The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-23
Sugar Cause of Both Political and
Physical Indigestion.

members Of Congress upon the subject of
grades and tests of sugar.
1.-THE Dutch standard" DR.. Wiley
writes, us composed of case of four
teen nearly square bottles, numbered se-
rally from to 20. They are put un an
nually by the Dutch sugar brokers In
Amsterdam and Rotterdam and preserve
from year to year. as nearly as possible.
the same tint of color and degree for
each number. Before the use of the
polariscope became general, this test
was applied to raw sugars. The case of
colors which have before me, as 1 write.
is stamped 'Bloemen & Gerhard, Amster
DAM and C. Reub & Co., Rotterdam
The numbers in this case extend from I.
very dark brown sample to 2O-the lat
ter light yellow or cream tint No 16.
which is the basic color of the Dingley
tariff, possesses a tint which is difficult
to describe. The color is neither gray.
light brown, yellow. nor tan. but is what
might be produced by mixture of them
ALL"
Thus, as we have it from DR.. Wiley.
No. 16 is neither flesh nor foul, nor good
yellow sugar.
There is a wonderful vitality in Nor
monism. and the Mormon sect is vastly
more energetic and proportionally more
successful just now. than many of tho
older sects, If we are to Judge by the
latest form of an old appeal. This four
page appeal is signed by the head men
Of the American Baptist Home Missionary
airy Society American Missionary Associ-
alton, Missionary Society or the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Board of Home
Missions of the Presbyterian church In
the United States of America Board of
Domestic Missions of the Reformed
Church In America, American Christian
Missionary Society, Home Mission Board
of the United Brethren in Christ, Home
Mission Board of the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church, and the Board of Missions
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
These good men declare they are moved
to set forth the specified facts "by the
vitality which the Mormon system has
shown, not only In western states and
territories, but generally throughout the
country" That is striking enough COM
ing from such evangelical sources, but
more striking still is this tribute to Nor
mon vitality:
Its prfestly oligarchy threatens free
government, It's grasping priestcraft in
vades property rights, its varied vices are
destructive of good morals, while its
pagan doctrines and practices are antag-
onistic to the gospel of Christ"
THE ambition of Mormons, which they
do not even conceal. is to secure control
Of state after state until by means of the
balance of power they may make national
legislation against Mormonism impossi-
ble." And Mormonism "is rapidly grow
Ing. The Mormon hierachry has an UNI
yielding grip on the State of Utah.
Its missionary activity throughout the
Union is almost incredible. 1t claims to
have now two thousand missionaries in
the field-fourteen hundred of them in the
Southern states-and to have made last
year twenty thousand converts"
The good men who sign this appeal do
not say how many missionaries their
boards have in the field to counterfeit the
Mormons; but they do in effect say truly
that the only method of combating Nor
monism Is by the various denominations
teaching the people something better, and
TO this end they urge pastors and teach
crs and the press to the duty of educat-
ing the public conscience ito resist wher-
ever 1t appears a system hostile at once
to our free institutions and our Christian
faith" The appeal lie remarkably signif-
cant. LUCrEN JULIEN WALKER