Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-01
:Iooaeut Discourse Delivered Sun
day Afternoon by Elder VIII
liam H King
TRIBUTE 70 THE HEBREW RACE.
r,,t ~Nornooism" Stands and Con-
tends lor-Forceful Plea for
Religious Unity.

~ vsro presided over by Presi-
,s,a YEN. Angus NJ. Cannon and the speak
O'1 ,.s Elder William II. King, who de-
81 w. ,orclble address on the phil
".ophy and genius OF "Mormon''m'
The choir sang the hymn
lard Thou wilt hear me when l pray
am forever Thine.
Prayer was offered by Elder James
smith
Tho choir further sang
uort listen TO the trumpeters,
They sound for volunteers.
r,,or william II. King was the
nv, HE prefaced his remarks by
tlT H,a, attention TO the fact that he had
S Sins 99peXpectedly called upon TO adj
W.. 49, The meeting This was re.
Usas,hillty which he felt to shrink
I'm FOR he realized that to expound
~, sS Gospel OF Jesus Christ intelligently,
W, u "s necessary 10 be In possession OF
y. uoy Spirit, which Spirit he SIN
c .sr trusted would prompt his utter
'T The speaker then took up the charac-
..ris,,cs Of the Church of Christ ana
va ,bsre was a marked difference be-
,a" this Church and those with
'H,ch /, was surrounded. Mormon
I.m" said he, is essentially Christian
lam, II Is founded upon the vlcarlous
, o'orement OF Jesus Christ. II Is a
,ronotheIsm in one respect, yet at the
ssme time II teaches the pure princi-
rss Of the Gospel Of Christ a great
many Of our friends think they see In
"Nornonism" something very peculiar.
something different from what the sa-
yor taught. but In this they are very
much mistaken, as their comparison OF
me two Is made from false standard.
Christ came in the meridian OF time as
great lconoclast. He came to destroy
,bsm and hypocrlcy and 10 plant In the
hearts OF men true faith In the llv-
Irg God. In His day there were many
falths heathenlsm on the one hand and
ldolatry on the other. These He sought
10 set right and IN It's His mission
among men was signally successful, for
II left to the children Of men a legacy
beyond price.
Elder King spoke Of the great good
accomplished by the Hebrew race and
said that humanity owed 10 II very
much for the supreme faith now exist
ing In the principle OF monotheism, II
nothing else; and as much as we may
differ from the Jews In religious belief,
much credit is due them for their per-
pepatiOn Of faith In God Christ came,
said he speaker, 10 lay the axe at the
root q the tree. to hold In His hands
The great balances Of justice and truth.
After His day and the establishment OF
His splendid and glorious Church,
NaIsms and hercsies OF most grew.
ious Character crept In and the people
we're gradually led away from the
truth The Scriptures are pregnant with
ui,eranCes regarding an universal apos-
lacy and with predictions that In the
latter days the God OF heaven should
SET up His kingdom anew, never more
10 By taken from the earth or given to
smother people For eight or nine CEN
lures the Church Of Christ was ban
SHED into the wilderness and the people
were thrown into a most abominabe
condition Of Idolatry.
The speaker referred further 10 the
apostasy and said that the Latter-day
Nn's had no quarrel with the Catholic
ohuIch or with the other religious Or
LIMITATIONS by which II is surrounded
we recognize the fact, said he, that the
NbNsuan organization has been the
Standard bearer Of better and truer
SNillziton, The Latter-day Saints
V9A win admiration upon that splen.
gd organization, the Catholic church.
i1ey look with pride upon It's long line
Of noble ancestors, yet II would be-
PpOcrltoal on their part 10 overlook
ny many glieyous wrongs committed
gnler me cloak OF religion. True re.
nsloh DOESN'T go forth with the Bible
" one hand and a sword IN the other.
~ u rounded upon the integrity of In
uBluuals True religion doesn't re-
gulle lhat We shall sacrifice our intel.
sence ana blind our faculties In order
Fela allegiance to priests or lead.
w Hod Is God Of intelligence. Too
wien Is II the case that In the name of
,lsloh attempts are made to stine lib.
VIZ Here the speaker referred to
nol'lhd = sallant struggle for religious
wygaSnolpauon and paid high tribute to
william Of orange
,o h l. King pleaded for greater relig-
,Vus uhl,y .'l the world Said he, there is
WV nlu'h snhlsm and dlsunion IN Chris
s mere Is not enough liberty
auoIlB men, Just now the car OF Rus.
w. - pIo,ghlng peace and preparing
bo, MaL We nigh forgive Japan for
". .v' auilNl'' but we can't forgive Rus.
I'D TOT her atrocities In China, War IL