The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-16
WHITNEY REPLIES
TO REV. DR.. PADEN
Apostle Objects to 20, My
Father Being Termed
"AIl Rot"
DELIVERS DISCOURSE
ON PRE-EXlSTENCE
He Declares That Bible Teaches
Doctrine, and 1t Is
Sound.

Apostle Orson r. Whitney. who was
the speaker at Sunday afternoon S
Tabernacle services. commented at
some length upon the refusal of Rev.
DR.. w. NJ Paden of the First Presby-
terian church to permit the famous
Mormon hymn, 20. My Father" to be
sung at funeral at which Rev. DR..
Patan presided some days ago. Apos-
tie Whitney did not mention Rev. DR..
Paden by name. but referred 10 him
as a reverend gentleman
Apostle Whitney led up to his criti-
cism of Rev DR.. Paden by referring
to the promise OF the Savior that he
forter. who would bring things past
to their remembrance and show them
things to come, Mr. Whitney taking
the ground that the Savior meant
eternal past and eternal future. He
then quoted the prayer OF the Savior,
when he prayed the Father TO glorify
him with that glory which he had be-
fore the world was,
Pre- c-Exlstence Discussed.
This was followed by a general dis
cussion OF the subject of pre- existence
and after existence of man, and Apos-
tie Whitney then remarked that n GER
tain reverend gentleman" pastor
OF one of the churches Of the city.
Mormon hymn, which embraced the
Bible doctrine OF pre- existence.
Apostle Whitney then remarked that
the hymn in question was 80 My
Father" which had Just been rendered
by the choir, and he declared IL TO be
a gem OF real poetry, worthy the ad-
miratlon OF any one who knows poetry
or regards the teachings Of the Bible
upon that particular theme.
Apostle Is Surprised.
Apostle Whitney was surprised, he
said, that the reverend gentleman
had denounced the hymn as "all rot. -
and had forbidden it's rendition at a
funeral over which he presided II
the young man whose funeral sermon
was being preached, the speaker add
ed, was fond OF the hymn and believed
It's principles. although a member OF
another church. 1t should have been
sung
The hymn was then read by Apostle
Whitney, verse by verse, and COM
mentcd upon TO show that the doc
trines embraced therein were In strict
consonance with the teachings OF the
Bible.
Quotations From Bible.
This was followed by number of
quotations from the Bible to show the
SaYior's pre-eylStence. In this connec-
ton Bishop Whitney read from Cen
esis TO show that God created man in
his own image-male and female-and
argued that il man was in Gods
image, God was in mans image Also,
that II man We're both male and fe-
male. and men and women were
sons and daughters of God, the world
should not be startled at the doctrine
that affirms that the feminine princi-
pie, as we'll as the masculine principle,
applies to Deity.
In conclusion, Apostle Whitney said
that there were many doctrines Of the
Christian churches that he could not
receive and that he considered absurd,
but that he would not denounce them
as "all rot" for the reason that many
good, honest souls sincerely believed
them. Apostle Whitney declared, in
closing. that he had too much respect
for any sincere worshlper OF God to
insult him or his religion.