New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

ffth-st where they hold regular meetings, and
elso at No. 90 Steuben-st-, Brooklyn
The energy of the Mormcns displayed here is
characteristic OF the manner with which the
work Of the missionaries Of the church is being
carried on in all parts Of the world From sta
tistics obtained from John r. Winder. the first
counsellor 10 the president Of the Church, there
are now seven hundred missionaries in this
country and about the same number in North
ern Europe In the Pacific islands and the 0Tf-
ent TWO hundred more workers engaged in
preaching TO the so-called pagan races.
For a number Of years" says Mr.. Wlnoer'
the Church has kept from LOGO TO 2.oOO men
constantly engaged in the work Of propaganda
This is entirely unselfsh on the part Of those
who personally engage in it, and also on the
part Of the Church. Outside OF the United
States the most successful work is being carried
on among the Scandinavian races for these peo-
Die accept our gospel the most readily
The Hawaiian group of islands has proved a
fertile field and there two thousand converts
have been made in the last seven years WITHIN
the last eighteen months promising mission
has been opened in the City of Mexico, where
there is a membership OF Two hundred nauFes-
The vast majority of the European converts
20 fo Utah and ind homes somewhere near
Great salt Lake. Although thousands OF these
Immigrants land each year at Ellis Island and
far below that Of the natural increase of the
Mormon population The birth rate in Utah is
far above that OF other States, and, as MT
Winder expresses it We hold that the COM
r11an6 BE fruitful and multiply. and repiehish
the earth is as much in force now as when
God first spoke the words in the days OF crea-
tion. Children are accepted by the Latter Day
Saints as q heritage Of the Lord AS arrows
are in the hand of a mighty man so are chill
TTarl
5oyfuI acceptance of the responsibilities OF
fatber,ood and motherhood have ever been the
teachings Of the Church
The result of this teaching is that the natural
increase among the Latter Day Saints is greater
than among any other community in the land'
zn5 The growth OF the church is due more to this
natural increase than 10 additions by prose
lytzing.
For example. IN 1901 we had in attendance
in our Sabbath schools 5532I male pupils
IS .5ss female pupils and 15,19S young men and
voroen teachers: making a total Of 1923
young people"
The total mem nbership Of the Mormon Church
according TO the last census was @fhVst "hieh
shows that nearly one-hslf its communicants
are young people connected with its sunday
schools
Every care" adds Mr. winder- is taken to
instruct the youth Of the church IN the Iaith
Of their fathers. The oloer seitieii'eiiA7 "
have been verita bic human hives Althoush 'he
main body of Mornlons is in the State OF Otah'
numbering about 15s.0Ge souls. their settlements
are considera bic in many other states IN ohio
there are Io67s members Of the Church OF Lat
ter Day Saints. IN Iowa. 5,303; in Arizona
$500 in Missouri. 31s9: in Colorado ldoz' ID
California. 1886. and Wyoming. LSoo Men
who have carefully compared the Mormon
church with other denominations say that at
the present time it is growing more rapidly than
any other Thus in an article in The Worios
Work" Glen Miller. formerly the United states
marshal in Utah, sad,
The Mormon church is NOT slowly going TO
pieces OF going TO pieces in any way at al tss
commonly supposed On the contrary. II Is,
comparatively. growing faster in numbers and