The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
LONDON MODS
ANNOY M0RM0NS
Missionaries Are Having Hard
Time in England.
"DANITE ROBE" AND DAGGER
THUS CLAD, STREET SPEAKER
ATTACKS SAINTS.
"a oRMoN missionaries in Great

"a ORMON missionaries in Great
W Britain have been Of late meet
ing with serious and determined
opposition. and in some cases vigorous
persecution. and mObbings have been
experienced. Advices 10 this effect
were received in Salt Lake yesterday.
The movement against their propagan-
ola is a direct result Of the SmOot in
vestigation and Of the newspaper agi-
tation It has created.
During the last week i'm March the
leading newspapers Of England COM
menCed printing special articles on
Nnrmonism. some of them written from
an unbiased standpoint but most of
them being decidedly unfriendly. The
London Daily Mail and it's satellite
the Evening News; the Daily Mirror
the great wOman's morning paper; the
sun and the Express are the papers
that have been most vigorous i'm de-
nouncing the MoTmOns. and the pro-
Vincial papers throughout England
taking their cue from the city dailies
have found space for special matter
against the Latter-day Saints.
London Is the Storm Center.
While opposition is met with nearly
All over the British Isles. the storm
center at present seems to be London.
There are dozen or more mission
aries within the metropolitan area.
and they are having a warm time.
private letters received yesterday bring
news that extra police protection is
being given the London headquarters,
at 81 Farleigh road. Stoke Newington.
where Dr.. Milton W. Snow Of Salt Lake
IS located as president and Tracy Y.
Cannon as clerk Oc tho conference.
This house is owned by the church. 1t
is a fine structure with ten rooms and
has been used i'm the past as a mission
airy headquarters and as a convenient
resting place for Utah tourists to Eu-
rope. During former periods of OppO-
Sition threats have been made against
the property. but beyond occasional
broken windows no damage has been
done. The recent outbreak began by a
mob Of 200 or Whereabouts surrounding
the house and making a hostile dem
Onstration, shouting and throwing rocks
at the building. Since the Stoke New
ington police have been paying special
attention 20 the property no further
trouble has been experienced there.
Try to Keep Them From Halls.
The efforts of those who are seeking
20 discourage the missionary work have
turned toward depriving the MOrmons
or meeting places. In South London
the building that has been used for
nearly a year has been closed against
The meetings. The principal meeting
place in London is in Finsbury Town
hall. This building. which is directly
under control of the borough council.
has been used for several years past.
Many protests from people i'm the Dor
ough have poured i'm upon the council
against the building being leased to
McrmOus. and but for the friendship of
Alderman Edward Henry Trip, who
has paie a visit 90 Utah and studied
conditions here. the protests would
doubtless have had the desired effect.
Nr. Trip persuaded several of his
colleagues. including the mayor Of the
borough, to attend the meetings per
soually and investigate the situation.
The result has been that SO far the
meetings are still being held weekly.
Claimed to Wear DANTE Robes.
During the time that the aldermen
We're attending the services i'm the hall
uU Sunday evening. April 10. an OppO-
sitiou meeting was i'm progress outside.
where "A follower Of the notorious MIR.
Jarman was denouncing the MOrmOns.
d dressed i'm n suit that he declared was
the robe Of the "Danites.' and with d
SLOUGH hat on his head and "A dagger
"a his belt. he is said to have worked
mp his audience 90 a pitch of frenzy
by his war whOops and fiery talk. He
was i'm the midst of his harangue when
one Of the aldermen referred to came
from the meeting inside the hall and
called upon policeman to do his duty.
The speaker was stopped and the
crowd dispersed.
While the situation is a trying one
for the missionaries i'm London. there
IS little or no danger Of personal viO-
leuce. President Heber J. Grant is
giving personal attention To the matter
and Nephi Anderson, who recently
went over from Brigham City is also
81 London. having been sent there 10 dc
special work for few weeks. Some
few favorable articles are appearing in
the press. and the storm will probably
soon subside.
Meantime. street meetings which are
usually held nightly during the summer
months i'm London. are being seriously
iutprfeTed with Great crowds gather
and block the streets at times, and
usually much opposition is cncoUn-
tered.