Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-11


preach Tor money, what they do nolbo.
lieve, an what they do not practice.
Others believed that Christianity IL
founded on myth aud stands la oppU.
sitlon TO "tTutn Hs reveaied through
science" A lazy Correspondent re-
iutcs to encourage The "pefpeluation q
a ia.sehoOi that has cost millions OF
lives, millions Of money and l. t0Iay
responsible Tor the wicteiness OF the
people" She evidently alluJes TO the
uigotty VI the churches In past a.ts,
whereby some o. tue mos, salgIinafy
pefsscuiions Of the world have been
Instituted, and also to tho orthoiOx
doctrine " salvation whereby bad
"tiuuer" may be- saved auI 4, morally
correct inhdcl damned, which sue
thinks hes the eject o. putting a
premium on wirkedness aud 20 en-
courage immortality. Oluon object h
one or more Christian doctrines anu
rciuso 10 40 ami listen 10 their
PRONUNCIATION. The doctrine Oi an o,ur.
nal hell Is particularly Objectionable.
One writer say. "Mon who would
step aside In thelr path rather than
tread on worm profess 20 believe IN
Col VINO will c1nsign TO eternal touut,
ninC-,enths Of the human race. They
believe this, not thinking Of tho mercl.
les ana unsprakabIu MOlooh they make
Of Goa" Ohtr observation-disclosures
are the tfinity OF the Gouhtad, tn
theory OF vicati.us atonemont AMI The
inspiration OF Scriptures. This above
Is n brief but iaif summary " the
reasons given Tor not attending church.
II does not Iuvolyo upon the Nlws
TO champion the cause OF Chustiauliy
~ represented by the divinoi o. the
ascls Of the world, even II On Oiilrt
10 do ~ could be attempted with any
hope Of tuco.s'; Iul II viii be noticed
that none Of the objections, o. Tar
a. they carry truth with them,
are apple ,blu 10 tho doctrines anu
wophip Of tue Lattsf.dhy Saints. The
Gospel M revealed through JUsupt, the
PfOphsi,aud which IL Cht.stianity pufo
aud simple, not only give, 10 tue ooul
peace aud 10y mex rsssiOlc, bridging
the rhasm be wdcn time and eternity,
but It proves It's perfection asa true
- sttm by its harmony with the sonii.
ments 0f all good aud lust men auI
women, no less than with Logical feh.
soning anu Divine revelation. IL is
tho coming religion Of manklnd, to
prevail wien other syslems shall have
been found Inadequate.
Anyone who vii honestly and i'm.
partially study MJrmouism Will bo
struck with the truth Of this remark.
Il tho Christians Of tho world eau be
Justly accused OF having made their
object Of worship n cruel Mulocb, the
La,lef.Iny Saints are inuooont Of
that charge. Their Ojd T.
the eternal Father OF man
kind, whose efforts are directed
toward the salvation OF HIS chiliren
10th In this world anu hereafter, not
withstaudiug % unavoidable cOnse.
quencrs oi Iuvir Iransgression OF laws
Dy which worlds ars governed. An
eternal he'll with "endlcss torment" h
no part Of the dJipcl. The same eau
bo said OF the scholastic doctrine Of
Inspiration aud the Athauasian con.
fused idea OF TRULY. Instead Of this
latter the Gospel teaches the existence
Of G.dhva the grandeur au1 iu-
mite glory VI which 10 far beyond tho
power Of human words, yet not oil
such n nature as 20 need, when an at
tempt nj comprehension is made, c0u.
ttadlcIious anu mathematical imp9ssi.
/ bilitius.
Then, AiUrm0nism never has needed
and never Will resort TO persecution ioi
ita existence. Religious intolu.
rance Is the mara OF ignorance,
aud has always been - con-
sidtred by the Saints. Ono ol
its chief features Ia liberty TO all to
think gnd pax and worship Ia &C.
Cordaucp with tue dictates OF their ow u
oonscienoes, within the boundaries Vi
law. a pe pie with such views can
no more pefseculo their iollowmen,
than tho fret Christians could wage
war upon the E.soues, for instance.
Prosecutors have no doubt sometimes
been sincere, thinking they rendered
ruth service by defending It, bur
the result has always been the with.
drawal OF the Spirit OF Light from the
camp Of the prosecutors, uud they ami
their cause have after a while fouuu
themselves IN utter darkness. Tolera.
ton Ia essential u tue existence Of true
Christianity,
Finally, the rEpounders OF Nor.
monism have no ground for be.
ing frauds and preaching what
they do not believe, ns rs charged that
some Others 90, Tor tho simple reason
that they are not nnancIa ly Interested
la preaching the Gospel. II they are
not IN their own hearts convinced that
th,y have received the truth aud feel
70 burning desire to implrl their know
Itdget their fellow men, hoping 20
r.u.ive ,hpir reward hereafter, 81
would be folly Tor them TO go aUroad
as missionaries, tiac1 there Is no earth.
by iuIurcmeut Tor them 90 DO 40. The
GOSPEL hos oiler'ug'ly mot that objac.
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