Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1922-03-16

ing grace OF their creed, why do they
concentrate all their persuasive elo-
ouences and their cleverly-phrased
literature upon women, and young
women at that? Are not our men
worth saving2 Besides why do they
come to Europe at all?
There are somewhere round about
90, 600, 900 In the United States, who
are not Mormons. One imaginss that
this huge field for pious endeaVor
would keep the Mormon missionaries
busy for quite q long time, II piety
were the sole handspring.
But for some reason which none
OF the elders trouble 70 explain
though 1t seems to sane man very
pertinent to the discussion-the MOI
mon missionaries are not popular In
America, and especially in the States
adjoining Utah. In Texas and Ariz-
ona, for example, they are SO unpop-
ular that 1t is scarcely regarded AZ
a crime for q father or brother OF
potential convert to shoot the mis-
sionary. That is another point on
which the elders" might be more
explicit.
MYSTERY OF
MORMONISM
These are highly suspicious facts,
aren't they? There are others. For
Example, Mr.. Stuart Martin, the au-
thor of .'The Mystery of Mormonism
asserts that the late president Oh the
Church of the Latter any Saints VINO
ldied in 1918, was the husband Oh
five wives, and the father OF over
40 children. He says also that the
present president, MIR, Heber ]. Grant
frankly breaches polygamys
These assertions have never been
disDroved by the missionaries VINO
came all the way to Europe to seek
flor converts while there are 9O,OOU'-
400 still unconverted. on their very
doorstep. Which is why think l
am justified in demanding that our
Government should take steps TO get
at the truth, so that our women VINO
choose to embrace the Mormon creed
shall at least, do SO with full know
ledge of the facts.
Az things are, the jubilant predic-
ton Of one of the leaders Of the lat
est crusade that there is coming q
glorious revival of Mormonism In
this makes the sane citizen think
rather violently. Why should there
be so much secrecy about It? II
1.-THE Mormon missionaries cannot
lpeople Utah from the nefghboring
Estates, there must be a good reason
lfor it. What is the reason?
CASE FOR THE
HOME OFFICE
The chief trouble In this, as in
many other matters, we English peo-
lpie are too easy going. II a. man
lprofesses Mormonism-or Confucian-
ism for the matter of that--we leave
him to get on with 1t. Such wide
Tolerance is part of our racial char
Iacteristics. / would be the very
last in the world to welcome its wax
ening.
But there are limits, and / thinl
that the threatened great and glo
. rious revival Of Mormon propagan
da is q prospect to which the appli
cation OF overmuch soIeration woul'
be something like criminal blund
er. have, in what I have writer
very studious1y refrained from an
exaggeration or sensationalism. M
view is that, in matter of such i'm
portance, the over-use OF adjective
! and lurid headlines does more harI
than good. am concerned solely t
get at the truth. Do the Mormon
still teach and secretly practice pc
llygamy?
I This Is the pivotal question, an
lin the interests OF our girls an
young women we~are entitled to
: authoritative answer. Such an an
: wer can be given only by the Seer
] tary OF State for the Home Depar
I, ment. viii Mr.. Secretary shor
Z nut the machine In motion?
y Univ PTTCTNESS