The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-10
MORMONISM'S GROWTH.

The Rev. DR.. Francis e. Clark, presi-
dent of the United Society Of Christian
Endeavor, spoke to his neighbors in Au-
burndale, Sunday evening, about his re-
cent trip across the continent to attend
n series of Christian Endeavor conven-
tions, and the chief incident OF his adj
dress was his description OF the condl-
ton of Mormonism as he found 1t. MOI
monism is not a declining faith, as most
of the people in the east would suppose
from the fact that polygamy is now UNI
lawful and the Gentiles are filling up
Utah rapidly. On the contrary, the or
ganization is spreading. 1t is aggtes-
slve, and has missionaries who are full
of enthusiasm and are ready to die for
their religion, the same as missionaries
OF other faiths. As an evidence OF the
aggressive nature of Mormonism ana It's
attempt to meet modern conditions, Dr.
Clark said that he was informed out
there that they have six Mormon stu
dents in Harvard sixteen in Johns Hop
kins university at Baltimore while III
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn systematic
effort was made by Mormons to make
proselytes until II was discovered ana
stopped by the authorities of the insti-
tute They have missionaries In many
! places in this country, especially IN the
south while DR. Clark gave 1t as mat
ter of his own knowledge that there have
been Mormon missionaries on the AL
lantic steamers every time he mas
crossed the ocean, going or coming
/ They are pushing out rapidly and are
great missionary church.
one particular reason why they are
| able to do this is because they have a
system of tithes. Every member of the
Mormon church must give to the church
everv wear a tenth of his income. Thus
1t is that, though the people as rule are
not rich they have an immense fund for
the prosecution Of missions and for their
church expenses. The Mormons accept
this condition readily and live up to
their financial obligations to the church.
The Mormon people are doubtless SIN
cere in their faith, as rule, though they
are led by shrewd prophets and bishops
who are very capable men and sharp In
worldly matters, DR.. Clark spoke OF
congressman Fl. p. Roberts, who is one
of their leading men in religious matters.
He was described as "a straightforward,
open-hearted and above-board man, as
a man who is "clean and honest lie
undoubtedly has firm belief IN the IN
fallibility of the revelation through 10
seph Smith, the Mormon prophet, DE-
Clark attended d meeting of the young
people Of the Mormon church at when
CONGRESSMAN Roberts spoke. Inc con-
gresham dwet upon the Peace CONFER
ence at The Hague for it was Peace
Sunday" and the Mormons took up the
idea and observed the day, the same as
the Gentiles did Mr.. Roberts said that
the Pence conference would not amount
10 ANYTHING practical, and he justified
his position by reading from prophecy
made in 1890 by Joseph Smith in which
he predicted the rebellion of South caro-
lima. and described such a condition or
conflict in the years to come that Mr..
Roberts felt sure that the conference at
The Hague will be fruitless. He had as
much confidence in the accuracy OF the
prophecy as If it had been guaranteed to
be a direct divine communication.
CONGRESSMAN Roberts is the originator
and present head of the young peoples
organization Of the Mormon church cor
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