The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-20
LAST DAY OF CalU1AUQUl.
CHILDREN DELIGHTED WITH
CLEVER TRICKS BY MAGICIAN
RENO.
MIR. Cannon Makes F'Orccful Address
against MOrmOnsm, Making Sc
riOus Charge Against Its Doctrines

Singing party as it's final attraction
From The Daily Item. May 16.
after a week In which many high
class attractions were seen and had
aroused the most intense interest of
the people of Sumter in it's course
More than eight hundred and fifty
tickets have been pledged for the
Chautauqua next year. which will
again visit Sumter fact that
Sumter people will learn with pleas
ure.
The closing feature comes tonight,
the Kellogg -Haines Singing Party. af-
ter which the farewell to the Chau-
tauqua until next year will be said
This afternoon the address Of Monta-
vile Flowers on the Japanese situa-
tion in California will Re the attrac-
tion with the Kellogg -Haines party.
This morning Mr.. Kline made his
final address, very interesting and
excellently delivered discouse on the
part the short story played in liter
ature. His subject was THE Short
Story, the Literature Of the Masses" "
He told how 1t was that the novel, es-
pecially the long ones and those in
more than one volume, were not
popular with the masses who did not
have time or thought to give to them,
while the short story required less
time and fulfilled the same place in
literature to them. Poe, he said, had
probably written the most complete
short stories, stories which had to be
an artistic whole in themselves, hav-
ing everything and lacking nothing
He read several short stores, at the
close OF his discussion which seemed
to meet with hearty response from
the audience.
In closing he stated that he hoped
that his lctures had found q place
Tot only in the intellect, but in the
heart Of some of his hearers.
Mr.. c. l.. Cuttino. on behalf Of
those who have been to hear Mr..
Kline's lectures, extended the thanks
Of the audience and expressed the
feeling that the lectures had been a
source of profound pleasure and in
struction to all.
Mr.. Kline has made fine impress
sion on those who have been attend
Ing his lectures. both by his per-
sonality and the excellence of his
lectures. The audience apparently
has been very appreciative and his
lectures will, II he comes again, be
eagerly attended by the people Of
Sumter
On Friday afternoon Hon. Frank j.
Cannon of Denver, Colorado, the son
OF q Mormon priest. delivered q lee
tvre on the Mormonism Of the mod
ern day. He made a scathing ar
raingment Of the Mormon kingdom in
the United States and an attack on
1t for failing to keep its pledges to
United States government. pledges
which were entered into when the ter
ritory was given Statehood. 1t was
because Mormon church had brok-
en- faith with the United States.
pledges which had been made through
him as its representative in congress,
that he was now opposing its course
re stated that twenty years ago there
was one Mormon in the United States
For every four million persons, today
there were one Mormon to every
sixty people. or one and one-half mil
lion Mormons, according to the best
estimates. He accused the Mormon
Church Of treason. conspiring to over
throw the United States government,
teaching the divinity of polygamy and
numerous other crimes against the
laws Of the nation. His lecture was
listened to with the deepest atten-
ton by a large audience and was de-
livered with the feeling that his mes
sage seemed to call for.
Following the lecture and his call
for the people OF the United States
To take up arms against Mormonism,
at the night meeting the following
resolution was submitted and adopt
ed by those i'm attendance:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in Congress Assembled
Whereas. We arc Informed that the
Mormon Church continues to teach
the divinity OF polysamy; and
Whereas. its prophet and many of
his priests continue To practice that
crime;
Now, Therefore. we citizens Of the
United States in public assemblagc
convened, do respectfully urge upon
congress the speedy adoption of a
resolution proposing an amendment