The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-22
GOES AFTER
REV, NUTTING
Elder Nyman flags
wagon missionary.
Says Rev. Nutting
has prevaricated.
GrccnviIlc, oct. Is, 1904.

| EDITOR REPuBLICAN; beg space
in the columns Of your valuable paper
for the following article. Not long
since discussion took place on the
street corner near the First National
| Bank of Logan The discussion was
between the Latter-day Saint elders
and the street preachers who were IN
our midst at that time, about sept
20. 1901 The discussion calls forth
! the following in yindication OF the
Lattcr-day Saints and their doctrine
which the street preachers are trying
to tear down in order to bring dis
grace upon our people.
Charles Priday,of Logan, filled a mis-
sion in the State of Ohio, and while
there came in contact with a Mr.,
! Nutting, one Of the preachers That
has been preaching on the street cor
ncr mentioned. Elder Friday went on
to explain how Mr.. Nutting abused
| the Lattcr-day Saints when making
! his visits to the East, after becoming
familiar with our customs. Mr.. Nut
ting said TO all that was within reach OF
| his voice that is false, ! do not abuse
| the Latter-day Saints. but when talk
ing of the Mormon people | speak of
I their good qualities and those which
seemingly are rot good in my eStlma-
ton ! say nothing about To speak
OF peoples good qualities is an eX-
celent course to pursue. Such things
are good indeed, but does Nutting OBJ
serve such himself?
am prepared to say HE DOES NOT
and appeal to no other authority
than Mr.. Nutting himself. ! have in
my possession three articles written
by and signed REV. John ID, Nut
ting" setting forth transformation
abusively. asked Mr.. Nutting if he
knew of a magazine by the name of
Religious Telescope and if he had
not written articles to the same. The
answer came in the negative. 81
know nothing of such a magazine.
From the magazine that Mr. Nutting
knows nothing about and to which he
has not written, have articles writ
ten 10y that very man.
The Religious Telescope under date
of April q, 1904, contains Mr., Nut
ting'S first article in which lie has the
following to say of the Latter-day
Saints.
|. 1t is the constant effort of the
system to spread favorable misinfOr-
nation.
= MormOnism is not Christianity
in any sense whatever.
g. Because it claims the same doc
trnc and church government taught
by Christ, multitudeS of the people
are deceived.
s There is not one fundamental
doctrine Of Christianity that it teach
cS, nor is there one such that it does
not deny, or so pervert as to falsify,
}, Its beliefs could hardly be farth-
er from Christianity.
How man can talk this way of
people and then say he does not abuse,
that he does not misreprescnt and try
to diShonOr them, is beyond the
bounds OF reason. Mr.. Nutting is
either very ignorant of the subject
which he attempts TO discuss, or 1t is
his desire to miscOnstrue. From this
small extract, | will point out six
falSehOOdS.
|, 1t is not the constant effort Of
the system to spread misinformation.
>. Instead of MormOniSm not being
Christianity in any sense whatever il
is in every sense and detail.
,. We do teach the same doctrine
and have the same church govern
ment that Was established 10y Christ,
1t is self-evident, and because its ad.
herentS believe it to be so, they are not
deceived. 1t is true, and we know it
to be Il fact, and not because Joseph
Smith said so, not because Brigham
Young said 50. While this would
suffice, we have a living testimony OF
the Holy Spirit, and so long rs We
observe the Gospel of Jesus Christ, sc
long will we retain this testimony
and men travelling under the cloak OF
religion in sheep wagons cannot take
it from us.
I. MIR. Nutting said that it does
not teach one fundamental doctrine OF
Christianity. | would like the Rev,
erend gentleman to point out one that
it does not teach. Its foundation Is
faith, faith in the Father Son, and
Holy Spirit. Can any one knowing
the first thing about Christianity say
that this is not at least one funda.
mental principle, and if necessary
could name tens Of Others.
>. Nor are there principles per