Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-17


] 90 aU intense degree.
From the clit5halatllclei u question
+, would be quite easy % conclude that
the sn,ny1nism Of the Ata,sUHln To
av M.rm1us was because tbs latter
alto ,up,rior to Cbrsliaus generally,
both iu the principles OF thelr religion
aud their adherence thereto. GnIeei
u1 other logic position can be reache ]
from the slAtemrutsoi fact But low.
ever true THO 10 a. to tho roaI foafo o.,
b. would MT bs iair 10 presume sucn 30
Ua the intention. Yet the article points
cut that
Th0ro oro clements OF powor loo the
Mormon ayatUm of some ~ which, ut
I0lst, muIuiuIuf ~ UuT citizens h1yu
lIttIu conception. First uf BIl is tho Iu.
'nusH Uarnu-tuns4 or tho Mormon people.
This uIrnuNuusg is iu most marked
oHHtrts. WttI thU cool Indifference a- 600
ihHIr religion Ul mu.t.iulHs oI UTUisaasI
Christians who hold 'HH N0rmYus iu %
Sind ui contempt But when tue limo
". trial o1mu,, This Intense religious
unruustH0ss iG what CDuuH. ls only "
such siuu thli heroes aud martyrs arc
made.
Another agpoc! OF this intensity OF ro.
Ng.Hu4 devotion is srou boo Coo 600 hus.-
a7m ui tho great gathering. a. Tho Tabor-
uaolu boo salt Lake CITY. All paris Of tho
service are full of spirit
Among thg Mormon pU0pi0 100 large tho
use ui alcoholic liquors and Uf tobacco
prevails tY an exceptionally small extent
And uIl such uau H HUIuIuuaIy dl.uuur.
tEul hy tlo leaders. With lu1sotDmp0r-
WU hHn.i' Hrn naturally linked Industry
pul UuguIly,
40 is iufiuer stated that "a special
feature % the Mormon hymns, as in.
iooi gi Ihc,f entire system Of faith, T.
.ho eminent placs given To tue thought
%. the E.ngshlp u, Christ, aud tue
certainty and nrarn,f8 o Ills coming
1rifn.' Then B. .ays.
1h.sawurol confidence u thu approach
luE triumph ufthuIru thyprin-
oipio OF fho Kingdom uI Dhri tb DO sot
up lu iuu rt. 20. Is uuu ~ tuu sources "
thuir uuuoundui HuihHsI4.m. o. would
h' well N Christians generally. VINO be-.
lioVn lhr Christ Us KIM, would make
their faith loo that kug.hip 1919 vital aud
practical prip"iplg OF their conduct as
Precisely ~; aud n Christian. ger
orally wOulI DO that, the ass.mliati0n |
would bUnccJmp.i-hpJ, though NOT n |
the form the Siut.sUuy might desIre,
Tor then protesting Christians gouuf. |
ally would be Christians iudcot-,boy |
would bo La,lcrday stiuls, commonly |
desiguaiei as Mormous. our friend |
could not DO bo,isE however, than |
follow the aIvics which ho gives 90 |
Chfistiaua generally, ami roach to That |
higher plane by mAaiug Chr.ps klug. |
chip as vital aud practical riucipIe Of |
his conduct NJ DO the Mufmoup
Since tho M0rmous set such o
worthy example, as confessed by the |
@aissman, Ia borating Of thom surely |
IL mot luulus,slent with ~ counsel ~ |
othefs. lturgcs that the people ot the |
United States "musl build tho entire |
national super,rIcturc on public |
Of Christ az our nations
Savior King anu our accept
anco OF His law as Supreme;, and |
says that "wilh such an aoknowledg. !
ment Of the kiug o, kings We shall !
asslmilato every element Of our ns-
tIonal lie into tho unity and permit
nonce Of a genuine Christian slate. - /
Yet when the Mormon people give the
most eminent place Ia their system
and actions to "lho thought OF the
Of Christ" which the Staiss-
man exh0rls all others to do, Il raves
pud rants over tue "siaudlug menace
10 our welfare" surely our cJtompJ.
fary ought 10 DO willing 10 let the
Al5fm0ns DO what 4. says would be-
In others, anu not make
SUCH an uuplgnahul .usi about IT, In /
al kinduess anu charity, aud with nm
earnest desire Tor IT. repentance aud
that its sins may DO bl1tted
lut, We brsoeoh our friend, Do please
be oons.s,cng DOM brralc The Mos.
mons for lhelr superior Practice o.
.Tuo Cbr.slianity.