The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-10-30
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Il good drni said n''uut it already,
asl probably II great many things
thnt uught Eot to have hvru said.
Oar f:irnd Chips seems and thinks
thNt it is high timr that our people
wcro up aad doiry something to rid
ourselves Os this nui1nnrr, that Is
thcso norman elders, and their re-
liTion. Our friend has Il great deal
to say about tho origin Of mormon
ism. We readily suppose that every
man who reads any at all and tries
to keep up with tho times is familiar
with tho old story Of tho book writ
ten by certain invalid and it not
being published and tho manuscript
finally falling into tho hands Of Joc
Smith that may all bc trno but
havo this to say after reading tho
book OF norman, you pronounce il
fiction and think it probable that af
ter all it is only mans production.
You might think thcn that it is
possible that our own Holy Biblc is
tho production Of mortal man.
1t would ho jt"; rs easy 20 believe
that this story about this unpublished
work is mado up Of sono of Joe
Smiths cnomirS, ,s it is to believe
that doc Smith used tho unpublished
work Of another to accomplish his
purpose. Any man that will study
tho religious history of tho world
especially for tho last 1000 years and
test it by tho teachings Of our
Savior ho must como to the cOnclu-
sion that wo must go slow whom wc
go to pcrsccuto even If it bo Il now
doctrine and especially whom it car
rlrs with 1T tho numo Of Jesus Christ,
or anything else, unless wo have. posi-
two proof. We havcu perfect right
to dilrcr, right to criticisc, right
to demand proof, but when it comes
to prosecuting by such rs whipping,
killing, burning down churches, etc.
May God grant that wo havo mono
of tha' in us right here. Let mo
say that this is not sololy Il reply to
my friend Chips | don't moan to say
that ho advocated such measures us
L havo described abovo but | have
road Il good many pieces written
against mormanism that did advo-
cato such measures.
Now as to these elders cluimlng to
preach for nothing etc, according
to norman history and other reliable
sources Of information 1t is true that
they do pay thoir own faro ont of
their own pockrtss but at,tho Same
tjmo they arc only in active service
about two years. 1t is SIMPLY Il sac
rilico they require themselves to
make. IL ls also true that according
to tho laws Of their church they arc
required to givo ono, tenth Of thoir
income, but right hero my friend let
mo say that this one.tcnth that thny
give is not altogether used to pay
Lhcir oldcrs Get, us somo may sup
pose. 1t is used for tho support Of
tho poor and moody to educate tho
poor and for many other charitable
purposes. Tho mormans arc said to
bo Il very charitable people. There is
ono fair way to dispose Of this
matter and that is when thcso Icl-
lows como around aud appoint place
and time for their meeting let somo
of our preachers meet them and put
their doctrine to tho test nnd if thev
are afraid or sct OF frnnds that will
scAro them out quicker than any
thing clso. | have heard OF case
where scvora! mormon oluors wore
considerably abused right to their
faces in this county, and wore do
niod tho privilege Of 6cfcnding their
cause. Plonsc show mo the Chris
tian spirit in such action fear you
can't 500 it for it is not thoro. These
poor men have bcen turned from
many a door with harsh words.
Friends beware when You turn q
stranger away for you know not
what you may bo doing, it may be
said to you ins time to como that
when [ was hungry you turned mo
away.
If you mover do anything worse
than entertain ono or two mormon