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Show "UKL'OKTIKO UfAII." A Ilaptlit Homo Missionary a el Is of the Xoimoas. Tho Ilaptlini have been holding a couvontlou In Denver. Tueiday waa tho day occupied by tho Women's Baptist Homo Missionary society, Ono of tboso who made rtorU was Mhs Kmma I', Faraons. Bhu told of her work among Iro Mormoni of Utah. Hho madu the ttatement that "Mor-monism "Mor-monism Is a combination of Christianity, Christian-ity, undent mythology und the philosophical philo-sophical ejaculations of various eohooli." Btio then proceeded to give u brief sketch nf tho rho of Mormon Iim, all of which showed that iho had no conception of thcto branches of her tulject. To any person acquainted with the religion and history of the Mormons It will bo apparent ap-parent that the lady haa been very much deceived In regard to the system uf whloh the ipeakt. When she referred re-ferred to matters that cauiu under her nwu observation, It was evldeut that Miss l'artoua hud no Intention of misrepresenting mis-representing anyone. After remarking remark-ing that It waa her opinion that the "Chmtlnn ohurches could not send nuytody to Utahtouly trained workers cuuld accomplish good results," alio stated! "I havo nothing hard or unkind totay about the Mormon people. I loipect them for their consistency and devotion tu their religion. I havo becuuulvcrsally treated with kindness and ruspect by llieni and enjoy the ru-spect ru-spect of many uf them. Mormonlsm Is not composed uf two thlrda polygamous polyga-mous vllonesi and one third Ignorance. Hucb an organization aatbelrsrequlriM, on tho part of tn leaden and odlonra nt least, wisdom, education and much executlvu nullity. Onu of tho f!n,t thlnga that strikes tho worker In Utah It not Mormon Iheulogy, but Mormon organltatlori. "Into this field wr.na a denomination, denomina-tion, toud a mere pitiful handful of workers and then becauto reiults coma to slow) J, wothlnkltdoea not pay to luveit lu Utah worx. There are rour lluptitt churehea lu Utah, two mlislon day schools aud II vu emulations," A correct understaodlig of "Mormon "Mor-mon theology" woul 1 be u moot excellent excel-lent thing for thu lady to obtain, |
