The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-03-09
THE MoRMoNs
INCREASED ACTIVITIES IN WAL
SAIL. - EFFORTS TO SECURE
GIRL CONVERTS.
l"Ploneer1 Snecinll

AOntti DDtllolsI
The activities of the MormUns In
Walsall has during the past few weeks
been greatly increased as a result OF
the intensiiication throughout the
country OF the Infamous crusade of
this SO called "church"-the Latter
day Saints, as they chose to describe
themselves. Several OF these mis-
sionaries are now in the town, and
from enquiries which Pioneer
representative has made this week II
appears that they are concentrating,
for the time being, on the Caldmore
district. The streets In this part OF
the borough are being Thoroughly can
vassed-from house to house--and a
great quantity of literature Is being
distributed.
Girls Wanted for Salt Lake City.
The methods which the Mormons
are pursuing are quite in keeping
with their ultimate object, which is
to get girl converts to Salt Lake City
in America, where they are distri
buted by the Mormon Church purely
for polygamous purposes. As the
Rev. Sir Genville Caye-Browne- Cave,
Bart, the "sowpuncher parson" (who
Bart, the "cowpuncher parson" (who
wildly describes IT, "Polygamy is
the basic purpose of all the Mormon
propaganda. and the Mormon mis-
sionaries are a deadly peril to every
woman they deal with. My experience
is that the Mormon Church regards a
woman simply as a collaborating
machine. The girl convert does not
know this till she is landed In Utah,
where SHE Is utterly at the mercy OF
the mot merciless church in the
most sinful city I'm all the world.
Twenty thousand girls have emlgrated
TO Utah In the last ten years. None
one OF these girls have ever returned
They never get out OF the city. They
are sealed" to a Mormon, who houses
his wives in different parts of the city
He visits them periodically, possesses
them absolutely, and When he has
grown tired of them, hires them out
for money making purposes"
Morning and Afternoon Calls.
As Is usual, the Mormon missionar-
les In Walsall work in couples, and
their visits are arranged, so far as
they can do II, so that they can con.
verse with the housewife, with a
daughter or even the maid, when
there is no man about.
The Pioneer" representative called
at houses In several of the streets in
the Caldmore district and was told
that the Mormons had been there
either in a morning or afternoon,
while In one instance the missionary
called before eight o'clock In the
morning, and had conversation with
a maid before anyone else In the
house had risen. They introduce
themselves by references to the new
religion OF the Latterday Saints" and
the literature they have been leaving
at the houses includes four page
pamphlet entitled Rays of Living
Light" and a circular letter, which,
beginning Dear Friend proceeds
AS a humble servant OF the Lord
come TO You with a message that the
Gospel has been restored and the
church OF Christ is again established
In the earth. The accompanying
tract, and others which viii follow,
will make plain the way OF salvation.
shall call again In a few days, etc"
Young Woman Detained In the Street.
SO far as the Pioneer has been
able 10 ascertain the reception these
pests have received has been any
thing but encouraging. They have
either had the doors closed In their
faces, or, where they happened 10 call
while the husband was at home, were
told very plainly that unless they
made themselves scarce they would be
forcibly removed. One case came TO
our notice where one nf the Mor,nonss
who are described as young, good
looking, and y.spoken-actual
ly detained a young woman In the
street for nearly half-an-hour, she