Show WAKING THEN THEM UP william E R curtle curtis the chicago records Record Va washington aives ivea his paper the following in furma in aoi there has been a consultation among the leaders of religious religions organizations in the east bast within the last jast few weeks concerning 10 the adoption of measures to resist the missionary movement of the mormons cormons in this section of the country and particularly in the south it is in assorted asserted by those who claim to 10 have occur alte aie information that there are now in the field between 2300 and 2400 mormon missionaries and that their propaganda has been carried on so BO actively and successfully cess fully that there are churches of that sect in all but nine states and of the union in order to avoid observation the work is carried on from headquarters in brooklyn and chattanooga instead of salt lake city and it is said that in bo both th these cities are not only committees of able men directing affairs but printing offices and other agencies for missionary work A mormon church has recently been organized in the district of columbia and over in maryland Ms ryland and virginis virginia almost within sight eight of the capitol are several flourishing I 1 missionary stations station the most extensive work is being done in the south mormon missionaries asre said abid to be swarming into virginia north carolina tennessee Tenne and georgia formerly the practice ot of the church colonize ito itis converts in utah but bat the old plan seems to have been changed and wherever if ha agents drive a stake they remain to cultivate the ground while polygamy to in not preached or practiced in these eastern colonies loniea oo it still remains an article of faith in the canons of the church no wonder the leaders le adera of religious organization sIS are worried at such buote vitality and energy on the part of tk morans na to this age of growing unbelief and spiritual indifference but bat why they abound leel feel called upon to te resist rell P this active missionary nary amov ment it might puzzle the ricord correspondent to tell it ought to be interesting to his readers for him to f y ascertain just juit what the aforesaid re leaders PY offer by way of wt ex also alao a hint as ai to what dalri pa titular form their resistance to going t to arume |