Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-20
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.,,tarian Preacher Says God Included
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pei as received by the Latter-day
Saints.
II want to consider" be began, what
our Mormon friends call the Gospel
They claim that II has four chief points
viz, repentance, faith. baptism and the
laying on of hands for the gift Of the
Holy Ghost. But wish TO cite you to
the 18th chapter of LIST Corinthians,
where the Apostle Paul tells what the
Gospel Is. Now what Is the meaning
OF the word Gospel. Why, It means
good news, and the good news that
Paul speaks OF was that Jesus died,
was buried rose again and Is now at
the right hand OF the Father. And he
tells us that at a later date people
would endeavor TO set up another Cos
pel. | refer you to the LIST Epistle Of
Paul 10 the Galatians. LIST chapter,
where he says that II we or an angel
from Heaven preach any other Gospel
LET him we accursed.' Remember that
the 'Mormons' claim to have received
their Gospel from an angel Our Nor
mon friends teach that Christ died to
saye us from original sin, whatever
that NAV mean, and that we must atone
for personal transgression by repent
ance faith. baptism and reception Of
the Holy Ghost, the paying OF tithes
and obeylng the priesthood The doc
for then cited a number of passages In
the Bible such as Titus. Ord chapter,
5th verse. Romans. End chapter and 2ith
verse; and Ephesians, End chapter, Sth
verse from which he drew the claim
that mon are justified by the Grace OF
God and not by their works
of n man refuses repentance, re-
sumed the doctor. there is no salvation
for him. hut II is not the basis Of sal
walton. The 'Mormons also have a DIFF
ferent idea of faith than that conveyed
nv the bible Joseph Smith In one OF
his lectures on faith takes up the 18th
chanter of Hebrews and from the pas
sage Through faith the worlds were
framed by the word of God and inter-
prets Il TO mean that 1aith Is an ,n
herent power in God and In man. But
faith Is not a merltorlous work, 1t Is
merely a belief In God. | refer you TO
Romans, 3: rs, and Galatians, 2: l6.
Those passages clearly show that faith
instead of being an inherent power by
which I work miracles Is an instrument
IA make mo receptive SO that | may re-
ceive the good things Of God"
In considering the principle OF bap'
,iem the doctor said he would devote no
time "a the mode. and he couldn't SET
how good works were going to save
from sin IL sins were washed away by
hantism (" Baptism" said he, lis only
an EXPRESSION TO the word that We have
been baptized with the Holy Ghost.
our Mormon friends teach that the
latter is received only by the IMPOSE
ton OF hands. But there are only Two
passages In the scriptures where the
LAYING on of hands Is spoken OF In con
nectlon with the reception OF the HOLY
Ghost. While there are scores OF places
where there Is no laying on OF HANDS.
No sir: we can have the Holy spirit
for the asking on the word OF Jesus
Christ. and prefer His word 10 that
of any Methodist, Presbyterian or Nor
mon
DIR Wishard then took UP the ques-
tion Of tjthlng and injected a measure
Of sarcarsm in his remarks although
he stated that II made no difference 70
him how much tithing the Mormon
people paid. There are some Presoy-
ieriansh said he. "who give more than
a tenth. but they do not do Il as ID
basis but as fruit OF salyatiE.
The doctor took the ground that the
sinner is already condemned, and has
no standing before God out OF when
he can work some kind OF salvation
He has no merit In himself. To sub
stantiate his claim he cited James Sro
chapter. 18th and 18th verses, and JOB,
ian chapter and 4th verse. The law
cannot bring salvation" said he, ut Is
A teacher and points out sin ano
threatens penalty but God alone Is
the author Of salvation. We believe III
good works, but not as a ground OF
salvation. The scriptures give them a.