Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-16
SERVICES AT
THE TABERNACLE
rlder William H. King Compares
oNormonism' With o'Called
RaiiOnaliSm,
SUPERIORITY OF THE FORMER.
Latter a Step 10 the Direction Of In
ddelly'--chri,I the Great
Exemplar.

A., address dealing with the genius
=, n,iorinonism" and the modern ten
Sorcv towards so-colled rationalism,
,,hlcb the speaker referred to as a step
+, me direction OF lnhdellty, was de-
,,,erea at the Tabernacle yesterday
onernoon by Elder william II. King.
PRESIDENT John II. Winder presided.
The choir sang the hymn
wo,re not ashamed to own our Lord,
Ana worship Him on earth
PRAYER was offered by Elder Joseph S.
Wells,
The choir further sang:
We simple souls who stray,
Far from the path OF peace.
Elder William IL King was the
sneoker, lie began by explaining the
pnrpose for which those assembled had
met together, stating that 1t was to
Worship God and to ascertain the faults
md mistakes made from day TO day,
n was fashionable, he said, for men
N deprecate religion and religious
,bought. They were wont TO view with
snsplcion the efforts of mankind to
came into communication with God
Among such,a school or ratlonalism had
been established, I'm which they sought
N do away with the true principles Of
tbe Gospel of Jesus Christ, and 10 es-
tabllsh In their stead philosophical, de-
auctions greatly at variance with the
word of God. Such men were wont 10
laud the teachings and achievements
N Robert Ingersoll, the apotheosls OF
,nddellc thought. They ridlculed the
8ea of the divine mission Of Jesus
Christ and laughed to scorn all at
tmpts to emulate the glorious exam
ME which He set them.
"Mormonlsm," said the speaker
claimed TO be a revelation unto men, "
WAS revival fthat ancient and prs-
line faith introduced In the meridian
N time. Yet It had been denomlnated
BY men the very opposite, and no less
a distinguished person than Henry
ward Beecher had defined It as recru-
OBSCENE OF heathenism with an admlx-
tnre Of judaism. Despite this defnl-
lion. the fact remained that II was the
only system OF religion that approached
the teachings OF the Master and APP
peared perfectly rational and natural to
Inc human mind.
The sneaker pleaded for one grand
homogeneous system Of religious prac-
use 'Mormonsm" had not come as an
lconoclast to shatter well established,
self.evldent truths. Rather had it come
Ia lend strength TO such truths, and to
indicate the. mission of the lowly
Redeemer.
JudgeKing discoursed eloquently upon
the genius OF the Gospel OF Jesus
Christ, of which "Mormonism' was an
integral part. He pointed to the hand
dealings OF God with His children, and
10 the glorious harmony in all things
which He had created In the earth. The
solar system was perfect In its move
ment. The seasons came and went
with marvellous precision. There were
no schisms, no inharmony In their
workings, but all moved together with
the utmost regularity and union. SO II
should be with the religion Of man
kind, There should be but one grand
system, one true way OF worshlping
God. the Father Of all The temple OF
truth was open wide to all and all were
invited to enter It's portals and enjoy
the blessings It bestowe
Elder King referred to the idea prev
alent among men that "Mormonism"
was system OF isolation that It was
a narrow, contracted faith limited to
certain area, into which only those
converted to It's principles might come.
This definition, said he, was the exact
antithesls of "Mormonsm." On the
contrary It was the broadcast, most lib
eral system OF religion expounded
among men, because IL was the religion
OF Jesus Christ, the system designed by
God before the worlds were formed.
The speaker acclaimed against the
modern tendency towards the spectacu-
lar and dramatic IN the religious realm.
Truth, said he, was not spectacular, Il
mad never been 50. on the contrary. II
was just the reverse, yet mighty be-
cause 1t pointed out the true way.
The great philosophers, however
skeptcal many Of them were, recog.
nlzel the life of Christ as the great
basis Of human conduct They saw in
HIS teachings all the elements Of NOR
ATTY and purity, and while may, per-
maps, did not subscribe to those teach
lngs IN their daily lives, they were free
70 confess their superiority over those
PROMULGATED by learned mon.
Mormonism' was progressive sys-
,h OF religion II was educational In
Vs Dature and character. It required
OF us devotees intelligent consideration
OF It's principles. 1t encouraged relg-
loous thought and investigation, and
nose who We're slothful came under
NE dlspleasure Of the Church. II de-
claimed against sin in all It's forms: II
pleaued for purity of thought and ac-
u1gn ana demanded Of IT'S adherents I'M
pllclt obedience TO the laws Of God II
was not Unltarianlsm with Its trans
yenaenlal philosophy without a Christ
pun was essentially a religious organl-
1aaIylon preaching Christ and His cru
mankind. '''''' VI
ne choir rendered the anthem, LET
,ne Mountains Shout for JOY" after
,%Hlch the congrega tlon Joined in sing.
WV The Doxology," and the benedlc.
iiyon wash pronounced by Elder Arnold
Il schulthess. ''0''