The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-05
MORMON CHAPEL
IS OYNAMITED
Four Elders Forced to Make
Hurried Exit From Monte
call, Georgia.
COMMENT OF C.. A. CALLS
RECALLS THREATS MADE BY IR-
RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. "A special from
Montecall. Ga. says that dynamite was
used by unknown parties to destroy the
Mormon church at that place Monday
night At midnight, two hours after the
destruction of the church. four Mormon
elders who had been conducting special
services at the church, left town hur-
riedly and today their whereabouts are
unknown
Up to last night the church authorities
had received no information regarding
the dynamiting in Georgia, other than
thai contained in the foregoing press Bis
patch, although Geographic queries Were
sent to Atlanta yesterday afternoon
That the destruction of the building
used by the church as chapel at Monte
call was due to the spite of one or more
Irresponsible individuals, and does not re-
fleet a menacing attitude of the commun-
ity toward the Mormon church. is the
belief of c. A. Calls, president of the
the head of the conference which en-
braces the Georgia district Mr. Calls,
after being shown the press dispatch by
a Herald reporter. announces that he had
telegraphed Atlanta for further particu
lars Until reply is received Mr.. Calls
cannot say who were the four elders
one of them is Paul F. Nelson of Ores
cent, Salt. Lake county. who pressdes over
the Atlanta conference
Comment of c. A. Calls.
/ In speaking of the affair Mr. Calls
.sMontecaH is a small agricultural COM
munity about twenty miles from Atlanta.
Several Mormon families reside there,
and some time ago one of the prominent
farmers in that section offered us the use
of a building 10 be used for meeting pGr-
poses While not a Mormon. II was gen.
erallv understood that this mans gener-
ositr toward the church was Influenced
IN his .7.-sirs to see more Mormon -farni-
lies brought into that neighborhood. as
he considered them the more reliable and
industrious workers and settlers. He. even
offered tn DTovi,ie the seats for the naeet-
ing mouse. which offer. however, was de-
cIined. the church feeling that in view of
the generous offer OF the ouidnS It could
well afford to furnish II
..At the time. the building was given to
the use of the church. at least one man.
an utterly irresponsible lpdlviduai. made
the threat that if il was occupied by the
Normons il would be blown mp. 1t would
seem Thai the threat had been carried
out. The church. however. did not own
the building. the actual transfer o. own
erShip not having been completed.
Calls Goes South.
THE attack. am sure. does not rep
resent the general sentiment or the COM
80 .,,,.b as We do. The people of the
south have been exceedingly kind 10 us.
and have shown us every courtesy ami
...fndeing from the press dispatch the
huiidine must have been dynamited after
the meeting was over ffaH any or our
neonJe been injured ] am sure We would
hsys heard the particulars before now.
NJ Calls will leave tonight accompan-
~ ~ his family for Chattanooga. Tenn
where he will make his future home in
the seryics of the church In September
isst he was elevated 10 his present office
Of me presidency OF the southern states
mission A little over two wears ago Mr.
G..liis vas sent on z mission TO Florida
which he filled until spring Of iris year.
ai,s,ns. Immediately after his return 10
cai+ 49, he was sent to North Carolina
and in September was called to iii the
] highest office in one of the largest and
,,,est fp7aortant missions in the church.
! the southern states mission. embracing
ten states. including Ohio
| Mr. calls returned to Salt Lake to at
TEND the last semi-annUal conference. and
since that time has been engaged in set
fling his nrfvate and business affairs here
| He Is well known in Salt Lake ard Utah.
he wing been a prominent member OF tte
| bar and serving as county attorney of
Summit county.