Show THE inducements OF MORMONISM 21 THE providence R I 1 morning star says I 1 I 1 the mobbing of mormon missionaries in london may put a stop to their but it will not check the growth of mormonism the truth is that the mormons cormons hold out too many and too tempting inducements in the way of homes and comforts not to make converts among people who have nothing but want and suffering to look forwar forward cL to in their present abodes the stars conclusion that the growth of mormonism is not g going to tobe be checked checki bd by the mo anlon do dohi dori d is quite correct dut but the reasons assigned for such a belief are altogether erroneous if we were going to amend this portion or ion lon of the stars remarks we w would urd say the truth is that the mormons cormons Mor mons hold out no tempting inducements du cements in the way ot of homes and comforts to make converts but on the contrary they offer the gospel of the lord jesus christ with the assurance that all who embrace it hect to be hated of all men for ills sake to have their names cast out as evil to be betrayed both by parents and brethren and kinst friends 11 1 that some of them shall be put to death and that all thau that will live godly in christ jesus shall suffer persecution the sole indu ledu inducement cement which converts to mormonism have offered to them so far from being sueh bueil as the star amor describes la is salvation hereafter and those who are sincerely seeking that are not likely to be daunted taunted by gy any amount of persecution in fact when they are persecuted for righteousness sake and not for any auy wrongdoing wrong doing doin doln of theirs it Is a proof to them of ahw the f fulfilment fulfillment of dicine predictions and that they are the people of god and they accordingly rejoice and are exceeding glad like agrest a reat many others who have observed the marvelous growth of mormonism in the tace face or 01 the mobbing and persecutions and prosecutions to which its adherents have been subjected the star istar writer imagines that some gome material and worldly inducements muse must be held out i to taase who embrace its doctrines but tile the to tile the contrary id Is easily obtained the saints are as much persecuted at home as abroad and this fact Is not hidden under a bushel but generally known people are aware are ot of this before they join ta the le ra ranks ks of the saints and they do no not tco come me here expecting peace and comfort nor have the mormons cormons Mor mons anything to gain by inducing people to come here for bany other purpose than that which we have named naine ct quite the reverse for were people to come from any other motive they would be sure to meet wita disappointment and chagrin and join the ranks ranka of the enemies of the saints who are already too loo numerous in thim this i region if it the star tar possessed any light at all upon this subject as it should do to assume to enlighten the public it would ilot not be guilty of making such palpably false assertions but seek for some other than the flimsy reason which it assigns tor for the growth of the he mormons cormons Mor mons |