Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-08
CHURCH FIGHT IN IOWA
Latter Day Saints to Make War
on the Presbyterian Church
at Dallas Center.
Elder Mentun. of the Mormon
Church, May Sue Preacher
for Heavy Damages.
Letter Written by the Pastor
the Cause OF the Elders
Fighting Attitude.
Times Republican.

'A''''N''
Des Mones. Aug. S.-War has beer
declared between the Mormons of the
state and the Presbyterians at Dallas
Center j. r. NIntun. missionary fol
Iowa in the Recognized Church of Je-
/ sus Christ OF Latter Day Saints, is in
Des Moines to take the first steps
toward n heavy damage suit against
| Rev. G. ID. Gurley, a Presbyterian min
ister at Dallas Center, Iowa. Elder
! Mackenzie to represent him in the Legal
fight that impends. He has written to
Rev Il. l.. Kelley. of Lamont, Iowa
bishop of the Latter Day Saints church
/! in all the land. for advice whether OF
not to prosecute the suit. He has also
addressed letter to Joseph Smith
president of the church. asking him for
advice
SANDER and libel against Elder Min
tu, other followers of President Smith,
and the Latter Day Saints church in
general. are among the charges placed
by Mr.. Mintun at the door of the Key.
Gurey 1t is q highly interesting relis-
ious controversy. 1t grew out OF So
RES of meetings held by Mr. Mintun at
Dallas Center recently, and the public
announcement that he was to hold an
other series later. Mr.. Gurley didn't
like the idea. jHIe hates Mormonism
that the Saints are opponents of the
doctrine of polygamy and other danger
Gus doctrines. He went after Elder
Mintun i'm the New Times. in which he
addressed an open letter to the public.
calling the Latter Day Saints several
varieties of hard names. and warning
the innocents of the community against
being taken in by the smoothtongued
representative of the faith. who was
PROSECUTING in their midst. Mr.. Mintun
replied in another open letter, and a
challenge to Mr.. Gurley to debate
about the Saints and their religion be-
fore the public of Dallas Center. Mr..
Ciurley declined. Dozens of friends OF
Mr.. Mintun. inside and outside the
church, offered money to prosecute a
damage suit against the Presbyterian
brother. Mr.. Mintun is consulting his
friends. He says he will not bring suit
to injure Gurley personally. but takes
kindly to the suggestion that such q le
gal proceeding would probably result in
the vindication of his church before the
public Until President Smith and
bishop Kelley send in their recommends
ations, the matter will stand as it is.
The Gurey letter upon which the
suit is to be based. is us follows:
exhibitions of handling deadly vipers
with impunity. He did it with perfect
composure and confidence; the fangs
had been drawn But in one instance he
made fatal mis- He angered a
viper whose fangs We're not drawn, as
he supposed. 1t struck them into his
flesh. He died an agonizing death.
The serpent of Mormonism is
around Dallas Center. inviting people
to pray With it. This is not the loathed
and dreaded viper of Utah. it is said.
The deadly fang (polygamy) that viper
carries has been drawn out. So it is a
harmless snake. 1t might be answered
to this that sensible people do not play
with snakes to test whether they have
poison fangs or not. There is enmity
between the seed of the woman and the
serpent tribe. But in this case it is Well
for people to know the fang is not
drawn. The poison fang in Mormonism
is not polygamy. 1t is the diabolical lie
and fraud of the Book of Mormon itself
claiming to be a true and later revela-
ton from God and on an equality with
the Scriptures Polygamy is a small
item compared with this monster inn
position of the devil Along with this
there is claim of the Mormon leaders
Joe Smith Mormons. Brigham Young
Mormons and the whole dozen tribes
and factions of Mormons-the claim TO
perpetual inspired revelations. These
become a part of the Mormon Bible.
There is room under this latter for the
devil to foist any new iniquity upon his
dupes thru Mormon leaders acting as
his agents. 1t may be the right to other
peoples property by cut-throat vio-
lence and robbery as Joe Smith and his
banditti Attended at Independence. or it
may be polygamy or any cparlce Satan
them to.
THAT any in an enlightened Chris
tan community like this should go out
to hear a propagation of Mormonism re-
veals the fatal weakness of human ma
ture Mankind are Very susceptible to |
being made dupes. Curiosity gets the I
over prudence. / know it will /
De said nothing was preached contrary |
10 the Bible. 1t is not the policy of I
Satan to show horns. cloven-foot and |
.ai on his first entrance. He comes in |
he garb of AN angel. Polygamy is not /
,ut to the front by his sneaking ennis
;aries in Europe That is promulgated
after the poor dupes are in Mormon
ihral in Utah. The Book oi.Mormon is
lot put to the front in Iowa, when they
inter a community. The Bible is
preached. The poison fang of the devil
Book of Mormon) with the contents
'omes at a later stage when the Silly
md susceptible dupes are sufficiently
iypnotized to accept anything offered
~ the spiritual hypnotizer.-G. d.
iurley.'