The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-14
LECTURE ON MORMONISM
BY Rev. John Sweet in the First M. E
Church Last Sunday Evening.

Last Sunday evening, at the First Meth
odist Episcopal church, Pastor Sweet de-
livered the second of two lectures on
Mormonism. The spacious auditorium was
packed with a most attentive and enthu-
siastic audience and the points made by
the speaker were cheered by hand clapping
1t appears that certain Mormon missionaries
have been in town for some time distribut-
ing literature. One of the pamphlets
strayed into the hands of Mr.. Sweet and
on examining it he learned that an effort
was being made to deceive the people as to
what MOrmOnism is. He then announced
that on the following Sunday morning he
won Id show up Mormonism with the mask
off. A large congregation was in attend
ance and Mr.. Sweet read the articles of
faith as set forth in the pamphlet and in
terpreted them by the doctrinal teaching of
the Mormon priesthood.
The Mormon missionaries were present
by invitation and were not we'll pleased at
the exposure of the true inwardness of
their church and teaching. Mr. Sweet
offered them the opportunity of presenting
in writing any denials of his statements,
and on Sunday evening last he read their
demurrer and made further exposure of
the doctrinal and practical denominations Of
this remaining 'twin relic of barbarism."
Beyond all question, Mr.. Sweet established
the following facts as to Mormoni teaching:
MOrmonsm Is polytheistic, believing In
many gods. The gods are all exalted men,
having flesh and bones and limited by
material laws as we are. Adam is our God
and the only God we have anything Ito do
with MoImons only will be saved; every.
body else will be damned. This is affirmed
In the most emphatic manner by Brigham
Young, p. P. Pratt and many others. The
Mormon church is the only true and living
church on the face of the whole earth; all
others are spurious. The Mormon priest
hood have the right to rule in all things,
temporal and spiritual, and 1t is the only
legitimate rule on the planet. 1t is a
dreadful thing to fight against or In any
manner to oppose the priesthood. The
book of Mormon is better than the Bible
and the teachings of the church by the
priesthood has more authority. than the
Bible. The Mormon church is yet to seize
the rens of the government in the United
States and afterward to seize this whole
continent. Bishop Lunt said, "Ths is our
present temporal AIM" Mormon gods are
polygamists. They have lots of wives.
Adam came to Eden with celestial body
and brought one of his wives with him.
Jesus was married to three women and had
natural offspring as the fruit Of such
union. AS we are to strive to become gods
ourselves men ought to take as many wives
as they can care for and aim at numerous
progeny Ii man leaves the Mormon
church II would be good thinglto kill him.
Brigham Young said in sermon preached
in the Mormon tabernacle:
81 have known great many men who
have left this church for whom there is no
chance whatever for exaltation, but II their
blood had been spilled it would have been
better for them. The wickedDess and
ignorance of the nations forbid this principle
being in full force, but the time will come
when the will of God will be in full force.
This is loving our neighbor as ourselves;
IL he needs help, help him; II he wants sal
walton and it is necessary to spill his blood
on the earth, in order that he may be
saved, spill 1t. That is the way to love
mankind"
Nothing of the foregoing vile, arrogant.
intolerant, blasphemous, sensuous and
reasonable teaching appears in the decoy
literature now being circulated by the