Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-09
"HUSKS,7 PRIESTS AND UNITY.

lHe SNenlSH l4ulHefhHS III tlt lnlcl-
mountain country, their numbers do not
appear 20 be very great We should
have made no reference TO il. beyond
0e report which has appeared IN the
'Tews' as well as other local papers,
but for references made by two OF the
speakers TO the conference Of the Lat
ter.day Saints and some matters con-
nected Herewith
DR. L. j. Brodlne, Of Rock Island,
Illinois, stated that he had attended
some OF the services OF the Mormon
conference and he volunteered the
opinion that the Mormon people were
being fed on 'husks,' Perhaps If he
takes the trouble 10 read the report
or the proceedings In the Mormon
conference" he will be able 10 discov-
er the wheat contained IN the food
dealt out TO the many thousands OF at
tendants, but we are inclined 10 the
opinion that, looking through the
smoked glasses OF his sectarian preju-
dice. he would not be able to detect
the difference between the wheat of the
pure Gospel OF the Redeemer and the
husks OF modernIzed Lutheransm.
Tho gentleman declared that "all he
heard at the Conference was that the
Priesthood must be obeyed " We might
suggest that the saying Of the scrip
lures, "He that hath ears to hear let
him hear" IL very applicable IN his
case. There IL another scriptnral say
Ing, which Ia really commandment,
that he might take notice Of. IL Is,
Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbor.'
Mr.. Brodlnc did not hear during the
conference any such words as he has
pretended to quote. II he had listened
carefully, he might have heard one OF
the speakers, whose voice resounding
throughout the great building although
II was packed with people, reading from
one of the standards OF the Church
these words mo power or influence
can or ought to be maintained by viz
tue Of the Priesthood, only by persua-
sion. by long-Mfferng, by gentleness
and meekness, and by love untelgned.'
But probably he II numbered among
those who have eyes but they see
not, ears, but they hear not. and hearts
but they do not understand
Mr.. Brodlne said he wondered how
long the liberty-loving Swedes in the
Mormon church would stand being
priest ridden" The gentleman haiis
from Illinois and evidently knows moth
Ing OF the Church and its members
about whom he was NO ready 10 make
,uyidious remarks. II he would con-
verse with some Of the intelligent,
.1iberty-loving sweies" OF tina Nor
mon" Church. he would learn that one
Of tho causes OF their departure from
the land of their birth was TO escape the
priest.ridden practices OF the Lutheran
church dignitarles. who exercised their
craft and power so rigidly, and who
cndeavorcd TO crush out the religious
freedom they desired and which they
have s.eured by coming Ia this country
and casting their lot with the Latter
dav Saints. This very love OF liberty
which the Swedish folks. as wei as an
other enlightened people entertain, II
a motiye power IN the gathering OF the
r.attsr-day Saints from the -four quar-
TORS NJ the enrth" There is no bond
aye in "Mormonsm." II is the per-
fcct law Of liberty promulgated by the
savior and His apostles Of old MI
prodine knew nothing Of that which ne
was talking about
Another objection to the Mormon
Conference" raised by the Lutheran
PRIESTS was against "the unanimiy
with which the Mormon people trans
acted their business" Mr. Bengtson'
who made It. said he hoped the
I.utherana would never get in tho way
90 doing so" The gentleman would
10 well to rcnd the 18TH chapter OF
the Gospel according to ST. john
and further. the celebrations of tho
APOSTLES as recorded I'm the now Tes'
lament that the Saints "be Joined to-
yether IN the same mind and the
same Judgment" that they avoid
contentious" that they come to
.unIty of the faith" that there be
mo disputations among them etc
But then, the gentleman has been
so accustomed 60 the Earrings and
disputes and wrangings and lack OF
unity that prevail throughout latter
day Christendom. that the unity OF
the spirit" which IS mark of the
operation If the Holy Ghost is
strange thing 10 him. ana he cannot
either understand or appreciate the
10y and the blessing Of such union.
Instead W speaking against It, he
would have done we'll to advise his
hearers to strive to pattern after the
brotherly love and unity TO be found
among the Saints Of God. both ot
former and Of latter days.
We notice In the report Of the Lu-
theran conference that "hve infants
were baptized" Lutheranlsm Is sup
posed 10 be based entirely on the Holy
Scriptures. There r. no claim In II
OF direct revelation or anything In
the nature Of II since the Apocalypse
of st. John Where will he mud In
the New Testament any authority to
taptlze infants? And where viii he
md any other baptism therein but
that Of Immersion Talk about
"husksi' The term Il strictly applc-
able To that which the Lutheran
priests dealt out TO their followers.
Christ blessed little children. and
said "of such Is the kingdom OF heav-