| Show MORE diore ANTI I 1 BIGOTRY A 61 snort lort time since alrice we republished e published a partial account of the expulsion bf tuf elders eind kins and tind of 01 op 0 i from spring lake michigan we ar ar enabled to present the following further details of the proceedings 11 i LA git GRANGE NG r j michigan september 1884 elder A af I 1 enclose the resolutions purporting to cover the hostile demonstrations s that occurred some time timo ago at spring lake in purging elder king and myself from that place adopted by an assembly met to consider cod sider our case the av evening ening brior to I 1 the town a rang gang among whom were the rev kev joldersma Jol derma rev llev r F L thompson thom son and others of the principal church came in Jn search of us wo we met them at the gate about dark their abuse and detraction that they quickly began bean be an to flin caused us ua to retire t to 0 th the elouse house they had eng ageda few drunken bullies to assist baem tiie tile 1 U these attempted an entrance co into t he the house boxing A 81 little girl aho hyo nyo stood in the doorway 1 knowing the hot ot anger angen foaming thin them ye we ie retreated treated from the back door and secluded gir ourselves till ta the excitement subsided this bloodthirsty bloodthirsty crowd trailed the streets till a late hourn bouru ring pistols and uttering u hideous cries the following morning vie mie ve took leave of the placer we learned afterwards that the excitement anen llred fired tip lip the next day and inquire quirles I 1 s were werd made for us the rev rey bolder ina lna has hak circulated letters the ministers minister min lster in othet localities to continue the crusade one came caine to our headquarters this tris has been disputed yet IVIS lols it la iven ivan as a a correct report to us t k elat uni 4 x rr lake L xi mich f august that this meeting looks upon polygamy poli gamy as it exists in utah as a blushing b u shing shame to the men and a burning insult to the women of the united states that considering our advanced state of civilization we look upon it as a stain upon the intelligence intelli nence and morais moriis of our people that should abonce at once onee e rubbed out but led that we believe it is in the powe rot the tilo government to stop it if not that congress should at on once ce enact such laws as will render it impossible tor for so vile a practice to exist int in ift our country Ite ife solved that a committee of four consisting of warren gee uee T F L thompson hompson fr and rev joldersma Jol derma be appointed to convey to these mormon missionaries s the expression of the extreme extrie me indignation of this assem oly at their presence and labor among us jee jle solved that the above committee be authorized to earnestly request i these so called mormon missionaries narle narie 3 to leave our peaceful village within two days from froin this date signed 11 I 1 M president i F L THOMPSON Tn OmPsoN secy |
