The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-29
LAWS OF GOD
ARE OBSOLETE
Apostle Smith criticises the
Christians For Violations.
ACCUSES THEM OF MANY SINS
SAYS THOUSANDS TO LONGER
OBEY COMMANDMENTS.

In stirring address upon repentance.
az the tabernacle yesterday, Apostle
Hyrum NJ. Smith criticised the Denver
minister who recently took the posi-
ton that the Ten Commandments were
no longer obsyed, and that they were
intended fer the people of an age now
past. The apostle construed the min
lister TO say that the commandments
need not be obeyed He said in part:
Il would very much regret to say
anything that might wound anyOne's
feelings, or TO say anything that could
be misapplied or that was untrue.
Christians regard it as audacious of
the Mormon elders to go into the world
and call upon the people to repent.
They say we are already Christians.
This is Christian city. 1t has Chris
tian churches filled with Christian min
listers who preach the gospel. Why do
you not go among the heathenS and
preach the gospel? We regard it pre-
sumptuous to come in our midst and
preach repentance
But are we all righteous? Science
and art have progressed more in the
past few years than in all the years
preceding. But science and art are
not everything. Do they bring us any
nearer to the kingdom of. God? a
Denver clergyman recently said that
the Ten Commandments are obsolete.
He said ii was no longer necessary TO
follow Them I understand that his
view is not accepted by the majority
of ministers, but there are thousands
and tens of thousands Of Christians
who, judging from their conduct, be-
lieve, as this minister does, that the
Ten Commandments are. obsolete.
Keen the Commandments.
Thou shalt have no other God but
me. Is that commandment obsolete?
Christ said to the young man, Keep
the commandments He did not re-
gard them obsolete. How many are
keeping the commandment Honor
thy father and thy mother? Yet this
man says that is an obsolete command
ment. How many are practicing the
rest of the commandments which this
man thought are obsolete?
Honor the Sabbath day to keep it
holy. Is that commandment obsolete
Look at the places of amusement. the
football games, the baseball games.
More people are there than there are
IN the churches. The Sabbath day
turned away. All feelings toward
heaven turned away. Peace turned to
pandemonium by bowling mobs. In
the suburbs people are plOwing their
lands, sowing the seeds and trimming
the orchards. A day OF work A day
of pleasure. Christians at the theatre
the football game and the baseball
game. Enough people at any one OF
these places to I'LL five churches.
Thou shalt not take the name Of the
Lord thy God in win Is this COM
mandment obsolete? Turn to the street
corners and listen to the curses. Enter
the places where men are employed and
listen to the profanity. Do you think
church attendance releases you from
restraint and gives you license tc
biasphemy God? 1 don't.
Thou shalt not steal Is that COM
mandment obsolete? Look at the books
of the merchants. Go among the brok-
ers and the lawyers and the others
into any of the various fields of enter
prise where business is legitimate. is
that commandment obsolete?
Kill Their Brothers.
Thou shalt not kill Hundreds Of
Christians have killed. Hundreds OF
Christians will continue to kill theil
eFyn brothers.
y Thou shalt not covet thy neighbOr';
goods nor his wife nor anything thai
is thy neighbours Is the command
ment obsolete? Turn to the world fol
an answer, the Christian world. MeI
envious of other mems money MeT
envious of their brothers goods. en-
viOus of everything that is their neigh
boris.
7 was in ST. Ignatius church in SaI
IL Francisco a short time ago and th'
kDriest offered to absOlye any from sin
grant them Indulgence of 100 days upoI
the payment of certain contribution
Think of It, 100 days to do anything
they wanted. Commit any evil they
felt like, and they would be absolved by
the priest. God never gave Jesus suci
authority More license than he On 4.
to the angels. Yet there was mar
selling licenses to commit evil No mar
or combination of men ever had sucl
authority. When men usuTp such au
thOrity they overstep every command
ment given TO God. They prey on tn
ignorance and superstitiOns of men anC
license them to commit evil. Woe
woe unto such aS these -