Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-03

that 'falsehood win travel with speed
while truth Is getting its boots on
II purports to be an interview with
one Of our Elders at the hotel Cecil In
London, but II Is evidently made up
chiefly out Of the reporters own notions
concerning "Mormcnism' and the
"Mormons," II speaks OF the Elder as
the REV James Miller grandson OF
Brigham Young and goes on TO de-
scribe the marriage system among the
"Aformons' In Utah. It quotes the
REV" Elder az stating II did have
four wives, but IN Difference TO the law
now have but one. though | am still
persuaded that polygany Is mans most
blessed state" He is quoted further az
saying I'VE respect the Gentle law by
only legally marrying one. A common
law marriage does for the others and
surely no law can prevent one from
housing as many women as he
cboosesr "Our commune
ties are prosperous. English girls won't
have TO live on a pound week II they
join u.s.
We venture 10 say that no Elder or
any otller Latter-day Saint ever talked
such rubbish, In private or public, The
reporter evidently did not understand
what 20 common law marriage con-
slsts Of His purpose was to convey
the impression that polygamy ID still
entered into, in Utah, Notwithstanding
all the evidences that have been given
10 the contrary. He seems also to be
ignorant OF the condition OF English
girls, although he writes IN the heart
OF London. There are hosts Of them
who would think they were in clover
II they had a pound week each Ia live
on. Five dollars @ week IL pretty good
wages for hired girl even In Utoh,
and the intimation that inducements
of any financial or social character are
held out TO English girls, or any other
persons. TO prevail upon them TO join
the Mormon Church or emigrate to
Utah. Is utterly false and was certainly
fabricated by the reporter
There IL no effort made by our mis-
sionaries to induce the people to come
to this part Of the world. II they
choose to do 10 and have the means to
pay theirway, they are welcome,but are
not promised any worldly advantage,
nor even employment at any figure.
All We have to offer TO mankind in our
Church system OF proselytlng, Is the
pure Gospel OF Jesus Christ restored to
earth IN the latter days, with all the
light truth, power, authority ordinan-
ces, gifts and blessings which were en-
joyed when II was revealed through our
Savior In person.
The gathering OF the Saints from all
parts Of the earth is movement assoc
ciated with this dlspensation, but the
purpose OF II Is to build UP the latter
day kingdom. to establish Zion, 10 pro-
mote the work OF salvation for the liy-
ing and the dead. to learn the ways Of
the Lord and accomplish His purposes
In the redemption OF the human race.
Our friends In Australia may rest as
sured that no Elder Of the Church IN
London or elsewhere, talked such non
sense as that attributed to him by the
imaginative reporter OF the Daily Ex-
press, and the papers in Adelaide are in
poor business when copying and repub-
fishing such canards. We know OF no
grandson Of Brigham Young by the
name OF James Miller and the whole
story Is one Of those oft-recurrIng at
tempts to make up story for the oene-
1T of a newspaper at the expense OF the
"Mormons."