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

Detroit. Mich, Dee. Q. 1890.
:, ,Ae Editor:
n, sent nth. at the close OF the con-
...ee held in Muakogon. Michigan. Il.
| 4 y.slsy, @. II. Condie. T.. J. Peterson.
Z 4 Wood. j. II. Bruce and the writer.
e,rtsd for the aristocratlc city OF De-
~ uherc We had been appointed TO
,r,d the glad tidinEs Of the restored
Iygsl After reaching the city we
~ Informed. upon Inquiry. by tho
Il, oafclsls that We would be- given tho
~ pdyllege 10 to holding street m ct
=, hat other people enjoyed. hut
a thtn there seemed 60 be- a feeling
4 trin0tlty between the street ora
1, aud the police force. mostly caused
h ese Of the so-called preachers OF
shteoasncss who had made himself
StaIlgus when kindly requested to
rse from one certain street corner.
r..r tfaiiic was blockaded while his
nsargs were IN session. Notwith-
fl.lng there was war In the air."
utoncludcd TO raise our voice upon the
rtac ihoroughfarc and warn the peo-
II q Gods approaching judgments.
lusrdngy we commenced our meet
~ on what IL called "Thc Campus
hiips" This Ii "a squar. IN the
Ian u the city. where mostly every
iski Of the week can be heard rcll-
f,s promotcfr and political agl,ators
ell sorts and descriptions. II was
It'd the noise and clamor OF these con-
,ilng parties that the "Mormons'
r'gs a new Issue on the Campus Con-
taiable lntereat was aroused and pco-
v hocked around Tie. curious TO hear
trrihing about "MOrmonlsm." The
~ following our INST meeting. the De-
~ ffee Press, In giving an account
ner meeting, accused us OF adyocnt-
hfolygamy, notwlthStandingyth fact
~ We had given The Exporter who
rsfewed US. strictly TO understand
M such was not the case. We Wis.
y De EDITOR OF the same paper, and
81 due consideration, he allowed US
Tebhfh a fcfutatlon OF the report.
~ DstfOlt Journal also sent a reporter
hflefylew us. and according 10 re-
~ We gave that paper our photos.
lhs days later, the Interview. accom-
Ned BY the faces OF i've "Mormons,"
I'hed IN the above named paper
~ article, 90 the credit OF the paper be
w gave US a fan representation, al
"a lew mistakes OF minor Import
~ Nere made. The next advertise
~ ~, y. sot was by a correspondent OF
l-pfted history OF "Mormonlem." The
Ne old. ahrblcd excerpts OF old
s'nons that have been rehashed for
HI sixty years again served as
N pniudlclng the minds OF tho
~ We sought a hearing through
sfne paper, believing that " the
- heafd both sides OF thc story,
~ would De- capable OF rendering q
~ Hshleoua Judgment. We were
~. nearing and accordingly pre-
~ an article of l.GO0 words. In which
Wshy explained the position OF the
~ aud set forth some OF the points
wv religion which our opponent
sss.aaaeed "a conglomcrntion OF all
A. .oousands Of people were reached by
,.Iwspa1or article. but our street
~. $50 came 60 q sudden stop. We
= alnnoncd To appear In court on
r.vss OF encumbering the streets.
w nned one dollar. NJ. II. Doug
=, W,sraduato OF Ann Arbor Uni
~ had been a room-m mate OF II.
49, Mna who had learned by nsso-
~ Nm thc Utah students at the
49, mat the "Mormons" were moi
~ they had been represenied 90 h..
seamlhg " the trouble we were in
80 us service free OF charge. Il IL
through his lnstrumentailty that
since been allowed TO proceed
W mectlngs unmoiosted.
evening OF December Ord, we
~ pleasure, or dlsplcasure rather
l-.Ts eS-Judge Van Zile. rid
y 81 Load OF abuse concerning
y. W'm9ns' y will be remembered
AAI van Zile spent six ycars In
r,,..m. he early sos az u. 8, district
y nus lecture was delivered In
al uhDel Avenue Presbyterian
"a s lie spoke OF "siormonism"
H,,i3 .any az being the same thing
Ia vua, men took their life In their
ist4-.nVn iley opposed the Mormon"
n,r,sS ne told how he became Rc-
HI nv WIN ilehop sharp while COM
Ep hsa ana what a lasting friend
n.n IN crown IN between them, but
her Az salt Lake city Mr.. Sharp
g. heou 10 call at Mr.. Van Zlle's
No All a ne feared the authorities
hclal. ~ allow the "Mormons" to
< ,u tbe "Mormons' f" dialovaliv nnd
y ,rc, m 'hey committed murders by
Va 'mw by direction OF tho PRIEST
w.. ne gave what purported 10 be
IA OF the Endowment house.
i,,os ~ nov he had worked In Wash
( h,nncp, g, to pass a bill that would
\ tsb.,ane the whole people. He had
4 Wv sr9!ed hatred for Susan u. An
III oo saa Ben velockwood, who on
. aso,sS1 1 l9l We're not In favor OF his
4 tsAs. neli; lie spoke In favor OF
y. Nh 4. II, Roberts from Congress.
NJ A"n was a mistake that Utah
N IA hSne state; they have no busl-
NJ as s a state, he declared. From
us 10 =, .housand immigrants, con-
tlla| yl ,ne Mormon" faith. are I'D
IN 'saIly at Castle Garden, while
hslsrs,sl friction placed upon the
L " 1uoh OF Cinnamon. This, he
\ ll'rros,ss name. He argued that the
~ h,a are very ignorant. and that
esesied 40 40 schools until he came and
,na I, N N establishing one. and now,
u N" u.s. " drawing hundreds OF young
Ne WOMEN from the Church year.
ria' No ',.tlled that Utah has no edu-
stkIIS,I,re schools. The only thing
srOu are taught IL the Hook OF
teNn,. IN conclusion he predlc ted
Ai' OF the Church. and assert