Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-25 | Page 4 | "Mormon" Again

MORMON 01 A correspondent at ut Thistle Utah of an effort of certain pious alleged etymologists to derive the ha word Mormon from a 11 Greek source on IIA rioted d recently In these columns says sas there Is on Icelandic word wor which It is a somewhat vulgar term turm for tor forth tho th loner loer of ot a II person used only to 10 express contempt The Th writer 51 Mr r 1 Is on an educated Ice lee Icelander lander ande and knows well vetI the meaning me of ot the words of ot his bIB native tongue We will now suppose that sonic some theo were Mere to land In Reykjavik and preach theosophy anil nd further that MB he were vere to meet a 1 great gnat deal of ot hostility excite much controversy We Ve will also aho supped that some smart scholar among his opponents were to tell the 4 V the name theosophy thet Is de dp d Ived from the th old Icelandic and la Is an allusion to the legs How would such Buch uc a II statement nt be regarded by mentally responsible persons It would I ie absurdity nb turned turn Insane nut But It would not be bl any An more absurd than the th th t assertion without Flados of proof that I the tho name namn Mormon Is from the Gr Greek ek k monno I The matter It Is perhaps not of much Importance but It Is IB sure to w III go the round of the thi b being once started netted I nod the brilliant II 11 nt ld idas n II Is sure aure to commend Itself to tho the Illiterate M as a n line club with lIh which to attack l