The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
MOrmOns Say There Is
Only One Negro i'm Heaven

6 ALT LAKE. Utah, Nov. 14.-Eu-
- gene Burns, colored, died last
week at his home, 249 East Sixth South
street, of a severe attack of typhoid
fever of short duration, and was buried
last Sunday. He was employed as
scene shifter at the Salt Lake theater
before his death. He was "a years of
age, and was to have been married on
the day on which his funeral occurred.
Funeral services over the remains of
the dead man were held at the resi-
dence Sunday afternoon. At the re-
quest of the family the Rev. D. A.
Brown, pastor of the First Baptist
church, conducted the services. Fol-
lowing his remarks of coincidence and
sympathy to the bereaved friends who
had gathered, Patriarch Miner, presi-
dent of one of the quorums of the sew
entities Of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, made a few re-
marks. In the course of the disserta-
ton he stated in substance that all that
ever existed of the dead man lay in the
casket before the altar
He further said that an Ethiopian
could not reach the state of exaltation
soul was doomed before birth. The
patriarch's remarks caused awe and
CONSERVATION among the hearers and
precipitated an ecclesiastical scrim-
mage. Rev. Mr.. Brown replied to the
remarks of the patriarch, referring to
a quotation from the Bible to prove his
contention that any man can be saved
on the conditions of salvation laid
down in the scriptures. Bishop N. A.
Empey, president of the State Fair as
ISOLATION, attempted to reply to Mr..
Brown, but was denied permission to
talk. Accordingly the war of ideas was
averted and the services continued.
Burns was a grandson of Abel, the
body servant of Joseph the prophet.
Abel was negro, and, according to
the remarks of Patriarch Miner, is the
only one Of his race who ever sue
ceeded in gaining entrance within the
pearly gates. The reason he was so
successful in accomplishing that feat,
according to the patriarch was his
loyalty and service to Joseph the
prophet, and his belief that the Nor
mon religion is the only one that ever
happened
Abel, the son of Ham, and body
servant Of Joseph the prophet. died.
and was translated. The children
whom he left in this world may never
be exalted to that state, according to
the patriarch. The reason assigned by
the patriarch for the non admission of
Philippians to the other side is the fact
of their dusky skins. No man with
black skin may enter the gates of
heaven, said the patriarch
This is hardly the place to bring
forth matters of truth" said the vener-
able patriarch \as he assembled the pull
pit after Mr.. Brown had concluded his
remarks, but the truth ought always
to be told. The truth never hurts"
Immediately before the altar rested
the casket containing the remains of
the young man. In life he was up
right, his friends said, and naught had
been said against him. The church ed
ifice was packed to the doors with sor-
rowing friends. Both black and
white, who had known him for years
attended the services to mourn his
death. There were tears and sorrow
from relatives and friends.
Il repeat, the truth must be told, CON
tinued the aged man, in continuing the
strange panegyric. He quivered and
shook in the throes of intense excite
ment. Il am president of a quorum
of seventies of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 1 am here
TO pear testimony not TO the man, VINO
is dead, but to his grandfather, Abel.
Il cannot refrain from speking of
the exceptional qualifications of Abel,
the body servant of Joseph the prophet.
His loyalty to the prophet was Won
derful He stayed constantly at his
side until the prophet was translated.
He believed implicitly in the Mormon
faith, and was rewarded for that be-
lief. For his services to the prophet
and his faith in our religion he was
raised to the order of the Melchesidek
priesthood. He was the only colored
man who ever lived that belonged to
that order.
at is not to be wondered at, too,
when you consider the teachings of
our church in relation to the colored
people. We believe that there are
three orders of spirits. In the first
class are included the spirits that have
never been incarnated. Having never
been given a human body, they are
doomed to grope in darkness through
out eternity. There is no redemption
for them.
"The second class includes the spirits
which have been incarnated. They have