The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-06-21
A Letter from
F. D. Worlton.
New York City, June IA, 1905.
Editor OF The Lehi Banner,
Iehi. Utah.
FRED MERRILL.

New YORK City, June IA, 1905.
Editor OF The Lehi Banner,
Iehi, Utah.
Deer Sir IL embrace this opportunity
Of expressing my thanks to you foi
sending The Banner to me since left
home to labor as missionary. TO one
who is thousands OF miles away from
home The Banner is certainly welcome
| visitor.
Since | left home in June, 1905, ]
have enjoyed my labors as minister OF
the gospel very much. TO labor is q
common heritage OF humanity, and il
is the man who spends the most time
and energy for cause that has the
greatest interest in it, and that is re
warded most by IL; and for this reason
the missionaries are truthful when tie,
say that their missionary lsbors are the
happiest experiences OF their lives
The blessings of God are promised to
His elders aud when they work dill
schtiJ W. tho tutthciahto VI MS Chuet
they receive His approval and HE
blessings, and their missionary life is
filed with joy.
The spread OF Gods truth lie him
dered very much here in New York,
and l might say everywhere, by the
false statements OF men and womeu
who are perpetrating their fallacious
warfare under the cloak Of humanity
The true, honest condition Of Utah aud
the "Mormons." and Mormon" Doc
trine are TO more understood by the
IN asses Of the people-at least here in
New York City-than il we were living
on the planet Mars. A little occurrence
which had VIII illustrate what people
think Mormonism stands for, and will
show how much the signers OF the anti
SmOot petitions knew what they were
doing when they signed them.
In tracing the other day lady met
me at the door and, being = religious
woman, took one Of my tracts; but was
Mortified when told her was a
"Mormon." Had 1t not been for her
good breeding the door would have been
shut in my face, but as she stood there
apparently sizing me up told her that
her mind had been prejudiced, that we
were not what she thought us TO be,
that she had heard but one side OF the
story. As her fright left her aud SHE
began to be interested, her first ques-
ton vas. "Iow many wives have you ?'
She would hardly believe that | waf
unmarried for she thought that all
"Mormons" had several wives. [ re-
lated to her a few Of the facts about
Utah and it's people and then pointed
out the striking similarity between the
doctrine taught by the Latter. day
Saints and that taught by Christ She
invited me into her house. After was
comfortably seated in one Of her parlor
chairs she said, "why. signed a
petition TO unseat Senator Smool." In
answer to a question rs 10 why she did
/
IL, she told me that one Of the leading
women in her church stopped her one
day and said
"Do you believe in mans having
ten wives? Would you like your hus
band TO have eight or nine more2"
NO" was the answer.
"well then" said this meek and
lpwly follower OF Jesus, "sign this
petition to unseat Smooi. for he is a
polygamist." Aud my friend, not kn w
ing any better, signed the petition.
lie it any wonder taat ten millioi
people have signed such petitions when
this IS the method used? Is It any
wonder that we are hated almost Sc
badly as Christ aud His followers
were hated, when We have enemies 20
malicious as we're those early fighters