Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-22
"UTAH GOSPEL MISSION"

"UTAH GOSfEL MfSoiON'
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THE call Of 100000 Western Mormons,
almost deprived Of Christian light and
privilege and enslayed by heartless
healhenlsm, demands an immediate, et-
fectve and Christ like answer The
most feasible reply Is that undertaken
by the Utah Gospel Mission. which VIII
effectively reach every home and settle
ment from Canada 10 Mexico. Other
wise Il seems probable that almost an
other whole generation Will die in dark
ness before the gospel reaches this peo-
pie generally"
The foregoing Is being circulated on
cards throughout the country, and has
been forwarded to the News" with a
request to notice II. Perhaps the most
feasible" way TO DO so would be TO say
that the "call' means. please send
money to the promoters Of the mis-
sion" This Is the "call' made 20 the
congregations in the churches where
the aims OF the agltators are orally set
forth.
The 10000 Western Mormons" spok-
On OF. are able TO give pointers to the
people who assume the position Of in
structors In the Gospel Our Sunday
school children. numbering over a hun
dred and six thousand. could explain
the Gospel Of Jesus Christ so as to
greatly enlighten the cyclists who thus
proclaim the darkness" Of The Nor
mons" That Gospel is more thoroughly
taught and understood by the Latter
day Saints, than by any body OF the
same number TO be found In the United
States.
"Mormonlsm" IS the Gospel, rs taught
by Christ and His Apostles in person.
The pretence put forth by the projectors
Of this plan to collect funds from every
part Of the country, Is deceptive and
shameful in the extreme. The Gospel Of
the Savior Is not only preached on sun
days In every Mormon" settlement
from Canada to Mexico. but scarcely an
evening In each week passes without
some meeting Is held TO Impress Gospel
truth and Gospel practice upon the
minds OF old or young.
In Mormon" households, night and
morning, PRAYER is offered IN tho family
circle. to the Eternal Father in the
name Of Jesus Christ our Savior. II is
the preaching Of the Gospel that has
brought together in these wales the
people from various lands, who are said
TO be in darkness ana heathenism'
by the sectaries who presume 10 mallgn
them for the purpose OF collecting cash,
There Is. however, field for the ex-
ertlons OF such persons as desire TO
spread Christian light and 10 promote
Gospel influence, II can be found right
at home, within the view Of the
men who want funds for q Utah
Gospel Mission We do not now refer
TO the millions in this country who care
nothing for religion. and who never en-
ter a place Of worship. We mean peo-
pie who are counted as Christians and
are connected either by membership or
relationship with christian" congre.
gallons.
We have before us in prin, an appeal
from bishops Of one OF those churches.
FOR season OF fasting and prayer that
the spiritual life Of It's members may
be renewed. II Is openly confessed In
this Official address that:
There are now unhappily Method.
lists who lack present knowledge OF
New Testament salvation"
In our case IL Is simply lack OF
spiritual power. Of personal experience,
lack Of the witness OF the Spirit, lack
OF the seal OF the covenant that makes
difficulties 50 prominent"
Let US not deceive ourselves, This
decline In our membership is not an ac-
cident. II comes from a sufficient cause.
That cause is the slipping cog In our
experience, our lack OF spiritual pow
err"
"The moral and spiritual forces OF
the church necessary for the building
OF great and Chrlst-llkc character seem
20 be sidetracked."
Might not the same admissions be
truthfully made by other churchesG Is
there not need Of active efforts for the
removal Of the beams In the eyes OF
religious professors, who want help to
remove the notes from the eyes OF the
"Mormons?" And II the truth were
plainly told would II not appear that
the agitation In religious circles over
"Mormonsm" Is largely due to jealousy
and anger over the vlgor and success at.
tending Mormon" proselytsm. when
oon,rasted with the debility and de.
crease in the ranks Of the orthodox
churches, which Is so marked as to sci
them 10 fasting and prayer for new
vitality
What would the Utah Gospel Mis-.
sion" proclaim to the "Mormons' from
Canada 10 Moxleo, II sufficient funds
were subscribed TO pay for the preach.
ingG Would II be anything different
TO the pulpit oratory which fails TO ac'
complish the end desired IN the greai
cities N the land9 What Is the Chris.
tan light proposed, TO dispel ,h'