Show BEWARE OF there has recently been traveling among the settlements of several counties in the southern and eastern part of the state a person who according to information we have received from good authority is practicing upon the credulity of the people he claims to have been a methodist minister in colorado and says that he became converted there five years ago by latter day saint missionaries by whom he says he was baptized he also claims to have filled a mission in illinois and to have been called by the authorities 0 of f the church to take another mission to canada also that he is on a preaching tour through different stakes in southern and eastern utah by appointment of president woodruff he shows no certificate to this effect but he does however exhibit with much P pride ride an alleged letter from a bishop of carbon county to which is attached a statement to the effect that he is a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in a business way he represents that he Is agent for a concern called the farmers alliance whatever and wherever that may be and he takes orders for goods supposed to be dealt in by it collecting one dollar in advance with each order in some places he is reported as claiming to represent the well known chicago mail order house of Montgomery Ward cowhill Co while in others he sells a soap receipt persons who pay him money for merchandise fail to receive the goods meanwhile he goes from place to place holding meetings sometimes several in a place and winning the confidence of the people while he bleeds them these are the tactics he has been practicing in wayne county recently and a letter received from good authority in ephraim sanpete county states that he did much the same there the local priesthood in the different stakes may easily prevent themselves and the people from being imposed upon by persons claiming to be laboring in any department of the ministry under appointment of the general authorities of the church because su such ch persons are always furnished with written credentials lack of which is prima facie evidence of imposture no person not personally known to the local priesthood should be allowed on the plea that he is laboring in the ministry yet fails to produce proper credentials to use the meeting houses of the saints or receive other endorsement dor gement from local church authorities |