The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15
MORM0NISM
MORMON ELDERS MAKING CONVERTS
IN THE KITCHEN.
Evidence That Many Domestics Frcm
Protestant Europe lave Become Pros
-lytes- scarcity of Servants Attributed to
This C~ause-Skill of the Missionaries.

elytes scarcity OF servants attributed 10
This C~ause-skil of the M~issionaries.
For the past three years the large cities Of the
East have been the scene VI the labo! 0! Mormon
elders, who have sought converts 10 Mormonism
In Kitchens and at basement entrances. Great
numbers u pamphlets have been distributed
by these elders among the women Who are In
cludcd In the army VI domestic help A careful
investigation has been made among the agencies,
and particularly among those which act for
women that come 10 this country from Protestant
Europe. Tho result SEEMS clearly to establish
the fact long known 10 many bousekeeiers, that
many Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
aud English women have deserted housework
aud gone 10 Utah The exact number OF pros
clytrs cannot BE- given, Of course, but those who
have been in a position To study the matter, de
clare that a very large proportion OF the unmarried
Protestant female domestic servants have been
converted 10 Motmonism and taken OUT Vest
Recently such an exodus Of this kind occurred
In Chicago that the newspapers Of that city de
clHtcd that there was n IA mine VI house servants
ana ~ relief could be obtained. ariOus, rea
sons were assigned and some Of them Were plaus,
ible enough, but what is believed TO be Inc real
one was moi mentioned. The elders Of the Nor.
mon Church might have explained NE matef'
for scores II young women went out y tnh rom
Chicago at one time he conyerslon Oh ,hese
with skill. In fact no Generals VI modern unlcs
hayr carried On campaigns IN the field with gr'atrr
ability, tact aud energy Than have these elders
who have gathered their recruits from the nltchenS
of the land, and left the country With them Sc
Crely and silently.
OCCASIONALLY a mistress has come upon a ram'
phlct rlaung 10 religious matters, generally
printed on poor paper, IN poorer typ, and rarely
clean or attractive. in makeup The malor'y
Of these pamphlets have had such titles as a
Friendly Discussion upon Religious Subjects,
the seeming Ia rnl'ssness Of which has not tempted
investigation sometimes tracts entitled " a ' dice
Of Warning and Instruction to all People" has
been seen in th' hands OF servants, but beyond
an occasional discovery Of tins sind, people gen
orally havr been ia utter iInOrancc OF The Work
beng done in the cities among servant gins by
agents Of the Mormon Church one observing
woman who successfully hired three .SW'drs,
and received from all the same eSlihnahon, mat
they were about 10 be married, MAS amazed 70
notice that the same man proved ~ be the ad
mirrr Of two Of her cooks This fact daw ned
urun her when he was seen in COnyrrsal ton WIN
ihn til ri servant lie passed aS n brother To tho
third, but succeeded in inducing her To give up
har place. lnsuspiriuGS, ana concerned more
Tor The comfort of her family than the welfare "a
the help she engaged, she did not investigate the
reasons given her for their leaving, nor ga She
sees ~ diSSuadr q glrl from marrying II this rea
son was Uuur tn urrtrTt for dep Tturp
ore clever woman who happened IL he IN ne
basement Of her house alone one afierno1n an
Swrrcd a SummunS 10 the street door ana there
saw a young man who's" appearance was that VI
n country man, and whose manner showed q re-
StriIni born 81 lnrNDeTirnCr IN his business. me
woman : kitchen apron led him to conclude that
he vas talking with the cook, and he NhlSperngly
asked her II she would read Il little book he would
lend her, aud let him cone and talk with her about
u Sonlruu" inV"' "'oe "'""e WI Nv "F''
4 wonder ii yuu are Catholic"
Being rcaSsurcl on that point he smiled con
ndfhuV, ana VIII a no" y HTrNIT la nhiraor'
SdII 'hhl ne WuHld lthn nct hn",i'rt w N,,h
Whlgn she would call good, and ne hoped she wo,lId
can pom IhrtrNn"n ne nahIen mhtt a ,o,"'nr
90 -" - S,N I"fh,l s1e anu .puli' W WY ~,
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b'EHIl'v PhimpLIrt NE ".so nalS mn I'VE man.,
eagerly Wlult'u "hrh ~ mEn, MI VA "n'
'ulI W. como nhth one rftk .aP' nr Nv Iii
ana WINS rlrl o',"'' t'a'uihg 'r "nSrmrni IT,,
uN Il lHeUlurr W Wv H"'" NV W. -
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on ,mr ,,i'' XXX "'iI' y, ~ ,e,ii'e ia, boz
aver 'NN 0NIl.' n'' III ~. IUI"a '.", Nv,
tl'''F was Nl'',''H 'll'I n"l uIu ~ s"'l'.'
