Show S IN BIG CRUSADE 1 I That Is New m-New What New York Fork YorkI I Paper Calls of Ogden Boys How the New York Tork newS newspapers reecho the th Mormons is shown hown inan In 1 an Article In II a a Binghamton news news- newspaper newspaper paper concerning two t Ogden Ogdon young men noon now no on missions In the state Th The article follows folio Investigation bv by a t Sunday American reporter disclosed today toda that within the last few months month Mormonism has hIlS swept ia ept pt over Bing- Bing Binghamton Binghamton hamton like a forest fire tir and that regular meetings ar are being held In ina lr a n hall o ato at o o 13 WashIngton direct with drawn from Crom every part of the tho th city and n 1 attendance that li is I growing gro Ing with Ith rapidity A thorOugh and sy ny to house n c canvass of the city has been madr m by I called the th t I ot of tho the now church church now Church of Jesus Christ t of the lh Lat Lat-I Latter Lat Lat- ter tor Day y Saints and Saints and Interest has been heen stirred bv by these personal In- In s and by pamphlets p and other printed propaganda ST Dr The crusade In Binghamton the I Investigation reveals was begun nine nin months ago go when Elders George B Nielson and Carl A I Weaver caver of ot Ogden came cam here Their missionary work was 13 so o sue sue- successful ce tint that one of o the tho seven even pros pros- res- res residents of the National church 1 Eider B II J Roberts came cacao to re review re- re rei i view le leIt It last 1 week eek That Binghamton should be chosen for foe an nn Intensive crusade is isa laa Do a striking coincidence For It was In this vicinity that Mormonism was born according to the declara declara- Uon lion of the oldest residents Out Out Out- Outspoken spoken statements of these resl residents resi- resi dents allege alles that Joseph Smith or- or organized organized the church a II few lew miles from Binghamton In n the tho village of ot I I The The Mormons say Bay ay that thelt Smith the founder of the church was told tol tolby by an angel to dig on the west side of a hill hili not far Car from Crom the top about four Cour mlle miles Palmyra Ontario county count They say he dug and found tho the historic plates on which were ere said to be he engraved th the th hook book Of Mormon on CLAIMS LS DISPUTED Local residents maintain that th the th plates were dug up In county near Bainbridge and they the do not agree with Ith the tho Mormons In Inthe inthe lithe the belief bellet that an angel put them In tho the ground Polygamy has been abandoned by the Mormons th the crusaders In Binghamton point out In the talks This feature of the th religion which gave It its greatest publicity has long since given place to m mere re orthodox tenets they SD say The Mormon elders ciders now In charge of the work and expecting to remain hero here indefinitely spread spread- log InS Mormonism 1 are arc robust hand hand- handsome handsome handsome some men of particularly pleasing personality |