The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-19
ANTl-MORwAN CRUSADERS WILL
SPEAK In THIS CITY SUNDAY
sEhvIcEe WILL Dc CONDUCTED
IN SECOND pRgseYTERiAN
CHURCH.
Hsn Who Have Given Question Con
siderable study viii Discuss Nor
uanisnn From Every Standpoint

That the insidious tesching OF poly
fanny by the Mormon church reaches
A. the weak 10 seeminyly proved b.
The findings OF the anti Mormon cru
sAders who come to Wheeling on sun
day. March 20.
AS late as February Il recruits Tor
polyEamy were enlisted. On that d. se
burgh, Pa. asserts Thomas W. BIC,
nell. former president of the NationN
lows:
Il am not sure but that we may
nav have TO come to polygamy in a modi
gamous Life In the east. central west
and on the Pacific coast. where mar
tial lie In bestial and devilish. Think
OF the terrible and adulterous condi-
lions under the cover OF our marriage
This. coming from one OF the fore
most American educators, Is a sign OF
the times. DIR. Bicknell exerts some
lnnuence over every public school
teacher In the United States. He was
pioneer In the npbnilding OF III.
, National Educational association and
'Dr. Martin. who comes here on March
-. contends that II the Mormons
could persuade DIR. Bicknell that poly-
gamy IN any form OF In any degree
would be right before God or man n
81 " assume mat school teachers
ana Others not 30 safely grounded In
morals as DIR. Bicknell. would be like
wise Influenced to the hurt OF al.
american homelife. to the detriment
OF All motherhood and to the utter
obstruction OF the domestic relations
between normal men and women.
That the Mormons know how ia
teach polygamy and the social sys.
TENS leading thereto seems 10 be indi.
sateo py the fact. DIR. Martin claims,
That Dir. Bicknell spent less than a
month In Utah and that ne absorbed
ms present idea of a modified polyg.
amy Tor all Americans from his study
OF Mormon literature relating 10
poIygamy. Upon this theory Frank j.
cannon. the first United States sena.
Tor elected by Utah. who also comes
10 wheeling on March % TO present
the evils OF Mormonism, has advised
me National Reform Association and
me International Council for Patriotic
service that all OF the publications Is.
sued by the Mormon church are OBJ.
scene and therefore unavailable under
the post ohice regulations.
Use Testimony.
Is now proposed by the Interna.
tional Council for Patriotic Service
10 use the testimony OF DIR. Bicknell
AS PROOF OF the claim that the Nor.
mons use the United States mails 10
Pciy tauy anu tndt ne was con-
Nerteu 10 his present belief by litera.
lure thus received. DIR. BicknelI re-
sioes at 201 Doyle avenue. Providence.
~ l., and IL was from this addres !
that ne penned his amazing indict.
ment OF American domestic life.
The National Reform association
VIII ask all the clergymen OF America
to discuss DR.. Bicknell's proposition
: from their pulpits, and IL Is under.
stood that the Mothers congress- ~
the United States. the Home Mission
poard and the Women's Christian as.
sociauon VIII take the matter up TO
the end that the banefu. Influence of
Mormon instruction in polygamy NAV
not be spread through the malls. The
letter OF DIR. Bicknall opens up the
whole subject along a new line.
In the Second Presbyterian church
on March y. Senator Cannon and DIR.
Martin Will present all the evils and
perils OF Mormonism and a branch OF
the Order OF the Crusaders will be or.
ganized VI
Rev. Thomas G. Koontz is in charge
OF the meeting.