Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-31

Mormon colony IN the far wpst,n
mot untll she arrived there did Miss
Dickinson discover what Mormoninm
actually means TO woman, Upon
this discovery rhe renowned the faith
ana managed 10 escape, returning after
a few weeks aojonrn. Miss Dickcn.
ron lly.s to-day In terror. lest she be
made victim Of Mormon vengeance
llor lips are consequently sealed, re-
Rarding her bitter and Illuminating
experience
GROSSLY ABSURD,
The nbsurdliy OF the above IN mani.
fest 10 any one acquainted IN the least
with the people Of Utah the leaders
aud the ceremonies OF the Church, Yet
II bonrs the poison 10 many fair
minded seeker after truth, The phrase
] am oftonopt greeted with isi
DO you know any OF those horrid
Mormons?" and among the several
hundred people have met socially IN
various gatherings since my brief stay
here, ] found the majority falr.n,indcd
aud willing 10 listen 10 the good side
after I, had been fairly presented to
them,
Much malicious mischief has been
nnd ~ being done by a so.called Chris.
llan minister, the Rev, Duncan MoMIl-
Ian, whose name figures In tho article
above referred TO, That he lived IN
Salt Lake thirteen years and 10 pastor
of q ilno church IN this city makes
his prejudlccs seem like truth, for IN
this very article tho gentleman abuses
the "Mormons," then cloaks n by say.
ingi 81, would NO, be n dlGnliltd
proceeding for ue ~ organized bodies
Of Christian people 10 oppose tho Nor
mons II " noyor good policy, 20 say
Nothing about It's not being good 70.
Then he goes on 10 appeal to the cltls
gnshlp Of Now York, stating that
"Mormonism' " political rather
than u religious institution and that
u well directed popular movement
would cifectually elranple Mormon
Ism" and a direct appeal II made TO
duty ..
TRIBUTE TO MISSIONARIES.
(which does most seriously affect
our national health and happiness"
The reverend gentleman NJ evidently
concerned about the people OF these
United states and unconsoiously pays
intellect IN Utah u great tribute Nv
thinking that YOUNG missionaries, un.
tutorcd and unsklllod IN pren ching and
unlearnrd IN political warfare, can
menace and change our atlonal affalrs.
What pafopuurd n Nv for tho Row,
Dr Mcmillan that the mormon"
church docs not believe IN educating
It's young Elders for the ministry u
II IN 80 hard Tor him 10 cope with their
native intelligence, VIII further
duo,o from the closing OF the Herald
nrilclel
"And what il especially significant
N the fact that this prodlgious In.
crease took place during the time ana
Immediately following the very storm.
lost days OF .Mormonlsm, when
all the horrors of Blood htoncmcnt
and the crimes OF the 'Danltos wero
being exposed In the federal courts II
IN also Significant that this increase
reached its high.water mark both In
uiah and In the rest Of tho country,
co.lncIdent with the trial and cxccu-
ton OF the notorious John Doyle Ice,
the eef.confessed leader IN the Mead
ows Mountain massacre, OF II caravan
Of l9l cmlgrnnt men, women ana chll-
dron by the DanI,es, assisted by VI"
Indians"
at il interesting 10 observe that the
Mormon ranks always enjoy a tres
mondous lnnuy Of new recruits IN the
wake OF anything which they can con-
slrue IN their tracts and public speech.
~ as Gentle pcreccutlon' inc oroc,
of the Mountain Meadow massacre
and tho belated punishment meted out
10 the ncnd whowas responsible Tor H.
has already been cited A scarcely less
conspicuous Illustration % this morbid
phenomenon and much moro recent
ono, presents Itself In connection with
tho murder trial Of Hooper Young for
tho nondish butchery OF Mrf, Joseph
Pulitzer, Certain mistaken optlrnists
expressed NJ the time their belief that
the notorloty attending the trial OF
BrghAn Younga grandson, himself a
member of tho Mormon Church, for
crime the motive Of which was assoc
clated with tho Mormon doctrine ot
blood onement,' would deal q stag
gorlng blow TO the work OF the Elders
in Harlem and elsewhere, But no con-
lecture could have been wider OF tho
mark Instead OF doing the Mormon
caufo harm II merely holned Il along,
Al the time of Hooper younas trial,
three years ago, u was estimated that
there were only l,lS7 "Mormons" IN
the eastern states the majority being
centralized In Boston and New York,
Today there are In the Bronx and Har-
lem, alone, something moro than 1000
converts, and this does not take into
consideration the large number who
have In that three years been shipped
TO Mormon colonies IN the western
states, For " IL always tho object Of
tho "Mormons" to colonlso their con-
vcrts sooner or latcr, In distinctly
Mormon" settlements, Ia aid IN the
building up Of now Mormon" commu'
miles"
II II were really true that any Church
promulgated murder In the name OF re-
llgion, what a libel on the great Amer.
lean nation and what an Insult 10 init.
mate that following In the wake OF an
awful crime instlgated BY such q
church It's converts would be doubled
IN number
TO BENEFITS SHAME
| should think James Gordon Bon
nett, owner Of the Herald, writer and
scholar would hide his head IN shame
that the pages OF hls paper should DO
used Tor such a dirty purpose, After
hearing Of this acquisition Of this val
liable property by the "Mormons" I
was curious TO investigate. although I
Nl'N hi' a'FNlNllS w ~
Pic no far from gathering place OF
Lattcr.dny Saints ] thought they
might purpose tho building OF a meet.
lnghouse, | took upon myself to call
upon Elder John q, McQuarrIo thu head
Elder OF the New York branch, The
property In question IN at 80 west one
Hundred and Twenty-slyth street, and
u. u mission homo for newly arrived
Elders, Mr. McQnarrlo ana MA family
also reside there, Tho property IN fully
occupied by an unpretontoue oght.
roomed house, and II 25 feet frontage,
liankod on either side by similar
houses II has the usual tiny square al
Tho rear, doing duty for the dooryard,
II IL claimed that the "Mormons" AZ.
siduously dony their Intention OF erect
ing a Temple here, but should they de.
eide TO build oven u Westinghouse, Il
would stand on record az tho smallest
church In tho world, ana our frlcnda In
Sanpeto, AZ Fiddler'B Green could boost
| III having q moro spacious house OF
unn a.