The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-19
Religion

To the Salt Lake Herald.
Stripped OF all theological arguments,
Of fine translation shadings, of far
fetched deductions from, and simple bibli-
cal propositions, every religion is or
should be- to visit the fatherless and
widows in their affliction. and 10 keep
himself unspOtted from the world,
This quotation appears IN The Herald
Of Sunday and the definition OF pure re-
IglOn as set forth by James may with
advantage be accepted by any man or
collection of men, whose purpose was the
uplifting of mankind providing the Visit
was something mora than a display or
sympathy. 1t is not tainted with the SUI
pernaturat; IL IS a natural balm that lies
close to hand; a remedy for many an
i'll. 1T is "a plan of salvation If we
may mean by that the saving Of the NOR
tai from the consequences OF misfortune
and sin Tt saves IN this life and is some
what different 10 that system OF rescue
work that finds its chief strength IN
belief In Christ, coupled with baptism,
revelation and q hundred and enc other
ingredients that go TO make up the OrthO-
dOx pill 40 need for ChristendOm to be
battlefield for c0ntendlng factions II
James definition of pure religion was
deemed conclusive By the different seCts.
belief In Christi - the only passport
TO heaven cries on denomination.
Works, coupled with belief counts,
cries another. Baptism is necessary; IL
must go with the belief" SHOUTS a third.
and so the discOrdant chorus wells. Some
claim heaven can be reached on enc TICK
sary- Belief Is always the big dollars:
works, ETC., are the small change with
some sects. A little Sunday recreation is
often regarded as "a Veritable soul de-
sJrOyer- Laughter, the health giVer, gen
orally finds himself reIegated to the rear
on the first day. of the week. Mind and
body sacrificed to the demands Of piety.
Religion as defined. generally, today
seems to be the substitution OF the guess
e5 or the dead for the discoveries or the
living the consecrated water Tor the
bread of science. Belief, in ChriStendom' S
'plan OF salvation" seems to carry
greater saving qualification with it than
does love for ones IellOWmeu. BeheVe
not and if We perform good works daily
your chance for the enjoying of an eter-
nal bliss is slight Your stock Of credul-
ity is the price demanded. Good works
are. too often. but an actor on the STAGE
they are never the whole show.
Henry VIII. was a religious, but not
moral man. FrOude. speaking of Labat.
the pirate, tells of his saying his prayers
just prior TO his capturing q ship The
cashier OF "a Louisville bank who went to
Canada with $4,000 of the banks money,
in March, 1890, took with him of his per-
sOnal effects only his Bible and prayer
book. Iu the New York Tribune of Feb
tIre Of burglar from whose pocket had
dropped q prayer book on which was the
name Of the burglar. Apparently these
men paid little regard to James
suDerabuudance of belief The hour
is coming when mems holy church
shall melt away in overwhelming walls
and be Cor all mankind and I'm its place
a mightier church shall come, whose
covenant word shall be the deeds of love.
not credO then, amO shall be the pass
word through its Eatesi man shall not
ask his brother any more Believest thOu2
but lowest th0u?'
y East First south.