Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-29
MORMON ELDER
ANSWERS ATTACK
MADE ON CHURCH
Heber Q. Hale Challenges
the Sincerity and Verac-
ity of Ministers Who De-
nounce Mormon Menace

Heber @. Hale. president of the Boise
Mormon mission. declares that in JUS
tice to the communicates of his own
church, he cannot remain silent follow
ing the statements made yesterday by
Rev. Hannum and those made recently
by Rev Chalfant relative to the Nor
mon church and it's teachings. In an
interview prepared to refute these
statements. Mr.. Hale makes the charge
that number of the members Of Rev.
Chalfant's church. Disguised at the
charges made by him against the Nor
mons and at the manner Of his attack,
arose and walked from the church as
an open protest against such state
ments and such attacks. Mr.. Hale
says:
1T is not my desire to stir up strife
or NEEDLE with other peoples affairs,
but l think the limit of Christian pa
thence and forbearance is reached and
that it would be construed as an ac-
quiescence on my part at least, In the
face of such vile charges as these so
often repeated from the same source,
IL did not challenge the sincerity and
veracity of the statements respecting
'Mormonism.' as fell from the lips of
Rev. j. w. Hannum in his Thanksgiv-
ing sermon yesterday and Rev. Charles
L. Chalfant in his Sunday evening SER
mon. A number of the communicates
of the latter's own congregation were
SO disguised with the spirit and man
ner of his utterances about his fellow
religionists, for which there was no ap-
parent provocation whatever, that they
got up and left the services and came
over to our church.
Calls Presbyterians Prosecutors.
Even now l would decline q re-
Spouse to an interview on this matter
We're 1t not for the pertinent fact that
this is a periodical affair with the
Presbyterians in this city, as else
where. They have been among our
foremost prosecutors in times past and
they are still at it. Their ministers
have by the incendiarism of speech and
the unrestrained bitterness of language
and falsehood melted mobs to deeds of
awful violence against settlements of
our people in various localities, result
ing ultimately in the foul murder of
the prophet, Joseph Smith. and his
brother Hyrum, at Carthage, H., on
the 9th day of June, 1874, and in the
subsequent expulsion of their followers
from the states Of Illinois and Mis-
souri, Ten thousand innocent and de-
fenseless people were thus compelled
to leave behind their burning homes
and devastated fields and perish, for
ought their prosecutors knew or cared
on the tractless desert or in the wild
Businesses Of the Rocky mountains
Il do not know anything about Rev
Hannum. This is the first time / have
heard from him. But Rev. Chalfant
has an outburst against the 'Mor1nons
every few months. Now, have kept
still in the face of such Islander and
abuse as long as l intend to, and II it
is war instead of peace that these men
and their kind are looking for, why,
am made of the kind Of stuff to give
them what they want
Both men have charged the Nor
mons with being I'M Christian, or anti
Christian, and un-American and with
being national disgrace and men
ace to society. We challenge such
declarations as these and numerous
others, and If Rev. Mr.. Chalfant or
Rev. Mr.. Hannum, or both, want to
meet us in public debate on the ques-
ton: Which is the more nearly and
truly Christian and teaches more lit
orally and fully the gospel of Jesus
Christ. the Presbyterian or the Nor
mon church, All they have to do is
simply set the time and the place.
Challenges Mr.. Chalfant.
"Rev. Mr.. Chalfant has been preach
Ing in this city for about four or five
years, and l dare say that he cannot
point to single act or utterance on the
part of the 'Mormons' here which has
in any way harrassed his sweet spirit
lust See that Corn