Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05

Doctrine and Covenants. ] feel my ln-
ability to be a competent Judge ON these
great works. ami have seen nothing
degrading IN them; but they are fun
OF food for the hungry soul. and will
bring one in closer communication with
his God. could HIS lie conform with the
teachings therein laid down.
Referring Go Sir. r. j. Collins. remark
that COD ought CO. study grammar. etc..
while " might have had a Fwcctor ana
smoother ring 90 such refined gnrs. yet
the great theme with itH deeply rooted
principles are there Just the same. ami
while there may ho grammatical errors
Din fact / noticed some. but was in-
cllnod 90 regard them us typographical
crrorD, we occasionally hud errors ln
our text books which urU means of gdu-
eating our children.
no my mind each grammatical error
i4 q proof Co the divinity OF ihH book
for no man who lg ignorant of ami
lacking the rullWouts of % common
education could write un such nn intHr-
| mingled theme md loo such % commend.
/ able manner unless Doc ha inspired of
gnd
The Book OF Mormon. which WINS
/ brought forth by J.H 90 Smith-hl8
/ translation of the holy record #lH uH
| intricate aud deep uH Shakespeare
/ works. and uH 10 has usvHr boon claimed
/ that Joseph WINS u Cumu."r vi shykUH-
/ penru. some other power than DIE own
/ wns certainly called into action tn proc
! duco this great work. 'Ihn Book N
| Mormon
Tho "Mormons' ORE % frugal and Co.,.
| duHtrinua people. ur they never could
| have suhsiatai 100 Utah lu the condition
| IN which thug found that great waste.
/ They now have mingled iu their veins
| blood ~ tho TrutUuIr Augl1-SHNun.
] truth nearly every race within ihn
! bounds Of civilization. and with un Iua
] tormlurlinn OF such blood they promise
| fair 90 become q mighty people. and the
] principle Cor which they collect and uru
! Hu united hrIuEH H good ClIaH Uf lWmI-
] grants. those who fear tha Lord and
seek 90 DO tiiH wll Thus also Or added
| ovory craft unl trade. and with the
| abundance uf natural resources ut her
| command Utah ana her people nrr
destined 60 become mighty unless Satan
hscendH her throne ana ruIrH over thU
| people. Physically. this yIHH OF po1-
! pie reared 600 tho iuNIH1uNUr muuua
tain uir. ORE worthy OF the worlds ul-
| mlfut.ou, while spiritually they arc tlH
harpieHt class 1 ever mot
On my work such questions are often
asked me uH. "iluw uI the people ln
Utah compare with others iu education
or have they any education 200 "Dl thHy
pay any attention tu educating their
I chlldfOuF' etc. Perhaps others might
Ike Co hear something ON this Tho
MNNN.N NNNNN WIN INV NN|..N| NN|.NN N| n.
90 general are somewhat behind thu..
Of other places where ! have been. 1ul
! I am unable Go account Cor o. unlUHH n
be the barron condition ln which tho
people found the country aud thus
uccoHslthtlug continued warfare t0
generation vi children compare favor.
ably ana are iu advance Of those of
seine of the older States
| ttuhH children and her school lass
compare fByumhly with those 0f lIl'
uuiH, which Dr. ono of the foremost
states IN the Union, while IN some rH'
EpcctH they nrp iu advance NJ oregon
and Washington, Tor Instance, lu ru,
qulrlng school Tor u torn " i've months
az least, 10 one county lu Washington
the year taught IN 10. there were three
districts diH0rruulEed Tor lack OF rp.
quirri term. which was only thrU,
months. one noticeable thing lu Utah
~ that the best building in any conn
muuity o. usually the school building
something you seldom II ever Gee any
whore elise.
The tnttbr-dav Saints are often
thought 90 De- au immoral and corrupt
people, and while some mo- doubt nr"
! yet 10 must Boz remembered they urt
| only human with the same sruguluIfN
null pormontlug their body Ike unto
other men, There are people IN am or
gunizntionH Tor other reasons than th'
principles laid down boy the orgunlEn
ton. and I have good reasons Tor say
lng some of this Kind have found thrl
way into tho Mormon Dhurrhi 81"
they are not the criterion OF the Church
and seldom Of anything else OF an en-
nohllng nature.
! bsliove that where tho Saints arr
found true 10 their convictions. serving
God from the depths uf their hearts
and living their religion every day thu
they are men ana women Of pure an,
Undecided character whose deeds arr
unErlhah. ana that their names are g.
corded in the Lambs Rock of Life, f1
know ] met some who were llviui
their religion IN the fear Of the Coz
whom they worship and thDlr live
were pure ana exemplary, yet not per
fcct-"Nnne ARE perfect no, not ouoa
The Saints seem Co have an uhuul
nnce OF love and charity Tor their trl
low-boings; and another chnractorIHu
Of theirs a. tu return good for 'yil.
win quote O. Hinugl from "GradRtlm
here. and would like lll the poem rru|
and studied. FOR while short t.s fuIl o
pure thought
~ count this thing 10 hn Frnudly true
That noble deed o. u step toward
God
LIFTING tho soul from the common aU
To puror 1Ir ana "a broader NlnW."
Yours Tor an things true ANA uohl.
r. V. DUFF