The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08
MORMON ELDERS ARE
WATCHED IN ENGLAND
lome Office in London
>robes Into Systematic Prop
\ aganda of Missionaries.
WORK WELL ORGANIZED
Women Emigrants May Be
questioned as to Who IS
h Paying Passage.
Work WELL, ORGANIZED

I5Bcial Cable to Tho Tribune,
LONDON, Sept. THE home Office
carefully watching the movements
4 American Mormon agents who are
trying on propaganda Of hitherto
Iequeled magnitude and thoroughness
over England.
Great Britain is now divided into
irteen Mormon conferences, each of
hich has as its head president. These
I've under their control q certain num-
u of elders, who again are assisted
teacbers and priests. Thus every
1T of Great Britain is included in
b organization, and there is not a
1T of the country but what will be
Ated at' some time or other during
j next few months by these we'll
ken men from Utah.
How complete is the organization OF
d Utah church may be gathered from
bhshed monthly in Liverpool, which
ve the Official figures recently for
b years proselyting campaign IN
cures Tell Story.
This states that there are now at
llrk 1173 active missionaries, and
ne during the twelve months under
new 36,645 houses were visited, So,-
y gospel conversations were recorded,
ue no fewer than $4,000 leaflets
Il 66,722 books were personally dis
buted and 1045 meetings held.
/ verywhere is to be found the trail
Ithese Mormon missionaries, whether
1.-The crowded cities and towns or
"a the peace Of the countryside q
hse~ toulouse visitation is made; no
ee is too grand or too humble TO be
Etted, while minute record is kept
ncerning the inmates of each dwell
as to whether they have displayed
n interest in the ''truth.'
But these elders do not come openly
Mormops-and therein Is one Of the
.bt subtle dangers connected with
3E campaign. They know that if
Wv did so, in most cases their recep-
ID would be a hostile one. as "Mor-
.nism'' and polygamy' are sy-
ihymous terms in the minds Of
II. Therefore, they call themselves
latter-day Saints Carrying con.
euous Bible beneath their arm and
10 dressed, these men present all the
|pearance OF evangelical gospel or
'Yrcb workers.
bme Office Watchful.
a Moreover, they distribute leaflets
y contain no hint Of the Word
dHormonism, or indicate that those
H,,E~, ,h,,A ", -
hb Mormon church. Further, these
FIets are literally besprinkled with
Is, and set forth that they are the
Irst principles of the gospel" At
! L bottom Of them In small type is
:. md the simple announcement thst
Meetings. are held' at certain ad-
} us, and tho whole concludes with,
earchers after truth are cordially in
> these papers are placed In the hands
kall those the Mormon elders cnll
m, and ut the same time . very
hpdlal invitation is given TO "come
The meeting house and hear the way
By.truth set FORTH
very effort is made TO induce the
" spective convert to be baptized by
eelnersion. Those who are thus per-
ded to pass through this ordinance
told that they have become full
nnbers OF the church. Thus they
e become Mormous without having
6ep Instructed in tho real doctrines OF
S sect.
.t present the home Office has nc
ms at it's command to stop this
y s&paganda. A bill will be laid before
liament next session, enabling the
sVrnment inspectors to submit womer
grants to an examination as tc
ther their passage has been paid
the Mormon agents.