Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-24

saoudenps letter 90 Me "8alt
Lske Moimous," arc members
the Church OF Jesus Chfiit u
Laper.day Saints, which Church wss
organized April o, 1880, 10y the Pfofhei
Il.eph Smith, I'm ier the direct CONF
unui Of cur Lord and Savior Jtsus
Chrlai, whose Church IL Il; lie Is be
Founder, and organ z'd II a. stated,
never 10 be ovor,hrown or disron.
tinusd, but TO remain In II, work
relative 10 preparation Tor the second
roming Of thu S1n OF Mau. The
Prophet Joseph Smith was maftyfed
June ~ 1874, In Illinois. TIE Chutrh
continued m an otgsnizsd condition,
and jet remains 10, ior II does not DO.
ronl fr ~ sHiltonoe upon the life ~
mtu. Inc Lamont church, which has
ine pfohx "fo,rsa niEeI" 10 iis name,
was oiganizsu some thirly Year,
after tho Church which was
brought into existence ON earth 10
1880, about niHtten years after the
Heath Of the Prophet Joseph smith,
and whils the Church OF which he
was the fret Prophet aud President
was Ia iull aud active OfganiE alton aud
operation. For the sake Of ILLUSTRATION
IL may to- remarked that there " no
more connection between the La.
mont church anJ The Church OF Jesua
Chfnt Of Laiietiay saints which
was organised Apul ., 1880, than
there IA between tho Protestant Epis.
cogRl, the Presbyterian and The Lou.
ihefan churches, OF between them aud
that which Acknowledges IT. prtsidlng
piiicnf 10 tho POPE NJ Rome.
Regarding the second iuquify Of our
O1itk correspondent, the reply IL that
no templsi 10 Utah are open 10 ali
numbers Of the Church In gooI stand.
log. They are not designed Tor gene.
raj public meetings. The large
rabornacls In Salt Lake CITY. which
10 the place where the usuUfal
Conferences OF the Church assemble
when held here, and IA also tho placs
Of divine worship for the Saints Ia thi,
city on each Sabbath Afternoon, II
open TO the public, AMI Tres invi,a.
ton IL extended 10 everybody TO o.
tend. 30 with all the STAKE ,absr'
nacles, Aiatmbly halls, aud ward
meeting houies, which are numbeted
by hundreds throughout these valleys
Tho tonofal meetings, tacrAmen
mootings, prayer meetings, ans
last meetings Of tho sainls al
are open TO any who desire to cont
and hear the word Of tho Lord. tn,
general assemblies OF the Saints W
divine worship afe not held In th'
temples, which could accomn odai'
only very small percentage Of then
In such capacity.
| AZ 10 the doettlnol feciloI In thi
letter, II Ia plain Mr.. Anderson ma
received his information from onsmic
OF tho Church. who attribute TO 1
views Il never entertained, aud NILE
state others 90 that there IL no resrm
blAnce 10 the truth. The doctrine
believed In by tho LAttet.dAy Saint
are those which were taught by th
Lord Jnaus anu His duly commits
stoned servants, no more aud no leaI
These ATE the doctrines u tho Blbli
which the proiessed ChrlsliAi worl,
recognizes ~ the word VI God. Tn
Saints today are not under the Mosai
law, but undtr tho higher law, tn
fullnosa OF the Gospel Of Christ, whiel
fullness was revealed by Him to M
disciples In the meridian Of Tins. ant
10 Adam, Enuoh, Noah, Abraham an,
olhsrs, anu has been restored 10 cart
In this the dispontation OF the lullne'
OF times. through the revelations OF Ia
Lord 10 the Prophet Joseph Smith
A. 10 their divinity, the test Of %
= Anoient Apostles day lie the tsst 4
this day when Apostles again NJ
among men; IiAny man will do th
will Of the Father ne shall know VI th
doctrine, anu the witness thereof ha
come from tho Lord.
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