Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-21
jlESN'T. LIKE LIKE. :.
: THE MORMON COD
a., Mr.. ClemensOn Says That Deity as
y nefined by Brigham Young is
AbhOrrent.

is the youngest member Of the Utah
.Presbytery. He began by saying; IL
Seems to be my duty TO tell you ABOUT
the MormOns, how very queer they are
They are very queer and IN that res
pect they ore like all the rest Oh US,
The Mormons have an unusual amount
OF human nature. they nave lhe uue
religion" continued the speaker vain
quiet sarcasm, "and SO they DO not OK
meet 20 receive religion from us.
suppose we should not let them thihh
we expect to give them religion.
"When / first went TO Kaysville," he
went on, 81 received most KIND ana
courteous treatment, unusually so. |
had only been In town short time
when / was invited TO join the Dewey
club. | thought, judging from the
name. that II was very fine organiza-
ton but learned that It was dane
ing club with the name Dewey attached
10 IL. OF course couldn't join the CLUB
and since then | have been thoroughly
left alone with two exceptions VIZ
whenever there has been something 10
do that required money | have been
honored with visits from them. | have
also been invited 10 the Christmas en-
tertainments where refreshments were
sold. AT first / was Invited on TO the
platforms al public demonstrations ana
introduced as the new presbyterian
minister who will soon be Mormon.
Mr.. Davis implied that the Mormons
were deceptive in some OF their prao-
tees. He stated that In the SUNDAY
schools Ell Kaysville special BiDle
class is conducted into which visitors
are taken, and II was long time be-
fore ne knew that anything put the
Bible was taught in a Mormon sunday
school.
"Our work among this people oh
served Mr.. Davis, rs heart work. our
task is 10 out love those with whom
we associate. Unless we can snow more
sacrifice. deeper devotion TO-
wards the cause OF Christ we
need not expect to reach them. our
lives are lives of service 70 them Tor
II Is better TO serve than TO be served.
AS we move among them let US get
them TO put off their superstitions oil
which they have a great many among
them being baptisms for the dead, ana
the notion that men are to become
lords OF worlds peopled with their own
posterity.
"But there are many things we can
learn from this people" concluded Mr..
Davis. Their devotion TO bearing testi-
mony. their obedience TO counsel, their
patience in sitting for hours listening
10 a dry sermon, their sacrifices In go
inc on missions when their prospects
for accommodating worldly goods are
bright"
DIR. Wishard conducted a quiz class
on the business affairs OF the assocla'
ton and then a Sunday school review
was held.
In the evening DR.. wishard delivered
a sermon on Fair Play Among Think
ers." which was an interesting dis
course.
TEACHERS ASSIGNMENTS.
The following are the appointments
OF the Presbyterian mission teachers,
for the year:
Paden and Margaret Christie.
Brigham-Mrs. c. r. Sullivan ana
Miss c. b. Sullivan.
Falrvlew-Miss Sadie l.. yelling"
Gunnlson-Miss Mary ii. Hemmen-
! way. 80
Kaysville-Miss Anna Noble
Logan-Principal, T. n. smith;
Misses Margaret Chaplin, Harriet 10,
Elliott, Anna l.. Raymond, Hannah
! Jensen and Kat'e Smith, matron.
Mantl--Misses Matte White and Ell
sic d. Reynolds.
Mendon-Miss NJ. II. Mccullough.
Monroe-Miss Matte Beekman'
Mt. Pleasant--Principal George IL,
Marshall, Misses Ella {. Heron, Anna
stanly Serena Nelson, Winnie kellel
! and Mrs. Emma Hostetter'
Nephi--Misses Nettie Gray and Hat
tie d. Hotchkiss.
Parowan-Misses Mae Kyle, Charlotte
Kyle and Elizabeth Kyle.
Payson-Misses Mary Jensen and u
| ma Pryor.
Richfleld-Mlss Mary Mckenzie.
Richmond-Miss Margaret Clark.
sallna-Misses Mary Lamont ana
| Alice Quinton.
salt Lake City-Prinoipal, r. J..
Caskey. and Miss Murphy, preceptess,
with Misses Mabel L. Morgan, Lolo NJ.
Condit Hattie NJ. Wishard, Samuel l..
stahl and Mrs. +. e. Morgan, matron'
Westminster, Salt Lake City-Mrs'
Sarah Reed
smithfield--Miss Theresa Stalker.
springville-Principal. II. q. Brown;
Mrs. Brown. matron; and Misses Lou
r. Paden. Eva Britain, Edith Hnghs
and Genera Watkins.
81. George-Mlss Lulu a. Garfield. =,
Weusvllle-Miss Bell Walker and
Mrs. Ida q. Walker
Franklin-Miss Harriet Elliott
Malad Citv-Mlsses Margaret For
syfhe and Rhoda Nelson.
! Samaria--Miss Alice NJ. Wymer.
paris--Miss Mary j. Linn.