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Show OXE HOKE SL.lEltl.G HEXIIH CANT. Om: more of tho "preachers for hire" with which among other woes Utah his been afflicted, isply-lug isply-lug his trade in the East, and making mak-ing defamation of the "Mormons" his means of gathering funds. III-namo III-namo Is Ablel Leonard, ho assumes the title of "tt.sr." and he has been passing round the plite in Massa cbu&etts. The Xew Bedford Mir. cury gives a brief report of his remarks re-marks before "an audience of fair-proportions" fair-proportions" in Grace Church, lib-theme lib-theme was missionary work in the Territory of Utah; bis object the U3ua one of his tribe the raising of funis. Here is a portion of the repor'- "11c thought tho condition of the p"opio was greatly improved with the teacuin they were receiving. iX'hcu the missionary work was commence. tho people didu't even know thr fundamental principles of ourgovern-ment ourgovern-ment and this was not strange as tbey have no papers except those published it home, and tho leaders of the Church kept tho-n igncrani as possible possi-ble to make them contented v, ith their lot. Twrnty-thrce years' effort has had its efTec, and now the boys and l.irls wb.i f irmerly wero dm en out of tho Territory for dinug to think for tbeiu -elves are ha in their own w ay. and much good is bcinjr done." Xotwithstaudlug the many faK-hoods faK-hoods that have been told about th. 'Mormous" by profes-ed minister' of Clintt, when they wanted to ge mrjn-y from Christian people in th lit, -ecaunut help being startleti nsr aud then at the wilml lies sucl men will tell, and feeling surprn-that surprn-that Intelligent penons can be deceived de-ceived by such, stories into giving their nioLiy to these sbameiesr traveling mendicants. Every statement in the paragraph we have dipped is a falsehood. If. as the utterer claimed, ho has beei "a resident of Salt Lake for f-e vera yeir-,"hemuit know this beyoui iUestion. The priuciplee of govern meat have formed a part of schoo taitioufrom thebeginuing, in tbi Territory, and were taught before sectarian teacher showed his face o could make a living here. Booki and papers and periodicals of si kinds liavo been brought Into thb Territory by the ton. And tin uecessity of knowledge aud intelli K'nrclias been so impressed upei the "Mormon" people, that they unJerstanJ 'a man cannot be sav 111 Ignorance," aud that "the glory cf Got! is Intelligence." "Boys and girls driven from tho Territory for diring to think," is a piece of sheei fiction and ranks the "Rev" Abiel Leonard with the rest of the mercenary merce-nary c'w that lust after Mammon, aud seek to gain their oljectbt bearing false witaevi against theli neighliors. The rep-jrt conclude with these sigulticaut words: "At tho doss the public was given an opportunity of contributing to tho cause of the missionaries. That tells the whole story. It if the ume old scheme. Comment? with lying about the Saints, continue con-tinue by praising the missionary work among them which the cjb did "Christians" here admit is a complete failure, aud conclude b) taking up contributions. If there i a punishment deeper and darker and mare prolonged than any other, lt will surely be reserved for there pious defamcrs who, after being well treated by a people whom they cannot convert, go out to the world and spread falsehood concerning tho, partly to foster prejudice -ana breed trouble, nnd chiefly to deceive the unsophisticated aud coas money out of their pockets. Of all frauds and counterfeits of this age of deceit, they are certainly the most despicable despic-able and couteniptib'c |