Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-24
IrFFERSeN's RELIGION
religions convictions OF the
Tie Ee" apostle OF Democracy

e warning religious sects,
In tins reeds rsd and obtruslve g d dogma
diverse , ciTSf from the pen OF ihoma a.
the follo" nav not be undressing. IL
Jefferson may before appeared in print,
has but ohGe not only settles the question
and since ! mS convictions of one of the
country a. logical presentation 1t ought tE$
same t ullit considerable attention. Inc
to attract ,,,ritten in reply to one from
letter waS C %I an eminent Quaker oil
William ,, no. lad inquired as to his re-
liglo'S UNA Lave duly received your favor
SIR; % ia" and am sensible of the kind
Of Aug. ~ fr %m which it flows, and truly
intentions tb U more so rs they could only
for thenlu,,,Irt,o Of = favorable estimation of
be the ,, ITS| course. During a long lie as
my Pu 99alToted to duty as a faithful dis,
mucll u of the trust confded to me would
charge u ,o ', nbipct has occupied more OF
permit, M :4o roi than our relations with
my IND rs. our duties to them
the the p onr future prospects. AFTER hearing
ana o ,oad I everything which probably
ana Iel ,,'r,'oT,.11asted concerning them, have
can De S t5e hest Judgment | could as to
iGrll,e 7ur .,l thew prescribe, and in due OBJ
te lo y,a' If that course have no recol-
%, vans which give me any remorse. A
5.1nent preacher OF yourr. religious
N s5 Richard Mott, in discourse of
%,i5'nnnrtion and pathos, is said to have
aimed aloud to his congregation that
q TJ not believe there was a
a,,tar PRESBYTERIAN, Methodist or
S'n,ist in heaven. Having paused
~ tive his audience time to stare and
~,njsr he said that in heaven God
I Do" no distinctions, but considered all
'moj men as his children and brethren of
,bo same family. | believe with the
onokpr preacher. that those who steadily
o5sarye those moral precepts in which
al RELIGIONS concur will never be ques-
toned at the gates of heaven as TO the
dumas in which they differ-that on
ertprinc there all these are left behind us.
The Aristideses and Catos, Penns and
TIIotsons. Presbyterians and Papists
will find themselves united in all princi-
nIas which are in concert with the reason
II fine supreme mind. With all the sys-
TENS Of morality, ancient and modern,
which have come under my observation,
none appear to me so pure as that OF
Ie,ns. He who follows this steadily need
not think, be uneasy, although he can
NOT comprehend the mysteries and sub
t-etes erected on His doctrines by those
who, calling themselves His special fol-
lowers and favorites, would make Him
come into the world to lay snares for all
understandings hut theirs.
The metaphysical heads, usurping the
Judgment seat of God, denOunce as His
enemies all who can not perceive the
geometrical logic of Euclid in the demon
STATION of Athanasius that three are in
one and one in three, and yet that three
are not one nor the one three. In all es-
gntal points you and | are of the same
religion, and am too old to 90 into in
Miries and charges as as to the unessen
ll Repeating, therefore, my thankful
lasS for the kind concern you have beer
good as to express. / salute you with
Pndship and brotherly love.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
NWicello, Sept. Il, 1913.