Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-19

that such rules wef5 move. franz by
the great Originator oiour rsl'si11, but
by Paul, "a man as liable to CIR ne Any
man Of the present day." Both these
petitions are untenhble, ami % dc.cnI
them b. 90 iulurs the Gauss in
favor Of which they nts held.
II Christianity is represented BE- hostile
10 apuaroutly good, social reiIrms
those who nto on the line Of progress
will turn away from tho whole system.
H. ON Tho other hn1i, the advocates OF
reform must bsIi.lIo thu msn who lived
ana d.aI f1r tlr clIls OF Christ, their
efforts will De Boo vUu az far 81 tho De-.
levers iu Chrs,nuily nrs concerned.
Fortunately, 200 sIsB cjnillc. cziss
uelweon tina. religion AMI pf1st5ll in
the dircs,I6n oi anything thltIsg31i.
Asfor woman l'iiHgc anu Paul, u
mus. DO remembered that tho great
prrtoHpr u.ys. was called upon O. die.
CUES ,u,. question. Tine wrl.-r5 Of the
Sew Testament 10 no. deal in q dirgC.
way with any pJliug,iquu.ioul aul
with but low l5sinl psJ1.cn8. They
caJ8iu loyalty 20 the existing govern
ment, ovon though the emperor DO a
Ncm; In tho aamo way thcy oShor The
Christians, both mon aud women, 90
clniuct ihcmstlvoi la a way ~ as not
10 give unnecessary Onsuso % thcir
a iverEhricL In other wIris, they
were 20 cluIIar thcmielvoB under
obligation % acccp. the political
aud social conditions %, they
existed AM 10 submit % them
o, long a1 they legally oXlotui,
but this Odd not mean that thoy wetu
pfohibi.oi from lhb1fins for reforms.
On thu contrary b. was clearly under
stood that Christianity would bring
about a complete revolution. THIS was
preached in clear terms in tho mu.l.
ingg OF tho C1fIs.lsn5 and nllliul %
In pf1phetical writings, tho meaning
Of which WAS Tor prudential reasons
hldicn to tho ou,sid1rs. Bat ,ho
members % tho CAurch undcr1iloi
thom, lu the main. They lookoi tor a
coming uuiversal change Of conditions
and la0orci 10 that end. Only they
were not Revolutionary Ia thoif work.
Their means were those Of peace.
while the int writer's ofthr Church
DO not discus5 such quoliious iu direct
terms ,hoy often lay down broad pfin.
ciplcs c5vofin the ground completely,
aud 10 Tor the system OF Christianity
rs built on those great principles has
proven itself fully compton, to com.
prize within ~ limits every benllcgnl
political and social reform. Pau, Tor
instance, lays down the great prinCi.
pie that membership Ia tho Church
Is without regard to nationality, social
status or sox. "ruuro is neither Jcw
nor Greek. there Is neither boud nor
free. there h neither mnlo nor female:
for 80 are all one in Chris; Jcsus,"
seems 10 involve ~ strong an argument
Ia favor Of the cause OF tho ladies' a.
could be advanced ut that remote age.
Tho same may bo said VI the
Injunction given by tho Same
authority to husbands to love their
wives as they love themselves aud ~
Christ loved the Church. Paul In
these vlows Is In lull harmony with
the Master and It may safely DO ON.
phasizsd that on this question ho did
not err, as little ~ ON any other subject
on which no wrote while under tho
influence Of that Spirit which was
given 10 lead into OH truth and 10 reveal
the mlni anu will Of the Father