The herald., 1895-05-27
Addressed by Elder John R.
Smith Yesterday
MORMON VIEW OF SALVATION
The Book of Mormon Substantiated by
the Bible
A Review Of What Is Being Done Elsewhere
and What They Hope to
Do Here

The Latter Day Saints held q meeting
yesterday in Foresters' hall, No. 245
South Spring street, with nine men and
four women and two small girls present.
Elder NJ. II. Thomas conducted the exer-
cises and Elder John r. Smith delivered
the address. After hymn, followed by
prayer and another hymn. Elder
Thomas expressed regret for the size OF
the audience and spoke OF the meetings
elsewhere which drew thousands OF peo-
pie, but he assured those present that
the light from above would shine upon
them. and then introduced Elder Smith,
who spoke directly but informally to his
subject. which was General and lndivld-
ual Salvation. He said Christ's mission
on earth two grand and glorious pur-
poses-tirst to redeem men from Adam 8
tran nsgression; second. to redeem them
from personal SIN.
His first mission was general salvation.
which is as universal rs the fall itself.
Individual salvation means those who be-
lieve in him and live under the prctec-
tion of his will.
Reference was made to the tIarsgress-
ion OF Adam and to the death sentence
which has been bequeathed to us. the
children, and passages from Daniel, John
and Revelations and the 18th chapter OF
Romans were read to substantiate the be-
lief in and promise OF general salvation.
Then taking up the individual saliva
ton, Elder Smith said that bys Adam
came the fall, by the fall came Christ
and through Him the redemption by
which we are benefited. Both good and
evil are presented TO us and we must
chose whether we shall worship God or
Mammon. The sd chapter of Isaiah was
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may get eternal life. Then the Apostles
prophets, pastors and preachers OF olden
times were spoken of and the work they
plished the paganism and idolatry
that crept in and finally Elder Smith
spoke of: Joseph Smith. the proI het OF
modern times. who. in 1880, at Fayette,
Seneca county, New York re-established
tho com plete order of salvation according
to the Mormon creed and belief. he
repeated the story of Joseph Smiths ex-
periences with the angel Moroni. when
in the woods praying. In 1920. whereby he
was inf .rmed of the whereabouts OF the
original golden plates on which were in
scribed records that gave an account OF
the ancient inhabitants of America be-
tween the years 800 B. c. and 42l A. ID.
These plates were deposited with the
record of the Urim and Thummim. on
the ancient hill of Cumorah, New York.
The youthful prophet, Joseph Smith, SO
said Elder Smith, in consequence OF the
vision about the hill and the informa-
Iion given by the angel Moroni. was en-
abled to procure the plates and the urim
and Thummim. and as the latter was
an instrument the Lord prepared for the
purpose OF translating the record, the
book of Mormon was eventually trans
lated in 1927 and completed and published
in 1929.
The Book of Mormon, Ellie Smith as
serted. goes hand in hand with the
Bible. The one fulills the other. He
further admitted that all denominations
do good, anu worship according to their
lights, but the Mormons believe in con-
tihual revelation. They believe not only
Sunday. but in every day religion. and
he closed by saying that all must try to
read the Scriptures and know them. and
as the Lord blessed the land in Utah and
made t fertile for the Zion being built
up in the mountains. so would he bless
those of the followers here who try to be
in the fold under the shepherd. Elder
Thomas substantiated all Elder Smith
ha said. He read the thirteen articles
of faith in the Mromon church and ex-
planned them; referred to the Book of
Mormon as being a record of Lehi, his
wife Sariah. and their sons four, who
had been told to leave Jerusalem because
it was to be destroyed; that they had
come and settled in South Am erica; and
1urGner SAlu tnaJ tue OF. JdNloS tTdHSld-
tioi, of the Bibe substantiated the book
and it would be his pleasure to explain to
any one any point they would like to
know.
He furthermore stated that he and Elder
Smith had left their homes to come here
where they paid their own expenses and
those of Advertising to pray and preach
the doctrines they believe. and he closed
with cordial invitation to the audience
to come again and bring their friends.
At the close of the exercises. in response
to an artless remark of the reporters
that Lei brought only one gwife from
Jerusalem. the elders both FASTENED to
explain that they only had one wife
apiece, and Elder Smith furthermore
offered the information that there wasn't
a co1poral's guard in the Mormon church
now who upheld polygamy:, Elder
Thomas, however extended ible and
said "but this book says it, polygamy
is right" Whereupon the reporter ven
uured the remark that Mr.. Tolstoi quoted
the same book as being authority that no
man should marry at all because Christ
hadn't married. Elder Thomas looked
very serious when be said, He cam t
prove that" and the reporter smiled a
heartless reportorial smile and queried,
How can you prove the other?"