Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-06

covenants Here is the commandment
given by revelation ga November lsgli
And again. lnasmuch as parents
have children IN Zion. or In any OF her
Stakes which are organized, that teach
them not Co understand the doctrine
of repentance faith iu Christ the Son
N the living God. and OF baptism and
the gift OF the Holy Ghost by the lay
ing ON OF the hands when eight years
old, the SIN De upon the heads OF the
PARENTS
And they shan also teach their chill
drou 10 pray and 90 walk uprlghty be-
fore the Lord.--Doc. and Gov, p. POI, ",
g. 1s'
ln al the sunday schools Of the
Saints the children are systematically
taught the precepts Of Jesus Christ as
given On the New Testament These
schools are organized throughout the
State and wherever the Church Is es-
uulished. They are equal II not SUI
par0r TO any system Of sunday schools
Boo the United States The teachings
OF the Book Of Mormon are eminently
Christian They are founded on the
revelations OF Jesus Christ TO the In
habtants Of this continent. through
His Prophets and by His personal min
lstratou after His resurrection from
the dead ln Palestine The Doctrine
and Covenants. containing modern com
mOnlcotlons from Heaven, are an nom
Jesus Christ and are Identical IN prin-
ciple and IN spirit with His instructions
10 His disciples at the opening Of the
Christian era
The Bible. the Book Of Mormon ana
the Doctrine and Covenants are the
chief theological text books in Nor
mon classes, societies. schools and col
leges, and the name Of Jesus Christ Is
held sacred while His example is held
up for emulation and practical imita-
ton. There IS not a precept Of His on
record but Is embodied IN Mormon
education for young and old This is
Christian education or the term Is
misnomer.
But mere belief IN Christ Is not held
out as sufficient for salvation. The
keeping Of His commandments Is in
cluded among the essentials. Obedience
is taught as the effect and evidence OF
faith. The dogma Of the modern sects
that faith alone is enough and that per-
sonal righteousness is unnecessary, is
repudiated by Mormon" teaching and
in that respect It Is not in accord with
what those sects set up as Christian
doctrine. But the Christianity OF
Christ. as promulgated by Him and His
Apostles and explained in the New
Testament, is as different from the
Christianity Of modern contendIng sec
taries. as the unity OF the first Christian
Church is from the division and strife
Of the multltudinous denominations, as
the clear light Of heaven is from the
fogs and mists Of earth. and as the rev.
Citations Of God are from the guesswork
and notions Of human creeds.
Mormon" education Is Christian edu-
cation on the basis OF the New Tesla
ment. IL not on the guage Of the hire
Iings who have perverted the teachings
Of the Nazarene. and substituted the
errors and vagarles Of the schools for
the pure Gospel that He proclaimed as
coming from the Father. The Nor
mons" believe in Christ, they serve
Christ, they are baptized into Christ,
they preach Christ, they train their
children in the doctrines Of Christ,
They are looking for His coming, and
they are preparing for His kingdom and
glory. Let no one be deceived on this
point. The "Mormons' are but fallible
human beings. making no great pre-
tentlons Of personal superiority over
others. but their entire religious system
Is founded on the revelations and pre-
cepts OF Christ. and its PRONUNCIATION Is
in the very nature and essence and
power Of Christian education.