| Show J II IOU R Tho TIme lon published nt nl Now contains the following under un er the thu of t A ft Mormon Hunt II nut I It Is evident that u rL section of ot the tho people of ot are aru determined so far fint ns nil possible to prevent the thu tiel tiei ot u propagating their doctrine in city us every evening during lust week weel their meetings neet subject to fo Interruptions La Last t night KUlers Duncan anti and Wilson wen vero just about to commence their In Cathedral Square being surrounded by bya a 11 crowd crow of or two or three Hace hundred ier sons soils when an nn organized rush rURh made mado on inn them thorn and alII they wore were badly hustled Duncan luncan hind had his cane taken from him und and his hlA hat was knocked off otC and somo of ot tho the bystanders endeavored to seize the tho torch which Wilson carried Tho rhu crowd closed In and soon noon pushed the Ow apostles Into tho tIme center of ot the square hooting them the tho whole time tim An Aim tI th they y were being pushed along up Colombo the two Mormons managed with v the assistance of oC Constable Mc Nc Ic Cormick to Into unto a tram train car cat which was Just ready to start mart lot for f r A crowd of at nearly n a 11 thousand and ami people mostly young lads sur lOur surrounded rounded the car yelling Down with the Mormons and anI No seven wives here When Wh the tIme cam cal mood ort olt tho the crowd crowl followed It to the corner of ot Ar Armagh magh street where whore they had had enough running The constable boarded the tho tram anti and accompanied the Elders for tor Home acme distance up UI Victoria street anti and then finding that the crowd had been bean loft behind he lie got col oft olt Some omo of oC till the ringleaders thinking that the tho Elders would get gut oft off the tram train at Salisbury street and anti go to th house where they took tool last Sunday night led 1011 the th crowd In that direction anti fully a II couple of ot hundred persons gathered the ito house The rhe Kl m dots however did not lint put In un ann up ap having evidently made their way home by b another mute routt Inspector llIson 1 who was wall present with a I con constable stable scott noon dIspersed the crowd It Jt Is ts It the file apostles apostle con continue to In Cathedral Square and nUll thereby collect crowds by 11 which It U Is III likely a 11 breach br ach of ot the time peace may thay he be caused ld they the will b 11 lis t under tho Police roll l Offences Act The Tho missionaries referred to In the foregoing arc Elders Clinton of Wilson WINon Weber county and an Don Dorm D I Duncan of or Salt Lake City They were still tilI holding hold In their meetings at last accounts anti seemed to fo have the tho countenance of oC the police volica OlIce authorities Our usually obtain permission from Crem the tho mayor mo or or other dignitary be before belore lore fore oro they attempt to hold open air ser per services er vices In any town or city We presume they the have done so In this tints Instance therefore the tIme intimation that they thoy will wilt willbe willbe be proceeded against under the time police offences act does not tarry carry much weight We fall fail to find In the paper that prints these particulars tiny any un adverse comment on the conduct of oC the mob mo In Ia Inthe Inthe the city where It Is published Instead of ot threatening agaInst the Iders who were violating no law time the Times Tunes ought to havo have Invoked the tIme old aid of oC the for fir time the protection of ot the preachers and against the mob vio violence yb lence hence of or the populace Ignorance and prejudice are the cause of oC such auch brutality as na that described in inthe Inthe the tIme Times anti only enlightenment nuLl freedom from Intolerance will wll overcome those evils elIs Free thought and free Croe are am supposed to pre prevail prevail vail la in New e Zealand anti and It Is III the duty of oC n a 1 free freo trl press to maintain that liberty It Il l III It not likely that our missionaries wIll yield to such forces ns as those that appear to suit the paper but they th y submit to every regula regulation ibm tion established by b legitimate author authority ity fly The turbulent opposition to their ministry Is a sign that there ore are some honest souls In the neighborhood for tor forthe forthe the Adversary usually stirs up n a torn tom tempest pest post when whon there thore IB I likelihood of at salva salvation ion tion conning to them We shall expect to hear hea r HOI good missionary news from New lw Zealand |
