The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-21
Fills CriticIses Prof.
TaImage's Logic.
Pro-.

knowledge. What he knows he can
convey as knowledge 10 his pupils.
What he only thinks he knows he can
also impart to his pupils OstensibIy as
knowledge, yet ii VIII hold its place in
their minds only as error, and for long
or short, H. viii bar the admission of
knowledge. Therefore, I ask the doctor
TO tell us caudidly how he knows" so
much in regard 10 the scope and ca
pacity of his holy priesthood and the
utter WOrthleSSness Of all churches but
his in the work OF fitting souls for the
kingdom of heaven. I ask for such
evidence aS the unreligiOus scientist in
SiSts upon in matters under his iuves-
tigation- WHAT Joseph Smith and his
CO-WOrkeTs said VIII not pass as evil
cence- That is, / want the doctor to
lay aside all books, doctrines and COM
mandments accepted as revelation
and prove by scientific method that he
really knows what he says he does IN
regard to the priesthood ana church 70
Which he belongs. Revelation to the
Prophet Joseph is not revelation TO DIT
Talmage, but hearsay, and IS not eEl-
dence. ] want TO see what II IS the
doctor knows, in capitals. l want
him to remember also that Jesus
Christ nevs~ established priesthood
OF any kind. and. therefore, never lost
one.
Again. the doctor. with a semblance
II 10 C
of his church for the notions, creeds
and practices Of others Is il liberation
10 assume that his church is the only
one recognized by God on all the earth,
or is il because he, unfortunately, has
been made to be ieve d lie that he N. ght
be coudemued2 Why should one church
tolerate another? 1t is a bit of impu-
dence on the part Of any church to use
the term where all are equal.
But DR.. Talmage shows larger heart
when he saws that ali men shall be
Judged for their own deeds, and those
as they feel il, shall come forth in the
first resurrection and find the way open
to continual progress Good! What
more need anyone WanL2 The moral is
Do the best YOU can, according TO the
light you have, and God viii take care
of the rest. But, If 50, what is the use
of this holy priesthood concerning
which the doctor processes to know SO
much2
LASTLY feel that another word is
necessary to clear up the fog preclpl-
tated by the doctors humid SneerS at
US for taking salaries. I Will not take
advantage of scripture and say the
ldbOCeT is worthy of his hire, because
that Is not always true-many of them
would be dear at half their wages. But
that is not the point. Dr.. Talmage as
sumes a superiority over US because he
is not hired to preach, because he does
not get hire for such work. Why should
he2 When he rises TO preach he asks
his hearers to give him their prayers
that the Holy Ghost may possess him
and speak for their edificatiOn. He does
nothing. He does, IT says he does, not
prepare his sermons, but the HOY
Spirit breaches through aim. We can
not pay the Holy Spirit wages, and It's
mediums deserve none But those of
US who build our sermons, do the
often hard work in our studies, devote
our entire time to our churches and,
therefore. are as much entitled to our
/ salaries as the doctor IS TO what he
gets for his work as a professor II
may not be out Of place to say that
while the doctor is an entertaining me-
dunn, many Of those who talk for the
Holy Spirit do not give US anything
that is worth hearing at any price.
CHARLES ELLIS. a Minister.