeasure rather
tsslt ex-Judge Van Zile, rid |
y So ol a load OF abuse concerning
" A. is'Ions. u will be remembered
M %' Van Zile spent SIX yeara in
r,s.m the early SOS as U. 5. district
y His lecture was delivered in
namoell Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
\, sai,.he spoke Of "Mormonism"
/, ~ saiay as being the same thing
IA s,t uat men took their life In their
htyn."Vn lhey opposed the Mormon"
nlr,ss ne told how he became ac-
st ~, WIN Bishop Sharp while com.
4, Ian and what lasting friend
~, a grown M between them. but
hs A. ssit Lake City MIR. Sharp
H. hs sael 10 call at Mr.. Van ZIle's
" IA 'ause ne feared the authorities
Asl,,a NY allow the "Mormons" 10
H. ~ WIN the Gentiles. He the,
a we Mormons " dlsloyalty and
\ so, NV 'hey committed murders by
Ia y BY direction of the PRIEST
N,e,, NY gave what purported to be
! ia t Of the Endowment house.
no n NV ne had worked In WASH
lrsncb,.N :. 10 pass bill that would
tsb.,ans,e. we whole people. He had
krrfsog'ed hatred for Susan II. An
h oc S.u Bel Velockwood. who on
hDossSda ,li were not In favor OF his
Della p'I lie spoke in favor of
4. ma ~ ~ II. Roberts from Congress,
" 49, was a mistake that Utah
y a state; they have no busl-
III A.. /" state, he declared. From
rs IL !, thousand immigrants con-
t,A y we Mormon" faith. are adj
~ 10y az Castle Garden. while
hssa,,osse friction placed upon the
Y sh ot Cinnamon. This. he
!tirpas,s s'lame. He argued that the
u k,a are Very ignorant. and that
<isdet ~ schools until he came and
'ra \, N establishing one. and now.
etnd W. D. .uraWing hundreds Of young
! h. sso.nen from the Church year.
", No -. yea that Utah has no edu-
; thhrr :" schools. The only thing
rroa are taught IS the Book OF
s&stts,i ~ conclusion he predicted
o. The Church, and assert.