Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-15
RESAscENr cnnIsrrASIrY.

Tho "Ncwa" has received Tor review |
volume entitled Rcnauccnt Christi.
anlty, written by "a Clergyman ana
published by q. =. Putnama Sons. New |
York. Tho object of the author IL 10
prove that all ncctnflnn divisions ~
Chrlstondom. including reasonable |
THnliarlana ana conservative unltar-
ians. eau be- united by return TO the
truth No II h In Jesus" The author
argues that we arr living In an age
In which everything r. being made now
Science. thought. methods. aspirations
all are now. Religion cannot escape /
this tendency. Dor nros there has been |
n process " repression In thddlrcction OF |
Ism. Now We must go back 60 firut |
principles. This II christianlty rcna.
scent, or born again. the Christian re-
liglon Of the future.
This now Christianity. the author |
argues. viii be truly eclectic. Tho
great question In not. he says. which
religion, church, rect. school or system
suits me best, but what In each and In
all can I accept as truo1 one would
naturally suppose that such a compro-
honulya question would result In the
ultimate formation of most lengthy
creed. but tho author suggests that six
articles of faith and az many pledges
would comprehend the entire doctrinal
and ethical system needed. This "
the proposed creed!
II believe In the Fathorhood OF God.
~ believe In the teachings Of Jesus.
II believe IN the guidance 81 tho my
Spirit.
Il believe IN the clean heart.
~ believe In the Savior " Love.
~ believe In the unworidly life"
The pledges are these;
Il promise 10 trust God ana love
Him nuprcmcly
u promise 10 take my cross ana fol-
low christ
y promise to accept tho Holy Spirit
Ne my guide.
promise 10 forgive and love my
/ enemies.
q promise to love my fellow men as
myself
u promise 10 hunger and thirst aztec
/ rlrhtc1uHncaa.'
The author rejects the belief la ana
exclusive revelation. o. chosen line of
Prophets n deposit of truth. a faith
once for an delivered 10 the Saints. o.
favoritc people ~ uod. or one ana
only true church. lie does not believe
that the socn OF the jewish und Chris
/ tinn religions saw different truths
/ from those which the HecrH of other re-
ngions had seen. though they saw
/ wider. deeper and higher" an re-
llgiona. as far nn they 50. reveal the
same eternal truth. Ito further be-
llcycs that sacred Scriptures are
modern aa well as ancient. ana that
| the Canon. nu II H. called. has Just
reached Iis Alpha volume; that there
are sccm today Cor ought 10 bU
an many and great as over
wore raised No n an the
past that Inspiration includes
everything that Is pure and beautiful
and good. Consequently thc Ola
Testament prophecy has just clm-
mcnccd 90 De fulfilled; "lt shall como
90 pass "a tho last days. saith God.
viii pour OUT VI my Spirit upon .all
nsih, and your sons ana your daugh-
tors shall prophecy and your young
men shau see visions. and your old men
shan dream dreams ANA on an my sgry-
ants and ON ail my hlnlmaidens I viii
pour out In those days OF my Spirit;
ana they shall prophecy" This he
believes IA about 10 come Go pass, and
that viii be thc great feature ~ the cc-
ler,lo Caratlarl,y Of the twentieth cone
| tury
From this u win be seen what the
aim ~ che volume under review H.,
Tho author starts from the truth nrs,
announced On ,he fundamental ravJla-
] tllu OF Mlrm1uIlm. ,hlt 600 rho scots
have doE.nerl,rd, Following tlp tran
thus struck NJ arrives at great truths
accepted by but few outside % those
who believe Ga the Gospe. Where ne
falls iH ln the suppoFt.on that the
! spurious elements uf modern RELIGIOUS
rysttms can be cleared out without the
rosilratl1n % that Divine authority
with which Moses the Prophets. the
I Apostles of Jesus were endowed The
restoration ~ the Church 10 the work
I % God ana NOT of man. not oven OF the
most enllgh,ened,the most holy % men.
Mans par, IN the work Is 40 much one
OF llylne authority 40 OF divine In.
splrauon, 1, Is a question Of power