The times., 1899-10-30
MORMON ELDERS Forgive
They viii Not Prosecute the Men
Who BaniShed Them.
The Elders Surprised when They
Learn OF the Issuance OF Warrants
Against Men Who Are Alleged to
Have Driven Them From AIexnn-
drin COunty-Thcir Mission Work.

When the case of the Alexandria county
citizens charged with breaking up meet
ing of Mormon elders at Arlington last
Thursday night, is called for trial this
week, the principal witnesses for the prose-
cution, the Mormons themselves, will prob
ably not appear. F. c. PectoI and D. B.
Broadhead, the elders OF the Mormon
Church who were elected from the Church
of the Seventh Day Adventists, at Airing
ton, where they were holding a religious
meeting said to a Times reporter last night
that they had no i'll will against the men
who drove them out of the county. and
tnat unless they were summoned, and could
not possibly remain away; they would not
be present at the trial. They agreed that
they would not give their testimony unless
they were compelled.
AS stated in The Times yesterday morn
ing, warrants were obtained by agents OF
the Seventh Day Adventists' Church from
Justice NJ c. Stevens, charging Thomas d.
DeLaishmut. Fred J. Corbett, Frank Bailey,
and others with unlawful disturbance.
Messrs. Broadhead and Pectol had not
been acquainted of the fact that warrants
had been issued for the arrest of the lead
the church until informed through yester-
day mornings Times When seen at the
Mormon mission in this city last night
they said they were very much surprised
at the turn the affair had taken. They
had supposed that the sentiment of the
majority Of the citizens of that neighbOr-
mood would prevent any further action be-
ing taken.
Now that the warrants have been is
sued said Elder Broadhead Il think there
will be little difficulty in convicting the
parties who engaged in the disgraceful af-
fair. The meeting we were conducting was
in worship of the Lord. The men who
drove us from the county used lawless-
ness in place of law and order. 1 think
they viii be punished; if there is no law to
cover the outrage they committed, there
should be one framed. We believe in re-
turning good for evil, and will not appear
against our enemies for that reason. 1
viii leave Washington for Charles county,
Md, on Wednesday. and will not be able
to appear at the trial on that account %
Elder Pectol stated that he had orders
to leave the city also, and that he would
be obliged to go the latter part Of this
week. He will engage in missionary work
through the western part of Maryland IF
1t We're not for the fact that we have both
received instructions to work in other fields
we would return 70 Alexandria county,
though possibly not to the same locality
from which we were driven out During
the four days in which we labored near Ar
lington We made many friends, and sue
ceeded in making many people interested
IN US. Our object in going about the cOun-
try is TO make converts to the Mormon
Church, and when we are driven from one
city we will fee to another. We had no
especial object in going to the part of Vir-
ginia we did. for We knew nothing of this
section Of the country. We walked from
this city through Alexandria county, dis
tributing tracts and pamphlets, and stopped
only when We had succeeded in obtaining
a church in which to hold meetings Yes
terday | started 10 return to Arlington for
the purpose of obtaining the names of
those who were in the crowd which elected
US from the building. I did not intend to
use these to have them arrested, but to
place in a diary for future reference.
was prevented from going by important
business in Washington"
When Mr.. Broadhead and Mr.. Pectol
leave the city for their posts of duty in
Maryland only one other preacher OF the /
Mormon belief viii be left at the mission
in Washington This is Elder Edwin :
Wright, who viii start the early part of
next month on general tour through this |
section. Mr.. Wright was not with the
other elders on the trip which resulted in
their being driven from Virginia, but
agreed with them that nothing should be
done by them in bringing the leaders Of /
the crowd to justice
The Mormon mission in this city is the
headquarters of the Maryland conference |
Of the Eastern States Mission. which en-
braces almost the entire part OF the United
States including Nova Scotia. The presi-
dent of the Eastern States Mission is VIII
liam II. Smart, who has charge Of affairs.
and who is assisted BY two counselors.
Edward II. Snow and John NJ Whitacre
The Maryland conference includes part Of
Delaware, Maryland, the District of
Columbia, seven counties in West Vir-
ginia, and six in Virginia, which number
viii be increased to seven in = sho. time
The president of this conference is Charles
A. Hardy, whose headquarters are in this
city. He left for Baltimore yesterday
morning. and consequently could net be
seen last night in regard 10 the acton
which will be taken concerning the Danish
ment of the elders from Alexandria co y
which is in the conference.
Mr.. Pectol stated last night that tn re
are about seventeen hundred e'ders o. the /
Mormon Church working through the
United States at the present time. The
greater part OF the elders are accompan- /
led by two members CT the Church cal G
trainers, who assist in the work of making !
converts to the Mormon faith. He thought |
that considerable progress was being made /.
and that while they met with some opposi- /
ton in some sections their teachings were |
not entirely given, without return.
These elders" said he, are sent out |
from those parts of the country where |
there are saints They come from Utah, |
Wyoming. Colorado, and Nevada The work |
in Washington viii be carried On this |
winter energetically. The pan We VIII /
follow depends on circumstances. We viii /
make a house TO house canvass giving |
away tracts and booklets, and will secure |
halls in which meetings can be held |
We expect to make many converts in tais |
city and in the neighboring counties OF .
Maryland and Virginia