Show wimm 1 J oll oil T 1 1 clat ST i 1 boston mass mas 1 r 1879 editors doert janews oiman days since I 1 received d ietter letter fram a gentleman residing ina doute country try town in this state the writer slated stated that he was a young minister of bt the congregational church had bad recently been pastor ond of a congregation at nth ath a large salary but had hid lately resigned that he had interested in the there re of the latter day saints and desired to know more of it and to learn what qualifications were necessary to admission into our society replied and on the evening of the ath fust ins the in minister InIster called on me at my we conversed till near midnight he becoming more convinced of ther tha truth next morning he be came again agaid we talked hour after hour As evening approached he be consented to spend the night with me and we contin continued hed our conversation on con the gospel ire lre he efe acknowledged that he could not with withstand stand my i teachings that they were true and 1 1 6 bad sac a u C there was the struggle the terrible le 1 struggle in which so many had been vanquished on the one band was truth eternal saving truth and on the other ether home friends reputation and all worldly things that he held dear the struggle with him was peculiarly severe for he moved in the highest tIr circles CeS otso of society clety in massachusetts was acquainted personally with many of thelea thalea tha the leading ding dlug politicians theologians scholars authors and editors of the stater staler and had him self been beery an editor he had bad been educated at harvard was young and possessed of naturally brilliant capacities and fine attainments andi anti every assurance of success in his present career careen after continuing our vori conversation till nearly midnight he be declared his determination tobe to be baptized baptize dj at whatever cost costor or sacrifice ashe asbe as he would not return home in his present state of mind I 1 administered to him the ordin ordinance alim aila that sealed his I 1 sacrifice lri fice repentance and the remission of his sin bin in and in the morning I 1 confirmed him reluctant to part bronx me he cousen consented ted to be my kuest guest till ill lil the following folio wing day and ind after breakfast we took a walk together we came to a building known as the he north end mission and m my y companion who was very familiar with the city and aud its charitable insul we enter and inspect 1 the establishment we walked in and commenced a conversation with a gentleman in charge who explained that ihie ifie the P mission 18 slon sion wai wak was established tor for or the tho purpose ot of reselling fallen women and then theu offspring I 1 casually remarked thab that I 1 was a missionary from froni salt bait lake liske and took pleasure in iu bil all means meana means of alleviating the condl condi condition tion of fallen humanity when a female reporter report ei I 1 would baff have said baid lady reporter had bad she sho proved herself such who wa sitting on a form ngar near iy ay and who became at once n the alert for an ah item tem when she slig heard beard the worde from salt lake interposed ter posea posed in our conversa conversation tion tiou and begged leave to ask me if I 1 wak wab was really a mormon I 1 replied that was sand and is it possible that you aroa nii nil a beevor in brigham 4 voun youn young 9 21 she nake aake 1 I believe that brig ham jiam xoung young p g wa was waa bl prophet of god I 1 replied she sho sh then proceeded in ln a vt vehement homent mariner manner lo 10 denounce oun our particularly polygamy and demanded d to td know cherp y we ZD found any warra warrant nt in scripture borsuch for sueh such a practice when she paused for breath I 1 commenced to quote scripture to her and to expound it in a manner that caused an ah expression of astonishment to spread over her countenance she became quite respectful at once bilt but made a feeble feebie opposition to in my y remark remarks and said eaid she was a firm presbyterian ilan llan and could not believe my doctrines my companion then stated elated to her that he had bad recently been a congregational gregat ional minister but had be come convinced of the ardth of mormonism and proceeded to expound and defend his hia new faith with a vigor that strengthened my confidence in him at this she was still more shocked and very sanctimoniously 91 prayed god that he might see the error of his ways anabe and be reclaimed she then whipped out her note book said she represented the Travel lefand lerand proceeded to ma make notes to the effect that a mormon missionary was in town that the cormons mormons Mor mons practiced practised because they believed god through their prophet joseph smith had commanded them thern to dp dip BO so and tha that they claimed to possess the gifts of healing tongues miracles etc as recorded in the chapter corinthians her notes in a condensed form were published on the bame same day there appeared iii in the boston daia dail advertiser tw two d communications froni from parties in salt nake lake city defend defending hig tho the tion and the anti antl poly roly gamy society and containing gross misrepresentations of the latter day sainta saints and of facts in connection with the pre present serit crusade against them I 1 would not have done dotie the writers the honor to r reply i to their vile statements on the editor in chief of the adver tiser user and asked if he would prin tran fran article setting forth in a truthful and concise mann manner erthe the position of the latter day saints relative to polygamy and the recent dee dec decision lalon islon of the supreme court in the reynolds case he receive received d me very kindly and said he would print such an article with pleasure I 1 I 1 accordingly Inep prepared ared axed one and gave it to the editor in chief vest me that it should appear in the next issue the ar Is ih this thia and sets gets forth at some length the position of our people respecting the question ll estion at issue it appears ver verbatim bAlm baim as I 1 wrote ily ity it together with a short though favorable editorial comment the adverts advertis 8 is as elevated in tone as any paper in new england and lis lit patronized by the highest classes in society andi and andl I 1 felt thankful for an opportunity to plead the causse caufie of justice in its columns the newly converted minister for whom I 1 had conceived a strong regard returned home jeater Neat erday day afternoon taking with him a number of our church works which w hie h I 1 loaned him singularly enough 3 his interest in our religion was firs first t aroused bome some weeks cinq since by pur using ewo notorious books written against us which were huil full full fuli of the grossest slanders and misrepresentations they contained however some account of our doctrines which though garbled enabled him to perceive that we heid held to certain principles of truth not possessed by any other people and he no resolved upon further investigation with a result fatal to his former faith your brother 13 F CUMMINGS jr |