The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-21
SENATOR CANNON
WITH RINGING WORDS
SOUNDS A WARNING
SAYS PROGRESS OF MORMON
CHURCH is MENACE TO AMER
IcAN FREEDOM.
HAS A BRANCH In Chattanooga

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Miss Mary Agnes Doyle Delights the
Audience In Her Readings and I'm
personations-The lie Brun Grand
Opera Company to Appear Tonight.
The lecturer Of Senator Frank J.
Cannon at the Chautauqua tent Mon.
day afternoon was the most scathing
arrangement of the Mormon church
that the English language could de-
lpict. Senator Cannon Is a finished
speaker, a man of wide information
| in civic and national affairs, years Of
connection with doings Of the Nor
mops in Utah, and his every utter
ance is one of authority.
II was through his influence and
pleadings that the agreement of 1890
was made with the leaders of the
church, and when the Mormons VIC
lated that agreement both in practice
ard by it's authoritative teachings
through the priests and the direction
of the president, he established him
self as true patriot in taking up the
fight against the progress of Mormon
practices and teachings.
1t YVES perhaps astonishing infor-
nation when the speaker made the
assertion that the strongest subordi-
nate connection of the Mormon church
in the United States is located at
Chattanooga, and it is to this branch
that more Mormon priests report
than 10 any other branch of the
church excepting the headquarters at
Salt Lake City. He depicted the ter
rible practices and the woeful moral
conditions in a manner most convinc-
irng, stopping at intervals to ask his
hearers if they were not ready now to
stop the progress of the Mormon
church, when would they be ready?
At times his bursts of fiery indig-
nation took the form of eloquent ap-
pcals in the name OF virtue and chas-
tity that carried conviction to every |
heart.
The speaker warned his hearers
that there was menace to. the Unit
ed States government in the progress
Of the Mormon church, that there
was organized action in every state
lr the Union, that every candidate for
every Office in five states Of the north
west was selected by the inner coun-
ell Ct The church in Salt Lake City,
and that the acceptability of the can
hates for president of the United
States in both parties underwent the
Same scrutiny.
Seldom was the speaker humorous,
tut his sarcasm was OF the most Bit
n2 character and his language choice
Ind expressive Truly Mr.. Cannon
las message for the American peo-
Die that cannot be needed too soon,
Ind the fact that the directing force
If this menacing power lies SO far
way is, he says, the excuse that
many offer as their reason for their
The fact that the
argest subordinate branch of the
church in the world Is located at
chattanooga ought to rivet the atten-
ion of Tennesseans.
The Carroll Glee Club entertained
he audience for forty minutes before
he speaker of the afternoon was in
reduced, and elected round afterl
ound of applause.
In the evening the Glee Club again
urLished the musical program. inter
'pelsed with humorous readings by
me Of the members.
Miss Mary Agnes Doyre, noted
'eader and impersonator, appeared in
monologue. "The Nest Egg Her
Of the character of AMI
Did maid, as we'll az. the other .,,les
The assumed, was of the highest or.
lei and her conception Of the differ.
INT characters was most remarkable.
Her appreciation of humorous stu.
'tions was SO thoroughly Irish that
t was given added zest. Miss Doyle's
appearance was a distinct success.
This afternoon the LIE Brun Grand ;
Opera Company, followed by Frank ,
Dixon in his lecture "The Man !
Against the Mass" will be the pro. &
ram. At night the LIE Brun Grand
Opera Company will occupy the en-. &
ire evening, and 1t will be a great ,
for music lovers. Il
Wednesdays Program. r
Beginning at 9 O'Clock the boy 1
cout master win address the boys. =
following this will be the regular l
morning lecture by DR.. VIM A CoI.