Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-30
THE cAMBRIAN AsTRAY.

magazine published in Utica, New
York. and as It's name implies, is for
the special benefit Of people of Welsh
extraction, once in 81 while has some
thing to say In reference to the Nor
mon" Church. Some time ago we had
occasion to cross swords with the Cam-
brian, and our side Of the question was
supported by some Of our good welsh
friends, notably celebrated musicians
of whom the Principally has furnished
a large and lllustrious number The
Cambrian acted fairly with us, ane so
we are a little surprised to find IN It's
January number n fling at Mormon
ISM" which appears to us gratuitous
and unnecessary.
our religion may be "a tangle' to
the Cambran, but It Is nothing Of the
kind to those who understand Il, and
certainly not to the "Mormons" them
selves, as asserted by that paper. 1t
announces dogmatically that the prac-
tlce OF sealing is pure folly" What II
does not know about sealing would
make a very large book, From other
parts Of that paper It Is evident that
It aims to be Christian. II quotes lib
orally from the sayings Of the Savior.
We therefore call It's attention TO the
words of Christ In Matthew xvlll' Is,
also TO gph. 4: 10 and w. 30.
The Same passages will apply TO the
Cambrlan's doctrine that 1T requires
omnisclonce TO do business with the
world 10 come" II that Is correct,
then all tho prophets apostles and d.
vinely authorized servants OF God I'm
all the ages were either blessed with
'omnlscence," or they had no business
with the world 10 come"
That paper referring to the testimony
given by leading Elders OF the Nor
mon" Church, that although u reyela-
ton may be given from the Lord, yet II
rests with each individual to exercise
his own agency in obeying or dlsobey-
ing IL, remarks; "Such testimony
suggests the fact that the Mormon
Church IS superior 10 God ana dares
do anything It has mind TO-" The
simple truth conveyed In that testi-
mony appears to puzzle u good many
other people and papers besides the
Cambrlan. That is for the want Of a
little knowledge and q little reasoning.
Bible believers win surely not dis.
pute the fact that God commanded
Adam and Eve, 'in the beginning"
not to partake OF the fruit of a certain
tree, and that the commandment was
accompanied by a penalty for dlsobc-
dlence; but did not our first parents
choose to eat of that frult2 Ana did
their dsobediercc suggest the fact that
they were superior Ia God2' When
the Mosaic law was revealed from
heaven, AFTER an It's details were
enumerated TO the lsraclites did not
the servants OF God from whom II came,
proclaim "Behold set before ye this
day good and evil" and' "choose now
whom yc win server" ls not the whole
theory Of rcwardsund punlshments bas-
ell ON the doctrine Of free agency? 30 we
not know In our own experience that
we have power within ourselves Ia obey
or reject law human or dlyluo2 And
VIII any sane person argue that because
human beings daily dlsobcy divine COM
mandments this suggests they "ore SUI
perior to Code"
No witness who has testified concern
ipg Mormon doctrine has asserted or
intlmated that the Mormon church
Is superior to God, or that failure 10
obey tho Almighty nulDidcs orr wcakens
IN any degree tho obligation that comes
with tho DEGREES OF Deity. A law Of
God remains divine and supreme, ma
matter who rejects 1t or fails 20 OBJ
serve H. There Is a law against Sab
bath breaking. In many places the d.
vine command is embodied in human
law Yet the majority OF people IN
what are called christian countries
habltually set II al naught. Does that
suggest the Cambrlan's notion that
lhtI are NupNllul lN tNN' VI 'N'l 'neN
imagine any such thing7 Everybody
should be obeicut to heavenly man
dates. and 20 earthly statutes, but the
lawlessness which prevails, while II
demonstrates the freedom Of the crea.
turc, docs not IN any way lessen the su.
premacy Of Gods commands or the
rghlfulness OF the human ordinances
that are thus violated.
The Camhrlan INDUCES In some state.
ments which show that It IS either
Sensely ignorant OF "Mormonlsm," on