Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-23

Thu following interesting and compre-
hensve epltome Of the teachings OF
the Church was furnished by the late
President Lorenzo Snow to The Land
Of sunshine, a monthly magazine. print
cd in Los Angeles ana san francisco
and published In the October number OF
that periodical 1t was written by re-
quest OF the editor who makes the an
nexod comment as an Introduction;
1t Is always interesting to hear the
othor aide of the story Certainly the
story OF tie 100000 Americana whose lit
te desert commonwealth has achieved
more marvellous economic changes than
any other state in the Union must be Of
consequence to all thoughtful Amerl-
cans, Because as people we have new
or heard more than the one side of this
story-whlch has been harped upon til
the strings are frayed, by few wise
people and ten thousand unwlse and
rabid ones-thls magazine has re-
quested the head Of Mormondom to
give a signed official statement of the
aims and beliefs Of his people This he
has given, Even while his article is
being put In type, word comes OF the
sudden death Of President SNOW and
this is probably the last document
written by that remarkable man, What
ever one may think Of the Mormon
religion, there is no question as to the
interest of this authoritative present
ment Of It's tenets.
To tell all that Mormonism has
done, all that II IL doing and all that
II intends to do, within the limits Of
magazine article Is obviously impossi-
lie. | can only hint at It here. present
Ing close condensation OF the three
fold subject, and dealing with gener-
alitles rather than details. | am grate-
full for the privilege Of placing before
wide circle Of readers the truth con-
corning the aims and achievements of
my peore In order 20 comprehend
clearly those achievements, one must
first understand something about the
aHAip III NuNoAlRili AllA q liNhAiNf vi ih'h'
aims, however brief, necessarily in
wolves the substance Of MormonIsms
message TO the world,
Mormonlsm, nickname for the
real religion OF the Latter-day Saints,
does not profess to be new thing eX-
cept 20 this generation. II procialms
itself as the original plan OF salvation,
instituted In the heavens before the
world wac, and revealed from God TO
man IN different ages, That Adam,
Enqch, Noah, Abraham. Moses. ana
other ancient WORTHLESS had this rellg-
ion successfully, In series of dIspen-
stations, we, as a people. verify believe.
To us, the Gospel taught by the Re-
deemer In the meridian of time was a
restored Gospel, Of which, however lie
vas the author, In His pre.eXstent
state. Mormonlsm, in short is the
primitive Christian faith restored, the
ancient Gospel brought back again
this time to usher in the last dispersal
ton introduce the Millennium, and
wind up the work of redemption as per-
tanning to this planet.
II teaches that prior to the Millennial
reign OF peace, there Is 10 be uniyei.
sal gathering OF scattered israel,
the lineal descendants of AbrA
ham, Isaac and Jacob. mean
ing not only the Jews, but also
the lost tribes" and such Of the
chosen seed as have for generations
been mixed with other peoples This
gathering which includes the converted
Gentlles Is preliminary to the glorious
advent OF the King Of kings, and the
resurrection of those who are Christs
at his coming The places OF assem-
bly, are America and Palestine. the
former taking chronological precedence
as the gathering place Of "Ephraim and
MS fellows" while the dispersed OF
Judah" will migrate TO and rebull
Jerusalem Here, upon the American