Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-05
"MoRMoNs" AND BIBLES.


nj the NJ + conference In this city, for
tie purpose OF arouslng anmosity
az inst the "Mormons" and Of obtain
Ing funds FOR the support Of the Meth
odlst aroused a great deal OF
Indignation and some wonder on the
part Of people who naturally supposed
that professional ministers OF the Cos
pei would be above such Kind OF in
territorial deception. Those feelings
have not yet subsidized, and we are In re-
ceipt OF protests from many parts OF
Utah which we do not care TO repro
duce The following, however comes
from the place where the preacher lives
who reported the lack OF Christian
homes and the scarcity Of Bibles among
the "Mormons.' and we therefore give
place TO It In these columns
Monroe, Utah, Aug, 20, 1900.
TO the Editor
A whiflwind OF Indignation has
passed over the people Of Monroe by
the remarks made az the late Methodist
conference held In Salt Lake city. es-
pecially BIZ those made by Rev j. T.
Price who has resided here Tor about
two years. and we therefore consider his
outrageous falschoods as directed to-
ward this community. Mr. Price has.
IN the past been held In esteem by this
people and on several occasions been
rendered the privilege Of taking part In
holiday exercises. At no time has he
D.. NH.H
ment, and why he should falsely facts
Is beyond our comprehension. Mr.
Price Is accredited with saving I'VE
live In a community OF Goddess homes.
whose people talk religion but 40 not
live IT, There rs "a larger percentage Of
homes thai have no Bible. than can
b. found anywhere outside ~ hcathen-
dom. The reason Tor this lies In the
fact that the teachings OF the dom-
nant churC have dethroned Christ. stul-
tilted and distorted His word, and set
over and above 10 a so-called lattor-day
revelation that eXalts the carnal man
and deifics every fleshly appetite, and
can conceive OF no heaven but an
eternal qualification Of earthly lusts,
The above expressions caused some
OF the LEADING men 20 form an indigua-
ton committee who at once set out TO
take census OF Bibles found in Nor
mon" homes of this place, with the fol-
lowing results.
Homes visited unconventional.
Bibles In said homes. ......,...,.....30
Homes without Bibles. S
our public library has about two
dozen Bibles and Sunday school about
the same number
These Bibles may not be as much
read as We would wish, yet We are con
hient they are as much read and more
clearly comprehonded than anywhere
inside Of Methodlsm.
Np are accused OF having "dethroned
Christ" There are no people In the
world THAI hold Christ IN deeper reyer-
enfe than The so-called Mormon" peo-
pla We regard His history as given
by tha Apostles. the most sublime life
One world has ever witnessed. We look
upon Ills death as the key TO eternal
lie for The whole human family, and
only through Ills name can the throne
of grace Doe approached. ana that He
viii yet rule upon this earth as King Of
kings an under whose reign, no man
nor Of corruption can exist.
When Wo are confronted with such
fabrication as the Rev. Mr. Price is
accredittl with they must be born Of
one who's heart is filled with bitterness
ana hypocrisy and as members Of the
domlnan. Church referred % We resent
such ut'srances and brand them as
The A. mblore az Mr. Prices chapel
has often been largely OF our own
people on the presumption that he was
an hone Christian, and In return he
has maIlned ms In a most shameful
manner. We wonder now that the rev
erened gentleman concealed his hatred
and deceit so long
In regard 20 the ungodliness n our
people, we wish % know who made Mr..
Price a Judge OF our reverence FOR God
We show more pure and undenled re-
ligion By going into the world without
purse on scrip than DO men whose
faith and piety IL measured by their
salary.
our town may not be the best on