Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05
NORMONISM DISCUSSED.
THE DOCTRINE OF GOD.
e.v Nu,,ina States His Position Again on That Fundamen
,a poetrne--Hs Views Shown to Be Contrary to
Numerous Scripture Texts
Reply to Argument Of the Negative

ts.yerni Of my references to Joseph
e.,ith. the Cftcchlsm, Key ETC. by
thieh the student might further verify
NV positions on Mormonlsm. werc
"'si.ren ota Of my last article. II may
an advantage to my opponent or to
HI. .,trse 20 revise my argument but
,.r.mindcd people viii hardly think So
"a cannot permit Il TO pass without
..st,neB, protest. IN the Interest OF
,,,.,h and fairness. agreed that our
se,,r, authority should be four books
most emphatcaily I did not agree that
,,gild not refer students 60 others
-. ,,uii ie, my opponent shape my ar
..,,.,.st, In the least. Any who wish
,h. references can write me, u the
,X.vs" does not print them In this
t-.ps as hope u WILL. ID. Nj
THREE THINGS: BIBLE STUDY.
rhr,s things arr suggested IN this
connection which Mormonlsm seems 10
a,uhe, clctr logic. the dictionary. and
,hs established laws OF Interpretation
o,i,nruage. But these lie at the very
,,t - Aft communication by words,
i.r,uae G1d has made Us TO act on
sbsf hi1a DiucgardlnR these, ~ Is
is,nsaalLie 10 convey IDEAS with GER
ta7nty. on 10 understand The Language
81 Another Even God Himself u
speak with all reverence mus sPsak
la iha way, because we can UNDER
sand IN no other This lie always
Lycs. and one who attempts to Inter
rrri the bible differently Will not get
Col's truth. but Sntana error. THIS
common trouble with she Mormon use
Of he Word II abundanily illustrated
by my opponents article. l am very
rad. however. that he emphasizes the
study OF the Bible IN rcEird 10 the doc
trre u God. ~ this discussion rcauka
~ nothing better than filmllaung the
earnest, independent study OF the Word.
@ all DO muoA good, aurc'y.
And his Bible study has been hngu-
hfiy successful In one item of this case.
!, i toii Of hen. Butler. the noted gem
sral and lawyer. that during an impas-
stoned speech In q murder ciAc h. said.
your hInor. We have u on the highest
authority that AN shat a man hath viii
he give for hia htc.' The opposing law
SET slowly arose and said. II have long
been dcHr0uH OF knowing whom my
Distinguished opponent considered as
he highest legal authority, and now 1
kn1N. Ihe sacred record from which
b. has quoted reads! And Satan an
aasrtd ~ that a man hath will h.
opponents Interpretation Of saan'a
other speech IN Gen. .; Z and Q. Is cor
rect as teaching plurality of gods. tlion
satan Was the author u this hlnda.
mrniai doctrine OF Mormonlsm!
The deyii also cnunclalcd several
o'hef Mormon viown ~ the same In
tsrdtN Win Eve. a. that God was a
Enner. carrying uut a scheme VI fraud
against her VCrsca and o.: that
hsEcs l, Vas right AMI really necessary
Cor hlr highest good that she should
iln 10 iakirs The fruit. thar not death
but divinity would be her future II she
thus snnci aud hence the general
doctrine Of unlyerHallsmi My opponent
and myself are ugreed. Satan was
I the author 81 these chief doctrines
about Cad ara mani I had long given
him ne credit. without thinking OF
this dtdhlte Biblical authority.
THAT HEBREW ARGUMENT.
Before considering my opponcnta
Hebrew argument let Us notice one Inn
r9Ham fact, that the early Mormon
doeirlHe " DOL ooniradlcga the present
ena, ana was FAR more gcrlp'ural the
BOOK VI Mormon was the earliest or
Mormon works. 10 teaches. through
olL only one uod. The Dactrlne and
Clyinanis does likewise up 90 hectlua
~ Wrtitn In 1883: and 30 does the
Other sacred book q Morm1nlam, the
Par % Great Prize, ~ 70 page g,
uhlgh was written during 1886, after
Jatiph had begun his study" o. He
bruE. Here The polyiheiutlc, many
rs1a liaa bpElna ana IL found Ia the
Doctrine and Covenants three ycarA
later aa above. and IN oil sermons on
TIE subject thence down 20 this day,
being hence the authoritative doctrine
On tbs point, na Acknowledged by my
opponent And this IL only one contra
dlcuon. Evidently the god % MOT
monlrn ala not lpnow as much about
hlmseE before Joseph studied Hebrew
~ he di afterwards, or els he was
pfacilo'ng his doctrlus % the necessity
y ON. and decclyng lltile' In eithrr
eyeni be can be- no true G0i at all.
Now for the Hebrew argument, which
4 niicruus 10 scholarship, 10 say the
hat And l ask no one 20 take my
word aa authority here. As the whole
Mormon p0lythclriic docirlns rests upon
ihs argument, It IL worthy OF careful
attention. The statement i, that b.'
cause the Hebrew word for God IN
GsnesiH etc.. 10 IN the plural number
frequently, there must be many bods
and .hat because the word for spirit
% breath" 10 Of feminine gender, IN.
Holy Spirit must be female, ana
G2d both father and mother. VIII
~ desenlus, probably the most re-
roEHed Hebrew scOlar o. modern tlnHs'
and Davies, author Of standard DC.
uonry " Hebrew. speak as TO the
facts on these points -.
sayu Geseniua; Grammar, 2. 2oV
The examinations when properly eN'
rfsn plurality are employed In the eN,
preston u other kindred IDEAS, - that
NE Hebrew often uses plurnl forms
who're other languages employ singular
The plural use denoies,.,.,.So paruc'
uAfly, We nnd,..... God.,,.,. then q
t,W times the Holy, (lloH, ~, u ana ''
NE Heb. word for house IDOLS, In the
. lufal when only one Image II meant
u sam 10; $40. Farther, lord, ''
.aHo master" Says Davies, under The
hebrew word Elohm, which all trans
4 huvs q the Bible render God" bu'
joseph Smith says should be Gods
rms plural Is often called plurllia cN'
e"lvnuao or mlJea,atcus plural OF ex'
teItnee or maiesty"l II rs m0atlS
construed with the singular tverbl, Bu
wv plural N used Htn to designate
tou idol tpeut. $780, even god
.eaa says uesenlus again, y .la5, al
10 GENDER Illuminate objects proper
OF neuier gender, and abstract idois
.,.,are regarded in Hebrew ~ ethel
naa,uhne or temlrne, particularly th'
49,! t''s,saa sin, sleep, badness thl
w" &C. The sum n these statements
NnAt the plural OF Enhu
nv not meaa the plurality
IVY the excellence " the onl
hs y,ana the femlninily Of luach