The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-04
Methodist Ministers.

Methodist Ministers.
1t seems too bad, but nevertheless
k a fact that the Methodist Episco
pal church has had run of hard luc
In this state, since it first began it
Efforts to establish its missions" il
Utah. Leilich is the last of a chain o
parsons who nave come here to snatcl
brands from the burning, and even h
will doubtless be sent away from
emong us and the places that know
him this date will know him no mort
forever. Rev. Leilich was such a nice
man, too. He had such a rich, reson
ant voice; such a ponderous PERSONAL
ity; such a get-out- -the-way there
Dr-Pll-step- -on-you manner Of coming
Into your Office on his pastoral calls
euch a here-you-See- e-a-representative-
bf-the-only all-wool-and-a-yard wide
teligion-on-earth way of opening a
ronversa ton; such a bluff and hearty
method of telling you just what you
should 90 and that he expected you to
DO it; such an unctious, oily, smooth
habit Of talking to you, until you were
half convinced he was about right
sometimes. But it is written that he
SHOULD go, and go he doubtless will
he is too good a fellow for this be-
highted land. His field is in a camp
meeting district, where the rocks can
echo back the sound of his voice as he
rails sinners to repentance and inz
Vites the ransomed to drop something
In. the basket when it passes them.
Where he can walk up and down on
Inc Platform erected under the shade
of the grand old trees and invoke
The power" from on high and by the
shaking of his name and the tfunders
pf ms enunciation; by the awful de-
ecriptions Of the land where they don't
nave any use for snow shovels, can
Bcare folks on to the anxious seat.
That is the only way Leilich can ever
achieve success. For with him God
Is not Being of Love- but a terrible
creature who spouts wrath, fire. blood,
brimstone, hell, damnation. burning
lake, worm dieth not, sheep and goats,
world without end. Leilich doesn't
believe in leading sinners to the foot
OF the cross; he wants to chase them
there at the point of a pike
The Methodist church has become un-
fortunate in its pastors here. Just be-
fore Leilich came with his bludgeon.
with which he knocked out MANY
good and well meaning minister. this
man AlbrittOn had told us what a
wicked mess we We're and how we
would doubtless dance forever and for
ever on the red-hot fiery furnace be-
yond. He ragged and ranted, and
ripped and tore, and shook his raven |
locks at us for permitting the scarlet |
women TO live on the face of the earth |
ana for allowing the high ball dis |
Pehser 10 eat or sleep, and then came |
the sudden shock to our nerves that
lhls good, pious, well meaning old gen
Jleman had record behind him in
Ohlo, where he was charged in the pub
nc prints with being immoral: with
pelng gay old boy himself with an
eye 10 the plumpest of the lady mem
bers of his flock, and that he had NOT
denied it. and could not.
Prlor to the coming Of this great
ana good man We had the Rev. w. d.
Nabry, another chap who fired vollevs
constantly at the social evil and depre-
caleo the conditions that permitted a
lnalson de Joie to exist within a block
Oh MS pulpit. This healthy. well-fed.
keeper Of the lambs was ar
-esued Tor violating the statute with a
louoflous woman right in his study in
me church, where he was caught en-
1agrante delicto.
Hermanns, Francis Hermanns the I
Of the two girls he ravished l
ing' when he had tired of them he /
Lllled, and cremated their bodies in
ne furnace in. his church. was also I
,Letloalsl. ,---. he was just about the )
ltarest ever, too. He was attractive. |
'itness his success. and popular He a
.asnt hell fire minister either 90 t
ney say, but one Of these Oh-please- X
onne-rig ght-now-and-be -be-saved boys who C
ust coaxed people to come and he d
eueemed. When he had them saved G
-dt least the female portion-he took f
mem to the basement, outraged them {
nd then burned their bodies f
mn the brigadier general of all the t
/, lisslon forces here. was never detect C
IN any overt acts, except when he Fl
.oIe an address bodily and palmed If
II as his ownest own in pamphlet IN
'rm and in the papers; but oh. wasn't a
G a storm starter? How the old man a
)uld declaim against unholy alliances h
De sure. he was without doubt o
le greatest Mormon eater who ever b
lme down the pike. To defeat a il
-ormon for office; to do something. to Il
iuse Mormon political or religious h
scomiort was lifts long suit. He
an stop short at the means ON
Dyed, either. He doubtless believed
le end justified everything and that :
le Divinity which shapes our ends =
I'd left them for his especial use. for 4 y
would strike hands with a faro deal a
;. shake with a stud game booster or Il
in paddles and circle to the left with k
le keeper OF the lowest dive in town II
long as ghe was sure they. too. were | y
lgaged in the work of the Master n
would vote the anti Mormon ticket | n
hen there were others in the country m
stricts who had poor idea of meum W
I'd teum and left in disgrace with ~
)odly sums of other peoples money. y, "
18th the record made by some of the | :
inisters, is it little wonder that the
ethodists here have reason to feel
Because, though estab- q
she'd here for athe purpose of re- n;
aiming the lost-meaning those who m
I'VE united with the Mormon church tr
instances of Mormons being inn IIo
essed with the doctrines peculiar to 90
ethodism are rare, indeed. BY rea- h;
n of the methods which have been r
lployed and the men sent to preach III
is no wondt. that successes have
en- few. The church has not thriven:
could not with such men as have tn
en- mentioned to carry the glad It'd sh
gs Instead of trying to win converts w w
tn kind words. they have declained NJ :
ainst the people as being the scum of
the earth and the elected victims of is,
e Prince Of Darkness. In lieu of en- Pl
avoring to correct errors in the creed pr
ught by the dominant church here. Il, Il,
embers thereof have been told their al;
igion was "diabolical" No wonder
: Methodist church has had but little ]
ccess; that the Mormons have de- tel
ned to listen to the teachers sent snN slN
re. an
Let those reho have the interest of Fe