Show THE REAL ISSUE according to the providence bulletin of nov 20 rev T C luff iliff too has joi lined the army of crusaders against the mormon people the reverend gentleman is re reported poTted to have entertained an audience in the city of providence rhode island with a lecture on twenty five years of mormon mormonism after reciting the glor glorious lous work to in utah of the methodist episcopal church with the object in view of laying the for a true evangelized evangeli zed church pure homes and real american schools and also 0 to o place love of country bove alove a everything else sn in pow political or national affairs he proceeded to his hearers on the alleged misdeeds of the mormons cormons Mor mons according to the report he asserted that polygamy is being practiced and that the church had gone back to polities politics ruling the people in this matter as in others by inspired edicts rev iliff is once in a while given to fanciful word paintings many years ago lie he traveled in germany and spoke on mormonism at the time he was reported as saying that the cormons mormons Afon none worship joseph snaith as the fourth person in the godhead and brigham young as the fifth he also bad other tales of horror with which to edify his hearers in the providence speech no data were given with which to substantiate otate the charges made but the famous or infamous presbyterian manu manh resolutions were quoted instead of proofs it is generally supposed that a falsehood often repeated finally impresses itself on the mind of the public as a truth aad wd it is a common trick of some so go to resort to that procedure in n a bad cause it is to be deplored that the gl gifted gifted preacher does not seem to hesitate at employing that kind of sophistry if he is not blind to the oon on of the state in which he has spent so many years with perfect free dom to teach and preach and proselyte he danows that the assertions regarding polygamy and church polities po lack every element of truth bult dr iliff in has bis lecture ws waa frank on onie one point he told ibold the people the reason why the religious world Is up in arms he said 11 bow N ow I 1 want to tell you that 2000 mormon leaders are pouring out over this country and europe perhaps tb thy y have even evem come to rhode melaad I 1 warn you against these wity wily leaders adera le who get into your sunday eschoo bad tua d homes to lead your children and yourselves away that Is the secret of tt it it has pleased the lord ft 30 bless blesa greatly the humble efforts of mormon axi ea rod vt nd some gome short sighted ministers have become alarmed they ask the old qu eatton what do we vre for this man boeth memy miracles it if we let ift him thus thua al akune oneall am anen willbe will be i lieve on him lit it Is the tap dmn did we mot moot you that ye should not teach in this name and behold ye have filled fil led jerusalem with your do citrine 11 the teal real secret or op poe lUoni la Is the faithful falth ful testimony to the world that the gospel of jesus 16 ig true dead issues lit it seems must be brought forth tram from tr am the grave in order to give the world some excuse for rejecting the gospel we take the alie liberty of recommending beoo to the earnest ot of dr iliff the wise coun counse 1 of gamaliel the 71 pharisee r retrain refrain from froin these and let thero them lone alone a for it if this bunge or this work be of swab lit ht will como to naught but ifft if it beof be of god ye overthrow it methodists cannot afford to enlist orb oni the side aide of religious lous intolerance |