Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-01


city. by far the largest city In Nor
mundnni," the superintendent IT schools |
and large per cent Of the teachers
have boon nom Mormon" Tor many
years. The town OF brigham contains
nearly 5000 people. ~ whom % per cent
az least ufu "Motmons." nave teach
ink with me In the public schools q nom
Mormon" lady. and this lady goes
twice a day by the door uf the rrcshy-
tctian minister who signed his name To-
the aforementioned 'statemcnif."
That the "Mprmuns" arc spreading
out IL tfue-und there's the rub. ~
present about 900 misslnnafies ~ out
from the Church every two years. They
show their faith by dcvptins ,hcir time
and their talents to the cause without
a salaty. What do they proachl Faith,
repentance. baptism. the Holy Ghost.
etc. Text the King James translation.
why then. DO the other Christian
preachers rail nt u.s. why. this eternal
agitation and false repairing To East.
crn suppuricrs1 ! judge not. but VIII
simply call attention so n fact not
usually Included In the Statements"
Here IN brigham the proabytcriuus
have a neat church In the center uf tho
city. a mission school has been held
~ II FOR muny years. ANA regular Fcr-
Vices have been conducted by "a rpsl-
dent pastor sent herr. remember. nnd
supported by Eastern communities.
This work has been going On IN brig
ham for nfiDUn Hcara. ana 60 fan, not
one bona .nde Mormon" has boon
prevailed upon tn chang. hls
belief make this last
statement on the best Information can
gather from people who have lived here
nll that time. The Mothudifts also have
n chapel here. but II a. not iu use. This
condition " fair sample ~ what o.
bcinr done nli over Utah by your Enat-
crn ministers sent here tp convert tho
MurmunH.
IN conclusion. let mo ray that tn
American people need have no fear uf
Muruoniam. The Mormon is more
thorough American than u H. possible
tor any other rciigiouiat 90 De. That's
q strong statement. you my. Lot ME
explain. n we may give to religion
| anything NJ earthly orIHin. we may
say that ours is an American religion.
Here u originated. here II has grown.
ana across this land have tho stirring
scenes NJ itH history been enacted We
hollesc that " there ~ sacred soil ON
| the globe. " ~ here In America. We
| have boon taught that this ~ u choice
| land above nll other lands u land nf
| liberty reserved Tor gathering place
| OF mighty forces destined tu give equal
n.y. liberty, ana truth a. the world, IN
q revelation which We accept aa divine.
| the Lord HnyH3 And for this purpose
have I established the Constitution OF
| this land hy the hands ~ wise men
whom I raised M unto this very pur-
pose. and redeemed the land By the
just word about the teachings, 81
| the church. I have been taught H.
| principles from childhood. let me say
/ IN words of all sobornoss that not once
| have been cpunnollod 60 be- anything
| hut honest dlllrcut viftuuur. and lave
! nhinlng hut always has the perfect life
~ Christ been upheld 10 me ~ an oN-
| ample 20 follow. I append Our articles
| 81 faith. Are they American or
anti. Christian The Ten Command.
montn. the sermon on the Mount. tho
Lords Prayer, and these thirteen ar
! ticlrH are drilled into the memory uf
our children 49, the basis NJ their reli-
ri0n and lifc'H action. Tell me honest
| ~ IN people thus trained "a menace
TO America or American inriituiipnrf
NEPHi Anderson.
brigham. Utah. February a..
Editor Dessert News.
Your readers have no doubt heard
~ the mind reader who claims u BE-
able a. rec what N In mons minds by
looking nt the outside ~ their heads.
II the public has been rkoptical on this
point before. there IL no longer excuse
fnr II because your morning cuutem.
pofnry, tn" Trlb. claims 10 have dts
covered u person able to do this very
remarkable thing: aud this person 90
high honorl II mono other thnn my
self. SURELY som. have honor thrust
upon them In a manner they never
dreamed ~.
The New York Evening Post 81 Fob
soth. printed n few plain frctH ON Utah
Affairs which I sent, ana the Trlb. ~
last sunday "honured" the article hy
half column editorial or course
there nrs come mistntem- ntH 81 the
kind that the News" has Hn often ok
posed. These I need no. mention. I
simply want to rfy that the Trlb puts
u too steep, N altogether and entirely
mistaken when " says he OmyrDlfi
knows thoroughly well that ON tho part
~ such men nv Apostle llfbcr J. Grant
aud two or three more, there n q de-
termination to change the present state
Hp soon as one ~ their number sue.
ccrdH To the presidency.
know nothing ~ the Kind. My ac-
qunintnnce W'th Apostle drant ~ very
slight and the Two or three more,
whoever they may be-, I certainly do
not know well enough o. rpenk ~.
How IN the world could I know
what they intend doing n they should
succeed 10 the presidency. only by that
exceedingly wonderful p1wer ~ seeing
through time ana space. and flesh and
hlood7 80. dear Tfib. I must respect
fully decline the honor
NEPlIt ANDERSON.