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Show SUCH "MARTYRS!" In tho Mormon church there has been a persistent effort, to exalt certain men whom the lawbroaking chiefs havo designated as "martyrs to tho cause of truth." Let us sco who those men wero and what was their character. They wpro Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, David W. Patten and Parley P. Pratt that is, they arc the "martyrs" most frequently fre-quently alluded to whou tho subject is mentioned at all. .Tt. is scarcely necessary neces-sary to say anything hero concerning Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Their misdeeds mis-deeds aro so well known that to repeat re-peat a recital of them at this timo would bo a waste of space. David W. Patten was an apostlo and was especially espe-cially Hot apart by the first two mentioned men-tioned individuals to icad tho Danilcs in Missouri in their raidintrs. thoir nil. Iaging, their arson and their murderous assaults. Ho was a captain of the murderous mur-derous gang of thugs which was given countenance by tho "prophets." He was known as Captain Foarnot, He was finally killed iu a fight on Crooked river, and thus became a "martyr" in tho eyes of the Mormon chief priests. Parley P. Pratt was also an apostle. Tn that samo battle on Crooked river n man named Tarwaler was severely wounded and captured by the Danitcs. John D. Loo was a member of the gang at that time, and was present on that occasion. Ho says that Tnrwatcr was turned looso and told to "git;n but that as soon as ho had gone about forty yards Parley P. Pratt took deliberate aim at him nnd fired. Tarwatcr foil and it wns believed that ho was dead, but ho was scvorely ivqundcd and later managed to crawl awny to whcro ho could get assistance. After the exodus to Utah Parley P. Pratt went on a mission mis-sion to Arkansas. There ho met and converted a married woman whom ho later induced to desort her husband nnd como to Utah. Tho outraged husband killed Pratt as punishment for his infamy; in-famy; and thus he, too, becamo a "martyr." A "bright lot" they all are. |