Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-18


made only a handful OF converts.
Churches have been built in outsot-
the way places in Utah with money
begged from the east, and some OF
those churches have gone to rack a NO
ruin Look at the great. windowiess,
building at Nephi, and the Tiff " cad.
envy at Paysori. Look at the D.
Methodist churches in the Utah mis-
sion that were built by money col y
lected in the east which today ar
nearly all of them enpt Il ok at the
pile OF old brick on the Ogden bench.
the remains Of the Rev. Wesley "a VI
and the Rev. sam Small. Methodist
stands as IA monument 70 sectarian
greed. Just after the heavy wind
storm about two years ago which blew
the steeple off bf the Methodist
church in Ogden the Christian Adj
vocatc scnt out u begging appea for
$500 torepair the damage. ~ stated
that the Ogden church had less than
200 members and that the8 We're Door
people. This church cost nearly 500. y
900 TO build Why did the superin-
tendent OF the mission, If he had had
conomp sense. allow less than 2to
poor church members to build such an
expensive church building? Would it
not have been much better for less
than 200 poor people to have built a.
modest Westinghouse Within their
means, than to have begged money 10
build d great big pagodtt With big
stceplc to appease religious vanletN?
Yours truly, VI. .. Pisfal i
Ogden
REV. MIR. SHORTS BLUNIoER.
Editor Dcseret News--Hcre in titan.
1t is scarcely worth While to take any
notice of the Rev. Mn. shorts blunder
in the east except to let the people In
the east know that II the REMARKS
made arc as reported, Rev. Mr. snort
makes some very twisted preyarica
lions. ] do not sec WHY Or wherein
the United States government nad "
take such a broad view In aliowlns
Senator Smoot to take his seat wlllch
lie was duly elected TO as to nave 10
include the entire Mormon Church, ana
all or the members of the Church as
the Rev. Mr. Short infcrs. Neither 90
i see any reason why a Mormon II he IS
capable and competent to fill the posi-
ton to which he is elected BY the peoD-
pie, should be compelled 70 carry ms
church and alltof his church ieoptere,,o
the seat of this government on l E,asi.l
as 1t We're. Why not parade the re-,
|%iigious views Of all and every united
states senator in Washington. What
Is the matter with Tom PATS re-
ligion? If they are going to hold our
Utah isena tors responsible Tor polEB-
amy as praCIlSeu gsO VI ~ y St.i . s'e7S'8
they might find crimes committed IN
more recent times by United states
senator's, far blacker and more IN
famous than polygamy entered INTO
honestly and for honest purposes, VIII
no thought Of immortality II they
start to throwing stones l fear they
would fly so thick and fast that lew
would miss getting a thump. It is a
poor Very poor, business in trying to
raise money for church work TO al
tempt to tear down a church. lnaiign@
It's people, mud daub record that
stands out as clean, as clear and brisht
in its achievements as does the Nor
mon church. 1 do not advocate polyg-
amy I never did, and never will. But
the Mormon people are justly entltleu
to credit for the marvellous advance
|$ment they have made. They nave mace ,i
Utah u fit gardenhof the gods tneg
have made it one grand temple for the
people to live In, they have made pos,
sble q happy, a prosperous ana pro-
gressive people. From sagebrush to a
fertile land for everything productive
for the good and the welfare OF the
masses. The Morlnons have succeeded
beyond all reasonable expectations.
There has to be something beyond fu-8
man power, something higher than
frail human hands to accomplish the
wonders we See on every hand IN ttan.
That something was the trust and falth
the Mormon people hold IN the DIVINE
power and love of God. They looked to
Him for help, for strength, for guidance
| and they have not looked in vain.
| believe that God is with this people.
| has always Succored and sustained
! them and He will continue to do SO
! to the end, 1t is wicked, it is vile for.
any one to come here, enjoy all of the
| advantages that the Mormon people
have made safe. permanent and secure
| to go abroad and for greed for gam
for notoriety. lie and vilify people
! that deserve the best that can be said
for any people. II Salt Lake City
! is drifting toward a Sodom and Go
! morrah, the Rev. Mr.. Short had bet
ter hasten back and assist his BROTH
clergylnen to redeem the city from such
q fate MRS. LOUISE COULSON,