Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-13

gushing privilege to listen TO a disserta-
tion on the Mornons delivered by a
so-called minister OF the gospel This
man delivered himself Of a tiraue OF
abuse and calumny against the Nor
mons that was Vile In the extreme. He
said that he went out 20 Salt Lake to
proselyte against the Mormons and do
missionary work for the church he rep
resented. Finally, to make long story
short, the Mormons began 10 warn him
to cease his work and efforts against
them or they would take HIS life. But
said he, 4 was doing the Lords work
and had his kind, benevolent protection,
hence feared no danger A little later
on, however. IL seemed the Lord must
have withdrawn his protecting arm
from about him. for he said, Finally
tho Mormons became so wrought up
over the terrible lnroads / was making
on their Church membership. | became
satisfied my life was in danger, and To
avoid being killed by them I left AT the
urgent advice of my congregation
Now listen
"Whiie we were In Salt Lake we Wis
tied the people who were members OF
this mans church during his stay
among them. and related to them the
sad story above. They told us there
was not one word OF truth I'm his story;
that he was never in danger OF losing
his life at the hands of the Mormons
mcnt. that II was not the Mornons
who made him leave, but his congrega-
ton made him leave. and they made
him leave because he collected money
for the church and never accounted to
the church for IT, We presume he h
stin ieoturing against the Mormons at
so much per, and the gullible gentle IL
gulping II down
The writer takes up the question Of
t.urs.. -
put before visitors though with the
church that is an issue Of the past, and
points out that the Latter-day Saints
arc not the only people that have be-
lieved In that practice. The writer
says
THE most renowned characters in
tho old dispensatlon we're polygamists;
characters whose lives are TO this day
commended to the sons OF men by
gentiles as worthy of emulation. Many
Of the authors of our present-day
gentle faiths sustained and even pro-
muiratod opinions I'm favor OF polyga-
my Though, be II said TO the credit
Of the Catholic faith. that church con-
demned II from her earliest history,
and never permitted It's practice. Luth-
or. Melanchton, Bucer and many Others
Of. their class. promulgated opinions in
III.
King Henry the Eighth TO adopt polyg-
amy In his case; but by divorcing two
wives and numbering two more, the
founder Of the Episcopal tEnglish)
church avoided It."
lie then says Justly that '1t III be-
comes any organization, church or 9th
erwlse. to point the finger Of scorn at
the Mormons of Utah" We are not
arguing for polygamy: but we cannot
but express the belief that most right
minded people in this country will
admit the justice Of this remark, when
they consider the actual status OF af-
fairs In the world. where there is about
as much regard for the marriage cove
nant as for the moral law in general.
We appreciate the letter quoted and
the observation-disclosures of the paper that
published It. The stories which the
writer followed up and exploded are but
samples Of the lot which anti-"Mor-
mons" have in cold storage for the
benefit of dupes When they are inves-
tgated they are found to be impossi-
BILE
We heard many years ago a noted
nnhI,c,st say that he had visited Salt
Lake and found himself perfectly safe
here, because there were so many
Gentiles, but that he had been warned
from going 20 Provo, because there
we're SO many "Mormons." and they
would surely kill him. Such were the
absurd stories served up here twenty
five years ago. And such are all the
anti Mormon" stories invented 10
make sensitive world nervous. There
Is nothing TO them. They will not stand
a judicial or even judicious investiga-
ton.