Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-17

NJ least as much 20 as the average
members of other churches. They /
know the value of their property. /
They DO not need to sell ana they |
only TO so when they get their
prlce.'
'sDoeo not the Church eat up q
great part Of the substance Of the
people?'' l asked.
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
ssNot more 80 than other
churches. was the reply. eve
I believe in giving one-tenth OF our
/ income to the Church, and We be-
lieve in supporting our Church our
selves. You never get a collection
plate showed under your nose when
/ YOU 20 to listen TO q Mormon ser
/ mon. The matter Of giving Is
matter OF ones own conscience. No
one investigates whether = man
| gives a full tenth Of his income or
net. II ne can afford to cheat the
I.ori We think that the Church cau
stand il. and that the Lord will set
tie with him by and by"
uWhat i the Mormon idea Of
hell9'' said /.
0WelI. we don't beIievein terribly
ing people into Joining the
I Church by preaching birthstone
famuation. We don't take man
bv the nape Of his neck and the seat
OF his breeches and hold him over
The burning fires Of hell and shake
him back aud forth and turn him
over aud over until he squirms anu
sizEles into repentance We believe
in n future state, hut not IN thai
kind Of a future state. We thinS
that the deeds Of this life will b. Re-
wardei and punished in the next
according as they are good or bad.
We believe in the atOnement, Tut
we hardly think that the Lord viii
take the time hardened sinner who
has committed all the crimes in tht
r ,IgcalngIe T. heaven by telegraph,
inst because he repents with hi'
, diving breath. We believe in Q
future state Of Progression towards
( perfection, and We think tina
4 religion should be a matter %
works as well - faith. Many Of yOt
Geutiles have a wrong idea Of Nor
monism. We are nearer the Biblt
n today than uine-tenths II tn
Z. churches. and | believe there j. a
4 much SimOn-pure Chri-tiauii!
= taught IL Utah as there j. in an.
e other place OF it, population IN Tia
: United States. The Book Of Mon
+ mon Is only a supplement 10 th
y Bible. Ii inrs not take the place O
e il. We believe in the ten com
. mandments. ami We know tn
= Scriptures a. well as the Gentle,
It and we try 10 practice what W
"What will be the effect Of tn
Is abolition Of pOlygamy on the grOwl
e OF the Church,
10 u think il will help il rather tina
.e otherwise replied Delegate Cain,
II "Pslygamy has been more OF a ciH
I. IN Us than an aid. The Church z,
. along during its first years withou
l. it and pr0spered. 10 will prOsp,
y nOw.'
;e ..Y'ou have never been a pOlysl
Is mi-,:" said l..
9. "No, not in practice. have ha
he but one wife. and one family ".
a all that ! could support. / have Ia
h. ten children, and the MOrmOus b,
.e lieve in having children. We 10,
y Iieve that the greatest Of crimes
Or that Of taking away a human i!
a and We believe that there Is no ho!
Y. Of salvation for the murdere
m whether his victim be an uulOi
u. Iabe or grown man. We have,
ht short. what [ consider 10 be d
OF best religion on the face Of the gi05
C. and il the rest Of the Unitei State
~ really understood it / don't thin
Is that the present opposition TO
would exist
In FRASK O.. CARPESIER.