Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21


been mainly subjective IN character
Each religion has come systematically
attested as a direct revelation from
God, and we must respect IN these peo-
Ile what 20 most enlightened Christians
still represents in themselves the
heights OF spirituality. The character
sud relative Importance of the various
sacred books was explained. and the
Importance Of the Book OF Doctrine and
Covenants was emphasized as contrib
uiing TO The present development Of the
Church 10 has grown Ike the COM
mon law. in which decisions given from
time TO dime embody the progressive
range 81 experience lu which need
makes custom and custom becomes law.
only in this case the Elders by whom
the decisions were given were supposed
to be supern0turally inspired. The
fact that Mormors believe In continuous
progressive revelation has made II pos'
slhle Tor the Church 10 announce a
new revelation whenever outside events
have made this advisable. and this was
done when. az the time OF the biIl which
made po,ygamy national 0feuse. pun
ishahle by national law. the Church
c0-operated with the government and
declared thzt Il was no longer as 10 had
been, duty religiously imposed. This
power Of rapid adjustment 90 new con-
ditions admits the people 20 influences
Of progress and culture since the
Church can easily change its doctrines
% keep 40 with the sIIrli OF the times.
"Mr Hudson explained the theory
by which II had happened that our
Puritan forefoihers and the great men
~ our national history had been bap.
tlzed into the Mormon Church by
proxy. device by which ihoy had
overcome the dislgrceab'e necessity "
surprising that 400 their ancestors had
failed ~ Paradise and he told several
amusing storie. following from On"
custom ~ having certain men detailed
90 do nothing but suffer Themselves 20
be- ne and rc-bI0tiznl 3s proxies Tor
others who w.r. good enough no Do
'Mormons but failed NJ the requisil"
knowledge
"rhe sub-.tra.um ri Mormoni,m' is
plain Wholesome morality. compound
Cd N industry frug'ity and temper
arce. There Was never q saloon nor IN
disorlcrlv houe. iu Ssit Lake CITY
until Gentle. brought them there.
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