Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-11
"MoRMoNso AND BARBAnIANs

'MORMoNs" AND BARBARIANs
The New York Evening Post. in It's
issue OF Jan. 5, deyotes a column Of IT.
church intelligence page 10 Mormon
Proselyting" IN New York and the
Eastern States mission The burden
of the article Is that the work is MAX
ing very slow progress, although the or.
ganlzatlon is about perfect, and the Ell
ders are laborlng with commendable
zeal This should be specially noted by
the preachers OF various denominations,
who. during the past few years, have
exerted all their energy to the creation
OF a panic throughout the land. on the
ground OF the rapid progress OF Nor
monism," as compared to that Of other
churches.
There Is one statement in the artl.
Gle that calls for a word OF comment
because II embodies a somewhat general
Misunderstanding Of the attitude OF the
Latter-day Saints. The Post says:
AN odd feature OF the Mormons and
their worR here Is their attitude TO.
wards the community. and IN almost
every respect the mission in the East Is
conducted quite az those In foreign
countries. The point of/view OF the
Mormon outside of his native Utah
seems Co be one ~ suspicion as well
ma zeal. lie regards he Gentiles some
what In the same way as the Greeks
looked upon the 'barbarlans.
This Is very FAR from true. The Nor
mons DO not regard anyone outside the
Church as a barbarian" They have
often been locked upon as such by
members OF other denominations. but
they have never reciprocated that SEN
tlment one Of the beauties Of Nor
monsm" Is is teaching regarding the
Fatherhood Of God which places all
mankind In the relationship OF one
large brotherhood. although through ig-
norance and transgresslon this relation.
ship at present Is very much broken
up and but little understood, Nor
monism' does not come as a message
10 "barbarians." but as an appeal TO the
children Of God everywhere, to return
10 the Fathers house. This Is one OF
It's fundamental doctrines. II presup-
poses the relationship of God and man,
and looks forward on that ground. to
the final salvation Of all, with the eX-
ception OF those whom even eternal
mercy is unable TO reach.
As 10 the progress OF the work 1t is
not 20 be measured by the number Of
converts. "Mormonism" is a testimony
60 the world Of judgments to come. and
OF the establishment OF the reign Of the
Son of man. j. IS a success to the eX
tent that is messengers bring 20 the
attention Of their fellowmen the fact
that God again has spoken through His
servants and brought forth His Church
from obscurity And II this is taken
as standard OF success the
progress has been marvellous, The mes.
sage has sounded throughout the civil
lied world. II has been heard In huts
ana palaces, I'm churches and on the
streets. ia private homes and the halls
NJ Legislators And IL has. further
more. brought about almost a revolu-
ton IN modern jheologlc thought Nor
monism" in some Of rs characteristic
tenets Is being preached by orthodox
ministers and professors Of Institutes
" learning. Il Is gradually giving a
now complexion 20 the world. IL has
demonstrated 20 the world what the
religion OF brotherhood can do Cor the
temporal salvation of man, and II has
shown the intimate connection between
purity Of mind and body ana intelIec-
u1l superiority II has provided q
means Of escape from the raging noods
of inndellty, restored faith IN God and
obedience 20 His authority
The labors OF the faithful witness in
the antedlluvian world would have
beer pronounced failure. had Il been
measured by the number OF converts
made On lao years. But q was not a
failure. Thousands o. years after
wards. whom the disobedient were
Spirits n prison the fruits OF his la
borg began 60 upca Tho work Of the
Mormon Elders today is IN much
similar 20 that OF Noah ancienuy
Most OF its fruits win appear hereat-
tor For were 10 not for the divine
testimony entrusted 20 them, there
would De no eternal exaltation In the
hereafter The Elder, who performs
faithfully HE work here. can aford TO
walt patiently for the results thereof
re labors not for temporal results but
f1r eternal