Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-12
MORMON ELDERS.
TWO OF THEM AT WORK IN CHRIS
TAN COUNTY.
A Statement of their Objects and Methods
Furnished by Ed. Walton. VIII Remain,
In the County for Three Months.

Eds. Chas. E. Walton, of Month
cello, Utah, and Geo. F. Carroll, of
Orderville, Utah, two Mormon elders
who have been preaching their doc
trines in Hancock county, arrived
here this week and will be in Christian
county for three months. When ask
ed for statement as to their manner
of working, Ed. Walton furnished
the following article:
eff you will permit us we would
like to publish in your columns an
article setting forth our business in
your county, We are ministers of
the Gospel representing the church
of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints,
nicknamed Mormons. We claim that
we have the true and everlasting
Gospel as taught by Jesus Christ and
His apostles while they dwelt upon
the earth taken away in the time of
the apostasy and martyrdom of the
apostles and saints as predicted by
Isa., "a, Sc; Jer., 2, 1316-l9-20-2l;
2 Thess., 2, 7-12, and restored again
to the earth with all its powers, gifts
and blessings, as enjoyed in Christ's
day by his followers. q Cor, 12)
Restored by an angel as foretold in
Rev., IA, 7-S; Daniel 2, A, As. We
make house to house canvass in
each county presenting each family
that will accept it, Gospel tract
treating upon the Gospel as we view
it and teach it, and hold meetings
wherever the opportunity presents
itself. We discriminate against no
ones belief or tear down any ones
structure in order to build ours up,
for we have plenty material of our
own. We are not sent out particular
ly to make converts, but to get ttnl,-.
Gospel before the people arl,% all
them to repentance and war ,,tSSns, ,,f
the judgments that are IN, ' ,1o,,rad
out upon the nation :, Of the earth on
a W o. u Sne .r wickedness. See
pae'', ~ 1o Nv Ike B7I $3.50; q, 10 %;
te'2 - III. "AndSthis Gospel of
" -.dgdom shall be preached in all
-e world for witness unto all ma
tons; and then shall the eah come.
Matt, "a, IA. We are preaching DDS
Gospel and leaving the result with
the people and their God. @We
claim the privilege of worshiping the
Almighty God according to the die
ta'es of our conscience, and allow all
men the same privilege, let them wor--
ship how, where or what they may.
But, says one, have we not the Cos
pei? We have our churches and
ministers? Yes, there are over SOD
Christian denominations all profess
sing to be right, yet they are conflict.
ing and antagonistic. Now the ques-
ton arises in our minds, who of all
the sects and denominations are right
or are they all wrong, for Paul tells
us, Eph., 4, 46, There is but one
Lord, one faith, one baptism, one
God and one Father of all, who is
above all, through all and in you ALL"
Common sense and reason tell us that
there cannot be but one denomination
right or else all are wrong, and the
right one is to come yet. Now, how
are we to know unless we inve stigate-
and take the scriptures as a guide
and measure the different doctrines
taught by men, and the one that
comes nearest to the scriptural stand
ard must be the nearest right if not
altogether right. If we have doc
trine or creed that will not bear meas
urement or test is not worth much
and the sooner we get rid of it the
better off we will be, if our salvation
is OF any consequence. Now, all we
ask is to compare the doctrine we
teach with the other doctrines, and
II we can by sound reasoning, logical
illustrations and scriptural proofs,
show to the world that we have some
twing better than they possess and
they choose to accept it, that is the
right guaranteed to every American
citizen.
We travel as the apostles of old.
two by two on foot promulgating the
Gospel we have espoused without
money and without price, depending
upon the hospitality of the people for
something to eat and nights lodg-
ing.
We donate our services for two or
three years to the work of the Lord
and the faith we have in the GOSPEL
we teach. We furnish our own clothes
tracts, books, and pay our railroad
expenses. We get no salary or pay
whatever. We endeavor to deport
ourselves as gentlemen and if we
don't make a convert we endeavor b.,
make friend, and we think none the
less OF person because they do not.
believe as we do, and hold that a.
person should be converted to a prin-
ciple before accepting it. Yours very
respectfully, CHAs. E. WALTON.
Gro. f. CARROLL.
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