Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-15
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the utmost lmpurtlh out NaNiet ~
ling, that the doctrine or ,iol ls el
LII n.pil' trse cod and Hin whom lie has
e,,t ZION. IL. 30 Il bcbllves us, then.
=. ,',,,,r,seh the subject with an earnest
a. ~ e., reralve some Of that knoWl-
80 mat iiaht which Il the essence ot
M eternal, lest through prejudice ls-
norance nr cumdcmnable prcigichl Iol
win PHILOSOPHY and the traditions OF
men We should err fatally
az, aurrtlDn al issue has hardly been
t,uchri BY Mr. Nuitlng. " A ms!
r., Nornonlam teach anything cone
r.rning the Deity. contrary 90 th1t
which il revealed through mo authoia
~ mo various books 1f the hlnlcf ln
other words, Do the trsetelat.'h5, on
tar5rd la the Book Of Mormon, Doc
t,i,a al covenants and the Pearl N
great prIce accord With those recorded
X, tb. Ola aud New Ta1inmeniaf II Co.,
fhn arscr,i1u that "Mormonlfm is not
truc Christianity" u faise.
ID matters mol whether INC 9alcll u'-
auctions Of the Theological doctors pt
the world. from the oatlleal As,s el"n
90 one present one, nErec or dlHasfc'
tViih thora uf the wrltrra or speak re-
III tho church II Jesus Christ uf Latter
day sainta. In the Interest N truth an
Ipyeetirntlon into this suhje1t must De-
carried back 90 The fund1ment1l iAci7
an which the deductions rcsi. u tiefo
aFrlCmcnt of Disagreement between the
s.tf.,,'gfs ~ fact. aa found in the uI-
NJ and mo other sacred books meme
u.psig That r. the VIAL question.
~ Illustrate, The Bible may lu places
a.Dm ~ rrprcaent the Supreme iio.nr
aH a universally dinuaed pINor aud
loo others as a material being Win
hands. feet cic. Now, one thg1l9sian'
ln hia EFFORTS o. harmonic % Die Think
l8F tho apparent discrepancy. may ar
rive al the conclunlon that jho nrHi rup-
rrsrufafion IL 90 be undHrs I'D literally
aud tho second only nFufaut Iy1ul D
forms his IDEAS " Gud accordingly. H'
concludes that tho Omuipoicnt u
hoiuE without form ana passions. Vhat
iH his deduction. Another may ieel IN
this reasoning o. faulty ana
he prefers. therefore. - regard hr.h
refn n revelations 40 literal dearrlp-
lions Of God. That Dr. his deduction.
NHW there II wilde difference between
those twu concepts vf She bNiy, but
the factH that form the initial % Ulnt
nom which both start are the same.
1, IL therefore perfectly clear ihht ihr
roli question turns not up1n she agree
meut or disagreement between thc1-
idrianH but upon the facts which arc'
% 90 speak. the raw material ~ tho
science ~ theology
The sacred writings present a airlk-
Ing analogy e. nature. Tho great Au'
thor % the universe dld oct arrange
shn objects % creation in genus and
species but scattered ihem iu endless
variety. The arrangement IN glasses
and groups. which after an must be-
more or less defective and ARBITRARY 10
thH work 90 The ru1llrFt, the hltanlaI
the xa1loHlHi. and other HclHutIHtf. 10
Or ~ with the sacred Scriptures. The
truths revealed are scattered all over,
n3mctlmts in the form of law ana
sometimes IN historical narrative,
sometimes On the form OF pr1mlfcs and
sometimes 90 the form N doctrine.
The careful student luycsilgatcl th1
facts and CLASHES ihCm whom found.
Thus he forms his theology. iuH, as the
naturalist shapes ha particular "aci-
cucC.' The value VI the iatier de-
CiEu and iriCllls nee N ~ exponent.
The uflnlon ~ an untut1rcd savage
concerning ihefcnuHUH u The srupu %
90 Mount NonuyluH. elr Instance.
counts Tor very ltilo when compared
10 that " scholarly student 0f
geology ~ iH 20 Ia theology. The
value u a particular system Or of a
particular d?c,rinc IN shat sysigm Dc
ponds entirely on the qualifications ~
The exponent thereof. aud more cs-
pcclaily on the measure u inspiration
with which he has applied himself 10
the Investigation " his subject But
whatever the doctrine. or the system.
may be. these must be considered Hgp-
aratoly from the revealed facts On
which they rest. iuri ~ nature Ia ~
mulilfurm features lh essentially dis
linct from the scientific systems
framed Tor the purpose Of aiding uH %
comprehend those features
With this clearly understood. We re-
peat the question, Do The revelations
concerning God on record On the bible.
the Book % Mormon, Doctrine ana
Covenants ani fhc Pearl ~ Great Price
agrce1
Let ~ frHt notice a few statements
IN the bible on the subject under cln-
nlderatlun. on the very nrFi page %
! Genesis We nrc t0ld that God-ihc He
brew noun being pluril-.a the auth ~
~ the universe ana that the Spirit ~
uod-the word Spirit IN the iicbrrS
being a feminine noun-mlNCd upm
the waters, A. We continue reading
we ma that man. male aud female.
was crercd IN the image VI God. or
I u1da.-ihc Hebrew noun being plural
"after our likeness" and an attentive
reader OF the narrative on the creation
~ man must notice the fac, that "a
distinction ~ made between the clun-
hel ~ Gods C'Let Us make man 10
OUR lmagc'O preceding shn creation,
and the creation EBolf. C'sl COD cro,
ated man IN HIS lmago.D In tho next
chapter Of Genesis the God Jehovah. or
Lord God, N presented, We read fur
Their and IND that she serpent 30 temp
ing our hrat parents holds out as an Ia
ducoment 10 them o. eat u gho fruE.
that BY - doing hey shall be- aa
Gods tGen. q. ID, "a statement that
was not entirely false, since the God
Jehovah later 0u said; "Hoholl Adam
N become "a ONE OF US" Cgpn.
~ 20 In Gen. N. Nc read that Jchl-
yah 'camo down" o. see tho cty and
tower being built ln the plain Os ShllaE
Let US 60 down" DO slya. Further.
Jehovah appeared" 90 Ahram (dUu.
rs ID and talked" 90 him a. o, SEQ also
ehap, is) JacIb believed he saw God
ieee 10 face az Peuicl. (Gcn. 80; 9ol
Moses spoke q the Lord "faCe 90 face"
lex lji IL lie was covered with
the hand OF she Lord, while Die
passed BY him and he saw Hts black
parts tsx. 9ai ls-21D And finally.
| ihe Prophet Isaiah raw the Lord fli-
tng upon a throne On The Temple, Oa
% l-al In numerous plHnlgrH Wt
lead Of Cod having hands tEx, SD,
! eyes tPfalmH 1890. lips uli. 800, finger
lbeuI %, ears Psal lSl, etc. such
| references 20 the Lord Gld are ycg
numerous. A. 20 HIS attributes, iie "a
a,sgrlbed az Spirit 0mulpoieni, mer-
/ sW9L lorg-snreriug, Just, eternal
| lealouH, compassionate, righteous. UNI
! .,aTchlblc, immpilhle, omnIpresent.
We source ~ truth, NE and light. man
.leal IN creation and alst0ry, The Judge
et all men,the senrrher OF hearts and
/ we author of our salvation,
~ thn Now Testament, especially, Ho
~ represented aa the Father who
aNss HIS Son as a Savior ot tho