Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-03
"MornrnnooD OF Con"

The revival among Western nations
~ a belief In the very ancient doctrine
~ tho feminine element In the Deity. IL
the subject N an article In the current
number N the Literary Digest In this
II ~ pointed out that the primitive be-
lief 0f the Hebrews contained the idea
n the dual nature of tho Godhcnd; that
this feminine element. which Of course
has boon recognized I'm almost an the
great religions NJ the world. ancient and
modern. ~ believed BY some 20 have
boon existent IN tho earlier conception
of the Christian trinity. In which the
Holy Spirit represented the Divine
Woman OF tho dclnc family. and that
those who accept this Wow nnd In the
hlrh reverence paid Co the Virgin
throughout the greater part NJ Chris
tendon On ull -UH nn indication that
tho religious Instinct can not perma-
nentiy dispense with a feminine con-
ccption OF the divine nature ne an OBJ
ioct ~ worship. The Literary Digest
thon goes on TO say;
On this century several uon-Cath.
ole scots. among thrm the MOrmpuH,'
] tho Shakers, and, most recent Of all, the
Christian Scientific, have formulated
the doctrine OF the Motherhood uf God
la so FAR na there Is any Implication
that the "MormonH'' believe that woman
is one of the Divine Trinity, the express
sion quoted IL an error But ns 10 tho
Idea that woman held an exalted sphere
| In the spiritual existence ana Will 90 so
In the future, ua wen ns she does In the
more enlightened conditions ~ the pres
| ont. the "Mormons' hold cmphntIcally
favorable Views. tcrsply expressed In
/ tho Mosaic account or the creation:
l $50 Gnd created man iu His own Image,
! ln the Image ~ God created tie him.
| male ana female created lie them" It
| is nut woman IN the Godhyad; that II
n quorum OF Divine porson1Eea who
/ preside over or control tho drstiulcs OF
/ th, uuivcrsr-thc Father Son, and Holy
Spirit. Hut It ls woman IN the family
relation. ln sacred eternal union-that,
as God holds the relation N father, 30
| ls there tho personal relationship of the
| feminine us mothrr--thc motherhood
Of God nR described In tho quotation
| from Genesis.
The elimination ~ the idea among be-
llovcrs IN Christianity or woman In holy
relationship with the first person IN the
| Godhcnd is Ho out Of harmony with
reason and with scripture. that II r. IN
cxpllcable except when taken In con-
ncctlon with that other fnllnoy that
God Is without "body. parts or pas
eions" Uud therefore o. neither mnig
nor female. nut aH the Inconsistency OF
this rs being realized, 80 also is the
unrcason NJ the other, albeit many mis-
taken ide1s may Doe substituted by
those who are unwilling 10 accept mod
orn revelation Boz declaring tho truth
But tho evolution of the worlds boal
| thought f. being brought by the Dlyin,
Power nearer 10 Mormon doctrine ON
an lines; and with regard 20 IN,
motherhood OF God this Is well ex.
pressed In the Mormon hymn:
81 had learned to call Thee Father.
Through Thy Spirit from ON high;
But until tho key Of knowledge
Was restored, ! knew not why.
In the henycns are parents single2
No; the thought makes reason starel
Truth ~ reason. truth eternal
Tells me I've a mother there