The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-10-31 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

EXPOSED"  EX-PRIEST'S INDICTMENT.  atanic, lioentious, and 'murderous." The were three of the many adjectives  used to describe Mormonism by Mr. W. Jarman. an ca-Mormon priest. in j the Claughton. Music Rall on Tuesday Pastor George Wise .presided. and in the COUT6O of his remarks said he was prepared to meet any Mormon in debate on the question Is the Mormon God in harmony with reason and morality?" Mr. Jarman, who has now attained a ripe old age. gave his discourse not in a manner which marked him as an orator, but in a picturesque—for he was in his former priest's attire—and earnest manner, which carried conviction with it. He declared that Mormonism was of the devil, and he knew what he was talking about when he said that. He could disclose horrible facts as he knew them to exist, as he had seen and heard them in that "hell upon earth." Utah, the Sodom of the 19th century. The Mormons came to England and had the barefaced impudence to say that they WPre "'the" Church of Jesus Christ. It was blasphemy, and there was no religion in it. It contained nothing but lust and murder, and he (the speaker) knew of many thousands of murders which had been committed in that territory. It was a country in which women's hearts were broken. where women were driven to enieide. He had never met a man who was ever one-thousandth Part as bad as he (the speaker) had found Brigham Young to be. lie was the most villainous and murderous man he had ever met. Brigham Young was the prophet when he (the speak— erl first went to Utah, and when he died John Taylor took hi 5 place. This man, in one of his sermons, declared that Christianity was nonsense, that it was as sounding braes and a tinkling cymbal, and that it was corrupt. These men presented themselves in England as " Lottkr Day Saints," and they had their ball full of young women, feeding them and lodging them. He himself went to Salt Lake City through the deception of these Mormons. who were .thoroughly trained to deceive even the very elect-of God. Out of every 100 converts to Mormonism 00 were formerly Christians. It was a very sad thing and he would urge his hearers to think seriously about the question if they were Christians. He was told by Brigham Young that he had over ailo wives, but the "prophet" was not sure how many he had. Then no Mormon would be guilty of working to support his wives. He made them work whilst he took their wages. it w white slavery, and girls who had decided to go to. Utah were noing into a plaCe where they would lead an Awful life. if women valued their womanhood he would plead with them to remain in England. Polygamy was being carried on in Utah now, and was worse than ever, and he could prove it. This Mormonism was horrible, and should they look at it from any aspect they would COMP to the conclusion that it was of the devil, and terrible in the extreme.  .-In-;;;Uclusion. Mr. Jarman gave a graphic account of the 'Mountain Meadow Massacre," and described the cold-blooded way in which the Mormons, including their bishops and priest., murdered a large number of Christian men, women, and children. If this was all he had to br.ing against the Mormons. he concluded, it would be enough to condemn them and to make Englillmen do all they possiblY could to drive these people from our shores (loud applause).