Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09

man Is rs essential 20 the perfection
and eternal glory Of the man as the
man is to that of the woman TINS
Is Mormon" doctrine on this point
and like all other Mormon" doctrines
II Is the doctrine OF Christ and Is de-
clared IN the New Testament when al
sorts Of Christians profess 10 taHe
as their guide and religious authority.
There IS no more comforting assur-
ance and no more inspiring incentive
TO right conduct, than the Mormon
doctrine Of celestial that Is eternal
marriage. The conviction that II
worthy The man and the wife, though
parted BY death shidl be reunited IA
the resurrection with their loved ones
no more to suffer pain Of body or an
guish OF spirit or the ordeal OF DEATH
Is one that thrills the believing soul
with rapture, and lifts It above the pet
ty cares and sorrows Of this mortal
state.
The Immortality Of woman Is equal
10 that Of a man. The idea that the
soul pershes with the body, either OF
man or woman, Ia entirely antagonlsIic
TO Mormon" teachings. So 10 the no.
ton that a soul remains eternally or
ever Is put into the ground. In spread
ing abroad the absurdties said TO be
doctrines OF our Church. the authors Of
the lmplety only give samples Of other
goods OF the same kind Of their own
manufacture.
II no doubt appears incredible to the
good people OF this nation, that men
established as ministers OF churches and
regarded as authorized expoundcrs Of
Gospel truth, would engage in the dis
semlnatlon OF such falsehoods as that
which has deceived Miss Gould and
thousands upon thousands Of women az
well as men IN these United States. But
II Is an awful fact that, IN the vast
majority Of instances, the explanations
Of the principles OF "Mormonism' given
by the christian" clergy are positive
untruths, fabricated for the purpose Of
deception. or are such distortions for
the same purpose as to equal them IN
infamy.
As 10 the assertion that to gain celes-
tial glory plural marriages must be en-
tered into on earth, It may be classed
among those perversons Of Mormon
theology IN which It's opponents take
delight. We have stated in this ar
tlcle the condition which Is necessary
for entrance into that glory, The
mere fact that man and woman are
united by divine marriage, Is not
thought Of Tor a moment as the sole
qualification for that exalted state. A
man or woman, in order TO reach thai
glory, must obey the Gospel OF Jesus
Christ and receive Of HIS Spirit, walk
In its light and be sanctlhed both Id
body and In spirit by obedience TO Him.
so that they may be His at His CONS
ing. They must be pure in heart or
they cannot dwell in His immaculate
presence.
II Is Christ who Is "the resurrection
and the llfe" II Is by his power that
"all who ore In the graves shall come
forth" But they viii be raised In
their own order, and they will each en-
ter into that state and receive that
glory which they have individually
fitted themselves for by their works. In
the Fathers domain there are many
mansions" and every soul will find III
proper place and reach is own level
As for the wicked and abominable, tht
corrupt and impure, before they can b.
purged from their iniqulties they vii
have to suffer the wrath OF God ant
be compensated FOR their evil dolngs
And in the nethermost parts Of tn
place OF retrlhutlon. a spot is prepared
fer them that love and make lie.'
That also Is scripture, and that ais
the Latter-day Saints verify believe
May the Lord have mercy upon thei
intentional defamers.