Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
A new ENGLANDER VINO HASLIVED AMONG
The MORMONS SPEAKS OF And FOR THEM

class are inferior specimens, physically
and In every other way. Wherever
they come under your observation
their dengeneracy strikes you forcibly.
"Now the first thing that struck me
forcibly was the splendid physique, tne
healthful glow, the uncommon mehtai-
.ty, the evidences OF general educauon
|. and the wellbred. refined manners OF
the people as whole. AS for morais,
they will compare more than favorapy
with any people on earth-they place
virtue above all things.
"'rhe first impression they make on
stranger from the busy, nerve-racklns
life and soul destroying bedlam oil the
outside world is their evident content,
ment. One cannot but be impressed
with the fine, manly bearing OF the men
and the rosy cheeks, bright eyes. sunny
contented, happy faces OF the females
Everybody seems contented. There
are few rich and no abjectly poor
among them. ! believe 1t Is true, as
charged, that the Mormons have few,
II any charitable institutions what
do they want with soup-houses ana
poor farms? They do not have them
for the very good reason that they DO
not need them The Church taxes
good care OF its poor IN their own hon.
es. Parents are not separated IRON
their children and scattered over the
country IN various barewailed chari-
table institutions. The pitiable speota-
Gle of a long line OF half-starved and
half-nalsed women and children lllea
up outside n souphouse, waiting their
turn for pint Of SOUP while the crnel
winter cold aud wind are getting In
their deadly work to help the poor Gre
atures out of their misery and suffer-
Ing, Is not met with in the hat Nor
mons. No: the Mormon Church cares
tenderly and lovingly for its poor keep
ing the families together each under
It's own roof. educating the children and
making good citizens OF them Instead
Of paupers The assertion has been
made frequently that large proportion
Of Mormon converts are females. Can
not the same be said Of all the other
churches?
There are ut the present time a
number OF lecturers throughout the
country exposing Cat so much per ex-
pose) Mormonism. The Mormon Church
now has 1000 missionaries In the field
doing their utmost 10 expose their
faith and modestly asking for the small
privilege OF doing so In peace. They
come from ell the walks Of llfe-ranch
hands. sheepherders cowboys, clerks,
miners. business and professional men,
All gladly lay down their own work
and interests TO take up what they con-
teiye TO be the Masters work and they
do this without money and without
price.
II have nothing TO say as to their re.
lialon. Every individual can accept or
reject II as ne sees IT. No man Is
compelled to accept their doctrines. but
| would that the world knew the Nor.
mon people as they really are, and not
as some envlous moneymaker pictures
them.
III the churches desire to disprove
the Mormon doctrines let them do so IN
legitimate way and along Christian
lines, and not resort to ISLANDERS and
falsehoods IN their frantic efforts 10
crush formidable rival which ls grow
ing more rapidly than they and whose
members are as honest. as virtuous as
intelligent, as charitable and as upright
as any people IN the world.
]. VI. SPARKLIN."
Baltimore, Dec. s.