The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-07
Church of the Devil,

us In our true light as friends 10 humanity
and not enemies"
Church of the Devil,
He said he Quilted several of the reveln-
been asked II the Catholic church is the
church of the devil, but had replied he
would not like to say. because II the
Catholic church was the church OF the
devil there arc so many other churches
that l would not like to c lastly There
is just as much virtue. and l am
is in other divisions of Christepdom, and
would not like to designate II as the
church of the devil. Nor would like
TO designate the societies formed by the
a church. What the prophet meant
was no other church or division of
Chrlstendom, but the kingdom OF evil as
opposed to the kingdom ot righteousness.
breaches mo Antagonism."
1--WE have the right to continue against
evld but we arc not brought neces-
various forms % christianity that exist,
So far as they have retained fragments
Of truth that far they are acceptable
unto tho Lord, and II would be poor
policy TO continue against them without
discrimination. Wherever we find truth,
or only In fragments, we recognize th"@
truth as part OF that whole OF whjCh
this church Is the custodian So l take
IL that our position Is not one that de-
nounces the scctaTian churches as com
posing the church of the devil, but all
that makes for unrighteousness and
untruth that Is his dominion and all that
makes for life and truth and righteous,
ness is OF God. and we sustain and
recognize and honor 1t wherever we may
find l.,
He Is for Peace.
1--WE must not regard the whole world
as our enemies We must not look upon
our fellowmcn as enemies to us. | think
it is proper for the I.ater-day Saints TO
renouncc war and proclaim peace, not eN-
citing the antugonlsm OF the world, out
seeking rather common ground, the truth
or the portions OF truth that all are hold
When the Trouble Begins.
j Golden Klmbell talked about The
seventies. whom he designated as the
minute men THAT army has to go out
and do battle against the Kingdom OF yeil
and that kingdom is not going TO lay
down quietly while we are kicking In its
sides They have always a chip on their
choulder and l think these witnesses who
go out TO testify TO the truth then
the trouble begins, And every elder must
spend a little money and needs money
because they Will make II mighty uncom-
Portable for him. In the Southern States
they have passed laws that confer powers
that II any OF these witnesses ask for
entertainment they're placed In prison.
And | believe It's mighty good place for
some OF them | believe some OF our
elders would do more good In prison than
some Of them are doing out"
One Funny Story.
He objected to men being sent on mis-
sions who were not I'm good physical
health. because much of their Work oe-
yolved upon others. He rebuked the
priesthood who held the authority and
should have the right OF way permitting
the auxillaries to outstrp them, The
former had become mentally lazy. They
were afraid 10 trust some OF their boys
ont I'm the city after dark. and they are
willing to send them TO any city on
earth. and IL was because they held the
priesthood He concluded by telling the
story of the man who had the mule
which balked
He went into a drug store and asked the
clerk TO give him something for the mule
The clerk injected something into the anil
mails ribs and ,hen ell tine man saw was
a cloud OF dust and the mule disappearing
over the hill, How much Is IT, asked
Ihc man Twenty cents" replied the
clerk Then inject 20 cents worth into
me, SO l can catch that mule" said the
Rulon s Wells also briefly addressed
the congregation and the session closed
by the choir singing Guide Us to God,
Great Jehovah.