Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-29
REV.MR. SW ARTWOUT
The Broken Reed Upon Which Ha
Relies In Argument.
ELDER b. II. ROBERTS, nrJoINDEn
Some Pointed Suggestions TO The Wis
eonsin Preacher, an 10 His lx-
irtmsly IncoBsistrnt Attitude.


Constitution Ruilding, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Dear 6ir:-In reply to your "'pen
letter"in the DEsERET Ev EN1Nd NEWS
Of the sth OF May, In which you ad'
dress me on the strength of what you
raw In the Chicago Record OF April
"a, wish very briefly but plainly to
make the following statement:
1.-The paragraph from the Record
is fairly correct, ss a digest oil my
original abatement. l had said: "God
irst took from me all hope In this
present system OF 'churchcs.'" He
showed me that this apostasy, this
denying tho power OF the Holy Spirit,
this preferring fa!so doctrine. this being
an amusement bure au for the world,
was all to be expected in these "last
days." "The presence OF the unre-
generate In the pulpits and at the
Lords table today, is raost horrifying."
Then the shortened report you saw
does iDjustlcs In that this in the con-
elusion was omitted: "Chris,'s tepara-
ton from all that eystem OF things In
His day, Is point in hand" Then 2
Coz, 81 ana IL contains the COM
mand that takes me out from this
man.made ministry. Eschewing oil
Observation-Disclosures, 1 taid: "Also note:
1 20 out from you unto Christ as my
Centre and Object" The Blessed
God has dealt with me- 10 separate me
from oil that 10 of human tradition or
mukephift-iust unto His Name-lhe
Oply Namel
2.-There!ore, In view OF this, you
viii sec how utterly grounuless 10 your
prefer. am free, no more 10 be en-
tangled with the yoke OF human
bondage. / am poor Iool to jump
from the fryingpan into the lire.
Shallow me to say, that what
look for 10 not the "Lstler.day Snints"
anu their prophesyings, but the Spirit
led lives and the God.tsught word oil
lie as 1t breatBes in the Records OF the
Former Day Saints OF Goa indeed, tfor
the New Testament records them as
such, VINO "obeyea Sod rstabr than
menn). From the old Word Standards
the protesting churches VI Christep-
dom nave woiuIiy departed. Back to
the Btaudards--back to the only au.
.ihority under the suLl lisa. S:2O--"Fo
the law and 10 the testimony: II they
speak not according to this Word, 1t
Is because there Is no light in them"
4.-Laeily lot me point you TO q
word that, In the eye OF all the true
Saints Of God, makes clear case as to
Just where you stand, and rs to just
what creuence men should put in on
or any othere, VINO raise word OF
utter syllable that 10 not In the Book
OF Books, the complete Revelation OF
God 10 fallen man. Please find II sug.
gestively at the olose OF the last chan
Ter OF the Revelation, verses IL anu 10:
"If any man shall add unto these
things, God shall add unto him the
plaques that are written IN this Book. -
And also, eli any man shall take away
from the words of the Book OF this
prophecy, God shall take away his
part out OF the Book OF liie." Paul,
under Gou, an authority for US. wrote
In Gal. 1:8-l2: "Bat though we or an
angel from heaven preacn any other
gospel unto you than that which we
have preacheu unto you, let him be
acpursed." Ard this gospel he re-
ceived by revelation from Jesue Christ
Gods own Word 10 FISALli With
prayer tat God might Indeed bring
you under the Blood, 30 that God see
sealf] the Bloou over you; and cher
nelp You to be clean and pure by Hii
Word, and to teach men 30. l am, IL
His keeping,
FRED. n. SwARTwoUT.
West Superior, Wis.,. May 10, 1891.
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SALT LAKE CITY, May 20, 1897.
To the Rev. Fred II. bwartweut:
Dear 5ir:--Your favor OF thei19lt
inst. replying o mina published IN III,
DEsERBT NEWS OF ine Sth OF MHy
was received several days ago, but
lock tho liberty OF holding it from
publication until could find tn,
lime 10 write out hofollowing aus yer
that this too might appear in the sam,
issue OF the NEWS.
You will pardon me am sure, n
take up the several Items OF your reply
10 my NEWS letter in the revers,
order to which you have set then
Gown. This brings me to your las
Item fret The question stands thus
l have before me- q protested minis
ter who announces 10 the T0rlu tina
God bad shown TO bin the apostat,
CONDITION OF the S1flbtlhD CDurCuef
and he proclaime himself sepnrst,
forever from those me- n-mhde churche
and their ministry. These facts com
ing TO my knowledge through til,
public press, and knowing that Got
Himself mere thar seventy years sgt
had revealed 10 Sosopb Smith tn
gpoptate condition ~ Christendom
and subsequently bestowed upon han
md Others divine authority, with ,
commission TO preach the Gospel anS
build up the Uhurch OF Christ, | Eel
In duty bound 10 make these truth
known to you, especially as yot
Seemed to be- at least approaching tn,
truth. Hence my letter TO yol
through the NEWS. And how do yol
tseat this solemn communicable
Of an important message from Gou'
Win pa;ient, prbyeriul investigator
aud a deaiTe to sn1w the truth OF IL
No, but without investigation yet
propose 90 condssan 70 by on1 slngl,
reference to the .evisn scriptures
YUu cite me Revelation, 22ll chapter
18th and 18Th verses. am NOT an
familiar with thiB passage; your ref
erence to ii comes to me liKe tho re.
irAln OF an old faoliliRr air OF worn
ont song, and oopvinces me that you
doubtless are in contact with what til,
WoSld calls MOfinOplsm for the fire