Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-03
NEW RELIGIONS.


one Of the features Of the time Is the
sprlnglng into existence Of numerous
religious denominations, differing with
one another They seem to multiply
as by parthenogenesls. sometimes
fiourlshing but for a short time
and then willing into oblivion
one OF the newest UNCONVENTIONAL ap.
pearances is that about TO be founded
by Dr. George D. Heron, who recently
was forced TO resign from his position
at an Iowa college, on account Of his
so-called heteIodox views on some sub
jects. The main feature OF Dr. Her
ron's religion is said 10 be the applica-
ton OF the teachings Of Jesus TO the SO
cial Industrial and other problems Of
lie.
According 70 an account In a Chicago
paper. that city Is 10 be headquarters
for the new sect Its preachers are to
be- called apostles. and they are 10 travel
from place 10 place. The start has been
made by the formation OF what Is
known as the apostolic league Of
five members They are. besides the
founder. Rev. j. suit Wilson. who re.
signed from the Erie Street Methodist
church TO take up the new work; the
Rev William II Wise who left the Col.
lege Avenue Methodist church Of Green
Castle. Ind. The Rev Benjamin r VII.
son. who left the Crete H., Methodist
church Franklin a. Wentworth. "a
young Chlcagoan who was secretary Of
the recent. antitrust conference. Dr.
Heron and the three other ministers
win travel MI Wadsworth win act as
business manager and editor Of a
monthly paper known as the Social
Crusader which will be- the official or
gan An office has been opened at COG
Ashland block
The new movement Is 10 be- publicly
launched next sunday January 9Th.
when the first OF series Of lectures
win be delivered az Central Music Hall.
In the near future New York and other
large places win be visited
The explanations glyen out for publ.
cation by the leaders OF the Heron
church. are not without interest Mr.
Wentworth Is quoted rs follows:
"'rhc movement viii be wen backed
financially, Many assurances of support
have already been received from men
Who ave able Co contribute large sums
i'm few years the new system VIII be
one OF the strongest known. Dr. Her.
ron, unhampered by college or church
ties win prove a power for good.
"Our belief is that the theories
ana principles OF Jesus should be-
literally and fully followed We do not
think that the churches OF today enter
tain this belief more than nomlnally.
The literal application Of some one OF
the theories of Jesus 20 every wrong
win be overcome II the example OF the
Savior Is followed We do ne think
the New Testament TEACHINGS ore OUT
~ date end impractlcable. We oppose
The relegation uf them 90 an ornamon.
tal role"
J. shll Wilson has this TO say
III IS acknowledged on an slides that
thc closing decades oft the nineteenth
century have been marked by great So
clal and Industrial changes greater
than have ever occurred Ion the same
length ~ time 90 the history OF man.
These changes have precipitnted up
ON Us q distinctly social age Our prob
lens are eocial problems And we are
face TO face with serious moral and re-
ligious problems as a result a new con-
science. called BY some the social con-