The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-08
Christian Convention.
To the Editor OF TIE HERALD.

The Christian Convention which was
held last week in this city was evincive
of at least two things: First the bitter
ness of feeling which exists among
many OF the protested followers of the
meek and lowly Jeaus, against III
Mormon Church, and second. the con-
sciousness felt by it of the unfathomable
depths and the superiority of the
divine evidences of Mormonism. Those
champions of United Christianity in
Convention assembled who assailed
that institution with all the learning of
Theological semin&ries, discovered their
inability to do more than show the
weakness OF their cause; like pebbles
siung from the catapult OF error against
the noun ain of truth their efforts fell
h irmless at its base. MoTmOnisln is an
invulnerab.e fact. During all these
years it has witbstood the pressure of
the world: it has grown strong from
the blood CT its martyrs; it has survived
the flames of the fires Of persecution
and to-day it stands living, undyiDg
faith, stronger in the hearts of its ad-
herents than ever before. Christian
conventions may SIT IN JUDGMENT upon
it. but it is founded on the Rock of Ages
and must prevail. The papers read
before the convention were of varied
character, and embraced the following
subjects: The Mormon Priesthood Ine
! of the Chief Obstacles to American and
| Christian Progress in Utah Anti-Amer-
| lean Influences in Utah; The Desecra-
ton of the Sabbath; Mormon Peryer.
sion of the Bible and True Religion !;
| The Curse of the Saloon and its Rem
edy: Mormon Theory of Life, SOciei Y
and Morals; The Christian Home, Its
Perils and Opportunities in Utah Ought
the State to Recognize GodP The Bible
the Source of the Progress Needed in
Utah; Spiritual Power in Relation to
Efficiency in Christian Work; Lessons
from Mormonism; The Education
Which Utah Needs: Christianity the
Only Hope of Those Whose Faith in Re-
vesled Religion has been Wrecked by
Mormonism; Importance and Practices
bllity of Denominationai Co operation.
Those papers tire ating upon the doc
| trines and institutions of Mormonism,
displayed an utter ignorance or willful
preversion of the spirit and intent of the
subjects involved, and do not even merit
a serious RECITATION; they are beneath
contempt. The truths of Mormonism
are given to the world honestly AMI
freely; they challenge investigation, but
brook no Misrepresentation; they stand
upon their merits alone, and when
truth succumbs to the power of error,
then will Mormonism fall, but not till
| then.
Then say what is truth It's the last and the
first,
The limits OF time it steps DER,
| Though the heavens depart, and earth S
| f0untait.S burst.
| Truth, the sum of existence, will weather
1 the worst,
Eternal, unchanged, eyermore!"
OF the other THEMES deliberated
upon, it may be said that they were
more Ceserving of attention, the writers
being not so much at sea as in their dis
sertations on "Mormonism. The con-
vention, however, is an important
event in the annals of Christianity in
Utah, and whatever good it has done or
may produce in the community al
large will be warmly appreciated by
Mormon as well as Christian.
CHRISTIAN science is not Christian
and it is not science-ProfesSor Swing
In Illinois there is population of be-
tween 100000 and 600 600 wholly I'M
reached by any regular religious min
| ist, alton.
MRS. CLEVELAND has given her in
fiuence to the movement for the eleva-
ton of the women of India by uniting
with the Ramabai Circle In Washing
ton.
IT is stated that the number of youths
of noble rank in Italy studying for the
Roman priesthood is smaller to-day
than eyer before within the memory Of
man.
THE Thirteenth Quorum of Seventie!
will meet in the Twentieth Ward School
house on Monday evening, April 9th, q
7.30 O'Clock. a full attendance is de
sired.
THE Hon W. e. Gladstone, the grea
English Statesman. will be the mex
champion of Christianity to enter tn,
lists against the skeptic, Ingersoll, ant
demolish liberalism" His letters vii
shortly appear in the columns of al
American magazine.
The subject to be presented by Rev
Mr.. Lamb, this evening, at the Baptis
Church, is the substance of the pape
read by him at the Christian Conveu
ton the past week, that aroused g,
much discussion. because Mr. Lambwa
generous enough to say some kim
: fhiupr ah0ut the Martnonc