Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21

everlasting Gospel 70 preach-euagg.l-
lzo-uuto them That dwell on the carth
and 60 every nation, end kindred and
tongue. and people (ReV. xiv CD.
I'm the SIN Article OF the Mormon
creed. signed hy Joseph Smith the first
half PROCESSES correct translation we
believe the Bible TO Doe the Word of
God as for as u is correctly trans
lated while the second half CONTRA
diets bv building the Book of Mormon
upon the false translation revealed.
as above indicated. we also believe tne
Rock Of Mormon TO be the Word or
God.
And SO the Mormon church IS
built rpon the Book Of Mormon. which
latter Is built upon q false translation
OF euaggeI'zo, DO Rev. xiv G.
The letter quoted differs from the
mass Of similar efforts on this Side OF
the water On the respectful tone and
genuemanly spirit ln which the subject
Is approached. Were more OF this
spirit manifest, IN religious couroyer-
sizes there would be less heartburning,
less strife.
when Mr. johnson says that "The
doctrines Of the Church ere scrIpturaL
and are the Gospel Of Jesus Christ,
revealed anew 10 the present age OF the
world" he certainly does not mean TO
convey the idea that IN his opinion
the Greek word euargelizcn ought TO
be translated 80 reveal 70 is' very
strange that Mr. Adams should so un-
derstand f. Tor there does not appear
TO be the least indication Of an attempt
al correcting the commonly accepted
translation of the familiar passage ~
the Book OF Revelation. To does not
take much Greek scholarship To- Know
the difference between apokaluptein
and ouogse.izeln.
Further, no one who understands
oMormonlsm" has any desire to sub
gututa the Book OF Mormon for 'the
everlasting Gospel" In the Apocalypse
itself 1t Is explained what that ever
lasting Gospel" IS, Il Is o mes
SAGE 70 the entire world, including
all nations, and tongues, and tribes an
nouncing that it Is high time to Tear
God and give glory to Him for the
hour OF Ills judgment has come. llis
an admonluon TO every creature to turn
away from the alteration Of limitations
Of God and from the worship Of inn
aginary beings. and 20 worship from
now on him that made heaven ana
earth. and the sea, and the fountains
Of waters"-Him, in other words VINO
was revealed In the inspired history
OF the creation. and whose express I'M
age was the SON That is, the ever
lasting Gospel" That IS Mormon
ISM too. in distinction from every
other creed. The Book Of Mormon is
a new witness FOR God' sorely needed
In this age of spiritual vandalism.
Wren Mr Adams expresses the view
that the "Mormons' cannot believe the
Bible TO DE the Word Of God because
they so regard the Book OF Mormon
hc win. probably. upon a second con-
slderation lind that his conclusion has
no relationship whatever with the
premises. II is perfectly consistent TO
believe that the New Testament is as
much the Word OF God as the Old.
Why then should Il be a contradiction
Of the Bible TO believe in the Book Of
Mormon?
The Mormon Church IS not, as Mr..
Adams thinks. built upon any one book.
It would exist. should all inspired lite
nature perish. The Church IS built upon
the revealed truth, that Jesus IL the Son
Of God. This was the great truth re-
vealed 10 the first followers Of Jesus,
and this was the truth again revealed
TO Joseph the Prophet, In some OF the
grandest visions ever vouchsafed TO
men.
There Is great deal Of misunder-
standing in the world regarding the
fundamental doctrines Of Mormon
ism" They are worthy Of earnest in
yestieation. but the Gospel must be
studied in a prayerful spirit and with
determination 20 do the will Of the
Father Under no other condition can
the Holy Spirit disclose IFS beauties to
the soul. what was said by Peter con.
cernng the writings OF the Apostle
Paul and the other Scriptures, that the
unlearned and unstable wrest them,
unto their own destruction, is true toe
day OF the books that contain the ever
lasting truth as revealed in this age
/ The folies Of past ages are ever re-
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