Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09
Presbyterian Lecturer DETAINED
Mormons OF Utah and Catho-
lies of New Mexico.
is MOST ABLY CALLED DOWN.
y1sass Man Addresses ~ Large Audi
ence at Camden, N, IT,, and Re-
flutes False Statements.

The people of Camden, n. j., have
recently been permitted TO hear poen
sides OF the Mormon question f's'
they were RECALLED with tales OF horror
AGAINST Utah and the people who foTii'
the majority of her inhabitants, from
the lips OF Rev. Delos FINK, VINO Was
lecturinx In the interests OF the rres-
bvterian board of missions, the Sath-
olics came I'm for share Of the siander
uttered by the man who WAS bearing
raise witness for the few paltry pieces
of coin that he might gather IN the
collection plate. but the poisoned sharts
were directed for the most part against
the Mormons ,,
Mr. Pee,, In a public lecture, showed
the faleity OF ths statements MADE oy
the reverend prevaricatort ana lAiu 90
fore a large audience the truth In rela-
ton to the people Of Utah. ana at the
same time put IN a wofd OF oelense loF
The DETAINED Catholics OF New Mexico.
Following is q report OF the lecture OF
Mr.. Peet as II was published In the
Camden Post-Telegram OF Feb y, lsol
Post hall was fairly packed with
curious people last night 70 hear the
lecture OF V. s. Peet on Mormonlsm.
Air. peet has been sent abroad by cit1-
IONS OF Utah, to refute the statements
current that the state is hotbed OF
Niorlnonsm beyond recall. Mi. Feet
WAS especially licensed at what ne
termed as the slanderoua attack on
Utah by Rev. Delos Fink, a travelling
lecturer for the Presbyterian board of
home missions. Half a dozen police
men We're on duty. In view of possible
trouble. but not a ripple disturbed the
lecture. During the evening. Chief OF
STAINED In. but. see
ing that everything was serene, did
not daily long. The anticipation of
pending trouble Was not apparent and
Mr.. Peet continued his interesting talk
without Interruption In the course OF
his remarks he said
II am here this evening TO answer
some of the statements made by Rev.
Delos Fink, in a magic lantern lecture
in the First Presbyterian church,
Gloucester. Mr.. Fink claimed that he
Was a Presbyterian missionary ana
had labored in New Mexico and Utah.
i am here also TO give You brter
talk on Utah and the Mormons. ] am
not here in the interest OF the Mormon
Church or any other denomination.
am not here To ridicule OF belittle any
other religious sect am not Nor
mon, never have been, and have no
Intention of Joining that Church: but
Am here 10 rebut the attack made on
Utah and the whole intermountaln
country by Rev. Mr. Fink and the Pres
byterian board OF home MISSIONS. Who
ese selling is scandalous and mislead-
jngltracts against Utah and Its people:
but rir ~ protecting Utah, my state
and my home, defend the Mormon
people. who compose 10 per cent of
Utah's population. plead guilty
Il am employed by the business men
of Utah to defend my state from the
false attacks made on her by travel
III lsa- h
gies to make for what | did at MT.
Fink's lecture, ] did not interrupt HIM
as was stated by sone of the papers,
] waited till MIR. Fink said: This will
conclude my lecture for tonight. Will
the janftor please turn on the lights 2
waited until all the lights were lit and
then arose in my seat and said: II
the lecturer of the evening can show by
any reasonable proof that the Mormon
Church on the leaders of the Mormon
Church ordered, sanctioned. or had
anything to do with the Mountain
Meadow massacre. | VIII donate $1,000
10 this church; or II he can in any way
show that the Mormon Church as a
church dominates or interferes with the
political action of any Individual or
party. ] win give this church another
$1,000 That IS as far as | got. because
the pastor Of The church had spoken to
me and insisted that keep quiet, The
pastor also said that Mr., Wright. who
was with me, and ! were Mormons and
had come there to disturb the lecture.
MIR. Wright told the pastor was not
Mormon and | would make good my
rewards. The whole episode did not
last Two minutes, and as far as Great
Ing q. riot, as was stated. st is all bosh.
The Camden papers gave a correct ac-
count of 1t. ] never interrupt Il relig-
ious meeting. Not all meetings held in
churches are religious.
FINK's FAI-sEIaooDs.
MIR. Fink stated that Joseph Smith,
founder OF the Mormon Church, was
drunkard, thief. and an ignorant,
low, Immoral person, and he made an
attack on Joseph Smiths mother by
stating that she was a sooth-sayer and
fortune teller and that the whole
Smith family We're considered as vag-
Rbonds and worthless, and that Joseph
Smiths followers were n a better than
he because a stream never rises higher
than Its source. i am not here 10 de-
frnd Joseph Smith or his mother but
when Mr. Fink said that the majority
Of the people of Utah are thieves. yaga-
bonds and drunkarass and traitors.
take Issue with him
~ Ann going TO show you tonight
lhat Utah and her people are just ais
tntelligent, moral, honest and upright
as any other state believe It Is con-
feued Dy all fhht the immortality or
any state is measured by the number
ibf licensed saloons and retail liquor
penlers within Its borders, az many sa
Mons are underground railroads tO
gambling dens. sporting houses and
Escorts for thieves and hod-ups,
s. SOME COMPARISONS.
The population OF New Jersey In
1900 was l,ss3, 900, and according to the
report OF the internal revenue oollec-
lor, there We're i0,iiS retail llauOr deal
nrs In the state, or one reIaIl LIQUOR
Dealer for every ISL OF the population
Ahe population Of Utah IN 1900 was
Eo,74e- ana by tho same report she had
30 licensed retail llQuor dealers which
mcluded the drug stores. or one retail
liquor dealer To- every 296 Of The pop
ialation. New Jersey has nearly TWO
falcons per capita 10 utah's one.
.rIed TO get report on Pennsylvania
put was unable 10, believe that Penn
lyyanla had greater percentage OF
licensed saloons than New Jersey.
West Hasleton, Pa, has one licensed
Jaloon TO every SO people. Frecland,
"a. has one 20 30 people, and Mahanoy
..ty,s Pa has one TO ~ people I
mink IL MIR. Fink Ia really hunting for
work and wants TO say something ba a
pbout any place, he had better pitch
INTO West Hazleton, Freeland or Ma
nanoy City, Pennsylvania.
'.The morality of community or
state is usually measured by the num-
Der Of homes tho people own the num-
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