Show RELIGIOUS intolerance the editor of the christian leader lender quite a influential religious paper printed in glasgow recently published some very ua com comments ments on an alleged committed in 4 london upon some mormon formon elders the comments la in question met the ey eye e of elder john hunter president ident of 0 the latter day saints in that city wilo woo forwarded the following reply to tile the editor but that individual was no not t liberal enough to publish it so he had it inserted in the millennial star from which we copy it editor of the christian leader sir lly bly sly attention has been directed to a paragraph in the Leade leader of date 2 d january 1883 entitled mormon abomination 11 in ill which you zou express yourself as iol Yol follows follows lows INN we e were not sorry to observe that a band of mormon missionaries were taken in hand the other day by the indignant populace in a district of london inhabited chiefly by the poor and that they had to flee from the spot in which they were ca carrying ng on their kropa propaganda wanda 11 now reir mr editor in the newspaper reports of this unlawful assault it was stated that the missionaries referred to were pelted belted with mud and whatever came handiest in the way of ane refuse of the streets that their coats were torn f from rom their backs and finally that they escaped from their persecutors in acab a cab treatment of this kind when administered by ull uti unreflecting reflecting people may be somewhat ex excused bused and the ig iff borant and those who have little or no regard for the law laws of god or man may attempt to defend it with impunity but when you the editor of the christian Leader state that you are not sorry to observe this state of affairs the question might be asked what good has christianity done you what is christianity 1 Is t it t nott nou not to love olove the lord th thy god with vilh all thy heart and thy neighbor neighbor as thyself if this is what is meant bv by belna beina a follower of christ why woi hot reduce it to practice no doubt you think mormonism an abomination but you should remember that the mormons cormons Mor IMor mons do not concur with you in that view they are just lust as sincere in regard to their religion as you are in the rell reil religion lon Ion which you have adopted A paragraph which I 1 read in your own paper the christian leader strikes me very forcibly at this point it reads as follows but christl christs coming comin into the world inaugurated the reign if of grace which enjoins us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us to love our enemies if it our enemy hunger feed him if he thirst give him hitri to drink that sir is practical christianity dodou do you believe it do you practice it 1 I suppose you were too vexed at the il mormons cormons Mor mons to remember whether you were a chris tian or a heathen but you just thought though t 46 everybody has a fling at the mor mons it is popular so to do and why not I 1 where sir do you find justification I 1 in n any pi principle of christianity for throwing mud at ht and tearing the coats from the backs of men because they do not believe just as you do you would do well mr editor to vacate your edi edl editorial chair for a season and make room for some christian gentleman who v ho would teach peace on earth and goodwill to men and in the interval ful iii improve prove your time by studying practical religion probably had you lived when our savior was on the earth when he was as unpopular as the mormons cormons Mor mons now are so much so that all manner of evil was spoken of him you would have lauded his persecutors notwithstanding they were like the populace 0 ulace of the london district violating F t F the laws jaws of god and man it was such feelings as you are possessed of which committed the noble martyrs of the reformation to fire and sword which caused the earth to be strewn with the corpses of noble and faithful men which kindled the fires tires of death and manned the instruments of torture merely because men dared to believe in unpopular doctrines permit me again to refer to your own paper it contains a paragraph which deals with the swiss persecution of the salvationists and because of this precaution you say may tay tax the land of tell should never dare tj ti whisper that heros name could the swiss only see themselves as others see them they would blush at the mention of the word freedom 11 how does that boot fit you sir when applied applied to your per the mormons cormons Mor mons what is sauce for tor the goose Is sauce for tor the gander and if tle tte the swiss should blush at the mention of the word freedom because they persecute the salvation army should you mr editor who persecute erse cute the latter day saints not blush at mention of the same word scein seeing you are the editor of the chris tian tiana ledder Leader I 1 can tell you sir that there are hundreds of mormons cormons Mor mons in scotland who amow that mormonism is not an abomination I 1 and they are as earnest in their worship of god as you can be and you may judge their feelings when they read your article and consider it as coming from a christian allow me to inform you yon further that the imor mormon missionaries in whose persecution you seem to take great delight leave their wives and families their domestic and kindred associations and their commercial interest and paying their own expenses travel miles to preach what they know to be the gospel of christ getting no salary but plenty of alouse abuse especially from certain so called christian leaders now here is an opening for you sir if mormonism is as you aver an abomination why not leave all worldly considerations aside proceed to utah territory and prove to the more or less mormons cormons Mor mons you yon will M aind find there that your statement is according c to truth this I 1 respectfully submit would be more christian like ilke than throwing mud at their representatives allow me further to explain that the these sesame same mormon ormon mission arles carry with them hluz kins james translation of the holy bible and everything they teach is in strict accordance cor dance with that inspired record and now sir one thing more permit me to respectfully request you to practice what you preach before you attempt to advocate persecution against either individuals or sects of what name they maybe may mas be strive to make yourself acquainted with their character and history and that you ma may mar be able todo to do this to some purpose so far as the latter day saints are concerned I 1 respectfully advise vou to read the observations of colonel kane of the united states army armay sergeant ballantyne Ballant Ballan yue type the english barrister J W barclay Es esq M MP P and the hon conway in h his S IT travels traveis els eis round the world world 11 and then you will be in a position oil t to 0 SP speak eak or write authoritatively on this abomination by their fruits ye shall know them is a divine criterion and there are no people more willing to be judged bv by their fruits than aie ale are the 11 mormons cormons Mor mons 11 in conclusion I 1 have to state that had this been your first offense I 1 would not hace have noticed it but you have on previous occasions reviled the latter day saints and their missionaries aries I 1 am a latter day saint and 1 I these mormon elders to be righteous and honorable men who are seeking to serve god in an accetta acceptable ble bie manner and I 1 bear my ray humble testimony to you that the gospel which they preach and which was revealed to mankind through the prophet Josep josepha smith hSmith by an hol hoi holy y angel Is the gospel golpl of jesus christ and is the power of god unto salvation I 1 knolto these to be true you do not know whether they are true or false whether true or false your action respecting spec ting lug them is inconsistent with th the very lowest idea of christianity |