Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-19
READY TO RECEIVE LIGHT,

The notion prevails that the Nor.
mons are so wrapped up IN their own
creed that they are not open to the
consideration OF anything else. This Is
great mistake, for 1t Is principle OF
their religious system TO receive truth
from every source. and IL Is held that
all truth in theology I'm philosophy In
science. I'm art. harmonic with It and
becomes part Of It by natural affinity
Nor are the expounders Of Mormon
ism" opposed to the advocacy Of other
creeds than theirs They welcome the
incoming Of light from every direction
and encourage its dissemination
throughout the world.
II is true that the church Of Jesus
Christ Of Lattcr-day Saints commonly
called the Mormon Church, claims
to be the only religious organization ON
earth established by divine command
ment and nspira ton It's docttines, or
dinanCes ceremonies promises, en-
dowments, gifts and Rraces have come
ny direct revelation from on high The
authority held by It's ministers has been
brought from heaven TO earth by nnge-
lie messengers, and II Is exercised by
divine appointment. I'm these respects
II differs essentially from the various
systems Of Christendom and Heathen
dom. Therefore when It's ministers de-
clare that there is but one true Church
Of Christ, and that other religious In.
sttutlons are OF men, they occupy a
consistent position.
It Is unreasonable to impute the
strife. division, contention and diver
sIty among the various religious sects
20 divine establishment God ls one
The Father, the Son and the Holy
Ghost are one. They are a Trinity in
perfect and essential unity They would
not authorize one set Of men to preach
a given doctrine. another set OF men to
preach an opposite doctrine, and scores
OF other bodies OF expounders to declare
various tenets, to confuse, bewlldcr and
divide the sons and daughters Of the
Most High into heterogeneous societies
and establishments While every hui
man Institution that is able TO stand
for any length Of time possesses some
truth, and may exercise In some degree
an influence FOR human advancement,
there can be but one true church Of
the Christ who is the Way the Truth
ana the Life
'Mormonism,' using the term that
has been invented by opponents Of the
religion which God has revealed In the
latter days, claims to be OF direct
divine origin, II comprehcnds every
principle OF the Gospel made known in
the opening Of the Christian era, II
recognizes an the truth which can be
found IN the various Christian sects
and In those of Hcathendom Il places
no barrier in the way Of the promulga-
1on Of the tonets Of any society seek
ing the welfare of mankind II has
been placed IN an attitude OF defense
because Of the attacks upon 70 from
most Of those organizations. but IT doa
not assail other Institutions or other
Croeds on the contrary. II they, ~
either OF them, have anything 20 offer
superior 20 that which the Latter-lay
Saints have received, the saints are
ready 10 consider and accept &C. II ID is
FOUND 10 harmonic with that vhicn
they know TO be the truth, n they'feel
compelled to reject that which appears
10 them to be false they have no quar-