Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-14
rAlrn AND SUPERSTITION.

fsiih today aa We had ln the days of
Jesus Christ We would noc the same
things that were wrought then hy ihiih'
ite denounced such notions as "mpor-
stitlon" to said ''rhoHc incidents
u miracles make mo Tired. stand
here 10 affirm that thcro has not been
one authenticated miracle since The
days OF the Apostles. ! cannot have
much christian patience with these
pufporied miracles put forth by the
Morinons and Christian Scientists. Let
~ down the superstition that De- RAM
pant"
A lady who was present quoted the
words " Jesus christ In relation To THIS
subject. showing that signs should f1i-
low 1hom that believed Another
speaker drew re- distinction between The
healing Of the sick nni miracles,
claiming that God had promiaed 20 an
swc' prayer and 90 heal che Sick.
but that thefe are no more miracles
The differences Of opinion prevailing
among the modern ministers ~ tho
same church and creed. give evidence
that they are not led by the spirit
which prevailed In the primitive Chris
tlan Church and led to unity And
the "tlrcd telling" that opprcsacs some
Of them when the Christian doctrine ut
the New Testament ia prescn'cd In the
18Th century.iH very strong indication
that modern christondom ia vastly an
fcrent TO original Christianity
There h. nothing ciearrr In the book
called the Bible. on which alone these
modern ministers have 10 depend aee-
inE that they ropudlate present reveia-
tlon. than that God 30 always the same.
that faith a. an abiding prln-
cipie that whenever % ia eN-
erclaod tho results are aimi-
lar In an ages and among nl races.
The doctrine ~ Christ which iie cnun-
ciated ana Illustrated 20 frequently. iu
that FAIL things are possible a. them
that believer" that an those remnrkn-
bic manifestations 81 power which are
commonly called miracles. were the IT,
suits of faith, that without faith thcro
Il no communion with the pcityi that
according 20 ones faith % II shall be-
unto him or herr that faith h not only
necessary to salvation. but IL "a prln-
clple of power and spiritual force, and
that Il acts on material as wen ua
on spiritual things. n God has NOT
changed. " faith is now active, why
should not the same results be- obtained
nn In former timeH1
Tho mind that becomes "tlrod" at
hearing these simple Now Testament
truths. must be- certainly out of hur.
mony with the teaching OF that volume.
n ~ 40 clearly anti-ChfiatIan aH any
thlne which 10 cnnfcaaedly atheiatc %
ropudlaics the direct teachings ANA exc
amples OF Jesus Christ. and g. wcHurd
ana nngcrcd by them. such a mind BE-
closed against evidence that cannot BE-
conirovcrtcd nH we'll ns against the
very theory ana doctrine ro forclbly exc
pounded h5 the author NJ true chris
tinnity For the testimony OF thuuH-
nndH Of living witnesses. whose honesty
aud ycracity cannot be- imprachcd.
proves TO every candid investigating
person that faith II the same today. In
ita nature and iH effects. as Il was In
the days of the Savior and His Apos-
ties, and IN the preceding ages among
the Prophets and putriarchH who boz
licved IN God ana obtained manifesto
tlons u His power
a person who cnlis that "Hupcrati-
tiony which every Prophet. Apostle aud
diYue and human messenger NJ Deity
gcld up n.y. eternal truth 90 be- sought
after and obtained aH something be-
You'd price. certainly ought not to mako