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netl'u 'rt ,hi, c,"n, Wig mata '"""s '"' wv
"'iI''u h"' ''IE '''' '"r''n H. u.n
1n"'lct h'uerhLr!,- m>'.Ns'ru W mr mna,
huN - '.'tg,ai "u''Ntns ~ co. .n ~ se,mons
.'ti7l'' au",r>> ,nI ",,Nn, !" - ~ Narmmn
enH hHkIlg u mnIrI !" sel ,r "uh W
Whlcl yllIll pc nau w q n'n.'haa sum y
dt'NS FlN'u uaIn'nk Nv Va ~. ,,,bion,
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aHi naT'hE ih' " w., ~ VI" -. non L,,nI
n,'n 'aN ,n',J Tnac rvnr IN IN r"I kitchen giving
aHu'hrt pnI'" Nv 'r''t i. IN" ,remnIss
q E'oNuE, " IuI';rn " on, iiIu,t,s,iop ~ H.
a." az iah' W. y wv" W WV
''llp.' 3uotu'l lnt ,'It.Ia' .A, ,r bo,.o
",.l'' ',rl,aar,, =, ,hmni, IL" bb.nSS - "f"l.
I, ondl, h,,e bcsr he discus.ions
'.N,,,' hc"., ., gm, "a II tLsm vi,hnm, losing tbeir
Ia g, t'n, r"nc. b,yc heen cnn,nered
Er''., H. Wv" ~" hn,n t",rd ,L,t NAM Ser
- .a L,r ,,. /, ,Joc.. IN ,r.tey : ,hat wer,
'"'t, ii A.. f., Lno,, BE- nm, ~ untr,bfrlness
~, IL" IT, ,,,, ,yej neyas Ala moi avail
n't ,m' ,hor r ~
" Fl, ,, ,"nblcrr 81 domestic holm diBcul, enough
-, ,,I",. In,., -, ei Nm, IN. yrry rirh has become
Mann, go inc, nj. now fsc,n, 6,s hcen introduced
- -. "a - o.. IL. ..a.,bt,.
raj "n,",i t,bo;, MN, rJc,,,ss 81 an in.
.,tc,t l,r,c H., I.i, Tnuver,s in ,he Wes,
vb.,, ,-r,d hnur.i tanners are declared 10 he
""]goi,ipitt Tor H,yrS tn come ,r them. nothing ayails
r ~ .,, VA -a,,,r,v i. ra,hans eaJas,
,m ,", r i" ,b., Wr,w'n f,i,h hi I'll Grades
%,r", ,er,o. sri,rycs among he converts And
i,' ,ne :. ,hc rt,.cixiyer i, moy he aid ,hst
~, 49," " ~, , IL y, ~ lib .ihou.h
!" LS NJ, ,r'nu, a = y, ~" sers L ~ ihe v"unr ana ,n
,r,,. cy ton, IN. n[I,le or,j ,"ro T., The Nest
G,i,bC'I ..tl,ni ,' family i'm New York
ngr,ad her mistress ,h,t she would lose two Of
Hn- boIr and t,Lt Lar I'M, ,hav were Going ewsy
-, ,r., rr.,rieJ Icirr anrnrr.gaJ he The COMA.
Gcrc, - her ,LI .o,"sr, ,bs mi s,ress ASKED Tor
particulars and learned Tint Tho ,wo Urls had
.rn converted nv a Mormon and producing
.nri a., ,er mn, Sail hnt sbe bsd lie mana
"a ''Iu =. s'' ,i ~ nam ',"a ,L.t ~ ar .Idsr
49,, rrinted ,dd,nsg "a ogder Itab and thers
49,. lrtr ,GJ,..s uri,,,u in nne rn,ner Of tba
",,J ~ Ha LocL ~ ,ba , I'd uoya tho ,bir'
tenn o,r,io. ~ fain ~ IA. Stnrmons NJ ate,
n,HH San. "ratic, "a h,;h g,,Is gaya notice
auJ d,,nrrirad H. ,nst NE sincerity II thaiy cnn'
-, !, y" ~, bn,h !. ,m,
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f,.s tb,. tsnrntinr ,fer made nor would thew
,.I ga ,bo,r re,. ,. - :" ire N.itha, unuld
b., @ ,aansS,n - ,o,i,r ~
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hv ,b;s no., f.r,o, In he .a,vant n,obiam ava
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