Proof that Joseph Smith's Book of Mormon, the foundation of the Mormon Church, is a fraud is claimed by the Rev. J. E. Mahaffey, of Grantesville, to be in his possession. Dr. Mahaffey is a prominent figure in the South Carolina Methodist Church and has spent ten years in his investigation.

He says he has ascertained that Mormonism is undoubtedly the greatest religious deception that has ever been perpetrated. So adriotly was the fraud carried out that he believes many Mormons of to-day are ignorant of their error.

Mr. Mahaffey says that 2,000 Mormon missionaries are now in the field and that the sect is fast becoming the most formidable element in modern civilization. They hold the balance of power in seven of the United States, are adriotly colonizing in half a dozen others and have a present membership of more than 500,000. In the last year alone they gained 63,000 members in the east.