Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-12
wIsHARD AT IT AGAIN,

Among the most vicious and unscru-
pulous OF the professional defamers OF
the "Mormons" IL Rev, Or. $. y. Wis
hard, a member Of that ministerial as"
soclation in this city that occupies most
OF lts time IN foraglng for stories about
the mormon" Church and It's menu
bers, that can be utilized IN lectures
and sermons and startling narratives
IN the East, preliminary to the inevita-
bic collection or subscription, Recent
~ that pulpit romanocr addressed the
Y. NJ. c. A. at indianapolis on "A sun
day afternoon, and Of course, his sub
ject was "Mormonlsm." A report Of his
harangue. which was but n repetition
OF those haokneyed remarks which are
familiar to all who have noticed Wis
hnrds wandenngs and warnings Of the
truth, was furnished TO the Desoret
News, and Is youched for by the
young lady referred 10 IN the following
communication TO the indianapolis
News, who with others pronounces FL
der Manwarlng's letter TO Ms substan-
TALLY correct Among other falsehoods
said to have been told by Or. Wlshard,
were the assertions that he introduced
the Bible into Utah. ana that the
"Mormons are Ignorant and degraded
as well as priestrldden Here is his
further attack IN the indianapolis pa
per.
ITO the Editor Of the News
"sir--Wlll you permit me TO give my
Indianapolis friends "a specimen of Mot
mon morals, as now exhibited by
Mormon missionary IN Indianapolis
) Elder George y, Manwarlngg While
visiting Indianapolis recently, ! was in
ylted to address the Y NJ G., A. on the
subject OF Mormonism, sunday after
noon. The address was given ! sup
ported my statements by quotations
from the Inspired teachings Of the Nor
mon priesthood, Elder Manworlng was
not present and dld not hear the adj
dress. But ne wrote q third " "A coli
umn to the DeHcret News, the Mormon
paper at Salt Lake, In which be says
IA score Of things chat are not true
There WIS present in The meeting
young lady pervort to Mormonism
from the Friends church of Richmond,
Ind. After the audience had nearly all
passed out she came forward and mod
estly introduced herself az q Mormon,
she thought ! had not fairly repre-
scented the MOrmons, OF course, be-
ing deceived by the missionaries, she
did not know what Mormonism n. Az
ter a few words she retired expressing
the hope to ace me in Salt Lake CITY.
Elder Manwarng represents this
modest young lady rs exploding an arr
gumentatlve bomb that terrified tho
speaker He then proceeds to put I'M
90 the mouth Of that young lady the
stale arguments that are affected here
I'm Utah, and have been the stock ar.
guments IN all the past not one az
which did she present TO me, and prob.
ably had never heard them
II Is 70 be hoped that the Christian
people viii appreciate The missionary
efforts made I'm indianapolis That they
may have "a taste OF what Wo get I'm
Utah, let me quote from Bishop Orson
whitney ln his Christmas address TO
the people yesterday ne said 'The
two most important events In the relig-
ious history of the world took place In
the month Of December almost togeth.
er. one OF them was the birth OF
Christ, and the other the birth of JOS
eph Smith" He then proceeded To
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we r. SUI u, i,i, th,t ~ H.
Savior g. r.. NlSHARD.
Salt Lake city, Utah.
As DR. wlahard In his usual style
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IT, Nhlthey Ohl1S'U1o' u's'"uI'e 'h '"'
Salt Lake Tabernacle, 70 synopsis oi
which was published next day I'm tn,
-, So, ,.ht,h 5t1 ,,.,t a,t,,,,,I
DeSo'V' ".''" N''
70 give anEthlhs IKE aNlfoA"m report
elder Manwarlng wrote to BisdoI
v,hi,nov for "a statement or vbst d,
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oetuaiy s"u ol '. l"''' pun '"
ward by Dr. Wishud, and Wa are per-