Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-15
CHURCHES AND POLYGAMY.


horses usually acquires the odor of
the stable on his person. A person
who generally associates with smok-
ers will smell of tobacco, person
who continually visits gambling dens
sooner or later will get to betting and
will be known as gambler. The
minister of the gospel whose motives
are good and whose heart Is right,
who associates with other preachers
that are continually and everlastingly
slandering and fighting some opposi-
ton denomination will sooner or later
be slanderer, or out of harmony
with his associates. Birds of feath-
er flock together" This brings me to
the point at issue.
believe that the Rev. Mr.. Talbot,
superintendent of the Methodist
churches or missions of Utah, came
here with the highest motives and the
best intentions to build up Christ's
kingdom among the few Methodists of
this state. He had undoubtedly learn
ed that in the eight years previous to
his coming here twelve Methodist
preachers of this state had gone
wrong for offenses ranging from debt
jumping and swindling to adultery
and murder. He knew of the plagiar-
ism, SANDER and perjury of his pred
ecessors, the Rev. DR.. r. G. Iliff
and the Rev. John l.. Leilich. 1t is
the great preacher, the one of charac-
ter, determination and perseverance,
who can come into a Methodist con-
ference made vacant by such perni-
cious preachers as Mabry, Hermans,
Tiff, Leilich, Albritton, Wesley Hill,
Joel Smith, etc, and dispel the gloom
of SANDER, hypocracy and doubt
gather together the few faithful strag-
glers without getting smut, birthstone
and vituperation on his own garments.
heard the Rev. Mr.. Tarbot preach
when he first came to Utah and l
thought he would make scurge and
drive out of Utah all the 2x4 preach
ers who exchanged SANDER and hat
red for their mission money. But like
Captain Kidd, who was sent out to
suppress piracy, he joined the pirates.
The Rev. Mr. Tarbot is in unison
with the Ministerial association now
and it's record of SANDER and graft is
known to all who have read Truth.
What has the Rev. Mr. Talbot done to
build up the Methodist church in
Utah? In Salt Lake City there are
eight Methodist churches, including
the free Methodist church, and that
means there are eight church build
ings to be kept up and preachers to
be, provided and paid. With the eX-
ception of the First Methodist church
they all receive large donations from
the home mission boards in the east
erp states. 1t is one of Mr.. Talbots
duties to see that the mission money
is judiciously and properly spent. The
average attendance at all the Metho-
dist churches combined in Salt Lake
City is not over 500. The new Meth
odist church of this city is a beauti-
full structure and will seat 900 people.
Last Sunday was beautiful day, just
right to go to church. The pastor
had advertised in the papers that he
would deliver a sermon on Quiet He
roism," also that Mr.. Edward Kreiser
of Kansas City would give special Sc
lections on the new organ just in
stalled. With the big new church, the
beautiful day, the new organ, the spe-
cial sermon, and a special organist
from Kansas City to render special"
music, there were just 2S9 people in
attendance, including the children, the
preacher, the choir, the organist, and
a land agent. The attendance was
above the average, as many Metho-
dists from the other churches came to
hear the new organ. | want to ask