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Show !lhurch 1/l(ftlligfnft. Thhe ~orm~lls in St. Louis, Mo. ~ ~ -. , - The Mormons, known as the ''Latter Day Saints," or those of Salt Lake or polygamy branch, and the ''Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ,'' who teach the same as the Salt La e Mormons, except that they repudiate polygamy, have bee~ unusually active and aggressive, and have been making great claims and circulating their literature among our church people and congregation after services. I regarded this as very impertinent on ~ their po.rt, to keep putting their literature under our noses in our own house of worship. To bring the matter to a square issue I issuerl a challenge, which was sent them, and I received a reply, to whir'.h I replied. The following js a copy of the correspondence, wI.11ch I here submit ~o our i-,rethren n~..,v know just where we stand Olli this is:.;ue aud who were the founders and what ~formoo s::r1 JS : ST. Lours, Mo., Sept. 1, 1896. ELDE:!l B. H. ROBERTS, Mormon Church, St. Lrrnis, Mo., Dear Sir :Through the pu I,lie press I learn of your aggressiveness in trying to spread the doctrine of :Mormonism, and kuowing it to be a delmion, fraud and lie, l hereby challenge you to meet me in public discussion at some suitable place and tim , liereinafter agreed upon, on the following proposition : J 0seph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Young, et al., the odgioal founders of the Mo1uon Church, and compilers, piomote.,.3 uurl publishers of the ~ook or Bil 1 e of i\formou, w0re hars, fraud , huc es or ign 1ra1 rnse.·, u·Hl that t' BooK uf ~for l Ot i., un· worthy f' <.a·edcnce, be ief or respect, and .. }~at ~ qr. on ism i~ a del u ~ion, a 'l and a lie, the same as modern 1 "1i. . 1 |
