Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-03
Rev. Dr.. Thomas 6. Green Of Iowa
Much Impressed With II.
DEEP RELIGIOUS YERvoR.
Growth Astonishing when Wen Cheer
miiy obcy the command. TO Go
Out aud work tor Palm.

Rev. DR.. Thomas u. Green. the dis.
tingulahcd Episcopallln divine of Iowa.
who thrilled the Sons Of tn. Revolution
a, their banquet recently In this city
BY his eloquent address. returned yes.
terday from study VI "Mofmonlsm. %
He visited Salt Lake ~ the guest Of
President y. r. Jefrcfy and Colonel -.
G. DodEc. and brings eastward vivid
Impressions of the "Aiormona" ana
the probable effects " the erred In the
United States.
IN speaking u his observations ut the
brown hotel last evening. d.. Green
said. THE 'Mprmons nrc q highly
dynamic force and ~ potential lta ia
possibilities that ! hesitate 10 prophecy
~ ultimate effect on this country and
the world. I regard the Mormon
church Al the present time a. the best
equipped religious Organization IN OK.
istcncc fof the propagation of religious
doctrine. ~ spmc respects the M1r.
mon church IL much superior TO the
Salvation army IN this reapeUt The
Mormon Church picks up "a man or a
family IN q thickly populated paft of
the country. transports them across
the mountains. places the family on a
farm and provides a market for the
crops. The farmer T. thus enabled 10
pay Tor his farm through the friendly
agency Of the Church and u course he
Il forever the friend 81 those who bet
tered hia condition.
COMPARED WITH CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE
u 80 no morv danger 10 the Itepub.
IL from tho Erowth of Mofmonism
l. 10. 4 HNI..
~ Christian Rciencc. From an ORTIZ.
vioN point 81 View. Il ~ not any more
hefvilcal ~ ray that Joe Smith was in-
splted than To say that Mir. Mary a..
Eddy IL Inspired.
''1'hc Mormon Church Il a trlHt-lt
u spiritual and temporal trust.
There IL no question about that fact II
i stcw ma and VIII continue 20 rrow
nntpnifhlnEly. am told that the
Church not only II supreme In Utah.
but holds the balance u power Ia Idaho
and o. making rapid pruErcsH In Wyom-
Ina and IN HouthNe nteru Colorado. The
Mormon leaders encourage large fam.
illca, and az | watched the faces ot tho
great congregation which Eathcrrd In
the Tabernacle az Halt Lake laEt sun
day ! was profoundly Impressed By
the tarneptncsr of that mighty thrung.
! have visited revival services u
churches which make q business ~ that
line of work. but never naW anything
~ the kind more profoundly earnest
than was 20 be witnessed at the Taber-
nacle meeting. The speakers were ro-
turned missionaries. They came from
Georgia, New York and Germany. They
spoke with fsryor and ~ they told ~
their trials. their temptations, ana their
flnal triumph, through the assistance ~
uod Himself n great volume ~ nmenn
arose that reused the audience 10 tho
hiahert pitch u religious enthusiasm.
TEnRinLy IN EARNEST.
rot one thing the visitor In salt
Lake IL assured. The 'Mormons arr
terribly In earnest. They believe as
truly ~ they believe IN their own exist
onCo that their Church ~ 81 Uo1. and
they have Saints aud martyrs to
whom they point with religious fer
Noi born % sincere homage. In - crr-
tnif sense 'Mormonism' IL an outrroWth
~ the same conditions ~ developed
christian Science They afc IN the
same category. 'MofmuniHu' rests on
the simple theory 81 Inspiration of tho
liiblc and Euidauce % worldly Affairs
the continued lmmnnonce uf the holy
fIiflt. They firmly helley. that inaplr.
alton ala not cease with the Apostles.
1iolr fathers passed through nrc. vat.
or ana blood. What can conquer
man who has that idea
Dr, Otorn had "a Ions talk with preHi-
dent George o. Cannon, whom he cun-
fidtfH remarkable man, lie found ~
many conflicting fruoftH concerning
pplyHamy that be did not arrive at any
conclusion on that phase % the queH-
tion. The Intense religious enthusiasm
and the willingness of men 10 leave
their occupations 10 undertake ioilaome
Journeys Into foreign lands, IN the In.
terrHt II the church, were points which
struck the minister OF the gospel with
great farce. lie Will cmbody his OBJ
servations In q lecture upon Mormon
Ism" and It's cnects,-Denycr News.