Show LU III H A 1 1 A GIFT oin oinA er eE A lal to tn the Tribune from Madl MadI n BOH SOli I Wisconsin gives Ives particulars ot of an anut ut iti f alleged girt girl to o tile tic Historical SocIety of ot o oI IX Ii I that tIt State by a n former Salt DK D ney who had a n sort of ot mania znna for tor the i Tt 1 j collection of literature L s It 11 Is hi I stated Mated that he hI ie has mB made mado a it 1 present 1 to toP that society of this valuable 7 1 ll ti tit t brur This to Jq 1 somewhat t surprising In Iii view lc V of ot the tho tAct fact t ct that the owner valued It at lit for which Rum Bum It could have be been n secured e by b the Mormon MorlTon l authorities It If It had ld any such nuch value or approximate worth north In estimation E It t seems se a little doubtful that he would GIo Iro It IL away considering Ids his need of or money mOne and the Ie which ho upon It I there here hereD D JJ The rho matter Is In of ot small concern but what the collection has to do del with the history of ot Wisconsin Is III I not easily 18 Mormonism did not nol origin origins originate I 1 ate In that State nor tor has It figured 13 very wry largely larely In any way within Us Its bor bar bori bort i t t ders Few of the tho books are aro worthy of ot oft otI t I 4 preservation r n Apart from tho tim copies C of I w genuine Mormon Morl lOn publications Ig are arc scarcely any which are aro even re ro remotely reliable The stuff sturt they thy contain II W chiefly a rehash of exploded glories torIe 1 v trained framed during the first years ears of ot the tho thor r rife rire of the Church of or Jesus Christ of ot fl Saints and the monstrous t toM toll about Mormon massacres 1 s and murders cad and atrocities that might t J have hate 1 ne been b cn written by Baron Daron Munchausen 1 l ten sen cn To use a vulgar term they are aro cl ft principally the rot rk r The gatherer of ot this mess mesA of myth mth to and mummery truth tr th distorted and nud andt K t falsehood choOl rampant n of ot 4 Mormon doctrine and attacks upon 0 Mormon h leaders lender Is an nn a avowed n athe atheist n tilt it who rl r U l ules ule nil all religion re rc Its 18 either r i I or fools ool yet et ome orne very pious sectarian ministers who ht Mormonism with L ID III concealed and disregard oj of o oti J ti i truth havo hato availed themselves 8 pf his l 1 assistance In misrepresenting our faith and ltd Iho i If It he ho has ht i really made a n free freo gift girt of ot his hili collection 1 of o f monstrosities to the tho Wisconsin Ills His 11 u It H Is li certainly l c I he h could J find d nn no dumping I I gs ground un for r or It II i ie e which would Rive give 1 him financial com comP c m P rv n for his labors of o several 4 aia I t Any An t Y library ry that thet receives rais rn w 1 ings from rom the rubbish of or defunct liter literature will upon Iti tt It shelves many tr volumes olum s of w pabulum for all ib h ht 4 t appetites Out nut If It the genuine i or of Mormon ormon authors also find a 11 place there some good nood will probably probably 4 ably accrue from tho the collection through the contrast t that will be bo af of afforded a alt lt 1 forded by b comparison between Mor Mar Mormon Mort t i mon loon truth and fiction Wo Wi e shall be pleased l to hear further in r i regard r to this reported presentation |