Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
SALVATION FOR THE NEGRO,

Some of our eastern contemporaries
are copying, with comments more or
less appropriate, garbled report of
some remarks said to have been made
by Mormon" speaker at the funeral
of a colored man IN this city We paid
no attention to the matter at the time
OF the publication OF the accouu, be-
cause Misrepresentation OF the utter
ances of Mormon preachers Is
common occurrence In these parts, and
Is sometimes amusing while at other
times II is simply execrable. But when
a solid public Journal like the New
York Evening Post INDUCES In long
repetition Of the nonsense printed here,
and sets II forth as held by the Nor
mon Church. IL appears to be time
that something was said by way OF
correction and explanation. The Post
commences by stating:
only one negro has ever entered
heaven, and hereafter the gates OF
heaven are closed against the members
OF the black race.
This Is the latest doctrine promul-
gated by the Mormon Church, and the
declaration announcing the doom OF
the colored race was made In a highly
sensational manner by high Mormon
Church official during the funeral SER
vices of Eugene Burns, one OF the most
prominent colored men IN Utah"
We announce, most positively. that
the Mormon Church has not promul-
gated any such doctrine nor made
any such announcement" Nor do we
believe that a member of the Church.
TO say nothing of "a high Mormon
Church official" entertalns the notion
set forth in the paragraph we have
clipped from the New York Post
But II he should do so, that
would not make It a doctrine OF the
Church, because It would run directly
In opposition to established Mormon"
teachings,
There are number of colored people
belonging to the Church OF Jesus Christ
OF Latter-day Saints, who attend its
services and partake Of the sacrament
OF the Lords supper side by side with
white members, and are proud to be
numbered with the maligned "Mor-
mons They have every reason TO
anticipate II glory commensurate with
their capacity and beyond anything
mat mortals can describe. We do not
reproduce the stun alleged to have
been dealt out at the funeral reported
but simply state that It is not Nor
mon doctrine whether It was preached
By published or not. This Church IS
not responsible for everything that
may be spoken by one OF it's members
or Elders, The speaker to whom the
remarks arc attributed Is not a Patri-
arch, az reported, and holds no authorl.
~ to promulgate doctrine except such
as is held and recognized by the
Church.
While there is distinction as Ia
holding the Priesthood, between white
and colored people In the Mormon"
Church, and reasons for this have been
revealed, the Gospel Of Jesus Christ is
for every nation, kindred, tongue and
people ON the earth, and through obe.
dience to ii, all mankind may be re-
deemed and win receive that degree OF
glory to which they become entitled
through falthfulness, every man being
Judged according to his works" Sal.
walton is Tor all races and conditions OF
humanity and all are the children of
one Eternal Father, who desires that
"all may be saved and come to the
knowledge Of the truth"
II our contemporaries who have
copied the error here exposed win be
just enough to correct It, they VIII be
acting fairly with a Church which Is
constantly held up to obloquy through
the falgehOOds circulated nv its enar,i..,