Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-22
THE FRUITS OF FALSEHOOD.

Readers OF the Deseret News will
probably can Co mind the account
published in july Of outrages upon
the Iattcr-day Saints OH Hurkers Is
land iu the State OF North Carolina.
Without any proyocatiou mobocrats.
led By religious zealots. burned the
Saints meetinghousp, forbade their
holding public worship or "a sunday
school. and threatened TO KIN amy Ei-
iers Of the church who dared TO come
10 the island. and to destroy the homes
OF amy members Of the Church who
would harbor the Mormon mission
aries The Elders were advised 10
cease laborug ON that island until a
better feeling prevailed Meanwhile
appeals were made to the civil author
tiles for protection and the vindica-
ton Of the law but the local Off
GERS seemed 20 be- ln league with the
mobocrats and so nothing was done
in that direction The Elders Journal
~ August 10 contains some further
particulars and an account OF more
recent acts OF lawlessness which We
copy as follows;
President William A. Petty. Of the
North Carolina Conference. had re-
Ceived numerous requests from the
Saints Ou the island. asking him 10
pay them a visit before his return
home The members OF the Church
said they thought there would be no
danger from the mob who before had
threatened the Elders and burned their
church building. and they promised
that they would protect the Elders at
the sacrifice OF their lives II necessary.
Accordingly, Elder Petty took his COM
psnion. Elder a. w Anderson. and al
50 Elder John a. Berrett with him 90
visit the Saints as requested They
arrived on the island az $50 p. M,
on July 3. and were met by all the
Saints and a number NJ friends who re-
ceived them with opeu arms. The
brethren were taken to the home of
Brother While Willis where they had
supper and spent the evening up until
one o'clock Bon the morning visiting
with the people who had not seen any
al the Elders since last January this
being the time they were removed
from the island on account Of the
threats NJ the mobocrats A meeting
was appointed 20 be held the next
day az 10 "a, M, which was well at
tended and another appointment was
made for 3 o'clock in the afternoon
which also passed OF without any dis
turbauCe At this gathering another
meeting was given out for 10 "a M. the
next day. After the afternoon services
the Elders walked about two miles tu
the west end Of the island whore they
Intended Go remain over night with
Brother Oscar Brooks During the
day some of the brethren received
word from the members Of the mob
that II they aid not take the Elders
away from the island by S o'clock that
night there would Doe trouble but no
attention was paid % the injunction.
After supper The brethren and the
Saints who had gathered together 10
spend the evening began singing the
songs of Zion Suddenly their peace
was interrupted hy one Of the sisters
from the east end OF the island. who
came running with the news that q
mob had already gathered for the pur-
pose of carrying out their threats made
during toe day There were but eight
men in the party of the Saints toe
gethcr with number of women and
children. but these pledged their lives
Tor the protection of thc Elders II they
would but remain. The mob num-
hered between twenty-five and thirty
men. armed and FUN of mean whisky.
Tho brethren knew DO was folly 90 att
tempt 10 defend thomseivrs against
such "a deudish gang of laWbroakors
and So they withdrew to the main land
BOO small sail boat accompanied by
two Of the Saints.
The next day. the 5th. the Elders
returned 10 tll their appointment II
everything was favorable to this end.
Upon arriving on the island they
learned that mo- one had been disturbed
during the night and $50 they started
towards che east end 20 nm their ape
pointmcut They had not gone very
far when they were met hy Sister
Armecia NELSON and her uncle Thomas
NELSON. who informed the Elders that
The mob was fully organized and led
hv "a Methodist urcaChcr. who was
conducting revival ON the island
Upon hearing ihia news the Elders de-
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