Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-21
SHOULD RECOGNIZE TRUTH.

There IL published In Pennsylvania
paper called the Christian Biates.
man, whose editor.in-chlof Ia Rsv.
David McAllister, ID. d., LII. Dj
the publication has for its motto
"Christ and Country.n but notwith.
standing the series OF Initials to ind.
cate the editors oruditiOn, aud the idea
expressed In the motto, the columns OF
the pupsr indicate that H. writer's have
not yet learned TO recognize the facts Of
ancient American history a. they are
being constantly demonstrated by
archm illogical research, or the great
truth that Chrisl msuilrstoI any par.
tioular interest Ia tho Inhabitants
Of thil half Of the world at the period
Of His appearance Ia tho meridian OF
time; nor does Ito assumption Of
patriotism approach that TeeogHnlEed
In tho Book Of Mormon Ivy European
writer who remarked concerning H.,
that at has one dlsilnctiyely Amsrl.
can feature In claiming for Christ a
better reception on that continent than
was accorded Him on the Eastern
hemisphere; for when lie visited
America, Ho was received and wor.
shipped NJ the risen Lord instead Of
being sentenced to hang upon the
ofoas."
In Its Issue for January nth the
Christian Statesman makes some com.
menis upon the admission Of Utah ~ n
State, and refers to the publication In
the DEsEREr NEWS OF n discourse. de.
livered by a Mormon Elder 10 this city,
In which "ihe claim Is made that the
Book Of Mormon IL the Bible OF the
American continent" Then our Penn.
sylyania colomporary proceeds
Tho preposterous claim rosts on this
myth which 10 seems strange that any
rot Of men and women can br induced 10
credits when our Savior had performed
lliHmisslon In tho land Of Judoa, Ho camo
over 70 this land Of America. He told tho
people OF Jerusalem that lilo had other
sheep that were not Of that fold; aud that
lilo must yialt Thorn also, that
they might hear His voice and
lie would bring them aud they
should become ono people. 80
lie came loyorl hero and held several
notable conferences with tho people. no
taught them tho same Gospel that Ilo
bad taught In the land Of Jerusalem, 10
appointed twelve disciples horp. aud
gave Thorn instructions, endowed thom
with the Priesthood, etc. In tho cour.o
OF time, whom the people became wicked
again, alter having had long period OF
tho greatest happiness OF any people on
earth, celebrated Prophet, by the name
of Mormon, u righteous man, dlslln-
gulahed among his pcople for his virtues,
hia Intelligence and his powor u Priest.
hood, received Instructions from tho Lord
10 write tho history OF hiz people in an
abridged form, before dOstruoti6n should
como upon them. Ho lid so, and wrote
Il upon plates OF pure gold, aud IN tho
language called the reformed Egyptian-
u language which tho people know very
we'll. aud he bolng a Prophet and having
tho Urim and Thummim, hid 10 upwlh
those plates. no that Ia duo time those
plates should come forth and Tho means
TO interpret tho record ON thon." Tho
discourse In full Of thosa kind Of cred
ulous trash which goes TO mako up tho
system OF Mormouism.
Just why Christian should dc.
nouncs rs a myth tho fulhlmen, OF a
prediction OF the Lord that lie would
visit "olhsr sheep" that lie taught
them the same Gospel lie declared
was essential TO the salvation Of those
In Judta; that He called discipl,s to
follow Him; that he Instructed rec.
ord to DO kept OF His teachings; or that
when the people became wicked des
truoIion came upon them, does no.
appear olsAr-certainly II Ia not con.
sisteni. Add as TO tho "crsdulous
trash which goes 10 make up Nor.
monism," II Is in believing
that Christ did exactly what Ho said
lie would do, and also tina, the prln-
clplss ana ordinances He taught as
necessary In the nrst century OF the
Christian era arc equally essential for
the salvation Of those who live In the
nineteenth century, Mormonlsm does
not ooDjure up such myths as tho SUP.
posed wteeking Of some Christian
preacher VI early centuries to 40.
count for the evidences Of a former
knowledge Of Christianity on this
continent IL takeH the consist.
ont, plausible record, authenticated ty
the Divine wilnes, not less fully
than Is the New Testament account OF
Chrsl's ministry; It lie con sposkng
terms" with tho Lord, insisting that
lie eth possrsses the power which
revealed Him to Paul and gave to the
beloved John ths Revelation on the