Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-01

gave us our duty TO perform at that
time. He announced what Il was. That
message did not condemn Presbyterian
Catholics or Mcthodists In particular
but Il aid declare against the false sys-
tens of the day | don't marvel 80
very much at the bitterness of the Sec
tarnn world against US. When the
Lord tore aside the veil and permitted
the boy Prophet 10 see the Father and
the Son he told him to join none of
these sects. He told him further that
they taught for doctrine the command
ncuts Of men, and that the creeds Of
the time We're an abOmnatlon, Could
you expect peace after that? Hardly
The debris and rubbish OF error had
to be cleared away and the rock made
bare upon which to lay and rear the
foundation and supCrstructure of eter-
nal truth. II was not our decision, not
Joseph Smiths. but II was the Iudg-
ment OF God Himself Joseph Smith
simply believed Gods word: we simply
believe Gods word. We must tell them
the truth, we must deliver them this
message: we win do It as gently as
tcnderly as we can, but we will do il.
IN the last analysis Of the thing
we will have to trust In the
Lord But would you believe it
but win you believe IT, this very assem-
bly, has confirmed Gods judgment up
on it by the action II has taken at Los
Angeles. They have proved that their
creed contained that that was an abom-
ination in the sight Of the Lord In that
they have just eliminated some Of the
theological rubbish it contained"
INFANT DAMNAT1ON.
The speaker here read from the Pres
byterlan class book Of faith showing
the Presbyterian contentious as to pre-
destination, which was not yet re-
formed, also eliminated clause relating
TO infant damnation which he was glad
to see go, he hoped they would get
more light and do more amending, they
stll had a good deal " room for Inn
provement in that direction. on the
question Of infant damnatiOn. a claim
that had shocked the world he quoted
Burns, the poet who had been led to
write:
O, Thou who in the Heaven dost dwell,
VIVA as It peaseth best thysel
To sent ane to Heaven and ten to hell,
A for thy glory and no for any guild
Or M they've done before Thee.
The speaker here called attention to
| the published acknowledgment the
| Rev. Mr.. Thompson had made that the
| sectariar churches in Utah were only a
protest-nOthing more and sectarian
schools an invitation and little more
HAVE TESTED THE TRUTH,
The Latter-day Saints. said Elder
al 10 a..
| OF light and reason What said be-,
should be our attitude In the mutter-
| ings and premontions Of the storm and
| in the storm itself when II comes? You
! young people, how will you meet IL?
! Like your fathers IN early days, ! am
sure, | think your answer viii be that
| you will obey God We are hunting no
trouble, we will make every reasonable
concession We want no persecution, no
Imprisonment but II trials and trouble
come I think We will have the strength
to meet them that is the way Size 1t
up that is the way ! size up the youth
| of Israel. | am sorry for these people
who are disappearing and slanderng
US. Particularly am | sorry for the
Presbyterian assembly But / rejoice
in the fact that they are on the way IL
improvement and hope they viii 20 on
improving and amending adding a lit
tie light, and a little more until their
| eyes become accustomed TO Il and until
they can look upon the truth in It's full
4 ness"
The speaker closed with a strong
| testimony OF the truthfuness Of the
Gospel as proclaimed by the l.atter-day
Saints and admonlshed his hearers Il
lead righteous lives that they might
| reap the reward that would follow.