Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-18
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Elder Charles W. Penrose Delivers Nd
dress 20 Large CONGREGATION.


Tho afternoon session Of the confer
enco convened IN the Tabernacle az
o'clock. and a large congregation was
IN attendance. President John II. VIM
der and Elders Hyrum NJ Smith.
George Albert Smith and Charles W.
Penrose OF the council OF apostles were
on the stand. Elder penrose delivered
an interesting discourse, which was
listened 20 with rapt attention by the
congregation.
IAN hail the glorious day" was sung
by the choir, and Elder David l. pa.
Wis offered the opening prayer The
choir rendered the thc hymn. 20 My
Father
ELDER c. W. PENROsE.
Elder Pcnrose congratulated the on.
GERS and members Of the salt Lake
stake upon the harmony and unity Of
purpose existing among them. Tails
condition of affairs q pleasing in The
sight OF the Lord Referring % the
last hymn sung by the choir. the spcak-
Or said that God Is indeed the Father
~ the spirits OF men. not I'm a vague.
mystical sense. but as truly as ihlt
earthly fathers are parents u thclr
children. Tie touched on the conflict
~ views an Chrlsteud0m as 90 religious
tonets. which was remarkable when HI
a. considered that they are an ALLEGED
IN be taken from one h0ok-the Bible.
He said that nearly aIl OF them were
based on the doctrines OF the fan az
man. the atOnement and the rcst1rl.
ton, and proceeded % explain the Bin.
Heal theories in relation 20 them lie
referred 10 The notion that religion vas
something originating in The huuln
mind, developing with mans evolution.
ana also 90 the sO-callod scientific iHl
Of mans origin from pr0toulasm erer.
CiZed by lifht. heat and electricity No
20 cultivated humanity and showed
mat these were contrary 10 Bible io-.
trlne. Tie stated that The Latter-day
Saints took tie very opposite ground.
and believed that true religion ana not
spring from humanity upward towards
Deity. but was revealed from God 10
man. Also that God made man Lon HE
own image and likeness. male and De-
male and that "ths FAN from mans
original state came through dls1be9I.
cncc 60 The divine command. ana the
same cause brought about the dses-
dg1ce Of races into b4rharlsm and saw
aCcry
Elder Psrrose dcplor5i The fact that
The Bible had fallen irja comparative
d.suse Do ordinary education. Doubt.
less the reasons for ite exclusion from
ihe public schools were valid. vet ID
was "a be- desired that "a better under.
standing OF The Bible should 3. had by
the people n The country Great men
and women. iu literature and other.
wise Iu an Christian lands have bern
and are conversant With the Scriptures.
md sayings from them are scattered
throughout the best things that aro
written The speaker dwet at some
lflgth upon he IAN 0f Adam. When
Adam said "the woman that thou
raycst me tempted mo and ] ala carr"
II was said With no thought az shifting
the blame ~ his wro~Edo.nr uror Eve
bis wife 10 was simply @ statement of
fact I've Was deceived Adam was
not fercclviug that she would be
hauished from paradise and Ne De left
alone 90 the Book Of Mormon states
II Adam Zen that men might be-" that
be might fulnl the hrst great command.
ment 70 increase and multiply. etc.
The speaker explained the frst two
chapters Of GtreFts which contained
apparent contradictions that sisar.
rearcd IN the light 81 modern rsyrla.
ton. which declared that the arrf ia.
tion was spiritual. the next temporal.