Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-18
STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT


rho morning papers contain sp'cl'l
d,s,at,hes from New York, anhouioue
,ns wonderful news that two ladies' nao
io,ned the Mormon Church frol''
slong Sound the loud tImbrel' Let In7
oanno, boom Proclaim the starting
ndlngs in all the religious Journals OIL
rho land, True, such events nave Oeel'
happening right along for the last sew
enly years. Mormouism has mace eon-
verts Of men as well as women In po'n
hemispheres and in many nations ana
the work thus accomplished MADE pos
slble the settlement Of Utah ana 'he
regions round about, by people OF Oo'n
sexes who had embraced the Mormon
faith,
Rut we are informed that "a perfect
storm Of wrah' has been raised IN mar
lem among members OF the congrega-
,,onal church, over the acceptance by
these two ladies' Of the doctrines Oh
DMormonism." one Of them was presl-
aor, If the society Of Christian En-
aoavorers there, and the other It's secTe-
tary They are married ladies, and " IS
o,nonuoed that they have not accepted
noIyeamy. OF course not. That Is not
being taught by the Elders OF TINS
church 1t is stated, however. mat
these ladies' "will head party OF con-
yerts TO Utah" but that is qualified oy
the expression 1T Is understood"
II should be understood that Wo'
men do not lead parties Of converts
to Utah. When such companies travel
to this point they are usually under
the direction Of an Elder or Elders But
the notion about this party of converts
If simply speculation on the part OF the
dispatcher who thought the conversion
Of two ladies to the Mormon faith
could be properly classed as news OF
special importance.
Another item telegraphed to the Her
aid and Tribune is that the Elders,
who have been preaching on street COR
ners. and also occasionally in the Con-
gregational Church have moved from
their lodgings and, astounding 10 re-
late. in doing 20 removed "all their
furniture, clothing, etc" That Is some
thing quite as remarkable as the con-
version OF two persons TO Mormon
ism" II the Elders, In changing their
residence had left their furniture,
clothing, etc." perhaps 1t would not
have been worthy Of special Dispatch
but to take away their belongings when
they shifted their quarters, Is an oc-
currence worthy OF big head lines in
the largest kind Of type.
II Is noticeable that whenever special
accounts are given through the press
about the success Of M rmon' mlssion-
aries in their work Of proselytism mem
ton lsseldom II ever made Of the number
OF male converts. II Is always the re,
male converts who are thus spoken OIL
The purpose OF this Is easy 20 perceive.
II Is to keep up the false impression
that the Elders Of this Church are sent
out into the world TO persuade women
TO emigrate TO Utah. There never was
any truth In that idea.
This Church has mission to perform
In preaching the Gospel Of Jesus Christ
as restored to earth In these latter
times, to every nation kindred. tongue
and people, The companies Of imml-
grants that have entered the ports OF
the United States coming from differ
ent nations have been chiefly composed
Of families. Among them were occa-
sionly single women, but just as many
single men, This Church has had no
object In view that required special eff
forts to convert women more than
men
II is difficult to impress this fact on
the minds Of the public because Of the
mtruths that have been spread abroad
concerning our faith and our aims in
the building up Of the Church, one
Of the Instruments by which these e.
roneous ideas have been conveyed, Is
the kind of dispatches TO which We now
refer They tend TO inflame the public
mind and keep up the erroneous
notions that have so long prevailed COM
corning the Latter-day saints.
There Is no occasion for any fuss 20
be made over the occurrence Of two
members Of d Christian denomination
becoming converts 10 the faith, COM
monty called "Mormonism" The hun
dreds OF missionaries who are out In
the world preaching this Gospel Of the
kingdom expect to lind honest souls
Who will receive their testimony AS
the truth and beauty Of this Gospel
become more and more apparent, there
viii be many others among the various |
Christian sects who win accept 70 aud |
become willing TO live or die for it, |
Most Of them will have a desire to
gather with the Saints to learn further
concerning the mind and win OF God !
in relation 10 His great latier-day
work So the gathering viii go on
and as this IS a free country, men
and women and children win continue
to hock to Zion, and those who do not
wish to remain here have perfect lib.
erty to 90 elsewhere.
New York need not be aroused TO
wrath or great surprise over the sim.
pie Incident that is said to have oc.
CURED in Harlem and certainly there
Is no need for its announcement as
something startling and extraordinary
In papers published at Salt Lake City !