The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

and Boston, whose London address
was 20 Camrose street. plumstoid tod
us his story. of twenty-One years %.
happy marriage until his home was
invaded by Mormon elders, his N.!e
converted and his two children also.
- boy of IL ana a girl If l.. ..-
tized into the Mormon Church. II.
wife had kept the secret of her con-
version into the Mormon Church Ggl.
ing his absence at sea until, retur NJ
Unexpectedly once, he discovered 20
bureau drawer the receipts for 90.
tithes his wife had been payiug o. The
Mormons, also her Mormon Bible. I.I
that she had gone away with Oh,
Mormon elders. Life then became ua.
bearable in the home his children had
been set against him. and there W.-
nothing to do but to give his w.fr her
way. After trying every persuasion.
bringing his Presbyterian m.u.-'.r
and finally the Rev Daniel G. H.
Bartlett of Liverpool to see her, capt.
Mcdonald gave her first class return
ticket and let her go, with her dau-H-
ter. He learned that she was pr.
lytizing for the Mormons in Cartat.
and, having wormed her way into .ae
w. c. 7. L. to make Mormon conv0..s.
had been dismissed from member p
in that organization. Thus. VIII,
serving his country on the seas. ClT'.
McDonald's wife, son and dau-at,.
had been taken from him and his l. u'
broken up through the influencr =
the Mormon elders.
George II, Potter Of 81 Wellin-'.g
road, Dudley, had an interesting story
to tell us. He declared that he lad
left England TO go to Utah, eXpcc,.r-
to find it all that the Mormons claim
for it, only to find himself greatly Bee
ceived. He declared that po,yguWv
was both taught and practised .u .hr
Mormon Church and that for sin So, .-
before his return to England be- .I|
10 live double life in Salt LAX. o..
and was in communication W.
Baptist minister 10 whom he told l.s
troubles. When he returned 90 Dr.,
home in England, where he had ,.rc
entertained and fed the Mormon h,-
sides paying tithes t. the ChUre.. ..
found his wife and children in war' q
food, and that on the last SUNDAY 90
fore his return the Mormon elders az
taken the last money his wife had FOR
tithes, leaving her pennless.
These are some typical cases =
which we were able to secure a''idt' --.
1t developed that the parish of th, i..v.
Daniel II. c. Bartlett. vicar If =, Ne
thaniels, Liverpool, had been "a storm
centre of Mormon troubles sine. ..a
Mormon elders had been pro-o'y'.r
in the very flock Of St. Natnlt IFS
and had been able to secure t '.w
choice girls and despatch them ',
Utah. Mr.. Bartlett made great p .'
against the Mormons, issued ..'..-
of pamphlets which were finally
lished in book form with "a g.. ..."
10y the Bishop of Liverpool. $
after our arrival in Livcrp. .'.
Bart ett, backed oy the Bishop .
erpool, arranged mass meet r
us at Hope Hall.
The meeting was a tr,u.. -
success, and similar mcct.r-.
arranged in London, B.rmD.-
Cambridge, Manchester AMI
places. At the close of on.
protest meetings held at SIM.
near Birmingham, one If .',
counclmcn came To the plN't.l.
stated that he was ready to iplH.
cation OF mca, peacefully, 20 81
headquarters and in the nam.
citizens of the town ask them
the place. About 500 mon &
him. and they requested the 81
To he out Of the town in t,,r,.
hours. tn" Murmons went.
wood, after a meeting, the S.
the town, with the consent
Mayor, backed 10y "A number ,l
men, called at the Mormon
ana gave them a week To ,r.l,
They left. At Birkcuhrll '...
requested to leave. but r.fu-.
the result that there was Il r..
police were called To protect a..
mon mission. but the crowd
Furious they fought the police.
building was wrecked and scr.r
sons were hurt, For some tim.
that the Mormon mission was -.
ny the police, Durham Hoo.
Mormon headquarters i'm IT,.
was stoned following mrr'l..
AS the result of our ilshf
the Mormons there was gru,.
back of Mormon mission wurh
land. Some Of the oldest 81
mission stations, such as
Birkenhead, Smethwick and "
were closed and their mc,tl..