. The Mormons . f Iron—Abuse of Early Missionaries-Influence of Our Schools—Progressive Pu-pils—Westminster College—From the Hay-Loft—Mormon Testimony at Washington—Dawning of a New Light—Time for Rein-forcement. In the very briefest possible way withinthe limits allowed we have traced the historyof home mission work in Utah. As noted,our missionary labor began in perilous Young was ruling the people witha rod of iron. His unrestrained will was was flaunting his insults in the face ofthe United States Government and denounc-ing her authorized officials. Bishop John w
. The Mormons . f Iron—Abuse of Early Missionaries-Influence of Our Schools—Progressive Pu-pils—Westminster College—From the Hay-Loft—Mormon Testimony at Washington—Dawning of a New Light—Time for Rein-forcement. In the very briefest possible way withinthe limits allowed we have traced the historyof home mission work in Utah. As noted,our missionary labor began in perilous Young was ruling the people witha rod of iron. His unrestrained will was was flaunting his insults in the face ofthe United States Government and denounc-ing her authorized officials. Bishop John was walking at liberty in southern Utah,with the blood of the murdered emigrants ofthe Mountain Meadows on his hands, givingaccount of none of his matters. Non-Mor-mon citizens were walking in the middle ofthe streets in Salt Lake City after night-fall to avoid assassination. When our mission teachers came ApostleTaylor denounced them in the tabernacle,and the people were warned against any asso-116. Rev. R. G. McNiece, THE MORMONS 117 ciation with them. Two young ladies weresent to open work at Filmore. Soon afterreaching the place they went to the Mor-mon meeting on a Sabbath. After the bishophad finished his discourse he said, I will not close this meeting till I havedressed down the Presbyterian missionaries. He then informed the congregation thatthe missionaries were vile characters sent outto corrupt and destroy the young men. It was under such conditions as these, andwith such receptions of our missionaries aswere seldom met even on the foreign field,that our first toilers began their labor. That day has passed. The consecrationof our missionaries, men and women, theircourage and fidelity, with Gods blessing, havetransformed all our environments. Not thatwe have already attained, nor that we havereached conditions such as we desire and ex-pect, but in important respects we have a newUtah to-day. As already noted, our mission schools be-came the germ of
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