Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-26
MINISTERIAL ISLANDERS.


work Of Misrepresentation, which, for
many years has been periodically car
ried on, for purposes best known to
those who undertake II. Among the
complaints that have reached us from
our missionaries travelling to preach
the Gospel, there are two which We will
briefly notice. They may be taken as
samples Of the kind Of warfare car
RED on IN dlfferen, places and by diff
ferent persons at this juncture.
The North Side News, published III
the Bronx District OF New York. con-
talns published statement by Rev.
j. L. Lelllch, announced as "superin-
tendent Of the Utah Mission OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church" 1t Is
chiefly a repetition Of old ISLANDERS re-
vamped for present use, many OF when
are unworthy OF notice In a respecta-
BILE up-to-date newspaper
The courtesy which is usually extend
ed to strangers on coming to this city,
is mlslnterpreted by this christian
minister as deliberate attempt Oh
the part Of 1.-THE Mormon Hierarchy"
TO catch them with hook, and blind
them to the terrible state OF morals
under the thin veneering OF So
called religion" Of which he says
salt Lake Is the center" Mormon
ISM" he says, is mot Christianity"
He INDUCES in the usual distortions OF
the "polygamy" question, but cities
the following to show that the marri-
age question is not the worst feature
OF the Mormon" system. Here is a
paragraph from Mr. Leilich's state
ment:
Bishop Fowler Cat the meeting OF
Utah Mission Conference In Salt Lake
City, August, 1900 never uttered
truer uuism than when he said, I DO
not believe In polygamy. but polygamy
Is the whitest bird In this Internal
nest Il stirred Zion, as all truth
stlrs Zion. All Of the evils of the Nor.
mon Church have their birth and rest
IN the power OF the priesthood. This
Is The. foulest bird in this Internal
nest
That Is fair specimen OF the kind Of
argument advanced by this o-calIed
christian" minister. II needs no re-
ply. The refinement exhibited in the
language is about on par with the
reasoning In the assertion. Here is
another quotation from Mr. Lielleh's
published statement:
BE II known and remembered that
revelations have gone forth time and
again that the next President OF these
United States would be a Mormon or
enc acceptable to the Mormons.
II such revelation" has been sent
forth time and again" II ought TO be
easy for Mr. Lelieh to produce Il in
support Of his allegation. Strange TO
say we have never seen II and we do
not know anybody else that has. The
gentleman ought to be required to pro-
duce II or to withdraw what he has
said. He cannot find 1t in any book, or
newspaper or other publication, or In
any manuscript issued by the Church
OF Jesus Christ Of Latter-dsy Saints.
He may have heard a report Of this
Kind, but that does not justify him in
circulating foolish and malicious
falsehood. But his course Is similar 10
that OF many others OF his cloth who
become "tale-bearers" among the peo-
pie.
IL Is matter OF wonder to fair mind
ed folks why so many OF the sectarlan
preachers who come 10 Utah and are
wen treated by all classes, become 50
malignant In spirit and SO defamatory
IN speech. Mr. Lellich furnishes, un-
Willingly, an answer to this query. In
the narration Of an alleged experience
Of one Of those preachers. II Is too
long to reproduce in ex,enso. But the
gist OF 1t is this. After hearing the
preaching and singing In the Mormon"
Tabernacle services, the minister ex-
pressed himself favorably towards the
Saints and the Gospel which they
preached, but subsequently commenced
to find fault with affairs here,
and declared he had never heard
80 much swearing as had greeted
his ears since coming TO this town.
He found that "the bottom had
fallen out OF his congregation" He
was left without an audience. with
two or three exceptions. and on In
qulring the why OF the smallness."
he was told that he had slandered the
people. The result Is thus described
by Mr.. Leilieh:
Not a Mormon came TO hear the
minister, and today and for years this
brother has swung clear round 20 tho
other side Of his compass and deals
stalwart blows against the Mormons-
20 empty seats"
The non-success Of the preachers
sent TO this State from the yariou.
seets, Il a matter OF general comment.
The anger aroused in their souls be-
cause Of It, accounts for the vicious
manner In which they attack the "Mor.
mons and misrepresent their faith,
when seeking 10 raise funds in the East
TO aid in the conversion OF The people
OF Utah and particularly OF their
children. When they return. It f. not
surprising that their success is MOI,
further advanced In proselytlng than
before they went
The other instance 10 which We bav,
alluded is that Of Rev. H. Il 40.
creery. Of Sal. Lake City. who,e AZ.
lacks on the "Mormoas" have receive,
Notice In PENNSYLVANIA papers. lie IL