The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-27
M0RMQNISM.

l-iNrRobUeTtoN.

There are several plague spais
upon our national body polite
One Of these il che saloon, which
is the upas tree Of our civilization,
the greatest curse which could
befall people. Another il Ro.
man Ca hoicism, the ally ana
friend Of the saloon.
But one Of the most terrible
plague spots is what is known ash
Mormonism. This is a travesly
upon the name Of religion, N
stencil in the nostrils Of dccency
a constantly running sore. This
is not so bad as the saloon, only,
because it is not SO widely eX
tended But where il exists It'll
influence is even more haneful
than that Of the saloon, because
touching more lives with its dead
ly hand.
For sometime Mormouism gave
considerable trouble to the people
Of this country. Then it seemed
to be brought under control, and
it was hoped that the sore might
he healed, on the system left 70
perish Of its own rottenness, Bur
recently there has been a revival
of Mormonism.
rhe electIoa % congress last
fall from Utah u Il Mormon elder,
Brigham III. Roberts, who Is
known to be living with at least
three wives, has suddenly brought
the subject of Mormonism into
national prominence again.
Contemporary with the agita
tion us 10 whether he shalt bt
seated, and as if to manufacture
public sentiment and influence
Legislation in his favor, Mormon
missionaries are being sent every.
where. There are now abou
3. coo Of them laboring in differ.
ent parts of the world. Abou
800 are laboring ia the south will
headquarters IN Chattanooga
whcrs they have what they cal
their propaganda. They are very
Jealous. The report Of Presi.
dent Rich shows that 486 elders
are laboring in The southern fielc
and during one week they wallsec
3, 260 miles, visited 3,215 lamiliet
and held 800 meetings.
Over i hundred of these mis-
sionaries are laboring in rennes
see. They are going two ant
two into every county in the sta,
and into every home where the,
can gain admittance. Two D
| them came 10 our home on Jun
| 30, 1900. They did not get far
ther than the door. They ar
coming to your home, if the,
have not already been there
/ They are sleek and slick, ins idu
Gus and insinuating,
Now who are these Norm ans
Where do they como from? Wha
do they represent? What is thei
belief? Why are they here? Ho'
shall we treat them? These ar
questions which occur to ever
one to whose home they come 3
! who anticipate their coming. w
! shall try to answer them fully i
thu following articles, and "
trust to the satisfaction of ever
r one, except, perhaps, the MOI
! mons. We shall discuss tn
1 subjects under the following gen
S eral heads:
/. The history Of Mormonisn
r Ii. Mormomism as a religion
. system.
7 III. Mormonism as soci
i system.
/ IV. Mormonism as a polite
: system.
VI Meanwhile it will be Of intere
d to give their articles Of faith, |
K contained in the tracts which tn,
d are leaving at every house whe
n they vii be received:
i ARTICLES OF FAITH OF THE cHURC
= or JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
q DAY SAINTS.
!. 1. We believe in God the Etc
v nal Father, and in his son Jes
]. Christ, and the Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that men W
q be punished for their own sin
h and not for Adams transgressio
;. 3. We believe through {
1t atonement Of Christ all mankil
j. may be saved, by obedience
ir the Jaws and ordinances of
ie Gospel.
j. A.. We believe that the III
ia principles and ordinances of t
in Gospel are: First, Faith in t
b. Lord Jesus Christ; second, r
Ipentauce. third. BAPTISM by Il