Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-24

ancc merits. But in the case Of Bible
doctrine or things divine, the man be-
comes the founder OF q new sect
Many examples OF thistrIth will come
10 mind with a little reflection. For 10
stance, sect was formed IN Virginia
on the passage in Acts DO. 'k apent
and be banuz d every one OF you 90 me
name Of Leiaf Chyi5k" To prove that
the words italClsed are the right words
to be used in the formula OF baptism
and not "H The name ~ the IdNfr, son,
and k0y Oh0IL" the only example IN
Scripture OF either rs quoted Acts 1859
"And when they heard this, they were
bapug IN Ur H1Nf OF Me k0yd Jesus
u fleet "a moment how Inconsistent Il
Is to put faith n met who prove one
passage OF Scripture false IN order to
prove another true. 10 in this case the
Saviur's words Matt lslSl be proven
false. how much respect eau We have Tor
poier's2 (Acls 735S.l Is itnOt plainly the
duty ui the preacher 10 reconcile these
passagcs} And It he cannot do 10, Is u
not plainly his duty 10 acknowledge his
blindness. ana cease trying 10 lead the
bliud2 Nothing seems more RATIONAL
And u men would apply the same rea-
chanics, these pfetcndCrs to divine Wis
dom would soon be sat down upon.
Witness how beautifully in our formula
Of baptism these passages are recon
uilcd,
use this illustration to Indicate with
what attitude our Elders should meet
such quihhlets. Let item make the
people see that he who tries TO set Gods
word against itself Is not wor,hy 10 he
listened TO. no matter how ingenious
and plausible may be bis theories.
God Is Sput' Ins is sufficient
for such men. Il comedies with d pre-
conceived philosophy 81 hear the
winds signing: God IS there. 20 into
my garden. Wha transformation
since last night The flowers flash In
the sunlight eve hue OF the rainbow,
aud know God Is there. Ny children
run TO me with a smile, and when their
loving arms close about my neck, |
know God dwells In them 20 out
into the starry night, and gaze upon the
spangled universe, and a voice Of awe
comes to me 10, God Is there. God IS
a Spirit, and lives where ever there Is
life and motion. etc. This Is the God
OF sccilrians. Il Is the universal God
Pan OF Oriental nations and OF the
Greeks. Il was one OF the first cyi.
denccs Of the great apustacy that this
vague indefinite entity took thclplacc Of
the God OF Abraham. Isaac and Jacob,
Il was not the Savof's words as quoted
by ST. John, God Is a Spirit, which led
to the scctarian idea OF a beng "wlthout
body, parts. and passions But Il Is
this remark which gives color and sup.
port to the idea.
What did John mean, them lie surely
had read Genesis, and knew that man Is
made IN the image Of God. lie had
heard our Savior say "Who hath seen
me hath seen the Father" He knew
that Christ was the brightness OF His
Fathers glory, the express image OF
HIS person" In short he knew that our
Father Is a perfected, glonded Man.
Did he then intend 10 set the entire
burden OF Scripture at naught and
proclaim new being-"made Of such
stuff as dreams are''
But" asks the Elder, Are we TO
ignore this passage, and hold TO the
tenor Of all the other Sculptures Ger
tainly not To ignore IL, or by other
passages Try 10 prove Il false, would be
as contemplate In Latter.day Saint as
lor the scctauans ON the other hand to
accept Il as true, and ignore or hold
false what opposes the idea they get
from H. They are both tue, and the
sect that cannot reconcile them IS I'M
worthy of human following.
The passage may mean two things
9. II may mean God the Holy Ghost