Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-19
"MoRMoNIsM" IN DENVER.

Denver Is greatly excited over the ad-
vent OF two lady missionaries OF the
mormon" Church, and the ministers
OF different denominations are up in
arms against the invasion, as they con
slider II, Of their religious domain. A
number Of them have rushed into print
with an exhibition Of their dense ignor-
ance OF Mormonism," and their bitter
anlmoslty against It's disciples and pro-
INDICATORS They use the common pei"
versions Of our faith. distortion OF the
utterances Of our Church leaders, and
MISREPRESENTATION Of the motives and
actions OF our people, with which the
Latter-day Saints have been familiar
for several years. There is nothing new
in them and very little that is true.
Miss Fanny Woolley and Miss Lucy
Grant have met with the treatment
usually accorded to "Mormons' by so
called christian" people, In their en-
deavors to perform the work to which
they have been called. Doors have
been slammed in their faces and abuse
heaped upon them as they moved from
house 10 house distributing tracts, and
they have been lnsulted grossly by peo-
pie who ought to know better. That,
however, and the opposition Of the
churches and their ministers. will make
no difference to their labors Of love,
AS an offset 10 the attacks Of the
sectarian preachers, Elder Joseph A.
McRae, president Of the Colorado mis-
sion. has furnished to the Denver News
the following brief statement, TO which
that paper has given prominent place:
There are many peculiar ideas re.
speeding the teaching OF the Latter-day
Saints, or Mormons, and yet theirs Is
not a new religion.
Christ and His Apostles taught a
faith IN God. repentance from sins and
baptism by immersion for the remis-
sion OF sins as essential 10 salvation;
so do the Mormons.
Christ and His Apostles taught a
Gospel that applied TO more than those
who were living at that time; a saliva
ton that reached out to those who
we're long since dead, and did not con-
fine their ideas OF redemption 10 the
few who were permitted to hear the
truth In this life such are the teach
ings Of the Mormons.
HE sent His disciples 10 preach with
out hire as all true disciples should
do and are doing today.
He healed the sick by the power OF
faith and taught His disciples so, ana
gave that as one sign that men might
know the true faith and not be led
away by every wind OF doctrine; such
are the views held by the Mormons.
He received His teachings from d.
vine revelation. and taught that as
doctrine 20 be perpetuated; such are the
Views held by the Mormons.
In fact all the teachings OF Christ
and His Apostles are re-taught by the
Iatter-day Saints. and we suppose that
is what constitutes them such a pc.
cullar people, and not because they are
accused OF teaching something that Is
not Biblical (Which accusation Is
false).
The doctrine Of polygamy that has
caused such furore among the people
OF the world Is not advocated today. The
law OF our land says that II shall no
more be practiced, and that is the end
OF argument with all true Latter-day
Saints.
'One Of our articles OF faith says;
We believe In being subject 70 kings.
presidents. rulers and magistrates IN
obeying, honoring and sustaining the
law
"The teachings received by the youth
OF Mormondom viii make them better
citizens and makes the love OF country
part OF their religion. They have been
tried and found valiant 90 their coun-
try's flag and VIII ever defend IL In the
maintenance OF truth and virtue, even
TO the last drop Of blood"
A big stream Of cold water has been
turned upon the confagration started
by the sectarlan ministers. in a declar-
alton by the senior United States Sem
ator from Colorado, who has always
been a consistent and truthful friend to
the people Of Utah. That has also been
published in the columns OF the Den
yer News as follows:
Senator Teller has no fears OF the
Mormons In the course OF an inter
view last evening he said:
have no fear of the MormOns.
The newspapers and the railroads have
settled the Mormon question.
In the United States Senate We
have no Mormon senators from Utah.
On the contrary. one Of the Utah SEN
ators is Catholic. He was the last
senator elected from Utah.
There Is no more danger from re-
ligious dictation from the Mormon
Church than from any other church.
"'All the churches aim TO dictate 20
their members as 90 politics, but NJ
great harm results as far as ] can see.
81 believe the practice OF polygamy
Is abandoned IN Utah. and the people
are an enterprising Industrious people,
who are advancing In education and In
fortune under good laws. They are
loyal 10 the government, as was shown
IN the Spanish war. and although II has
been claimed In the East that the Nor
mons have gained political control Of
Colorado. ] have never noticed II to he
a fact"
We congratulate our brethren aud
sisters IN Colorado on the stir that they
have made among the religious folks
in Denver. Agitation is so very much
better than apathy; inertia Is much
more to be deplored than even the mos
violent opposition. The attention Of
people who think for themselves anC
are not led hlindly by religious PASTOR
or dlciatorial writer's, will be attracte,
toward the devoted missionaries Of oa
Church Inquiries viii follow, and tn
results win be that success which Glad
dgns the hearts Of all laboreTs In Ga
cause Of truth and encourages them 4
further cxertions.