Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-20


threats against Presbyterian preach.
err named Mcmillan We have received
another from some Of the leading men
In that county, whose testimony may
be relied on implicitly We, therefore,
give II space as a further evidence
against the shameless mendacity Of the
author OF the article In Harpers
Monthly for October. and Of the deS-
picabe course OF Mcmillan, who volun-
tarily promised himself to publicly deny
the, Islander so frequently repeated, but
who, up to the present time, has failed
TO keep his word Until he does so he IS
unworthy OF the respect OF any honest
person Of any creed or condition.
PREAMBLE AND AFFIDAVIT,
Whereas In an article published in
Harpers monthly magazine under
Gate OF October., 1881. over the sigma
ture OF G. c. Goodwin occurs these
words.
But to show the real Mormon
spirit I will cite one case: A young
Presbyterian minister came TO Utah a
few years ago to try 10 regain his lost
health. He went to Sanpete valley,
where there were no schools, where
there were boys and girls nearly grown
to manhood and womanhood who we've
totally ignorant OF the rudimente ot
an education, and opened a school,
Hearing Of It, Brigham Young ann MS
nearest cOunsel0rs repaired 60 Sanpete
and, before fun congregation on the
Sabbath day. Young Instructed his
hearers 10 kill the offending minister.
George Q. Cannon who made the
above statement OF Mormon liberal
ity, sat by and heard Young's orders
as did also the Rev. MIR Mcmillan,
against whom the order was directed
end who, despite three attempts upon
his life, still lives and continues to
teach and preach In Sanpete'
WAS A. PEACEFUL MEETING,
Territory OF Utah. County OF SAM
pete, IS. Personally appeared before
me J. p. Christensen notary public
In and for Sanpete county, Utah ter.
r!tory, the undersigned, personally
known 10 me ~ respectable citizens
Of Ephraim iCty. said county and
territory, and who. upon being duly
sworn upon their oaths do say That
some time in the year 1916, one Rev.
Mr. Mcmillan, a Presbyterian divine,
visited this city for the purpose OF
preaching the doctrine Of his church,
the schoohouse Of the First ward In
this city was rendered him and duly
accepted That congregation or
"Mormons'' ana non "Mormons,' re-
spectacle citizens, attended said min
istration, among them the leading men
of the Mormon" Church in the city
Of Ephraim. That order and decorum
characterized the assembly, that
neither at that time nor since has any
hlndlance obstruction or menace been
made to the ministration Of Mr.. Nc
MILAN or any Of his religious associ-
stes. That ut the time referred to he
occupied the stand of the public
schoolhouse we saw no weapon In his
hand nor lying by his side as a de-
Tense against threatened danger nor
do we believe that threats against or
attempts upon his life were ever made
In this city That for a period of over
10 years, four good rudimentary
schools have existed and do now exist.
That the statement, that the boys
and girls. nearly grown TO manhood
and womanhood, were totally ignor-
ont Of the rudments Of an education,
like his assertion OF life threatened,
so far as this city Is concerned, is a
gratultous falsChood and an unjust as
persion. CANuTE PETERSON,
Member of Legislative Assembly
HENRY BEAL.
selectman.
N. c. CHRISTENSEN,
School Trustee
CHRISTIAN A. LARSEN,
Postmaster Ga non Mormon)
ANTHON II. LUND
School Trustee.
c. c. N. DoRIUS,
School Trustee
Sworn and subscribed to before me,
this 18th day of December 1851
(SeaD J. z. CHRISTENSEN
Notary Public, Sanpete County