The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

occupants proceed to push their work with
all Of the pertinacity Of the veteran book
agent. If they receive the slightest en-
couragement they como again and again.
They are under instructions 70 pick out
thrifty, prosperous and indust ious citizens
Of the middle class, and where possible
these receive substantial inducements to
join the colonies in the Northwest.
These missionaries are careful TO state
that AoTmoni5m has eschowed tho doctrine
q Polygamy and they not only do not teach
Il, but teach against it. The younger
Mormons, as matter Of fact, are opposed
70 polygamy. II has long been rccog-
nized as an unnatural condition in a CIV
ilized country, and education il making
It more repugnant TO the younger Of both
sexes. .. Many OF them refuse TO oounte-
nance II IN any way.
The Church organization is 80 compact
that 1t Is possible for il to act quickly, and
the mail and telegraph are freely used TO
transmit ediCtS. Within two days after
President Smith has formulated one il is
ohicer within radius Of COO miles Dis
clpline Is rigorou ly maintained, and dis
obedience las met with such prompt pun
ishment that it il rare nowadays,
1t Is asserted that the Mormon Church
Il growing more RAPIDLY than any otler
III NlIc NOl ~ ana al credit = LllQ 70 L.e
thorough organization for evangelization
Recruits are coming from all parts Of the
globe, and the general policy Of the Church
to mas its strength In Utah and adjoining
States Is still being followed.
Half Of the vote In Salt Lake CITY Is cast
by hormons, and in the remainder OF the
State the Church polls 80 per cent Of the
total In Idaho nearly third Of the voters
are Normons. and this fact has given the
leaders there immense political power,
since by throwing II one v ay or the other
political control is fixed. There IS no
fanatical political feeling among Mormons,
ard they readily obey the order Of the
Church, which has many eminent politicians
on its official roll.
The Mormons have unique way Of sup
pressing Jealous and QuarTClling wives.
When one starts trouble in the household
the husband reports the matter to the
teacher, who Is the ruler OF the district.
He calls at once upon her, inf rms her that
she must lie a good and obedient wife,
because no oman can enter the presence
Of God except through her husband. This
g one Of Mormonism's strongest tcnets.
u not only makes old maids scarce In Utah,
Dut Keeps divorce at minimum, since
" omen there, as elsew here, are the strong
est believers in the religion.
The Washington (kan) Republican
printed the other week a letter from n
former editor, l.. 4. Palmer, who is selling
~,
Of his business, to zee the domestic side
u Mormon life, and he says there are many
plural wives He gives this peculiar in
stance:
One case that came under my attention
> unique. ! called at a home in a resi-
iential part Of the city and met a cultured
English lady whose husband is one OF the
-hurch historians. This lady was busy
With friends and asked me TO call the next
lay. l did 80 and the mother Of the Indy
net me at the door and said that her elder
laughter was out, but that the younger
laughter was in the parlor and wanted to
ee me,
i soon learned that this vounper
laughter's husband was one of the Church |
historians and that he was In Europe on |
missionary tour, getting recruits for the |
iomon Church These cultured English |
women had the same family name. their /
husbands were Church historians and in .
EUROPE. This awakened my suspicions
Upon investigation l discovered that /
9th women, sisters, were wives Of the same /.
IAN, and, more than that, the mother Of
hese two wives was the mans first wife.
III three women, mother and two daughters.
we'd IN the same house, and all had chill
rem by this man.