The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-10-11
METHODS
Mormon Missionaries
Rev. William K. Campbell.


IL. however. they find you dissatis-
fled or disgruntled in your present re-
latious, they will be likely to make a
favorable impression upon you in a
little while. When they ask you TO
what church you belong, IL for exam
pie YOU say: IL am Methodist" they
will probably ask: Do you attend
church regularly" Should you reply:
" Not rery regularly, They will
probably ask: Why mott " Should
YOU reply: " Because | don't fell
like going all the time They will
likely ask: why mott Should
YOU reply: Because the minister
is not eloquent, they will probably
saw: Well, he ought TO be eloquent
il he is a true ambassador Of Christ;
indeed he ought always 10 speak
with the demonstration and power
of the Spirit. II he does not 50
speak. il proves that he speaks with
out authority and does not deserve a
hearing. " Should you answer: Il
do not feel like going to church very
regularly. because there are class dis
tinctions in our church which prevent
me from feeling at home there, or
make any excuse which puts the
blame upon others, these willy Nor
mon =" elders will encourage you in
the feeling that the fault is with the
church, the minister, or some one else
than yourself Perhaps they will say,
as they often do: Well, no one can
blame you for not feeling at home in
church where such things exist
We could not feel at home in such
a church ourselves. These things are
but so many proofs that the church
OF which you speak is not the Church
of Christ. In the Church of Christ
all the members are brothers and sis
tsrs in Christ Jesus; and one person
is Just as good as another, no matter
whether he has fine clothes or has
much money or not. They will
quote from the Bible some such pas
sage as the following: The rich and
the poor meet together; the Lord is
the maker of them all to prove to
YOU that your church is out of har'
mony with the Bible and therefore
not the true church. lfthese elders
we're honest with you they would tell
YOU there are greater class distinc-
tions in their church than in any 9th
er; but they leave this for you to learn
! for Yourself and to your sorrow after
they have converted you TO their faith
Possibly the Mormon elders may
( leave you at this point and put into
your hands tract to show you how
/ lar the churches of to day have drift
ed away from the ancient simplicity
which characterized the New Tesla
ment Church; or, il the way seems
open, they may go right on with the
conversation until they have made
you feel that you have found in then
the best friends you ever had. YOU
may then ask them who they are; anC
they will probably answer: We arr
Christian missionaries. We are herr
10 do all the good we can free of charge
We travel without purse or scrip, JUS
as the seventy in the days Of Christ
In fact we are seventy chosen just a
the ancient seventy were, and ar,
upon the same kind of mission tina
they were called TO fulfill, II we car
give you any advice we shall be gla'
TO do il, but we cannot advise you 4
continue going TO such church, o
listening to such minister as yo'
have been telling us about, for the,
are evidently not truly Christian.
Possibly they will also by this tim
have repeated that claim about travel
ing without purse or scrip, and tina
they as the servants of God are de
pending upon the generosity of tn