Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-09


answer to certain articles concerning
tnem' which have appeared in several
Norwegian papers. hereby wish to state
mat we are not members OF the Nor
mon Church. and never have been
connected with them. but being OF
Norwegian birth and fully Acquainted
with the conditions here In Utah. wish
10 corrobOrate the facts stated In the
address OF the women above re-
ferred TO. We wish II understood at
home that neither the Mormon nor the
non Mormon girls from Norway, or any
other country, residing here In Utah.
are held In any restraint or compelled
10 act contrary to their own religious
convictions,
Respectfully,
j. NJ HANSEN.
Former minister Of the Norwegian
Methodist church
y. POULSEN.
Manager OF J. =. Poulsen cabinet
works.
ADOLPH ANDERSEN.
Herald Republican.
e NfKO. MD
f. n STUDNESS. Druggist.
j II REIMERS.
Manager Great American Tea & Coffee
company.
Upon calling for a rising vote upon
tho adoption Of the address, every per-
son in the house arose and by raising
the right hand the address was adopted.
JUDGE NIELsEN's ADDRESS.
Judge c. NJ. Nielsen then delivered
the following address.
1--WE have listened here tonight to
the reading Of several newspaper clip
pings taken from the press published
Ia Christlania, Norway and II is sur
prising to me to say the least, that
the press of Norway Is stu so tar be
hind the times In its knowledge con
corning the true condition OF our cOun-
try people who reside here In Titan.
wish that we had some representatives,
from the Norwegian press here tonight
50 that they could see this large audi
cncC OF Nurwe gians gathered here. They
could not help admiring the beautiful
singing by our large choir, and II they
would look into tho faces of you, my
young brethren ANA sisters, who nave
emf grated here from Norway, they
would not dare to tell you that you are
a lot OF fools and knaves, subject to
deception by any set OF missionaries OF
cCclcsiasts. You certainly do not APP
pear 10 me as being held In bondage
by the so-called Mormon priesthood
and that you are afraid to say That
your soul Is your own. II our people
at home In Norway could have seen
you young ladies when you arose IN me
body Of this hall, and raised your rlsht
hand in approval of the facts stated
in the address now just read, ! believe
they would have agreed with me when
/ say that you were acting In perfect
accord with your own free VIII una
conscience.
Before | proceed further, with my
argument. | desire To read few words
from the seventh chapter Of st.
Matthew:
BY their fruits yo shall know them;
do men gather grapes from thprns, or
figs from thlstles? \ good tree cannot
bring forth evil fruit; neither can cor
rupt tree bring forth good fruit
Now / propose to show you, my TEL
low Countrymen here tonight some OF
tho fruits OF Mormonism, and leave IL
10 your Judgment as to whether 1t Is
good or bad. 1t will be necessary 10
briefly refer to few passages OF the
New Testament which show what the
doctrines OF Christ were az recorded IN
the good old book.
The speaker then proceeded to quote
AZ considerable length from passages
from the New Testament in support
OF his contention that the Mormon doc
trina Is the very same religion as pro
claimed by Christ and his apostles
After having shown the spiritual slue
of Mormouism Judge Nielsen proceed,I
10 show the temporal situation by reau
inc statistics taken from the records
OF the Church, and from state docu-
SOME STATISTICS.
Tho speaker said Mormonism teaches
that no one can be saved In ignorance
and he then went on to quote from the
seventh report of the superintendent or
public instruction OF the state OF ttan
Tor tho year 1903. page p, where Titan
10 rated as third in the list OF states
In regard 10 having the least amount
~ illiteracy in the United states.
eve hnd by comparison said the
fudge. that there are AZ states IN the
Union below Utah in respect 10 eduSH-
,ion some ono may argue that TINS
a. shou,ine, can not be credited 10 the
Nor,nons alone. and while We are per-
fectlv willing to accord the non MOT
mons every credit due them, I wish 10
re- or to what the Mormon Church has
done in regard TO promoting educaloh
among the people exclusive OF the s'a''
schools. 49,.
s,,royintendent OF the Church schools
That the church has erected 80 UNI,
vcrsIties and high schools in Itan anu
adjoining states, where our ptople IN
located. AMI up to 1909, the Church nus
Maid for the erection OF sald ntu
scbools the sum Of Si.157 56S.37. Add to
nc Tho sum for apparatus and equip
nent maid out Is $l56,l62,S9. Inc
church has annually appropriated Tor
the maintenance OF these universities YES
and high schools, the sum OF SsooovV,
Vesides the above expenditures by inc
church. the teachers education tuhd
I'm the Church schools Is malntalhcu
bv the teachers paving one-hau OF on
. Int ~ their salary into the fund.
ana the church gives an equal amount
The total figure OF which amount
have not been able to obtain This fund
is Loaned TO the teachers in acquiring
higher education, degrees. etc. abroad,
From the foregoing 1t must appear
that the Mormon leaders are uolhs az
A. ,bcir novyer to provide means FOR
Tho education FOR the people.
POOR TAKEN CARE OF
"And again wish 10 show you that