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

weapon. Gentlles as well as Nor
mons" attended, Ahdayits from sew
cral OF them were obtained as to the
facts after the falsehood told by Nc
MILAN appeared IN print. We repro
duce some OF them IN another part Of
this paper today. TO these are added
the statements OF eyewitness made
since Or. Mcmillan repeated his wilful
ana shameful untruths, We could hll
the columns Of the News for several
days with evidence Of the preachers
turpitude, but We think what we have
brought forward VIII suffice, at least
for the present.
Reference was made 70 the sanpete
story, m the Tabernacle on Sunday af-
tenoon. In this way; The speaker had
been handed a small pamphlet by Dr.
Mcmillan IN which, among other un-
truths, 4 was asserted that according
TO the Mormon" faith, Luther, Calvin,
Baxter Bunyon, Knox, the Weseys,
etc, were all impostors The speaker
showed that the "Mofmons0 enter
tanned no such an idea, but believed
that an who sincerely worshpped God
and sought TO benefit their fellowmen
would receive their reward, He went
on TO express doubt as to the story
told in the pamphlet about the alleged
conversion Of "a Mormon Priest" be.
cause the writer Of It had promulgated
sensational story about his having to
take a Bible In one hand and pistol
in the other when preaching In sanpete
many years ago.
In reply TO this mild reference to the
romoncer who was not named, one OF
his supporters IN plous rage at a
meeting on Sunday evening intlmated
In strong terms that the Tabernacle
speaker was "a liar" and that all were
"llars" who accused DR., Mcmillan OF
lying. II may not be Of any use to
can the reverend and polite pulpteer's
attention to the afIidavlts and testi-
monlals furnished in today's News
but we VIII suggest to him that a sim
pie denial OF McMillan's unsupported
statement, In view OF the evidence Of
It's untfuth, would scarcelv Justify such
an attack as that made on Sunday even
ing. And further, we would remind our
contemporaries that the attack was
mode by Or, Mcmillan, not by the
preacher who denied It's truth Nor are
the statements we now print an at
tack on the individuals who published
direct falsehoods, but are merely given
In rebuttal Of the malicious and libel
lous attacks replied 70, And It viii not
nulIify their force or their Importance
to call the witnesses liars
Harper's Monthly Magazine for Oc-
tober, 1881. contained an article by c. c.
Goodwin, in which the Mcmillan fable
was repeated. with the further mon
strous falsehood that President Brig
ham Young, at a meeting in Sanpete,
ordered the people to XIII Mcmillan. The
editor Of the Deseret News wrote a re-
play to these fabrlcations, but Harpers'
would not publish It, and It was print
ed in the Deseret News and followed by
the aifldaylts we reproduce today.
The occasion OF the attack on the
Mormon people at that time, was the
endeavor to have them an disfranchis-
ed and which was partially successful
In the passage Of the Edmunds Act OF
March %, 1882. A similar spirit In
somewhat similar endeavor, prompts
the present sectarlan outburst and fu-
slIade prepared FOR the Presbyterian as
sembly at Los Angeles We do not
wonder at its vlrulence, for we have
had TO meet II for great number OF
years and in many places. And we
ought not to wonder at the amazing
falsehood Of profcssed ministers Of re-
liglon when treating "Mormonlsm." for
they appear to think that to fight the
"Alormons' Is a pious enterprise, justl-
flying the use OF the vilest weapons
How any one with a conscience can
resort to such methods in opposing an
unorthodox creed Is marvel But II II
is true as the old Presbyterian creed
ntImates that the elect win be sayed,no
matter what they do or do not do, and
the others viii be damned no matter
what good works they may perform, a
mere matter Of conscience win not
count or interference with those who
claim 10 be the elect
OF one thing we are sure. Truth will
triumph in the sequel Falsehood may
serve temporary end, but 1t will ul-
timately fall And He who knows the
hearts Of men and discerns their intents
and purposes. will Judge q righteous
judgment and turn the everlasting and
efrulgent light OF truth upon the words
and works Of am We leave our de-
tractors In His hands and have no fear
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