Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-16


fabricated the story which was pub
lished In New York. and has found Us
way to London, and has been repro
duced In The Christian G.? Budget II
Is used for rank deception and probably
the publisher. in this instance, IL de-
celved as well as being a decelyer u
others The story OF the picture and
OF the newly married wives Is about ms
true as the pretended account Of Nor
mon Proselytims." the whole forming
budget OF silly falsehood.
A tale Of woe as TO the Mormon
methods TO win converts, is told on
the authority OF Rev Robert $. Sam
pie, d. b.. and a pretty sample II IS
OF religious romanclng for the purpose
OF arouslng anti-"Mormon" prejudice.
Summarized, 1t Is that the preache
while on tour Of Scandinavia and
the RhIneland. heard an Elder give an
address In the Market place (town not
named county not mentioned. Elders
cognomen not given in which he Of
fered TO converts who would go with
him to his beautiful country, "the most
sacred spot on earth" one hundred an
sixty acres OF land with clear title,
more fertile than any In the valley II
the Rhine, and promised a man who
took up the offer, that he would pay all
the travelling expences Of himself and
family to Utah.
Months later the same Sample says
he was In Logan, Utah. when the train
came In with the converts. who were
housed and cared for, and the Elder
duly presented the decd for the lana,
Zone hundred and sixty acres not far
from Logan" But "the poor man. was
required 20 sign a note for the full val
lie of the land, the expenses OF
his transportation, with interest all to
be paid In annual lnstaments, with a
covenant to pay one tenth OF all tho
products Of the soil during his lifetime
The convert was asiounded, but had to
submit IN the hope that some time he
would obtain a little relief from has
bondage"
II Is unnecessary to say TO pelple here
or anywhere else where the truth Is
known, that no such transaction ever
occurred, But people In London are
not familiar with affairs In this state,
nor with the tenets and methods Of the |
"Mormons. So we will state that, In |
the frst place the Church has no land
TO give away or promise to anybody |
and In the second place, missionaries
are sen. TO preach the Gospel abroad |
but not to make promises or hold out
TO people to emlgrate
Land in Utah has to be purchased from
the government, or from persons who
nave obtained a government title, just
as In any other part of the United
States.
Neither the Rev. r. s. Sample. d, D.,
nor any other professed Christian
preacher or layman. ever heard a Nor
mon" Elder make such an agreement
as he says he heard somewhere In
Europe, or that which he states he
heard Ia Logan, Utah. II Is even a
worse untruth than the Photographic
deception and causes astonlshment
that any minister Of any sect In Chris
tendon would manufacture 1t even In
order TO Willy the "Mormons." But
Il is only one out OF numerous instances
In which these hirellng latter-day
Pharisees have concocted stories with
out the least foundation in truth and
as stupid and unreasonable as Sam
pies.
The Christian Budget says. This Is
a representative case" II is, but not
In the sense It wishes TO convey. II
is representative OF the methods by
witch false teachers and religious de-
relvers. seek to prevent iuquiring souls
from receiving the truth revealed from
heaven in this dispensatlon. But such
iespicable attempts usually defeat
their own purpose, by arousing inyes-
tieation which exposes their folly and
and ultimately aids In the
spread OF "Mormonlsm." We hope 1t
will prove 80 In the present instance