Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-15
Falkland, Pitt Co, ", G.

November 3, 1897.
"sh-Your epistle of astonishment.
accompanied with distorted truths
Cthe leaflets). came to my observation
few days ago. and was read, | must
admit, with disgust. / was surprised
beyond measure that you. a man of
holy hands, pretending to preach the
fruits of the spirit which are love, joy.
peace. long suffering, gentleness. etc.
tGal V: 20), would use such language
and abuse as 1t was your lot to throw
at the true Church of Christ | have
espoused. sim, on second thought. |
should not be, as a corrupt tree cam
not produce good fruit, nor pure
stream flow from a stagnant swamp
This being true, | deem it not neces-
sary to answer the pusilanimous at
tacks, or rather the flow from Ply
mouths magnanimous leader, the child
of Belial, as it has already curdled in
its own iniquity, and its barbarity is
stemmed So we win pass on, and con-
slider the source from whence II came,
like the little boy did when the donkey
| kicked him.
Permit me to give you a few evil
| dences or rather jewels of truth
gathered from the path of eternal life,
| that so-Called Mormonism was indeed
! the true Church of Christ. First I
| purused with prayerful heart tand
| that, too, without your add and
! searched out the Kingdom of God
| adorned with its primitive purity with
| this question in my heart, What must
! / do to be saved?' My answer was
soon found In Acts NJ. 1899, where
! Peter, speaking as the oracle of God.
laid down laws immutable which meant
| salvation to those people, and not only
to them but to all them that are afar
| off, even as many as the Lord our God
shall call Did Paul preach the same?
yes and he gives this warning; But
though we or an angel from heaven
preach any other Gospel let
him he accursed.' (Heb. VI. 12) He
| mentions faith, repentance. the doc
trine of baptism. and of laying on OF
hands, as principles Of the doctrine Of
| Christ. Since these are the principles
of the doctrine of Christ, 1t would he
well to let Johns warning grace the
page: whatsoever transgresseth and
abideth not in the doctrine Of Christ
hath not Cod
"If your heart Is not so calloused
with prejudice and your conscience
scared with hot iron, You will agree
with me that after my Investigation
find the Church that contains these
ordinances we have been warned to
teach, yea the pattern of inspiration
that leaves this stamp of divinity, is
the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter
day Saints. Did the primitive church
you told me to read about have Apos-
Q
were the foundation OF the church
CEph. H. 10. 20. 2I. Did he or any of
the servants Of God tell us they were
done away? No. but to the contrary
they were to remain until we
all come to unity of the faith
(Eph. ". 1. 30. You nor no other man
can say truthfully that there has been
unity since Christ was here. Have
you in your church got these officers
which We're to remain9 No, | venture
to say. Then It was an iniluitous at
tempt to try and tear down my house
of faith and have none other to OFFER
than production Of mans brain,
shorn Of its rites and blessings. left de-
fenseless to cope with the doctrines OF
devils, as these officers which YOU
have said We're no longer needed were
their guides (Eph. ", li). 'Jlw ipe
this Church you cali bosh and heath
enism' have the same organization,
rites and blessings? Yes. Remember
reverend sir, when you call Mormon
ism bosh you speak against that one
, book you so EraciOusly called my at
tention TO. Did the signs follow the
did. DO they follow the be-
levers of the Church you have so ma
, liciously belied? Under my own Oh
scrvation the sick have heen healed by
the administration OF the Eliers. devils
, have been cast out, the eyes Of the
blind made to see.
"Thesc evidences. and many more
could mention, have made me what
T am, q follower of Him who said to u,
= that we would be hated Of all men fol
/ His names sake. He also said IF W
] were Of the world the world would love
you. but because We are not Of tn,
s world, the world will hate YOU
E. Il Will say in conclusion the testi.
mony I sent the News which III,
reverend gentleman took to heart so