| Show ANTI MORMON presumptive EVIDENCE house of commons will be asked b by anti mormon agitators to compel cormon mormon missionaries in england to abandon polygamous mormonism niam or leave great britain the fact that mormon missionaries are still preaching polygamous y doctrine ne in in england n i presumptive sump tive evidence that the profess professions ons of 0 obedience ence to th ni S states law by the mormons cormons in utah lah are n not t genuine and the english movement will be de a welcome aid to the united states in uprooting the infamous practice the foregoing to Is from the new york press it reminds us of the style of argument adopted by a local scribe whose Ilog logic tell has become a subject of common derision the fact that mormon missionaries are still preaching polygamous doctrines in england eagland Is not a fact it is a groundless assumption there is no evidence to support it the presumptive evidence does not exist an aej J the conclusion is not warranted by any actual premise the whole paragraph to in characteristic of anti mornion mormon P reasoning it has never been the rule for mormon mission aires to go about the world preaching polygamous doctrines but it has baa been necessary sometimes to explain the truth in reference to the subject in order orde i r to meet the many untruths un truths which preachers lecturers and editors set forth as facts but whatever may have been done in this respect in times past it cannot be truthfully said that the elders abroad or at home either preach polygamous doctrines now we have seen the story cabled from england that some over zealous anti mormon preachers contemplate ap pealing to parliament for the expulsion of mormon missionaries but did not think it worthy of repeating some rome american papers however appear to be pleased with it because it looks like something unpleasant for the cormons mormons Mor Morn mons ions but they will find that there is nothing in it it is quite unlikely that any notice will be taken by the huse of commons of this nonsensical and sectarian movement in one english town but if it should be thought of sufficient importance to require official action that body will not be worked up into a furore as the american congress has been stirred occasionally by the clamors of vengeful priests and the cries of scheming ati adventurers it will investigate fully before action and make sure there is a wrong before attempting to apply a remedy such ef efforts fortsas as this nottingham tempest in a teapot have been made before and have gone off in harmless vapor inquiry would show that the alleged ground for this proposition to prevent free speech bad no existence it would also show that inability to meet by fair argument and scriptural reasoning the truths set forth by these mormon 1 elders ava the primal cause of the attempt to expel them the sectarian preachers want to shut them out because they cannot shut them up it will not work england is too free a country for any such intolerance to gain ground it breaks out oat in spots but it does nt na materially affect the the body of the nation the new york would do well to make sure of its facts before it proceeds to draw its inferences look to the ground before it jumps at a conclusion cl the cotmon Mo Mot imon mon missionaries in england are law abiding men and will not noc take a course to justify any harsh treatment towards them whether by excited mobs deceived by canting priests or by measures that take the form of law the jore seems to be as badly informed as to the mormon I situation in this territory as in regard to it in england read bead up friend and keep pace with the times |
