Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-14
AND runs ~ BOSTON,

The Boston Traveller is grcotly cNer'
rise1 because of report that the gov
oia8r of Vermont IS 20 honor me Nom
ory ~ tho Prophet Joaeph by his pres.
coce a. the dedication of monument
at haron. the prouhets birthplace
says thc Traveller
The press announcement that The
nove,nor and other officers uf The STATE
al Vermont are go honor the memory of
Joseph smith founder ~ Mot1uonism
D., attending the dedication of mon
rncnt al sharon. Vermont. his birth
placo at whrh Reed Smoct viii make
the address. Is not contradictcd by ihe
officials mentioned although the story
has been public for almost week.
And then the paper pours oui ITS
Walls Of wrath upon The governor FOR
Swing official recognition to the
Prophet
what Kind of news service has the
Boston Traveller Hero in Utah &C.
sounds queer 20 hear a newspaper
ptluted ~ the very center of American
Intellect speaking OF an event as sim
future. winch ,ieuspirca four years
sgo Tho monument was dedicated in
1905 rho Traveller has evidently lost
track of time aud is lagging behind tho
rest Of The world
Tho part on the article in the Trav-
cher relating 20 the history OF the
church is just as absurd as that al
ready quoted and shows ns much iEn0-
rance. and great deal ~ malice
Joseph" the paper says, was q bru-
tai ard ifitcratc boy" The OPP site Is
true he was gentle as lamb. though
run of courage. Re was religiously In
clincd. devoted 10 his God. as the shep-
herd boy David He was studlous and
tbistne tor knowledge.
The Trayeler makes a number 90
curious statoments. Il says that az
M asc of nfteen Joseuh had alleged
isions in which angels advised him
that the New Testament wss buried Va
a certain SPOT" Did anyone. but the
Traveller. over hear Of any such visions
relating 90 the New Testament
THE paper. further, asserts that "in
due time. smith produced "a stone box
iu which WAS volume six inches thick
made of thin gold plates eisht inches
by eloven. also, "a pair OF snectaclcs
consisting Of set " two crystals set
in a silver bow ard yet he WAS va
ro'r that he had to induce IAN *
nofant farmer named Miller 10 give
hila money TO pay Tor printing the
book Wherc. IN the opinion Of the
Traveller did the young boy get those
gold plates aud the crystals set in a
silver bow? Did he buy those gold
piates and those crystals. or did he
manufacture them In either case he
must have had money. for numLer
Of gold plates would have represented
large fortune II he had money
enough 70 produce To- due time, as the
Traveller asserts. "A volume Of gold
plates six inches thick and a pair Of
erysieis sct la silver, The other state
mcnt that be depended upon the ignor-
anrc OF a. farmer for money for prlut-
ing Is nonseuse. The enemies always
contradict themselves in trying to ac-
count Tor the origin Of tho church
The Traveller has great deal of
startling Dews about the church. but
ihia-ls the most "ncwsy" Il is. we
presume. original with that paper:
oliver Covdeiy David whitmcr. and
Martin Harris each made a sworn am
daut that an angel Of God had shown
tnem the plates from which the book
Was translation BEFORE each OF these
men died They testified on their sacred
onfh that they had committed perjury
aud mat me entire proceedings were "a
fake.
The Boston Traveller m This para.
graph. has capped tho climax Of stupid
its aud ignorance II has hurled Itself
against the rock oi solid. historical
facts. n auy truth ia established 10
s This that the three witnesses never
dcniol their testimony
ohNcr Cowdors died n fuu faith and
church fellow shin. though De- was out
side tho church for some Time Just
before ho hreaihod DIS last mo- asked
his attendants to raise him up boz bed
This request being complied with. he
told those present 90 live according 90
iho teaching contained On the Book Of
Mormon peNd Whitmcr though not
idcnthed with thc church since is8S
always testified that au angel appeared
and showed 90 him inc plates And
Martin Harris also testified 90 the LAT
that thc Book or Mormon is true
This haing the fact ne hope the Boston
Traveller wll correct the orrors into
which hes anti" Mormon bitterness ma,
led 81. unless hko those tho Salt Lak,
Tribune. its mistakes m that subject
are intentional and fog q purpose