The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-03-02
County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of Democracy
FROM PERRY TOWNSHIP.
More Light,


ED. SPIRIT: l noticed an article in
your issue of February 9, headed "From
Washington Township" on the subject
of Mormonisrl, on which we wish to ask
Mr.. Lalone few questions, trusting that
he may receive light which is SO much
needed. Now, in the first place, Mr.. La
lone affirms that one of the public
schoolsof that community was so unfor-
tunate as to hire teacher who believed
the L. D. S. doctrine in full. Now we
wish to know how or in what way they
have been 80 unfortunate2 Have they
hired a man in whose care they cannot
trust their children has he an evil spir-
it? If so, then his believing the L. D..
S. doctrine has not done for him what
faith in The Lord Jesus Christ will do for
man. We wish to know, too, if he has
not been unlucky as well as the school.
2d-The writer claims that he cannot
see what room people have for ridicul-
ing and denouncing the L D S. doc
trine, when they claim no more nor less
thar what was for the church when Jesus
Christ organized 1t They claim that
the very same blessings are for us to day,
if we contend for them, that were for the
Apostles. If this be true then they can
perform the same miracles that the
Apostles performed, that is if they (the
l.. D. S. have contended for them p
Have they contended for them2 have
! they this power who believe its doctrines
in full? Then we ask, why this teachef
contents himself with teaching school
being an ordained minister and believing
the doctrine in full as you affirm? Why
not 90 about doing his Masters will
There is higher, nobler work for hin
than teaching school, if he possesses this
power. There has been no period in tht
past fifteen years, that we know of, tina
there has been as much sickness and a!
many deaths in Washington township al
in the present winter. Then why not g
about doing good, heal the sick, open thu
eyes of the blind, unstop the ears OF th'
deaf, raise the dead, seek the erring, anr
give light to those who sit in darkness
If this belief is the everlasting gospel
and the only way that we can be saved
pray don't be so selfish with it. IL
freely We have received, freely give."-
Donot shut your ministers up in tn
school room, but let others hear you
bugle sound, as faith comes by hearing
for there are hundreds and thousands o
people with Gods words in their hand
who have not so much as heard whethe
there be any L D. S. or not,
| 3d-Mr. Lalone affirms also that the,
preach the very same doctrine that th
Apostles taught. Now, we ask, does
follow that because Jesus said that no
a jot nor title of the law shall pass un
It'll all be fulfilled, that we are still t
preach as though nothing had been &C
complished from the creation of th
world until now? Are we still to preac
that there is going to be a flood and til
earth to be covered with water,or is thi
lpassed? Are we still to teach the cert
monial law, or was Christ the end {
that law, the shadow being swallowed u
| in the substance2 Are we still to preac
to the convinced that you must be cor
vinced2 to the converted that you mus
be converted9 ? to the saints in heave
that you must be saved2 Are we sti
to be laying the foundation of repen
ance from dead work and faith towar
God, of the doctrine of baptisms, an
OF laying on of hands ? or has this M
been fulfilled? /? What law had Chri
Jesus reference to? Was it the mor'
law which consists in loving God wit
all the heart, soul, mind and strengt
and our neighbor as ourselves Ifs
then we are glad that we have Seard
all through our life and that we belie1
this doctrine, for Christ tells us that tn
is the whole law What more coul
have been done to convince the worl
than has been done? The Apostle
were chosen to establish the religion
Jesus Christ. They had the prejudice
the Jews, the weakness and superstitio
of the Gentiies to overcome, and it r
quired miraculous power to show
the world that God was working throug
them in order to convince men that j
sus was the Christ. To-day all civilizt
nations admit this fact. What more d
we want? What further proof? Wh'
need have we of any more tempor
miracles We have Moses and Il
prophets and the Apostles if we wou
not hear them, we would not hear thous
one rose from the dead. But if you st
have this power, why do you not wol
miracles why not show your faith
your works3 Once more: Is Christ
Kingdom temporal or spiritual?
cl OMEGA