Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-18
VISITORS ARE
VERY BITTER
Preacher Brazenly Glasses Nor
mons" With Anarchists,
"A DEEP ROOTED POWER"
Utah Was Admitted Into the Union
Too soon 10 Please the Rev.
Doctor Mcmillan.

The First Presbyterian church was
packed solid last evening by Salt Lake
and visiting Presbyterions, to hear
Rev. Dr. Roberts, the stated clerk OF
the general assembly President John
II. Converse OF the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, and Rev DR. Mcmillan OF New
York speak. DR. Roberts theme was,
What Our Church Stands For2 He
held that the Presbyterian church has
stood since the earliest years Of the re-
public for religious liberty, for the no.
blest sentiments OF religious thought,
for the best OF political principles, to
be found In the United States, While
the present assembly Is called the one
hundred and fifteenth general assem-
bly,, II should read the one hundred
md ninety seventh general assembly,
for Presbyterianism has fiourished In
this country since that time The
speaker held that the Presbyterian
church stands for education, the eduea-
ton Of every citizen, and the believers
In the Westminster catechism founded
the public school system. The church
stands FOR sound doctrine and sound
morals, and anarchists and 'Mormons'
hate the Presbyterian church, and we
are glad to have them for enemies. and
that We stand for what they antagon-
lie.
The Presbyterian church has been a
missionary church from the beginning.
We have $40 missionaries In the home
field, 1851 In froegh lands, % sun
days school missionaries, and 42l mis-
sionarles and teachers among the col
ored people In the south. SO here are
b,0S5 missionaries and teachers OF the
Presbyterian church which is expanding
$500 900 In this class Of endeayor and
to which Il Is devoting It's best energies
The Presbyterian church stands for all
that Is best in modern life, In the
United states as everywhere else We
have a million communicates In the
United States. two millions including
all Of North American, and 26,0000 600 in
all the world. The speaker closed by
saying that We have the assurance the
day shall come when all error shall be
overthrow In the hour OF patient
waiting for the coming Of God
A DEEP ROOTED POWER.
President John H. Converse Of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works at Phila-
delphia was the second speaker He was
introduced as an elder in the Presby-
terrain church. and chairman OF the
committee organized two years ago to
lnaugurate great evangelical move
ment throughout the United States
through the Presbyterian church. Mr..
-.
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church In lSi1 announced that the
church was missionary one, whose
object II was to evangelize the earth.
Some had claimed that the experiment
OF Christianity had proved q failure;
but this could not be because Chris
tianity never had been tried, for we
have never yet reached 10 the hight OF
our privileges The Presbyterian church
must go outside Of itself to evangelize
the world, and in referring TO evangeli-
cal methods the speaker spoke Of the
objection offered by some that the
average evangelist was g person going
about with a big ia covered Bible In
one hand and a collection basket in the
other Mr.. Converse favored In general
a pastor being his own evangelist.
though there were times when the SER
vices Of the specialist were a good thing
They We're needed In tent services
which are now becoming more and more
resorted 20, People viii 60 into n tent
where they win not go into a church,
and gospel tents are coming into use
rapidly al the large centers In New
York city only II per cent Of the popula-
ton affiliate with the Protestant
churches. In Chicago only per cent
Mr. Converse thought there was a great
field In Salt Lake, and said, you have
a deep rooted power In the Mormon
church 10 contend with You need to
plan aggressive work against these in
luences. Perhaps the open air move
ment would do here, as the best way 20
reach the masses Is to go for the
masses"
MCMILLAN AGAIN BREAKS LOOSE.
Rev. Or. Mcmillan. one OF the earlier
Protestant missionaries IN this part OF
the country closed the speaking. He
said. what affects us affects the ma
tons Of the earth" and then In COM
pllmenting Mr. Converse he described
the locomotive as a mighty factor in the
march of civilization, especially In this
western country. The speaker depre-
Gated the fact that 5000 900 OF the
American people make no religious pro-
LESSONS. Without church there Is no
Sabbath; without Sabbath there Is no
God without n God there Is no morals
The augmentation Of the population OF
the United States by half a million peo-
pie annually was referred TO as the
wonderful powers Of assimilation OF
this nation and he urged greater ef-
fort 10 reach the multitude with the
gospel OF Christ and Christian lnlu-
ences. Instead Of sending the gospel
abroad, the foreigner was being brought
TO these shores Tor the gospel 20 reach
him here Moreover, the Mormon
Church is sending out its emissaries 10
bring people 10 this country where they
can be the easier reached by evangelical
influences after the Mormons have got
them here Rev. Dr. Mcmillan claimed
Utah was admitted too soon into the
Union and that by the admission. the
power Of the Mormon" Priesthood was
strengthened. This gave the state o set
back for the time: but Il Is going ahead
Just the same. The speaker referred
briefly 10 his lively experiences many
years ago as a missionary pastor In lids
city, when he had both the First Con-
gregauonal and the First Presbyterian
churches on his shoulders ana the lar-
ter church had a heavy debt to shake
on.
AFTERNOON CALI,