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Show ever faults can be laid to the door of Yorkshiremen, they cannot be accused ac-cused of a laok of interest in the morality of their wives and daughters, and once they are aroused to a sense of the great and widespread danger which exists they will rise up and hound the Mormons out of the country." But through it all there is one prominent Englishman, W . S. Stead, editor of the English Keview of Reviews, who opposes the crusade with vigor. Lately hs gave out the following : "What is all this anti-Mormonism row about? It is all about a lie. It is an outrage on religious liberty. The lie at the bottom of the raging hurrah is to the effect that the Mormons Mor-mons are advertising and practicing polygamy. Not one of the anti Mormon crusaders has ever been able to produce any evidence of it at any time or at any place within the King's dominions, nor has any Mormon apostle, elder or missionary ever appealed publicly or privately to any one of the King's subjects, male or female, to enter into polygamous polyga-mous relations with anybody here or in Utah or anywhere else. The whole yarn is aa. monstrous a Sction asvere the lies of Titus Oates." Centerfield Youth Defends Mormon Cause In England. The following article in defence of the Mormon cause in England, where agitation at tbe present time is aroused arous-ed to bitter opposition, is from the pen of a Centerfield youth now labor-in labor-in that oountry as a missionary. Believing Be-lieving our readers generally will be interested we here reproduce Elder Embley's views on the question, as published in a newspapaper in England Eng-land under the caption, "Mormon Practices :" To the Editor of the Daily Dispatch. Sir, The establishment of the Latter-day Zion on the American Continent Conti-nent oocasions the gathering of the saints from all nations. This is not compulsory and, particularly under present conditions, is not urged, because be-cause it is desirable that our people shall remain in their native lands and form congregations of a permanent character to aid in the work of proselytising. pros-elytising. The notion that young girls are enticed en-ticed to go to Utah is a popular error, They are advised not to emigrate unless un-less iicoompaoied by some relative or relatives. The records kept at our office in Liverpool--295 Edge-laae are open to inspection by proper persons, per-sons, and show the name, sex, condition, condi-tion, etc , of every person emigrating through that office, and prove that which is here set forth the majority being males, only a mall percentage being girls between sixteen and twenty-five years of age : and they are either ei-ther members of families emigrating, or have prpper certificates from rela-tives.or rela-tives.or families to whom they are going. Our position on the marriage question ques-tion is one on which much misinformation misinfor-mation is current. We believe in the eternity of the marital covenant and conditions when it is solemnized according ac-cording to former diviue commandment, command-ment, revealed anew in the present generation being for time and eternity, eter-nity, instead of merely until death. The plural marriages of the ancient patriarhs we regard as sacred to them, and approved by God. Modern laws being opposed to their present practice, prac-tice, and our creed directing obedience obedi-ence to secular law, this Church does not authorize or permit such unions, but since October, 1890,, has forbidden forbid-den them not because they were viewed as sinful, but because they were pronounced illegal by the highest high-est judicial tribuual. We have nothing to conceal, either as to our faith or our works, but are pleased to give correct information to all who desire to know the truth. We testify, before Almighty God and all mankind, that the Lord, through Joseph Smith, the martyred seor of the nineteenth century, has commenced commen-ced the great work of the latter days, and that he will bring it in due time to a glorious consummation. . Elder Jonios S. Embley. 15 James-street, Hyde (Eng.). It appears the Mormon elders in England are being opposed quite bitterly. The tension has become so strained that in .many places police protection is necessary or notice given them to leave. One reverend found it necessary to warn his parishioners. "I desire," he said, "to refer to a body 1 cannot call it a religious body which poses under the. name of religion as the Latter day Saints. I regard them as a great menace tc the morality of the country. It is an insidious body, going pbout uudei the guise of religion, excitiDg the re l gious sentiments of ihe female popu lation, and by that means striving tc get thetr out of '.he country, What i |