Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-23
THE BETTER WAY.

church was In session recently at tn
pcka, Kas. Among the questions con
sidcred was, missionary work in Utal
This is always an interesting topic
and is especially interesting when
causes a Spirited debate as was tn
case in this instance. as reported il
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune, Q
Nov. II.
1t seems that a gentleman from Ten
ncssce, objected to the appropriation
4 asked for for Methodist missionar,
work in Utah. In fact he made a Wig
orous assault or, the appropriation
+ referred to. declaring that the amount!
OF money Worf Lor well spent bcGa,ts,
the converts We're few In number.
This brought about some spirited re
plies Bishop T.. b. Nells said: I'll
! anywhere we ought to hold up thC
banner we ought to do it In Utah.
y have seen a polygamous Bible wl,ict
advocates poygamy as Il divine ihstl-
tutst,n and to Withdraw would be a
discrrdit to the nation and to oul
church,
bishop j. M. Walden OF Cincinnati
said: Utah is as heather as any mis-
sion III foreign lands
Bishop j. w. Hamilton of Boston
described Il recent visit he had made
to Salt Lake City. Il preached" said
he, to Il thousand people in large
\ beautiful church. The Mormon bishop
spent a half hour In the afternoon
personally denouncing the Methodists.
We ought not to cripple our work
among the Mormons when the Method
list Episcopal church is the one
church of which they are afraid
An appropriation of S11,75O was
made.
1t should be or considerable interest
TO the people here, whether they be-
long to the Church of not, to notice
the arguments that are relied upon
when money is wanted back East for
the support of some of the mission
airy ministers here. No one can have
any objection to the work OF these
gentlemen as long as they confine
themselves to their proper sphere Of
activity, but when they find it neccs-
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'or flhe people +genrally 10 take notice.
fere is an appropriation or Sll,15O
obtained at tho cost of the reputation
of the State. How many thousand
dollurs did the ISLANDERS uttered cost
Utah? Who can tell 1t is absolute
ly certain that the Rev. gentlemen
who advertise this state on every pos
sl t4 occaslor' as q 'hcathen state
~ W ltl poiysamous bible"
Whatever liits tflat ls-iurnlshes the stand
- " cttiics, 10 not heiP 'tle DUST
ness interests. CHRISTIAN nome seek
er s are not going 70 settle In a heath
eii state PERSONS with QUESTIONABLE
moral habits ana Ideals may. And that
IS now tho SANDERS erect Utah They
WORK injury poth ways.
Inc other day ME-. Norman Hap
GOOD, ed'tor OIL corners visited this
CITY, ana II rs perfectly evident, from
g conversation ne mad with News"
representative that q dastartlly Ct
lott mad been made to fill his mind
with false impressions concerning the
people here. one OF the questions he
asked was: is 1t true that polygamS
is as rampant IN Utah as ever. and
that the high officials all have quietly
taken more wives since the Manifesto,
while their fellow church members;
are all in conspiracy to keep the mat
ter quict?"
Here is another: How about this
matter of schools; is it true that in
country towns children are forced to
stay half an hour after school to be
taught tho Mormon religion by the
regular teacher. who also serves as a
religious official of the Church, and
teaches the children religion in the
school room as part of the regular
daily worl?''
A third was this Did President
Smith actually say, as is reported OF
him. in a recent Conferences that he
hoped the day would never come when
Utah was not represented in the Sen
ate by an Apostle of the Church,"
The Tribune the other morning stat
cd that on his arrival in Salt Lake
Mr.. Hapsood was shown the sights
Of the CITY bv a. member Of maj ~
pcrts staff. That accounts for In, in.
sinna ttons
GentIemap in Tho ipferact ~ truth