Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-03


whether in poetry or prose We regard
au truth as coming from Deity and
believe that great many other persons
were and are Inspired OF God foE the
benefit of mankind. than those whose
names are of record in the Old or the
/ New Testament.
/ We maintain the position We have
occupied from the beginning OF this
little controversy. that when any man
claims like Moses to have received ta-
bles OF stone from the hand OF God. or
90 have had. liko Daniel. conversations
with angelic beings. or, like Jesus OF
/ Nazareth, 20 have come forth from
God. 20 have talked with God while on
earth. or like Paul, 10 have seen the
rcsurrected Christ and received special
revelations and marvellous powers. or
Ike Joseph Smith, TO have obtained
from the hands Of an angel metallic
plates. engraved with heroglyphics
which he translated into English by
the GIT and power OF God, that such
claims are either true OF false. They
are Of such a nature as to be out OF
the domain Of the mere Imagination, or
religious excitement or phantasy.
Our correspondent may consider him
self rational In taking that middle
ground IN which he delights, but We
cannot accept his notion and he should
accord us the same liberty of thought
that he claims for himself such iudi-
yiduals as have made the positive as
sertions 20 which we have alluded, ap-
pear 70 us either as impostors and
charlataus and frauds or as genuine
and sincere proclalmers Of actual facts
and divine truths. We are not ignorant
Of the decisions which have led away
many persons into error and folly, but
they we're OF different character TO
the divine Manifestations which are BE-
lieyed in and have been credited By
millions Of human beings, whose pow
ers OF criticism and analysis and logl-
cal deduction may be considered as al
most equal to those great gifts OF mind
claimed by the evoutionists Of the lat
ter days, and who call themselves
liberal Christians while they deny
the vital principles of the Christian
faith.
II is strange that any one will claim
TO be Christian In religion who denies
the Christhood Of Jesus Of Nazareth.
his Sonship Of the Father. his personal
communication with the Creator: his
voluntary Offering Of his own life to
bring about The resurrection Of the
dead; his powers to control matter. 10
heal the sick. to give sight 70 the blind
and 10 70 back to the glory from
whence He came, and 10 be the Judge
of an mankind In the great hereafter.
and the very fundamentals OF the
Christian religion. 4 man has the
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-, - ~ '''' ing anu every
lulIh Nldt 'olHUlrhus llsti 10 MS reason
or his faith, and VIC suppose he may
claim the right 10 call himself by an,
name he chooses 20 select But NC
cannot hold Boo great admiration. or
even in much respect. the logic by
l.
H NINN nc tlNllus To DE a christian. "a hen
he opposes and treats with rdicule
the essential features Of Christianity.
An fee POOL isn't formed by melting
ice.
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than By heat
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10 iar rs possible Jet II be q sane
Fourth or July
an honest trust is The most remark
able work Of man.
Tor Young America Col I1rl.tre she -
isn't 10 % with following the circus
IJepcefortb the curve at s,lsh,.-,.
will h. known AS psa5 Man.. ,.r,,
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idation." a sori OF yariolold rr-b.t,y
ono divorce to every elk marriages ,s
Perhaps a greater beef trust viii
arise oui ot th0 rack.nghousc iWcsu- /
CATION, VINO csn saw
The President is OF oyster Bay but
no is not taking a ueil-carnei rest,
simply because be- never takes rest
pressed because OF the very bot wealth. .
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