WOMAN MORMON
ACCEPTS
CHALLENGE.
PROTEST IN THEATRE
AGAINST PLAY.
From Our Own Reporter.
ACCEPTS
CHALLENGE.
PROTEST IN THEATRE
AGAINST PLAY.
From Our Own Reporter.
Botlon, Friday.
A frail young woman braved a crowded theatre audience at Bolton to-night to stand up and proclaim her faith as a Mormon and to protest against the anti-Mormon play, "A Mormon's Bride," presented to-night at the theatre.
Written by a local author, Mr. J. Baker Howard, who is a lecturer of the anti-Mormon Society, the play deals with the luring of a Lancashire girl to Salt Lake City in an attempt to make her the fifth wife of a Mormon elder. The author made a 200 pound challenge to any Mormon or Latter Day Saint to disprove the truth of the statements in the play.
Written by a local author, Mr. J. Baker Howard, who is a lecturer of the anti-Mormon Society, the play deals with the luring of a Lancashire girl to Salt Lake City in an attempt to make her the fifth wife of a Mormon elder. The author made a 200 pound challenge to any Mormon or Latter Day Saint to disprove the truth of the statements in the play.
NO POLYGAMY
Mr. Howard made a vehement attack on Mormons, and challenged them to come on stage. There was a surprise when a woman responded. Although she did not deny that early Mormons practiced polygamy, she said she definitely knew that it was not now practiced.
She returned to her seat amidst applause, although some of her neighbors adopted a threathinh attitude to her.
Interviewed afterwords, the woman told me she was Mrs. Doris Taylor, of Claughton-street, Bolton, and was president of the Relief Secretary of the Bolton Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She had been a Mormon from birth, was baptized at the headquarters in Clarendon-road, Manchester, and of her two children one had already been blessed and the other baptized. Her husband was converted to the faith three years ago.
"I felt funny going on there," she said, "but I had to do it for my faith."
Mr. Howard made a vehement attack on Mormons, and challenged them to come on stage. There was a surprise when a woman responded. Although she did not deny that early Mormons practiced polygamy, she said she definitely knew that it was not now practiced.
She returned to her seat amidst applause, although some of her neighbors adopted a threathinh attitude to her.
Interviewed afterwords, the woman told me she was Mrs. Doris Taylor, of Claughton-street, Bolton, and was president of the Relief Secretary of the Bolton Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She had been a Mormon from birth, was baptized at the headquarters in Clarendon-road, Manchester, and of her two children one had already been blessed and the other baptized. Her husband was converted to the faith three years ago.
"I felt funny going on there," she said, "but I had to do it for my faith."
EXCITED AUDIENCE
The elders took up the challenge at the second performance. They drew attention to their challenge of 200 pounds for each case proved of a girl being lured to Salt Lake City for polygamy or to become a plural wife.
During the arguments the excitement was tense, and there was difficulty in maintaining order in the theatre. The elders stated that they mean to renew their protest against the play to-night.
During the arguments the excitement was tense, and there was difficulty in maintaining order in the theatre. The elders stated that they mean to renew their protest against the play to-night.
