Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-10

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Proceedings OF tho Convention Held at Re.
tIrn-Mormons Scored.

""-"o'IHohS scored.
According to the announcement
made through TIE COURIER the
Sunday School Convention Of the
Bcavcrdam Association convcncl
with Return church on the fifth Sun.
day in April, including Friday and
Saturday before.
The convention was ably presided
over oy Rev. G. Wardlaw, of Seneca.
All the queries Of the programme
were cloqucn,ly discussed by the
following brethren J. w. Strib.
ing, Rcv. }. Nj. Sanders, Rev. J. NJ.
Mcclure, J. w. Tanncry, S. G.
Smith, f. y. Wood, G. II. ID. Burns,
\. T. Earle, DR.. II. Nj. Bailey, Rev.
n. u. Christopher, Rev. d. w.
lii"tt, Rev. p. }. VcrmilIon, Rev.
{. Wardlaw and Rev. j. III. Stone.
Inc convention was largely at
tended and the best of order pre.
vailed. The speeches delivered by
the distinguished gentlemen and the
sermons preached by DR.. Bailey
Rev. lliott and Rev. Wardlaw were
the best we ever heard.
The question on Mormonism was
ably discussed by DR.. II. NJ. Bailey
and other distinguished speakers
After the discussion the following
resolutions were adopted by the con-
vcnllon, and. the secretary was in
strnctc' TO have the same published
III the county papers:
Whereas, there is a sect of pcoplc
in our midst, calling themselves
Nlormons, and claiming to be Chris
lans, (whcn, in fact, they are very
mchrlstlan), teaching for the com
mandS OF God the doctrines Of men,
They admit that the Bible is the
Word OF God SO far as it is correctly
translated, they being Judges. They
say That tic revolutions of Joseph
Smith are also the Word Of God.
ignoring the solemn Injunction
Revelations 22d chapter, 1919: Is.
"l'or | testify unto every man that
hcarcth the words Of the propbcy of
Tins book, if any man shall add
unto these things, God shall add
unto him the plaques that are writ
ten IN this book" 10. "1And if any
man shall take away from the words
OF the book of this prophcsy, God
shall take away his part out of the
book OF life, and out of the holy
city, and from the things which are
written in this book" Their dcccp.
ton is the more dangerous because
they 90 to the people in the name of
Christianity, and teach that there
are many Gods; and that we may
become Gods; they teach polymmy,
which is adultery; they claim that
Their Priest can remit sin. Who
can forgive sin but God? They
teach that by baptizing some living
person for the dead will save those
who have been dead for years they
teach that after death there will he
a chance given to people to repent
and accept the Mormon faith and be
saved. In short, they teach the most
conglomcratcd mass OF doctrine, of
the very lowest and bllaphcmous,
and most unscriptural and degraded
OF any other organization in exist |
cncc, and are enemies - virtue.
truth and all things that should be
desired by good men; be it, there
fore,
Resolved, That in the sense of this
convention that all people that desire
to promote truth and virtue, should
strive IN every lawful way to dis
courage Mormonism and expose it's
falacics.
Resolved I'd, That no citizen who
loves the good of his country, and
has the cause Of Christianity at heart
can afford to encourage Mormonism.
Resolved Sd, That the executive
committee Of this convention be re-
qucstcd, in connection with Bro.
Sanders, to distribute such literature
on Mormonism as in their Judgment
will be wise.
Resolved lLh, That every pastor
in the bounds Of the convention be
requested to preach on the subject,
giving the people such information
as they need.
D. w. IIIorr, Chairman,
j. Nj. SANDERS,
Il. T.. MASON.
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