The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-03
MORMONS SEEK TO
CONTROL COUNTRY
Presbyterian Missionary De-
nounCes Religion of the
Latter Day Saints

'"The religion of Mormonism is rot
ten clear through. 1t is a conglomera-
ton of every false religion that ever
made itself felt in the affairs of the
world. 1t is striving to attain
strength which may allow 1t to unite
with and overthrow the government of
this country, to make 1t subserve the
purposes of their false religion.
''Mormonism is the blight of Utah;
its spread must be checked. / believe
that its spread is being checked. Since
Reed Smoot began his contest for the
seat in the senate the country has
learned more of Mormonism than II
ever knew before. The government
has kept Reed Smoot in soak for two
years, and / hope they will keep him
there until all of the horrible details of
the Mormon religion are laid bare be-
fore the people"
DR.. ]. A wishart, for twenty years
superintendent of Presbyterian missions
in the state of Utah. addressed an audi
ence that completely filed the auditorium
of the House of Hope church last even
Menace of Mormenism," and in the course
of his address he roundly scored the re-
ligion of the Latter Day Saints, exposing
the. fallacies which he has found through
his intimate associations with the Nor
mons. to exist. He declared the church
organization to be the most compact in
existence. asserting that the vote of every
Mormon was dictated and absolutely con-
trolled by the president of the church.
Joseph @. Smith.
Seek Control Of Government
when 1 went to Utah to take up my
missionary work twenty years ago." said
DR.. Wishart, In the course OF his remarks,
"a prominent member of the Mormon
church told me that the object towards
which the church was working was the
control of the United States government.
l.
In the church must surely increase and
would be kept as a unit of strength and
that some day rivalry between some two
great political parties would become so
Intense that the Mormon church could
array itself with one. carry the election
and enthrone itself at the head of the
ggeSv gov They do this in Utah now
They are balance of power in seven
| states in the union. May their strength
wane from this time on. believe it will.
1.-The investigation which has been con-
Quoted by the senate in connection with
the Reed Smoot senatorial contest has
| done much to awaken the eyes OF the peo-
| pie to the true status of affairs. Mormon
| missionaries when seeking converts to
| their religion do not tell all the truth.
| They leave out all mention OF the very
constructed. But President Joseph G.
| Smith, the head of the Mormon church,
| testified in Washington before the sena-
| torian committee and he was forced TO
| tell some things that have opened up the
| eyes Of the people. He admitted that he
| was forced under the religion to cons
| stantly order his people to break the laws
of the state of Utah and the conditions OF
| the constitution of the United States.
The Mormons do not worship the same
| God that we do in the Presbyterian and
| Methodist and Baptist and other church.
| es. Adam IS their God. They believe
/ that he was the father of Jesus Christ
| and that he watches over the world from
1 his throne in heaven. They characterize
| the Holy Spirit as a subtle fluid, like
| electricity and animal magnetism" which
can be transmitted from their priests &c
communicants, through the laying on OF
hands.
Explains Revelations
"They call their president the prophet
seer and mouthpiece of God. They have
j built their religion with the doctrine OF