Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-15
STRANGERS CROWD
THE TABERNACLE.
Thousands OF Epworth League Visitors
Hear Mrs. May Wright Sewall and
Dr. James E. Talmage.

cars congress convened at The
Hague In 1899. may be considered
n symbol Much mockery and numer-
aus ieers met the cars transcript.
But In spite OF hooking skeptlcs,
more than score of nations responded
by sending their representatives. to The
Hngue in May 1899. 1t is true that
even while the congress was in ses-
sion. the Knockers busted themselves,
by estimating the cars armies and
the additions which he was making to
his fleets, and there are doubtless many
among the skeptics who sincerely be-
ieye that the congress was convened
in order to distract the attention Of the
people while some Of the leading ma
ton Of the earth should make prepara-
tons for war on a larger scale than
had recently been waged
I'VE are not deaf to the cries of dy-
ing Beers, to the groans of contending
Britons as they are waited 10 our ears
from the fields Of OF South Africa, nor
are we deaf TO the means OF Cubans,
Spaniards. and Americans that have
saddened the winds that rise over Gu
Ia, and the breezes that come TO US
from the Philippines. We are not blind
TO the shameful pages In which the his
torian VIII regard the punitous expedi-
tons In China. Humanity viii ultl-
mately realize the mOnstrousness OF
such expeditions inaugurated and exc
cuted by great Christian peoples, boast
ing themselves Co be possessed OF the
higher intelligence and more advanced
civilization. a purer and more exalted
form OF government, and truer and
deeper religion than was known to the
natives of China"
DIR. JAMES Il. TALMAGE
was called from the audience by Presl-
dent Cannon to address the congrega-
ton.
The speaker paid strong tribute to
the address just delivered by Mrs.
Sewall, and declared that the most Inn
portant Of all species Of International
ism discussed by the talented and
gifted lady was that which she had
typihed by the work OF the missionary
the internatlonalism OF the Gospel"
1T U.s." he said, "abundantly repre-
scented by the missionary work OF the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daS
Saints. Thousands Of our Elders are
now among the nations carrying to
illtbl NC why OtilENt 10 Ht AIlt
true and only Gospel OF eternal life,
and, knowing as We do. that God Is no
respector of persons. We count the ma
tions OF the earth as belonging to His
great family Of mankind"
The speaker then proceeded to dis
ouss some of the essential features of
"Mormonism." first explaining that tho
name Mormon" was but a nickname
which in days gone by the enemies of
this people had hurled at them ana
forced upon them with all the bitter
ness and venom that accompanied the
eplthet Christian" as applied TO the
followers OF the lowly Nazarene. at
Antioch. This church." said h.
makes the highest of all possible
claims. II claims to be the Church OF
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints; not
the church of Moses, OF Isaiah, or
Peter, OF Paul, OF Joseph Smith, OF
brigham Young, nor OF Lorenzo Snow.
1t Is the Church OF Him whose name it
bears, the Church Of the Son OF the liv-
ing God; and inasmuch as Christ Him
self declared that all that He possessed
had been given Him OF the Father, this |
Church is the Church Of the very Eter- |
nal God. | am aware OF the seeming |
boastfuiness OF this claim; but this |
name this title has been given by rev |
elation and the people claim IL by d. |
vine authority. The Church is above all |
human creeds. II is not the creation |
Of Luther, Of Wesley Of Calvin. !
Of Mennon or OF any other man after |
whom human sects have been named: |
nor does It take its title from any |
popularity OF doctrine or Of ceremony |
and therefore II differs from the Pres |
byterian Methodist. the Protestant |
and others.
Now, being the Church Of Jesus |
Christ. the Church OF the living God,
L must Of necessity be guided by this
great head and receive its revelation
rom God today as did the true church
lf ancient days. This principle OF con-
linuous revelation is one Of the car
linal doctrines of the Church Of Jesus
Christ. We believe that there is no
md to the knowledge that God shall
make known TO the children OF men
through His appointed Priesthood.
Tell me, my visiting friends, is Il
Inconsistent, is II unsclentific Is II
inphilosophical TO expect more light,
more knowledge and higher laws than
se yet know, TO be given unto VI
through the medium OF revelations
fN'AN hls@tNtie VI AiutU III IUt Iltlu OF |
cience Is IN a sense a revelation from
iod. And where Ia the chemist, the
the astronomer who Is pre-
Jared TO declare all that ever will be
made known In his field OF Investigation
las already been discovered and made
'lain. The eloquent woman 10 whom
We have just listened referred TO the
naryels Of discovery In the field of
ectricity. II was an apt Illustration.
When you take a. comfortable seat on
me of these electric cars and are car
led with speed along our streets, do
'ou realize that you are propelled by
he force of the cataract falling In
onder canyon thirty or more miles
wayP When you walk these streets
I night beneath the electric car. or
II In n room bathed I'm the incandes-
ent beams, do you realize the potency |
( the same mighty force? Yet all |
hese things are new. The principles |
involved have been discovered but re-
emily and who shall say that we may
Ot learn more yet?
yet we are told that In the field OF
heology, In the science that
calls with God and His work
o progress Is possible. ac,
ept the Bible with as deem a rev.
rance as any Of you not OF nv faith
an possibly profess. but cannot be
eve that the compilation OF that book
called the lips Of its great Author.
'ok for revelation In the future great.
r than any yet received. and believe
hat the children Of God are destined
, so on in knowledge without limit
Elder Talmage then described in
art the prosecutions through which