The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-17
METH0DISTS IN STRUGGLE
WITH MORMON QUESTION
Subject Discussed by Ministers In Conference and
Some Pointed Remarks Made.
Poyamy Touched Upon and Methods of Warfare Debated
Street Corner Preaching Advocated

so sOlidly entrenehed behind their
preJudlces that they would fight you
with the bitterness of death. Then
there is the problem Of holding con-
verts after they are secured. despite
the influences brought 10 bear upon
them by their Mormon associates.
have seen men and women bounded ana
driven out Of town because they had
spostatized, and have seen Mormon
parents come to church with the
avowed intention of taking their chill
dren away from the altar by the napa
Of the neck IL they embraced Metho-
dism"
In conclusion. Mr. Price said he
thought Methodists should unite forces
with the gospel tent. sweep the state
from border to border, and work until
it was evangelical.
Mormon Missionary System.
The Rev. J. n. Hanson called attan-
ton to the missionary system employed
by the MormOns, and said he thought
Methodists should send missionaries IN
the same way He thought there should
be woman missionary in every place
in this state where there was a Meth
Odist mission. He thought the cause
also needed a good Methodist paper.
and DT. Leilich stated that 1t would
pfOD4Dly De secured.
A. W. Cage Of Provo advocated per
sOnR1 work among the Mormon fam
lilies. on the part Of the ministers. He
thought there should be house 10 house
visitation.
The Rev. H. /. Hansen said he had
been doing that kind OF work and re-
ported that while talking TO a Mormon
family, where there was a young lady.
the latter had declared her belief fin
polygamy, and asserted that If II were
permitted to be practiced, no single
man could ever set her.
DR.. Leifich followed with an address
in which he advocated straightforward
preaching OF the gospel as one Of the
best means Of evangelizatiOn.
Get Mormon Women Interested.
The Rev. James Wilks reported that
ne was getting the Mormon women of
Corlnne interested in the Methodist
sunday school lessons and had no less
than thirty OF them studying the les
sons every Sunday and contributing to
MS church. He thought this very
successful way Of converting the Nor
mons Re said he had written for
tracts on Methodism and intended to
see that they were placed fn erer4-
mormon nome within reach Of his field
of labor
The Rev q. z. jayne thought a
working mems gospel club should b.
organized in the churches and the la
boring classes taught Methodism in
that way
The Rev. A. J. Clifton thought the
Methodists were getting too far away
from the old Wesleyan method of
street corner. goOds-box and stumD
preaching. He thought this system
should be revived and praeticed, es-
pecially in Utah.
The Rev. C. F. Cook thought min
listers should get down on the level
with the sinners and lift them up. He
said he went into the Park CITY sa-
looms and sang for the people he found
there and then invited them to come
and sing in his church and hear him
preach. He said they came. and many
Of them had forsaken their old wavs
OF sin. He said that in dealing with
Mormons he never argued, he invited
them to hear him preach and ne
preached the straight gospel when they
came. With this address the afternoon
session closed
At the morning session reports were
received from all the mission stations
over the state, showing very reassUr-
ing progress. An address Of welcome
was delivered by Pastor J. II. WorraII
OF the Heath church and replied to by
the Rev. J. Wilks Of COrinne.
The election Of officers was then tax
en- up, and resulted in the reelection
Of DR.. J I. Leilich for president and
the election of 6. A ". Gage Of Provo
for secretary and J. ". Hanson for
treasure
The meeting last night consisted OF
an evangelistic service, led by the Rev.
J Clifton and q sermon by the PEI
G. s. WOmer Of Ogden