Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-13
THE RENEWED AGITATION

The success attending the labors Of
mormon" missionaries, end the non
success of sectarian missionaries In
Utah. appear TO have stirred up the
anti-'Mormon" forces to renewed actly-
ity. Petitions are being circulated, not
only IN different parts Of the United
States but also in this city. having for
their object congressional legislation
directed particularly towards Utah.
In the East there are two unprincl-
pied false Witnesses against the Latter
day Saints, who are making a business
OF traducing the Mormon" Church and
It's leaders, and gaining some pecunary
profit by means Of lecturing to religious
societies. They were failure here, and
so they are plying their trade else
where. We mention these two, specially,
although there are others, but the
twain have made themselves more par
ticularly conspicuous recently.
We do not believe that the latest ef-
forts In this direction will ac-
oomplish msrh more than the stir
ring up again OF the dregs Of former
anti Mormon decoctlons, This viii
eventually aid in the PRONUNCIATION Of
Mormon principles because II viii at
tract attention TO them and open the
way for our Elders In places heretofore
Indifferent to the subject Of the restored
Gospel.
The circulation Of the petition In Utah
is being conducted with as mach Sc
crecy as possible. That Of itself ought
TO condemn the movement In the minds
OF fair and thoughtful people, We
should not have mentioned this scheme
but for the purpose Of warning the un-
sophisticated against signing anything
presented TO them. no matter by whom,
without thoroughly understandings It's
purport. And we submit to the intell-
gent and business people OF Utah. the
poor policy Of aiding anything which
will no matter under what pretext. put
Utah In false light before the people
OF this country. II cannot accomplish
any good purpose, but may result In
some material injury to the State.
We should think that every person
Interested In the progress and
development OF this community. would
not only refuse 10 join In these perlodi-
cal attacks upon II, but use their innu-
ence TO counterfeit the influence which
is being used in religious circles, large
ly through ignorance of conditions here,
ana prompted by designing persons un-
der the guise OF ministerial authority,
II is represented by those wolves In
Sleeps clothing that the Mormon"
Church Is terribly agitated over their
work, aud is making desperate efforts
to defeat the object In view. The truth
is. as well known to everybody here,
that the Church is paying no attention
TO this warmed-over mess, and has no
more concern In II than have the non
Mormon" bona fide RESIDENTS of this
State. The whole movement, in view OF
the actual situation. is a grotesque alb
surdity, and but for its mslevoence
and the prejudice against Utah which
It creates, might well be left to die Of
Its own innate folly and inhrmity.
II IL time however that the friends
Of Utah, either by Withholding counten-
anee TO these local attempts to blacken
the good name Of this commonwealth.
or by positive efforts 10 stop them.
should render abortve in future. those
concerted but petty schemes to create
abroad untruthful and shameful I'M
pressions concerning our affairs at
home, As for the Mormon" Church, II
stands impregnable against all the as.
saults made upon IT, no matter whence
they come, and will accomplish the
work designed for It by It's divine Au-
thor for the benefit Of mankind and the
establishment Of truth and righteous
mes in the earth.