New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-29
THE ADROIT MORMON.
Hrs. Weed Tells of Efforts Made to
Concert Her at Salt Lake City.

'sadornons are the Internally clever, subtle,
attractive people in the world when you meet the
best CT thenn." declared Grs. Maria Weed. an agent
OF the IaterdenonlnaIiozal Council. at a anti
Mormon meeting yesterday. which was held IN
honor OF the anniversary Of the late Frances WI
lard's birth a. the hone o. Mrs Emile D Martin
You people IN the East fancy thai Gil Mornons
are igzrsnL that they show The cloven foot the
brazen heel ard ne horns. b-t this -sn z So con-
tinued Mrs. Weed. They make use % the lG-orac-,
Of course They VIII take man wIo cannot read
OF write and hin 70 turning sods. bur they
adopt every means and use every kind Of material
II they judge that the Gentle can be gained
By rheOsophy. they use theosoPhy upon him L
through metaphysical argument tney employ meta
physics
They have missionaries working right here in
New-York who are quite as aGro.t as any n salt
Lake City. College bred women VINO so ovt there
fsi before the!r attacks Ike other women
! knew q nUrse-a charming. cultured g.rl-who
was converted 10 Moru1onisn II TWO weeks II spite
q a. the efforts that were na-e save her. she
% ncW cle OF their most able speakers.
Their women missionaries nearly al con
Verts. Mormcns are 10 be found IL al colleges and
schools, and there isn't gtrI il a co-eGucauonaI
college to-day who won't fad young Mornons
there too. because the McrmOns give tAe.- sup
port 70 the best In one year a. Ann Aroor three
GU OF FIVE prizes In oratory captured by Nor
mon members OF The graduating class"
Il the course o. q brilliant and 1lga-y dramatic
tax Mrs Weed tod TIE story Of d Mormon elders
EFFORTS 10 convert her 10 the tenets q the Latter
Day saints. she said she had gone TO salt Lake
CITY s1-er ne death her husband wiki the de-
termination 70 reacJGat herself 10 new order and
Il was n this mood thar she first vent 10 one Of
ne morning concerts At The Tabernacle
-Aey have the most wonderful music there
every wednesday ard Saturday morning Although
each recital costs So OF $50 tney think them worn,
Nnlls' because they attract tourists ana give the
opportunity for c-srlssilg each with a little card
= - 'est pocket containing some Of the precepts
-l0i1aoniSin On one side Ct the card IL viii say.
Il easier 10 profess Christianity than 10 1--we IT,
U lie other there VIII be 4 quotation from
emerson Or may Carlyle There isn't ANYTHING IN
ject TO- 49, 90
. "lea the tourist Is far away ne VIII say. oh
iAaI little card and he'll take il out and
- Il ana ne N come 10 the conclusion thar Nor
II nreaehss a. a. Il l'd' Is "-44'
cs-. S-I Lake City people sing the 'HaIlelujah'
- = We mere sing the Doxology. without the
-. -sy sing u magEitcently. Something in
al makes the JenoTs' voices peculiarly strong
ana resonant an6 il is ai.rs,s tbe tarors mat are
weak IL l." ~ oi ma -
- 20 e- tod how al her first visit a handsome
- e-esaat elder had played the part Of host with
80 - -D-It@sy and grace. Had she eajoyed
- music Would she come again. she was nu-
-, 80 i-ai's: lie would count il such a privilege
y 's- AeI little about the doctrines al ,,e r8t.e.
= 1-'-~s' etc, etc Il was Impossible 70 eIude
- - re sent her Mormon literature He called on
-. 'ei motel de insisted on dragging her into
-, e-y a1gIHents- \ ioss resoIute VIII. a more
shared S--eiE nave "ssH en-
-, - ''.S tine Mrs. Wood vas stadylng Mormon
- -seply On the hand she was reading
-, -S1'ty aad doctrine Of the church wiccly
-Ns access 70 a friends library anc on The
a. @Ae was experiencing AT first hand the ailes
Rre rrFafF7a ffo-
@ofe convert
,.1 ae vas 50 snakey. 50 sneaEy 50 devious.
Ieo Inn Beelzebub' said Mrs Weed eve, h.
"a never anything but the courtly, earncs, b,es-
E0ea gentleman He led me 70 the heights of
Eel felt my utter iEapovegishnnent in the
o. equipment felt had 20 scientific sea
Tor the faith that IN me"
- Weeds study OF Latter Dag sa.Dflarn Vas
'a1y expedited by the advent o. new, bosrder
- s motel where she was staying. Mrs Weed
k0snt her aggressive. unpleasant and snubbed
accordingly What her surprise AZ the
49, tabernacle concert 10 zee this strand 800,
sgsss sAs over the same hymn book ggftb The 49,
ss aoW ed yop feel to see me singing y,,, vopr
The ~, she asked Mrs. Weed when ;hey net az
~ he J !sat my elser-I doa't know MIN" r.tort.a
viii sss hs nsw you very we'll was the reply.
1ss 311'etains IN the woman's manner gave her
Nrs s Nov. what you sre-yOu'rs detective" cried
and shs wax She had eous - CO. ,.,..,
The express purpose u being l5 lseE , Ti' ~
rsr .sonisln. 80 that she could make = dtstleS
Ut rooms adJoined" said ~. ist nd
mon .sers sTs ss.tes 60 notes When the Nor
some chance the door bet11seS ~ .or aoy
ss1 - e ! could hear every word c)ne Siebf She
ssr TO propose &c me- Al fhs Ssyt i ts ~ tl.