Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-14

scc,arInn organizations are founded ON
70 modification Of one or the other OF
these two Ideas; a. the Episcopal
church has modified tns Rlmish idea,
10 tho Bipu.s AMI Methodist ami
C5ngregstIolallsts have modified the
other iI,a.
with tho situation lo'. 80 this pliui
any effort to unite ad factions in one
must result iu failure. Toe twl ideas
referred to are essentially oJu'nlic'
tory. rney cNnuo, 1l male to amal.
gamhts; ouu OF the other must br given
uy, for the presence OF both Is division.
Beyond this the Pfsibytehan idea,
with its distortion Of tho dOolruos OF
generalization AMI election, aud r..
manum with ne uiuallsm aud
puostcfaih are 30 fopu.slve to th1sc
who mkca comprehensive view OF the
justice % GIIuui brotherhood OF mau
TIA. thcy reveal another elomeat that
BE- ns autag g. b5tn % they arc 90
each otbur
Blt in tho light Of recon, events 10 IS
quite probable that these radical con.
cop,iIns auI tlols outftowtu may be
90 varoI iu form ns TO Admit OF a
coalition. For instance, the pre.by.
terrain iioa has Undergone gtoat
change through the elimination OF the
iniau. damas,i1n part OF the creed aud
iH modification regarding ths lrfsv.
ocabIu condition o' man after
death. AZ tho same time,
tho popo ASSUMES on s,t-
tuds Of lonlency ia dealing with the
United Slate. that was never before
known toward other governments.
There is a ismun,ug OF tuu rlsidl.y
which txistui 20 the extent lIat there
is good prospco, Tor combination. The
mother church, however, retains il-
TACT nor position Of authority. 10 was
a general feeling of disancoiion and
irritation whiol caused tho breaking
or aud scattering Ia the nrtt place; a
general desire 10 settle differences aud
comblns la a irat1rnal feeling can
again unite tho offspring into q family
bond. But the mother would * sfuisc
supervision; tina. ia a point whicn must
be conceded before she will consent 90
union. Yet this claim IL likely 90 be ~
modified that the supremacy Of tho
one religious body may be- recognized
by Tho Others Ia tuuh d way AZ 90 con.
slitutg % the head OF "a federation Of
churches. They could then make
common cause against all outside o.
tue clm1Iualion, aud Ia that rcsYoc.
practically DO one church, as all tho
members rect on tue same foundation.
They would retain their coull.iing
duclIinal Views, set DO united "a a
general policy.
ltisnJt improbable that the present
agitation fora union Of Chnasudom
may result la tho aiJp.iog Of some
auohplan Ne this, which would bcauom.
bcdimcut Of the "part Of iron aud part
OF miry clay" idea, having measure
Of strength through tue union, yet
being partly broken by their disscu.
sions. Such a coalition OF churches
would not be opposed by ruling powers,
anu Instead Of interfering villa the
political autonomy Of the nations whose
people gave allegiance 70 Il, 10 aim
would be- 10 maintain existing govern
muuIs, Tor 10, own pap ses. Tho an
Client Prophets behrld some such
arrangement. They saw 10 vision
tho Church OF the Lamb OF.
gunlfed on earth In latter
days. They also beheli that the power
which made war with tho EaIuts
ut tho early Christian Church anu
ovefcamo them, anu 60 which the scots
OF Chrsicuuom Owe thslf birth nud
Development again arnycI ilsuli
against the lruu Cbufcb--tha "m0lhur
oi denominations an gather together
muluIudus upon an tuo face oi tho
earth, among al too nations Of the
Gcutilcs," 10 hshi against the Saints Of
the Church VI tho Lamb. Tho trend
Of the present movement Is u make
possible the gathering referred to. Tho
Prophets, however saw also that tho
Saints were EARNED with rghloout-
ness aud with the power OF God In
great glory" therefore Tie ab.minable
church WAS made dcsoIatv. Inc com.
b.ua,ion Of men, Inspired by an un.
molly motive, willmnl, while the Chureh
ot tue Lamb Will UeestaOlished iggeysr,