Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-20

Several hundred people were here. In
vited by the merchants TO come and
have n good time, There We're r-tt' y
OF various kinds advertised,
show. ball game. and dance for
children IN n hall, with bags OF pea-
nuts and candy for them. There were
probably two hundred children In the
hall and we could not help but notice
how much more polite and respectful
the little boys and girls were than they
are IN the East, and most OF them were
Mormon children. When they came
into the hall the little boys took OF
their hats and took seats like n lot of
little men. and while the gentlemen
were making up the bags of candy and
peanuts they all sat still and waited
their turn to receive them. There was
no scrambling 10 see who should get
his first. and they thanked the eivsts
very politely when they were served.
While this was going on the larger
girls were dancing "a tunes played by
monograph. There were no largo
boys or men IN the hall; they were all
out watching the ball game have
met two men who the people say nave
two wives each. They are men wen
along in years and have families. but
none of their sons has more than one
wife"
Concerning some OF the missionaries
OF other faiths. Mr. capwell says
We have been out TO church ana
Sunday school and now ! Will try To
finish this letter before 1t gets SO long
that you viii be tired of reading 1t, we
have two churches, Methodist and
BAPTIST but the latter Is without
pastor at present. the preacher they
had having moved to California about
two weeks ago. They were both sup
-. ~ Has Ian
cieties and each received about Slut
a year. but neither would be able 10
hold much OF place In the east az
more than half that sum. They seem
to send some poor sticks out mere "
preach. but tho Baptist preacher was y
first class carpenter and think
should have followed that pursuit m
stead of trying to preach. the MOT.
mons have no meeting place mere, put
we have a congregation of Npostoilo
Christians. or Omish, as they are
sometimes called. and also q small
CONGREGATION of German Lutnerahs'
who worship In the Baptist Chnrch
every alternate Sunday The omisn
nenple are the strongest body In the
valley and are building a new church,
their congregation having outgroWn
the old onc-'
The writer IL a Methodist and has
unquestionably endeavored to give MS
friends true representation OF the con-
ditlons as he found them, where ne IS
now located That some OF the minis
ters that are sent to Utah to do mis-
sionary work. CT who come here with
out being sent, are sticks Is proved
by their intolerant attitude and their
constant meddling with other peoples
business, no less than by their frantic
appeals TO the ration based on lying re-
ports and made for no other purpose
than to attract attention. They hope
by such antics to gain popularity TO
which they cannot attain because they
lack every necessary qualification.
That the 'Mormons" are good, KIND
neighbors is the testimony OF all who
will speak the truth. They never dis
criminate against any man or woman
on account OF religious belief. As far
as depends upon them, there is no
cause for strife or i'll viii between
neishbors.