Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-26

now doctrine TO a new audience was
evident IN hlH manner, Ills voice was
somewhat weak az first liut later u
took on moro force. Toward the end ot
tho proceedings every one within 100
feet could hear distinctly even above
the street car noises.
The hymn concluded. tho Elder
prayed, with hlH right hand upluted.
Ito thun read u passage from the Int
tnr.duy Saints book, ana uftorwurd
sang Han to the brightness Of lions
Glad Morning
Following this the Elder announced
tho text, which was. And % came Co
pass, WHOM Jesus had ended those suy-
iuET. the people were ustuulHhul ut bis
doctrine, because hp spoke us one that
had authority
The nddrrss was little different at
first from the average BOSTON Common
evangelical preaching. The crowd walt-
vd patiently Tor Huf.e reference Co the
Mormons. but it was long ln coming.
Toward the close uf tho address one
man Interrupted the Elder with the
statement that b. had waited some time
tu hear something W MormOulsm ana
OF the tonuts OF tho Church. The Elder
rvplled' You win not get u AN at
once. I viii teach you some OF them
now n you VIII listen"
Tho QueHtloucr turned pale and nH
he ala not got what he wanted, upplr-
entity, soon afterward took his depart
uro.
The Elder quoted Emerson literally
IN the course of his talk, but Il was only
toward the close that ne touched upon
anything like what the crowd was
waiting Tor, tie said that no had never
sppu u man or woman from the East
who went 20 Utah with "a free mind.
! open 10 the truth, but wont away exc
claiming, "rhc half has not boon told
| me-"
your naval hero. sthlcy." he con-
tluucd passed through salt Lake city
the other day, and he was invited 10
talk TO the wonderful and much misun-
dervtood people, called Mormuns. lie
got up and began TO talk, and ondod
with tho expression that he could not
I control his emotions, lie did not expect
/ To sec such O sight,
"Thc word Mormon has no more to
/ DO with my religion than 10 has 20 do
with you, The people who are our
enemies and are not In sympathy with
our education, our government ana our
religion call as MurmnuH, and whom Nr
/ COME to you In the East we have Co
use that title I'm order that you may
] understand ~. The Church lH the
] church Of Jesus Christ OF Lnttrr-duy
| Saints, and we use the name that was
] Elynn 10 His Church when lie was upon
! the earth. We are called MurmOnH ana
! honthens. ana everything that iH low
] and mean and contemplate ana vicious.
why some one asked me a little
/ while Ero, why don't you go after
/ these fellows ana these wrong reports
/ and bring them to timer / said 90 him,
| why didn't the Savior and his dlHcl-
| pies 20 after false stories about them3'
Tho Elder related several experience
Of his In church IN this vicinity H.
| aid not give much information about
I Utah. but said that 20 per cent of the
/ people lived In thoir own homes,
"Our people" hc auld travel with
out money and without price. There
/ Is not man today in the church NJ
Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints thut
| ever received one penny for preaching
tho Gospel There never has been o.
| contribution box pissed IN the history
/ OF the Church | am good deal like
the fellow who said once that he ho-
| lleved tho Lord loved the poor. on be-
lng asked why. no replied that " the
Lord had not liked them He would not
have made 80 many OF them