The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-21
FINDS JOY IN
THE OPPOSITION
Mormon Elders Happy Over Fact
That World Is Against
Them.
TWO BEAR TESTIMONY
TO THEIR RELIGION
Declare That War Against the
Hierarchy Is FulfiIlment
of Prophecy.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 70 The Tribune
LOGAN, Utah. Feb 5O-Intcrcstinr SER
Vices were held at the Mormon tabernacle
here on Sunday. The speakers were
Elders Moench and Mitchell both having
filled MISSIONS in tho interest Of Mormon
ism, and each on this occasion bear
Ing a feryent testimony to the truth OF
mis- religion.
Elder Is Surprised.
Elder Moench expressed surprise In be-
ing called on to address the Saints
our said he was certainly willing TO be
suDserNisnt TO authority and bear his tcs-
timony. He was not Ike some. who are
beset with doubts and difficulties about
the gospel, but IS sure of his ground
knowing with ccrtltudc whereof he
speaks This knowledge is not based on
wha; he has read or heard. but on a per-
sonal revelation, which tho almighty has
NouchsaIed 10 him. know this is the
gospel. for the Lord has revealed IL TO
me-
He Certainly Should Know.
Elder Moench said he Is aware the
saints are being prosecuted by the great
hody OF mankind. but he IS MT a loss To
know why He admitted that he knows
that the Saints are both hated and de-
spised by their fellows. and In many
WAYS are mistreateG. sometimes being
maltreated but this is not. because they
because.
his judgment. the Saints are a most law
abiding people. having offended no one
ror given occasion for the evil attitude
evidently others bear toward them.
For what are we prosecuted? What
evil have we donc2 What have we done
that we should be dospIsed by our fel-
lows? In what have we offended any peo-
pic, any kingdom on carth?"
Could Not Answer Questions.
He was not able to ans yer his own
questions. but left them for his hearers
In the meantime launching out in a de-
scrlptlon OF the missionary propaganda OF
MormonlSm. Eagerly he defended the
travelling elders as industrious self
sacrificing men, who earnestly proselyte
their fellows TO MormOnism. and BY this
induce them 10 apOstatlze from the faith
of their fathers, which. In the judgment
OF Elder Mocnch, appears to be very
meritorious thing.
Elder Moench strongly defended the
conduct of Mormon missionaries in secur-
Ing the conversion of so many women 10
his chruch. and in bringing them TO Zion
TWO reasons he gave for the success of
the elders with the women. The one that
there are more of them than men. and the
other. that women are less prejudiced and
more responsive TO the persuasons OF the
elders than are the men.
Declares Elders Are Pure.
than boys In the world We wish there
were more boys for husbands than there
are. Wherever We go more women re-
CclNe the Gospel than men The reason IL
inc fact that women are purcr and less
degraded than men. They do not smoke
aud drink and follow evil as do the men
Hence, when our elders. who are pure and
bear pure truth bring the truth to bear
upon pure minded women there is an I'm
mediate response, and conversion TO the
Gospel follows"
Elder Mitchell Satisfied.
Elder Mitchell expressed personal sats-
faction Ia being a nassoclate of saints.
lie found great JOY in being numbered
among the elect OF God. and in being pos
sossed or the truth Of the latter-day gos-
pei TO which he could bear personal testi-
mony. without hesitation he conceded
that his people are not In the good graces
of the world but are under tho ban OF
mankind. Still, In his opinion, this is not
matter OF serious consequences 'sIncn
the Mormons are the sons OF God and
God Is pledged TO maintain their cause
against the balance Of the race"
Barred From Congress of Religion.
The. disfavor which the saints are under
manltesls itself In various ways. accord
Ing TO Elder Mitchell I'm Illustrating he
cited an incident which occurred years
ago. dwelling upon IT at some length 1t
was the act of the congress of religions nj
the World $ Columbian exposition at Chi
cago, which excluded Mormons from that
speakers on this subject who, as a rule.
icel aggrieycd because OF the treatment
accorded them, Elder Mitchell seemed
gratihed that his religion was not nd
mitted TO competitor with the ones there
represented The exclusion OF Mormon
Ism from the congress was on evidence to
nun that those great ethic religions are
OF the earth earthly, while Mormonlsm is
the opposite, being Heavenly and divine.
Found Joy in Opposition.
Abiding 10 the disfavor i'm which Elder
Mitchell allego Mormons are held by tho
world, he argued this is no cause for dis
trcss on the contrary, he seemed To find
Joy In opposition. and advised his hearers
to do likewise. II think he said I'VE
should feel blessed that the world dis
cards us, because this is I'm fulment of
prophecy" In like manner he regarded
all the untoward experiences through
which the Mormon church has passed as
fulhllmcnt OF prophetic utterauces. I'VE
can turn In any direction We please" he
seid and look upon any event that has
I'm progress OF this cause and
see that Ii Is the tulhllmcnt OF prophecy"