Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

| yum, made these atutcmrutHi
'"fhe problem of 'Mormonisn' IL oI
| practical Interest because OF the men
| nc OF Increasing activity among thu
| adhefents TO the Mormon Church. Tbs
| christian churches are complaining
thnt there has been an alarming de.
| cfcns" In their membership. hut tho
increase win better Indicate the reln'
uon OF the Mormon Church TO this
problem Of membership. During tho
year isel the Congregational church
gained 1900 members: the pfcsby-
tcrinn church 1900 members. the
Methodist church 10000 members; and
lastly The Mormon Church gained 50,
600 members.
Among the $4,000 members Of the
Mormon Church there arc 10000
church officials In descent from the
ireHldcnt tD the Dearnus. The mcm-
bcfA or the Church are obliged To- give
one.icnth Of their Income Ia the Church
authorities. and when brigham Young
MAH nNing he claimed the control Of
everything even to the ribbons ON u
womnn'r bonnet"
An "A pleasing contrast to the illusions
from the pulpit. we ind the follow
Ing In the Detroit Evening News "
the came date. 1t isa sufficient answer
to oil the Trades from the different
Christian" pulplta on Sunday. Nov.
aist' That paper says cditorlailyi
The News does not know what II It's
i,hdrfH mink about the case: but for
user II muse confess that Il has be-
come somewhat confused by the noise
nnl clamor that are being raised about
W cars OF Representative Roberts %
tthh. Doubtless We are very stupid.
out We cannot understand what ID "
O. "a
wen enough that MrHohcfts IN q poiyF-
nnnllt ON small aculcano elaborate
.HthhliahmcntH like those maintained
ny our great and GOOD friend and our
dlsiirsu.ahed feliow-citllch. the sultan
OF Sului but rather q modest menagc
~ triple. u i not disputed We believe.
mat Mt. Roberts married these three
wives before Utah was admitted a. a
state, ana he has continued to live
WIN thcin, supporting tho three faml.
llcH, ana recognizing an of the on.
AptinN 90 legitimate children.
IN the fan ~ 1898 Mr. Roberts was
nominated and elected to Congress.
immediately the cry was raised that
me presence u such "a man In tho
House of Representatives was a mon.
ace 10 Republican institutions. The
remnnd was made that he House
should refuse 10 scat him. Finally
somebody took the trouble to oxpiain
,hat ne House could not very wei re-
lusH 70 seat MIN n be- went - Wash.
lnttnn bearing from the proper au-
Wpfllles credentials certifying that he
w"n the legally elected representative
~ IN. 'ongress of the United States
rom Utah. Then The demand was al
tei'l' ana petitions have been oifcu.
lated Insisting that the House shall tx.
~ the poiyHumJus gentleman from
tan upon the ground that he has
ihtvc wives, and that thrcv wives are
a menace TO the nation. To be sure.
ghgtcss has the puwcr to eNpcl one
lf ~ members On any ground ii
v isheS TO select. The only thing foi
'ongrcsg TO determine ~ whether the
crime hts the only punishment that
body can Impose.
Tho News" must admit that while IL
has u very poor opinion OF "Atnrmon.
SIN ana it, practices. IL sees nothing
N the election of Mr.. Roberts 10 The |
House OF Representatives TO warrant |
he turmoil that has been created IL |
All statesmen who maintain moro Than
me domestic establishment an. 20 h. |
Expelled. There VIII BE- vacanclea In tho |
representation from several Stntoa In |
ne Union, A. FOR any prestige tbn, |
he Mormon" Church might rnIn II H. |
we're allowed 10 hold his seat Ne |
hlnk that has been greatly oxnggor. |
ted, too. Mr. Roberts will be only |