| Show riiAMiivi MORMON juirnx The Pcndleton Reformer published at Buffer Kc mucks has n torrespon lent In the neighboring lawn or Knoxville named Mdude Ashcroft Recently thelll late hn n number oC mellng held by l Mo mon Elders In the lattii I place anti the t References correspondent correspond-ent v rites or them as rollo1 i Thu series of meetings that has been Conducted nt Knutvllle Christian churrh 1 by Klders WoodrUff end McKnv of all t came 10 a close fltIA nlvh Millie they are of the Inttnlay SaInts ur oocolI1 Mormons thy cei talnly umlersiand tile Scriptures from amesls I In Revelations Novel since this little village was settled I have the Bcrlpturcs been so fully explilned or preached tn this people as they have been by these Mormon gentlemen Ulilln vie do not believe In the < > cnlld Mormon creed we believe that we have fronted a great deal of Information from thelll as A ell a everyone els who sat under tho sound of their voices Wo thank them for their good singing and l their lend explanations uf the Scriptures 11 seems strange that it community In alillix Mormon Uttlers appear and preach their doctrines should be so radically divided concerning them and their teachings as Is I usually the case Almost always two classes time I up among the people one Is I delighted with the preaching and tilled with ad mlratlou ot the meaner In which tile Scripture aro expounded while they feel charmed with the singing of forman for-man hymns The other class shows marked 1 hostility to the riders and their teaching This singular and radical division ot sentiment can bo I at least tartly explained ex-plained by the fact that the former class consists mainly of people who have heard for themselves while the latter Is comprised nlmoit entirely of persons that depend upon popular rumor Iglnatlng In I prejudiced OOllrr for the Information upon the strength of which they assume to pass judgment Tho preclatlon ot the prachlng or Mormon missionaries which Is I being shown In various vari-ous parts of the United States nn1 oC which the exrlon of the Knoxvlll correspondent me an example Is I a most gratifying sign I of the time |
