Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-16

WHITNEY ANSWERS DR.. PADEN
s,or, the shaIlowness and Bigotry Of
The Sarrow.sIinded Minister
In Able Sermon.


n,r bitterly opposed and assailed by
attain class OF men we're most ably
"A toauently defended BY Elder Orscn
r whitney at the regular afternoon
..,,sess In the tabernacle. The speak
:. while not naming the man. referred
>. an occurrence OF last week when
-,,,oVness and bIgotry on the part OF
n., preacher were exhibited IN de-
,,s seldom witnessed in these parts.
rider Whimey's discourse was clear
and concise argument In favor Of the
8ortrine Of the pre-existence OF spirits
and he sublime teaching Of a mother
IN heaven. The remarks were listened
n with marked attention BY the large
congregation assembled.
President John r. Winder presided
ever the services. which were opened
hy the choir singing the hymn COM
rnencing 20 God, Thou great. Thou
rood. Thou wise The Invocation was
offered by Patriarch Angus VI. Cannon.
The choir then sang 20 my Father
and as usual, many an eye gistened
with tears while the beautiful and sub
lime hymn was being rendered. This
HYMN furnished Elder Whitney
theme. upon which he entered with
much tender feeling, Following II a
bhsi synopsis Of his remarks.
NOT MEANINGLESS.
Baptism and the laying an of hands
a., not empty and meaningless forms,
70 he Latter-day Saints. Through obe-
tience 20 the first named ordinance a
remission Of sins comes 10 repentant
Believers. and can be obtained I'm no
other way. When this principle has
been obeyed, the subject becomes cntl-
lied 10 and receives the Holy Ghost,
The Comforter promised by the Savior
70 His ancient disciplesa promise which
ias been repeated In latter days Il
was by the Spirit. and not personally.
that Jesus was "a be with His disciples
even unto the end Of the world. Among
other things due "a the Holy Ghost IL
The revealing ~ events past and future.
Not merely the happenings OF yester-
day, year ago. or for a decade past.
but the things Of eternity. the events Of
sges and aeons thar have been ami
are yet Ia be.
THE PRE-EXIsTENCE OF SPIRITS.
Three preside In the heavens. the
Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
They are not one in person, but one IN
glory, power and dominion. The sec
ond parsonage In the Trinity came TO
earth and performed the mission for
which He was chosen He was the
Word that was God and WAS made flesh
and dVelt among men. When II Is NOR
tai work was finished. He ascepded on
high and sent the Comforter In His
stead. While sojourning In the flesh.
Jesus prayed TO the Father, And now.
o Father, glorify Thou Ne with Thine
own self with the glory which | had
with Thee before the world was The
lauer-day Saints believe IN the pre-
existence Of the spirits OF all men. and
The mission OF the Holy Ghost Is To
awaken the memories OF the past ami
convince men and women that they
lived before and VIII live after the
present life.
The Prophet Joseph Smith taught
that truth is the knowledge Of things
as they are as they have been. and as
they viii be. 4 nobler definition Of
truth never fell from the lips Of men.
II runs parallel with the teaching ~
tho Savior concerning the mission OF
the Holy Ghost. the spirit Of past Of
present and 10 come. Truth Is eternal
Unlike error, Il never had a beginning.
and II can never be destroyed
THE MOTHER IN HEAVEN.
The speaker then referred to the
hymn 20 Ny Father" which had Just
been sung by the choir, and which
embodies the sublime doctrines Of the
pre-eXistence and OF the mother as
well as the Father in heaven. Incl
dentally he mentioned the fact that
this beautiful hymn. than which there
was nothing purer. truer or more
polished In English literature. had re-
Gently been attacked BY a certain rev
erend gentleman, pastor Of one OF the
churches az this city, who had de-
rounced II as rot" and forbidden
the singing Of II AZ funeral where
he OBLIGATED. The deceased. a young
nan killed IN an accident. had been
fond Of the hymn, and evidently be-
icved its principles. but the pastor OF
me church 10 which he belonged would
not AMT Il 10 be sung. Il pass by"
said 80 speaker, the manifest i'm
rropriety 81 such an action at such a
time ] leave II 10 the gentleman's
own conscience and 10 the Judgment OF
candid world. But ] stand here 10
defend Gods truth against the false
lmpliation put upon II by this rever-
thd critic, who could find no better
term IN all his elegant vocabulary than
tht vulgar word rot" TO designate this
sublime poetic gem. a hymn that
should evoke the admiration ~ any
nan or woman who knows anything
VI poetry or has any reverence for the
teachings OF eternal truth
lhe speaker then read the hymn
question verse by verse. comment
Lg thereon and showing In great
alnness that the doctrines taught
lH'ftIn are also taught I'm the Bible,
rcolch All Christians profess 10 revere.
onseQuently II one was 70, the other
as rot since the teachings Of both.
Mheu properly understood. are one and
tne same. The first sianza OF the
tnn' Elder Whitney said was para
lhrase Of the Saviors prayer. "Glorify
Mt with that glory which ] had with
NEE before the world was"
lEREMIAHs REORGANIZATION.
And the second verse. with It's refer.
tte 10 a withheld recollection" Of
n' former lie. strongly suggested the
lAnefience Of the Prophet jeremiah. 10
WON the word Of the Lord came
heioie | formed thee In the belly
sntN thee and before thou earnest
lo'ih out Of the womb sanctifed thee
wa ordained thee prophet unto the
Ialons." But jeremiah had forgotten
nat. and fain would have retired
uom the performance o. the great
.Isslon 70 which he had been or
.,aIned. Said he. 4 cannot speak for
an A child" but the Lord comforted
ulin' and told him that though the
priests and princes 10 whom he vas
tnl would hght against him they
mould not prevail against him There
,ere priests IN those days. said FL
'er Whitney. who assailed Gods truth
va God's prophet, Just as there are
,,o" He also referred to the book Of
Iob IN proof Of the pre-existence,
'uolng the question put 10 that pa