The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-13
THE LATTER DAY SAINTS.
OF Faith-MissiOnarie
Abroad In the Land.

Two Mormon missionaries are now can
vassing Abbeville county In the Interest o
their peculiar form of religion: These gentle
men called at our office recently and talked
little. From Mr.. Andrus we learn that the
Mormon church has 240O missionaries In DIFF
ferent parts of the country. These mission
aries unlike the missionaries which we SEND
abroad, are not tax on the church. Before
they enter the service the individuals earn
the money, with which to pay their expenses
| for two years. Their conscience is discharged
Of obligation after term OF two years ser
vice, when they return home. They neither
believe In, nor practice, nor preach polygamy
They say they get their religion out OF the
same Bible that we get ours from, and are
governed by the same civil laws that govern
other citizens OF the United States. They be-
leve in Jesus Christ, our blessed Saviour the
same as we do, and they quote volumns o1
| Scripture 10 sustain them In each aad every
| one OF their "Articles Of Faith"
When seen these Mormo on missionaries had
neither horns nor hOofs, nor did they carry
| iron-wooden shovels to frighten timid souls
from the Anchor OF their faith. They seemed
peaceable enough and civil enough. In fact
| they were so civil and so we'll bred that we
| might easily enough have mistaken them ior
plain every day orthodox christtans-if they
had not told US their business. Being Jealous
| in their work, as Is evidenced by the fact that
they as individuals had worked for and earn.
ed the money TO pay their expenses before
| they left home, we invited them 10 go 10 near
our preachers expound the scriptures, so that
there might be possibility of converting
them TO our way OF thinking, when We would
send them back 10 Utah 10 propagate that
form OF the religion Of our Saviour which is
ton was made they soon had busn ess else
where. They left a tract from " hich we
copy their ARTICLES of Faith'-omittng only
the Scripture references upon which the diff,
ferent articles are based:
/. We believe in God, the Eternal Father,
and in his Son. Jesus Christ, and in the Holy
Ghost.
their own sins, and not for Adams trans
8. We believe that, through the atonement
OF Christ, all mankind may be saved, by ODE
dience to the laws and ordinances OF the Cos
4. We believe that these ordinances are:
First, faith In the Lord Jesus Christ: second.
Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion
OF bands for the Gift OF the Holy Ghost.
5. We believe that a man must be called OF
God by prophecy and by the laying on OF
hands" by those who are in authority, to
dinances thereof.
g. We believe In the same organization that
existed In the primitive church, viz apostles,
prophets. pastors. teachers, evangelists, etc.
Z. We believe in the gift OF tongues. pro-
phecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpre-
taticn OF tongues, etc
S. We believe the Bible to be the Word OF
God, as far as it is translated correctly; we
Word OF God.
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all
that He does now reveal, and we believe that
He Will yet reveal many great and Inn portant
things pertaining to the kingdom OF God.
10. We believe in the literal gathering Of
Israel and the restoration of the Ten Tribes
That Zion will be built upon this (the Ameri-
CAM continent. That Christ will reign per-
sonally upon the earth, and that the earth
will be renewed and receive its paradsiacal
glory.
il. We claim the privilege OF wornhping
Almighty God according 10 the dictates Of
our conscience, and allow all men the same
privilege, let them worship how, where or
what they may.
l2 We believe in being subject TO kings
presidents, rulers and magistrates. In obey.
ing, honoring and sustaining the law.
13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste,
benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good 10 all
men indeed, we may say that we follow the
admonition Of Paul, ave believe all things.
we hope all thngs,' we have endured many
things, and hope to be able to endure all
things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely
or Of good report, or pralseworthy, we seek
after these things.