Show MISSIONARY fiNISHES SET TO WITH CANNON GANNON Edgar Thorpe Says Sags Agitators Agitator's Visit Has I Benefited Mormons t Ev Evansville Ind liar Nar 12 2 1914 i. i r De Dear r friend Am sending bending you another clipping part of an answer to F. F J J. J Cannons Cannon's charges es W We had the he largest meeting meeting meet meet- ing when w we answered his charges arges that we have ever had in n our our church His visit here h has s been to our our Wishing you success 1 I am as ever r I W. W E. E THORPE THORPE E The rhe following is is from from froin the hel Evansville Evansville Evansville Evans- Evans ville Ind Ind Courier of March 9 Elder WE Thorpe last ni night hEd hE'd delivered l ered a sermon at the church of Latter Day Dar Saints answering the tie recent cent attack attack at at attack tack upon the Mon i i church by Fran J J. J Cannon The flie charges of Cannon were branded as false and the motives and character of the speaker were attacked by the tho elder In speaking of the charges he said Frank J. J Cannon who delivered the lectures on the Mormon kingdom H Hor or rather simply vilified our church authorities last Wednesday night at atthe atthe atthe the Grace Presbyterian and Bethany t Christian churches is not in a position position tion to be a reliable witness against s the M Mormon rmon people He He Heis is an apostate apostate apos apos- I tate tote and has been excommunicated from the Mormon church It lilt is not that he hates sin that he fights ps for he revels in more mor sins t than n he e i- i accuses us ns of f. f He is a disappointed pointed politician revengeful and full i of hate 0 C Can n au an apost apostate te from the Catholic or any or any other other church be depended upon to truthfully represent ent it Where Mr Cannon is best known his word ia is of absolutely no value Canned Cannon advertised he was coming here to wage war on everything everything Mor Mormonism Mor- Mor monism stood for and he never assailed assailed assailed as as- sailed one principle of of the Mormon doctrine b but t waged an imaginary inary wad w on something Mormonism does not stand for The truth about polygamy polygamy-is is that since e the manifesto against it by the Mormon people issued more than twenty years ago there has not been beena a single in le marriage with its consent or or approval But there 4 have been some some instances of men men and Women who of their own account have aye e entered tere 1 into these relations Wh Where re these h se cases ar are known they have been h handled d for their h r relation relation- relationship relationship ship and many marly of them cast out of the church It is a dead issue and if a law re regulating the tho matter matter is desired by the Mormon people do donot not object but expressed themselves in f favor vot of ot such fluch a law at a a large conference conference con con- ference f in Salt Lake City CaDI Cannon on in order to try to prove that wo we teach polygamy quoted from a revelation in doctrine and covenants secured by Jo Joseph eph Smith in the year ear 1836 1830 and made the impression it was a revelation revelation tion that w was was s being taught today There is a a a. guaranteed leward reward of or Continued on Page 4 v MISSIONARY FINISHES FINISH TO SET-TO WITH CANNON t Continued from Page 1 1 M t- each of 01 polygamy that 1000 lor case can be proven with consent of the t e church since the manifesto 0 Cannon made the statement that while he ho Tribune Tri was editor of the Salt Sah bune bane they proved cases of men taking plural wives since the manifesto t to Jf t f he be tells the truth why doe why doe he not not claim th the reward He said seven of the apostles had taken plural l wives s since the manifesto sto Why did he not mention Why does he not turn his hb evidence over to rA the be ber federal authorities so they might r prosecuted Cannon a the Mormon Monnon church of breaking it its promise to the theY the Y United States one hour hour after it it was waa accepted And on Oct 19 1895 five years promise was made there appeared an article in the Salt Salt- Lake City Tribune of which cannon was editor which follows There is not noli a man woman woman or child in Utah who for one moment thinks there is any agreement br or thought of restoring ing polygamy ing-polygamy or that it it would be possible even if it should be in th the minds of a few bigots I Politically Po tic lly our bur people are freer than any o other her community whose members are largely of one religious ous I faith It teaches its members that God founded this glorious American American nation j that the of independence independence inde inde- l and the constitution are in inspired inspired revelations setti setting g forth the la law w of liberty a ad as an ensign to all nations na na- tiona and every very Mormon boy is taught as part of his religious faith to uphold and sustain our 5 The slander against u us by Cannon should arouse an interest in every citizen to know the truth about Mor- Mor Mor- Mor monism We court investigation |