The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29
HAVE GIRDED ON
THEIR ARM0R
Prssbytsrians viii Engage Il
Battle With Mormons.
AFTER REED SHOOTS SCALP
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS Al
LOS ANGELES TODAY.
Especial to The HeraId)

7 OS ANGELES, Cal, Nay 2S--Aor.
monism came in for much notice
in the Presbyterian general as
sembly today. Rev. Charles a. Dickey
of Philadelphia. in presenting the re-
port of the committee on divorce and
remarriage. said:
Il believe the only solution of the
Mormon question is what we are tryins
TO bring about concerning divorce ana
remarriage.
Under this common flag make it
possible for only one man and one Wo-
man during life TO be bound together
and that viii settle the question OF
MOrmOnism forever. / have no sym
pathy with anyone who IN any way
defends the infamy at Salt Lake as
religion. 1t is only a mask Of religion
to cover an UuhOly lust
II would never again cross the conIi-
nent and pass through sat Lake zap.
plause)- I have done il once out Of eus
riOSity. and j have learned TO lOathe IL il
my soul Great applause
Women Take Action.
The Women's Home Missionary society
passed resolutions cOndemning the reli-
gion of the MormOns. Mrs Mary N =.
Allen dealt forcibly with the subject SAe
said;
~Our vitality as a government rests In
the absolute separation Of church and
state The people every where must aWsh-
en- TO the truth that a germ Of EnlsrtIle
has come into existence with US, and that
it is rapidly increasing in power.
NO obstacle is sufficient to restrain
these people from their ultimate lnten-
ton to control. for the Mormon church
is not d church in the common acceptance
of the word Tt is "A government scheme,
embracing within its jurisdiction every
phase of effort and endeavor- supreme
allegiance is given TO the head or TINS
organization beyond and above every
other earthly authority
Mormon Power. Extending.
For forty years. down in the fast
nesses Of Utah, they have practiced their
plans and schemes. adding constantly 10
their membership and rapidly extending
their power 10 other states and terrific
ries
Reed Smoot one of the ruling twelve
APOSTLES has been selected for the United
States senate, and but one voice was
raised against him in all the Utah legls-
lature. that of Representative White
from southern Utah The retention Of
Reed SmOOU at this time would nulilry
the struggles Of hundreds of years to-
ward the free ruling schemes OF a repuD-
lie. To obey the counsel that IS the re
vealrd viii of Almighty Cod through the
Mormon officials. is TO Reed Sm0Ot and
all other MOrmOnS more binding than any
oath administered in congress. He stands
today the suDServ1ent tool OF hierarchy
The address OF Mrs. Allen viii be print
ed in pamphlet form and distributed
throughout the country
Resolutions Passed.
Resolutions on the Mormon questi6aeSY
the women are as follows
Whereas. Our Dermaneuce as "a gov
eminent of free people rests IN the abSo-
lutte separation of church ard state and
Whereas, The Mormon church at jig
last annual conference voted 10 sustain
the first presidency and the apOstOlate as
prophets. seers and reVelatOrs. which
apostoiate claims the right and authority
to dominate all governments
Therefore. we. IS body of Christian
women. in convention assembled solemn
Iy protest against the retention in the
United States senate Of the apostle. Reed
SmOOt. OF the Mormon church. who has
sworn allegiance to this higher authority
teaching the divinity of pOlygamy and the
ultimate overthrow of all earthly gov
erumeuts.
The Mormon question is the first order
of business for tOmOrrow's session of the
general assembly.