Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-15
THE MINISTER'S REBUkED.
tn. View. of "a NON. Mormon. u Minister
who Dlrer- with Ills Breihren
In Utah.

Tho ahbjolncd communication l. from
she pen OF a uln-Mormnn. minister.
whl protests agiins, certain actions
aiken 10y his Colleagues. /, h believed
ginl @ viii b. read with Interest.
NJ the Editor:
wans to preach q sermon; shc Spirit
moves me ~ do %. | wuni TO preach N'
not TO the people who are accustomed
- lln,la 90 such pious lucubrau1ns' nut
to she people WIN conr,,iUie what
Carlyle called INV third SEX" I know
'ghs thlrd sex" do not like ~ hear SER
mons. bu. when the doctor IL sick. ne
has % take medicine. and sometimes
he hos 10 take his own mcdtttut.
TWer.y- four eminent Sik Lake city
m.mbrts Of "the third sex" have mot
t.refher nn1 delivered thslr own
iuuls" In q volumluluH pfununclmento
upon n. "a. Roberts, as puhhshnl ~ We
FtH LAKE papers. Having Hicppeu 0ut.
glde ~ the clearly defined sphere o. me
clerical caiilng and having appointed
themaelvfs public ccnHlrs. 3, hehupNes
ibam 10 submit 90 hearing a sermon una
tlrtenlur t. unr member OF thit puhlle.
MY toNt wtll De- found IN ~, Luke W.
a. "Ani why hthnldsN thou inc mote
that T. in thy hrylhrr'h eye nut percclN-
at not the beam that - IN my """
The men - whom. for whom ana
absts whom Jesus spoke hes, words
we're prc.emintn,ly me most rehglo
men ,sh, ever lived on the Garth. Thfy
were "a coed, ghlt they had the great
est pity IN the world for fhelr ntlghbof' =
ard thfr profound pity round heatt'
feE expression IN such phriscs as 'this
.sa.HN !.
trriirssd." They were - religious, mat
,hey ~pefs most of their rme reprntlng
y faeir neighbour slrs. AMI - earnest
ara energetic was tifia rtpcrlunce. that
hey "eofnuaased "a und ilfti 60 make
eT,c prose'yte." Tiny We're "thr tn.rI
SEX az their 6ny, and they also had
c1n stsuscl ghamselNss fNe cetsors az
public morals, u was their preME luNe
Y, nrUch serm0ns. ndt 10 listen 90 IN sini
!. vsh,n Jesua, who was mere
f,,-,,,n attempted 90 pfthn
a sermon ta tn m shey 81 mad and
she moro sermurs lie preached the
n,,1I@r ahey got; tin a. last rhey
e',nnht him AMI delivered fhelr pspuH
sSnis by killing Him. why. slf. shee
,.h, thlid SEX" worked thc reperfmnce
h,,'i,,ss.. WAS marvellous. n one ~
ihryn ma "A g,Scd faithful wife. who
go hrrrs him dear. sweet children,
-, ~-me hly he came home and fopnd
his dirner burn 4, he would begin im-
medlaiely ~ repcrl q her fearful sin.
y, profduriiy might he repent, mat he
would write some AiimaM chnra'iefr
IA a litlls piece - parchment, point
90 abe tfrsft der ard send hlr out for
e,,er ftom her ZONE ard children. per
| h,ns II olive c.n the town." - sincere
~ his r.nerrnnce % that wicked wo-
man's I'm ihii ~ would tear her nura-
Ing baby from her throbbing breast,
he called Il giving her "a bill IT di-
,,,,,..iner.f." ara - earnest was his re-
nerraf1ce that he felt proud ~ his pl-
! ~. nut hls repentance would not sbcp
49,, shers. come faint ~ ~ sinful a
,r.fher might lnhcre In her children, 80
he rcperted 81 that alPo, ana promptly
nfocurcl for them a prflfy, young step
mother. Jesus expressed r-me mia
| disapprlvai n thls profound pltiy; -
new made up their minds hat he ana
| thsy WIRE working at cfoss purposes.
Arl ihCy were right, for 30 Il turned
out In che end.
Now, sir, Il Is most comforting % see
IN mis- lfrellg!1us age how profoundly
! thrse -four and twenty elders" 'yex
heir own souls" for - wicked n sinner
~ u. II, i.obaftsi 90 be assured 50 sol
them truly FOR his sins past" and prs.
ers. ana THAI they are willing b. take
M the cross" for him. follow him ~
he MN a the capitol ara erect Il iheee.
IN FOR our dear sakes. Was ahsre ever
LIZ lovely u picture q flrvent plo,v
| sandy zeal. profound pity ara fiehf'
/ ,ons repeutlnce-f1r ones ~ lghbori
Then thlnk. too, how grateful ~.
I chas.e. immloulas- Eeu,llos ought "a
feeI f1r the public persecutNn ~ ma
1 Mormon mcrsier,wh' lmplnusly refuses
q give his wife plous bin Of divorce.