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Show ~/. JS' r i~· ~~ -- ~~~ ~~<\'\ Ii'~'°'""' I AMORMON~ lV{ORlVION G' IN~l B. H, Roberts, t pit Orator, Convert Orator R~berts to Condu TO RE-ESTA Ser· The Work Was Some Years ~ • Authorities 1 Now B The Mormon Ch vert perf!ons in th evangelistic mover It has sent its bi 1 '1\~~ ,..,i,-' A MORMON EVANGELIST HERE. MORMON REVIVA Elder B. H. Roberts on a Tour for His :Brigham Roberts, a '. Church. and George Pyper, Elder B. H. Roberts, the Mo,r mon evangelist :Begin a Campaign from Salt Lake City, who hold a high position Brigham H. Roberts, U the Church of th e Lattf Georg•e D. Pyper, its swe .a series of Mormon reviv, man Hall, No. 4 West Nii ginning to-morrow even will speak upon "The Re i:;m to Ohristianity." l<'or Wlltli rnY TO G1 he has been speaking in th West and South, and no· tion of ;Elder Samuel W. J lyn, he will seek hrs fiele Mr. Roberts' Career abandonment of polygam he trusts, will make E,ast Politics accept the faith h e reJ)res Mr. Roberts wa:; a Con in the first campaign in A revival of Morm candidacy led to the r the methods of Mooe Democ:r:,atic Sta.te Conven attempted in this cit; that Church and State Brigham H. Robe1 Mr. Roberts signed last reasserting the rights of 1 speaker in the ChUJ to control Utah politics, to his political death. 1 Saints, and George ever, that he will be ele.i tenor singer. will be ship in place of Moses services in Hardman !fused to sign the mani,f/ Mr. Pyper is conne.ctel next. The subject Tabernacle ohoir, whicl1 course will be "The to Christianity." Mr fqr choral singing at the characteristic Mormo Mr. Roberts for the last - two years nas been preaching the religion of the Mormons throughout tht" large cities of the West and South, and now, under the direction of Elder Samuel W. Richards, of Brooklyn, be will SE.ek to convert the Eastern States to the teaching of Brigham Young. It is considered that the abandonment of polygamy by the Mormons will cause a kindlier feeling toward them from the people of the East, and that now they may safely pursue their work of "preaching the new gos- in the Mormon church, has been visiting Elder Samu.el W. Richards at the hO!Dle of the latter. 50 Concord street. It is possible that he may taike part in the services at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, at th,e headquarters of the Latter Day SaLnts, in Concord street. He will begin. a series of free lectures art. Hardman hall, Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street, New York, this evening at 7:30 o'clock. He is ac-compa,nied by !}eorge D. Pyper, tenor of the great Mormon tabernacle choir, and E. P. Midgley, an organist, who will furnish the music. His subject is: "The Relatlouship of Mormonism to Christian~ty." Elder B. H. Roberts is a young man who has preached the gospel as taught by the c'hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints i,n nearly every staite of the American Unioo, and throughout the British islands. He has been prominent foc a number of years in the affairs ' of the new state, and was one of the best known members of the late ccmstitution:al coalvention which framed Utah's state constitu- ' tion. In 1893 Mr. Roberts was chosen by the Mormon church authorities to represent the Mormon faith in the world's parliament of ooligioons, and is regarded by all his religious associates as one -Of the ablest exponents of their faith. He has been an editor of recognized ability and is the author of several works treating on th~ Mormon faith. 1 Roberts, and one George D. Pyper, Moody and Sank Hardman Hall Mr '' The RelationshiJ tianity," and Mr characteristic Mori Mr. Roberts ha evangelistic missi States that will pr He has been c< preaching in the I far into the Sout~ put himself unde 1 Samuel vV. Rlcha the Mon-non Miss' including New Ye vania, and the :Ne Latter Day Evangelist Talks on Rewill hold meeting: lationship of Hts Faith The Mormon C :c"c6;idi~~tiig, tti~ld~risi~~n~rp~~:a~?n°g a.nd Christianity. many years to r, the way for the second coming of Christ. State·s the missi Mr. Roberts has the reputation of being an Brigham H. Roberts, who is known as the about twenty yea orator of great power. His method has often Mormon Evangelist, began his evangelistic been likened to that of William Jennings work in this city last evening with an address Chur~h had a 1~ Bryan. He has directed his life to the propaand from this bra gating of the Mormon religion. in Hardman Hall on "The Relationship of Politically he has made a reputa.tlon, anq_ gelistic work in t Mormonism to Christianity." Elder Roberts two years ago, as a m~:!i.LW..L...J""-_._.,....., the many immig Constitutional was assisted in his work by Samuel \\•. Conve1 from Europe. Richards, diredor of the Mormon Church in me:ncfous majority an, These immigran orders of the Morm the Eastern States. loads. They wou ~e~nst the granting Mr. Roberts is on a two years' mission Latter Day Saints in T< day or two, and 1 He was a Congresi for Converts· through the different States for the purpose special irnmigraril first campaign in Uta! of making converts to Mormonism. He Ls Two Mormon elders, or Lat' Steamships landin dacy led to the reco1 State Conventlc as they are sometimes calle the leading pulpit orator of the Mormon ever, offered bett'. cratic that no Church and for the purpose of mal{ing· <. Church. His address last ev-enlng was Yery and the immigrat tolerated in Utah. faith of Brigham Young, the' conservative, and the exercises and singing During the campaig1 wives. They are Brigham r. were similar to those which take plaoe in any city. The feelin foundation for Senate head talker of the Church pie on polygamy year he sig·ned the pol Day Saints of Salt Lake Ci Protestant Church. the Mormon miss Mormon Church, reai George D. Pyper, the tenor Elder Roberts spoke of the tenets of the until the Southi:e.., the Church to eontrol Mormon Tabernacle Choir w Oatholic Churc.h and the principal Protestant practically ended his J ond prize for choral singing l Churches, and declared that Mormonism only flourishing b is understood that this Fair. They expect that the ora trnches faith in God. It teach · belief in the 1 ;~f~redht~ ~ in his election to the ~ and the sweet singing of the o Bible as the Word of God so far as correctly Mr. Pyper, .the :~~1fes1~atcher, who converts right and left. Th, translated. and also in the Book of .M ormon for a Ion~ time Mr. Pyper, the sing, their proselyting to-morrow as tho Word of God, and it claims the right nacle cryo1i:, wh the Morm0n Tabernac Hardman Hall. Elder Robert• to worship God according to its belle-ts. Ther chorus smgmg a~ second prize for choral~ be "The Relation of Mormon was thus, he said, an important relationship tianity." Fair. bet ·een l\Iormor.ism and Chri tlanity. gf~.,\0 I MORMON PROSE· ~c; MORMON ..DOCTRINE. E1i~~n !:s ;l!:&. Tw |
