Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-13
DEvrLrsH OR DAFT

| school teacher undef presbyterian aus
pieces located nj Hyrum, Cache county
This person, after delivering sensa
tlonal lecture at different points IN thu
Eastern states. has returned to Hyrum
and now pretends that she was incor
rectly reported by the newspapers
while endeavorlng to arouse prejudice
and luminosity Of Christian people II
the east against the "Mormons"
II seems that falsehood Is her forte
she grossly and Nsokedly misrepresent'
ed the people Of Hyrum and the Nor
mons IN general while making hei
eastern tour, and now on her return shs
II classifying the gentlemen Of the press
who simply reported her Wild and men,
dacious remarks. Following Is one OF
The many newspaper reports concern
ing her lecture" II 1t was the only
publication of the kind, 1t might be
considered an exaggeraton, but similar
accounts have been received from a
large number Of cities ard towns In diff
ferent states, and also from reliable
correspondents Of our own. 1t Is,
therefore, useless for this person to
attempt to deny her own assertions;
Mrs. j. II. DeVolr, q returned mis-
slonary from Utah, gave an address on
"The Destruction OK the American
Flag" Mrs. DeVolr was sent By the
Missionary Board to Utah IN Septem-
Der. 1900, and began teaching a mission
school at Hyrum, O city Of 1880 IN
habitants. The population consisted
wholly Of "Mormons' except one Pres
byterian minister, who was deaf, locat-
ed four miles away. The city Is monu-
ment to Hyrum Smith, brother OF
Joseph Smith, the founder Of Mormon
ism" IL Is located half way between
the cities OF Providence and Paradise
In the land Of Zion the home OF the
"I.atterday Santa as they term them
selves. Mrs. DeV0ir had a school con-
sistlng OF n Mormon children. The
Mormon schools are crowded and the
parents of the children are glad to send
them to the mission schools In order
that they may be educated sufficiently
10 become Mormon" missionaries.
Mrs. DeVor being true American
woman and believing that the Amerl-
can flag should be on every school
building IN the land on Sept. G, 1900.
erected new flag purchased of John
Wanamaker, Philadelphia. II was not
no five seconds when a Mormon In.
suited II by throwing a cantalope at it,
then followed sticks and stones. Dur
ing the period OF Mrs, DeVoir's stay
at Hyrum, OF about 10 months, many
times her life was attempted, having
been shot at many times. The tlag
was shot at and attempts made to tear
1t down. A quiet nights rest was not
enjoyed by Mrs DeVoir during her stay
as mobs continually annoyed her. one
OF her predecessors had been chased
out OF her bed at midnight, another
sent home a ravIng maniac. She relat-
ed the following incident. In 1885 the
'Mormons' dragged the United States
flag through the streets Of Salt Lake
city and tore Il TO shreds All flags
were at half-mast over the public
buildings. Col McCook, of FIT Douolas
being true 10 the flag, trained the cam
non on the Bee Hive official residence
of the 'Mormons where Brigham
Young had 10 women Of his harem. and
gave him u minutes 10 put all flags to
the highest point Of the flag stalfs or
he would blow them ia atoms They
are towards and they put them up,
The flag, or the remnants. which Mrs.
DeVoir had over her school building
was presented 20 the audience for In
G.. hel ~ IA Ina
few. II any of tine stars ore without
holes I'm them, end none OF the stripes
are whole. Mrs DeVolr VIII keep IT as
souvenir. She at one time. applied
personally to prest, Mckinley FOR pro-
lection. The hatred OF the "Mormons'
for the United States flag IS certainly
not decreasing.
How Mrs. De Wore, or De Voir, or
Devour as It is differently spelled, had
the temerity to return to a place where
her life was in imminent danger, is one
Of the remarkable incidents in the ca
reer OF number OF anti "Mormons."
who, after proclalming to the world
that their lives were In continual ieop-
ardy while among the "Mormons,'
come back among them without the
least tlmidity and expose their adaman-
tine cheeks to the dangerous Nor
mons" who are alleged 20 be seeking
their destruction.
The flag that this woman exhibited
when addressing the Christian people Of
the east had been hanging outside of
the Presbyterian building In Hyrum for
ten months, exposed TO all kinds Of
weather and the rayages of the wind,
and was never assailed by any person
at that place This was testified to by
the affidavit Of the mayor and principal
authorities of the city of Hyrum, some
time ago, and published In the Deseret
News. The pastor Of the Presbyterian
church In Hyrum lives but O block or
two from that edidce instead Of -four
miles. and noted Presbyterian
preacher residing in Cache county, and
who has himself vigorously opposed
the Mormon" faith, has declared that
the reporters OF the eastern papers
made no mistakes In regard to Mrs. De
Voir's statements.
We suggest TO our Presbyterian
friends in Utah that they would do well
to follow the reported example Of the
Methodist ministers, who II is said. de-
cided to change their tactics toward
Mormonism," and endeavor. by ex-
pounding their own creed instead Of at
lacking and disappearing ours, to
make some Roadway among the Latter
day Saints. II they decide TO follow
suit" in this particular. they win have
to silence such rabid and untruthful
teachers and lecturers as Mrs. DeVoir.
II the woman is. as we suspect, of UNI
sound mind, she Is unfit to represent
any church. either as a school teacher
or lecturer. If she IS not insane, her
wilful and monstrous falsehoods dis
qualify her for any public position and
even to be received in any respectable
society.
She is and has been perfectly safe In
q Mormon" community, for no Latter
dav Saint xvould caak "a do ba, T., s,,.,.