The Washington times., 1907-02-15
Polygamy Not Dying Out,
But Increasing, They
Assert.
Philadelphia a Hunting
Ground of the Mormon
Missionary.
Test Oath to Disfran-
chiSe Saints" Adopted
in Idaho.

Senator Knox made some remarkable
statements for man of his intelli-
gence IN his speech yesterday" said
Mrs. Howard w. Lippincott, Of Phila-
delphia, in discussing the SmoOt qucs-
tion today Mrs Lippincott. who is vice
president of the National League Of
Women's Organizations. is at the head Of
a large delegation of leading women from
all parts az the country who are here
for the purpose of establishing an effect
i've lobby against the Utah Senator.
TEoy have. taken apartments at the
Shoreham, ard viii remain in tho city
until the matter comes 10 a vote, on the
10Th
'I must believe that Senator Knox is
honest IN his statements in favor Of
Smoot, one of which is that polyEamy
is rapidly dying out. and, if so, he is
certainly nhsinformed on the subject
''Polysamy is not dying out. IL is on
the increase. and we know whereof we
sTcak. Senator Knox must also know
that there are three Mormon churches
in Philadelphia even. Two of these
churches are polySamous churches, Sew
en- o. eight girls have been deCoyed
away from Westchester, Pa, and are
no doubt now living polygamous lives.
Senator Knox must know these things.
One Mormon Family.
AS to Utah and Idaho the conditions
are Unspcakable. Mrs J. J. Diefende-
fer, president of the Women's Homes
e Missionary Society. and who is with our
delegation Will tell YOU that she has
gust returned from trip out West. and
is acquainted with one instance where
n Mormon has married a grandmother,
her daughter. and her granddaughter,
each having been married as soon as
they became OLD enough These three
women representing three generations
are all living in one house with the
same man as a husband
In speaking of Senator KnoN's atti-
tude Mrs, IjppinCOtt stated that the
PENNSYLVANIA Senator must know that
the oath IF the Mormon church required
first obedience 20 the church. Senator
Shoots church comes first, the nation
next we represent ten million wom-
en- she continued. and are rcCeiVing
kilograms OF protest daily"
Sermons Against MOrmons.
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, secretary Of
the National League Of Women's Organ
izations. agrees with Mrs. Lippincott
that polysamy was on the increase
rather than decrease. Others in the
delegation are Of Mrs. Frederic Schon,
chairman Of the executive committee,
Mrs. Lennie S. Hamlin, of Washington.
Mrs. Theodore W. Birney. of Washing
Jon. and Mrs. John y. CulbcTtsOn, pTcsi-
dent Of the Women's International Mis-
sionary Union of the District, represent
ing fourteen evangelical societies.
Nearly every minister Of the Gospel
in the city. upon request of the league,
has promised 70 devote his sermon next
Sunday TO "lTprD1oniero and pDIvga nv 30
What the members Of the league count
great victory was told Of in the dis
patches last night from Idaho. Both
houses Of the Legislature have passed
the test-Oath bill. which requires on
u Government and country. 1t is de-
Clared that this will disfranChise every
pUlygamist i'm Idaho, inasmuch as the
oath of the Mormon Church requires
that the church comes first.