The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-06
WHITNEY TALKS
ON MORMON|SM
Declares System of Joseph
Smith is Twin Sister to
Education.
MAKES STRONG PLEA FOR
CHURCH SCHOOL SYSTEM
Asserts That Origin of Mormon
ism Antedates History of
This World.

H'hpolS VINO are dC present IN SalL LAKE
attending the summer institute were
addressed by Apostle O. f. Whitney at
Barratt Hall, Tuesday night, on the
subject, Mormonism and Education. -
The attendance was not large. Apostle
Whitney spoke for over an hour. and
he set forth the claim that Mormonlsm
is education,
At the outset, he said he intended
TO outline in general terms what Nor
monism is and education is. and the re-
lation between them 81 regard Nor
monism and education as akin TO each
other said he, "as close akin, They
are twin sisters as systems. and | might
almost be tempted to add that they are
identical, If Mormonism were person.
fed and it should he asked what are
your relations to education, | could
fancy | hear it reply, / am educa-
tion, -
Law of Retaliation.
The apostle then referred to the res
toration to the earth of the gospel OF
Jesus Christ, asking the question, What
was the Gospel of Jesus Christ? 1t
was not n new gospel, nor was that OF
Mormonism new. Z" For fifteen cen
turies,' continued the ecclesiast, " the
people had been schooled under. the law
of Moses, the law OF retaliation, and
they were astouished at the doctrine
of Christ. the restored gospel not new
gospel There is only one gospel, but
1t has been on the earth many times
Today il is called Mormonlsm; two
thousand years ago it was called Chris
tianity. What it was called before
then we know nothing; history IS silent
upon the subject. Mormonism by sa,
cred revelation proclaimS this TO be
true Mormonism says, ! have been on
earth many times before
do you look for my origin, says
Mormonsm, then | point to time far
and the placing of Adam and Eve in
the Garden of Eden Mormonism was
declared by the Prophet Joseph Smith
as a code of laws instituted for man s
progression, 50 that man could progress
and become as God himself. The
apostle said he found something very,
similar in Plato to the declaration of
the Prophet Joseph Smith, which he
quoted, and yet he doubted very much
that Joseph Smith ever read Plato,
Philosophy of Mormonism.
As to how the code of laws were to
be applied, the speaker quoted from the
book of Abraham, translated from
papyrus by the Prophet Joseph, IN
which it is set forth that the chosen of
God in heaven had said. we will go
down and make an earth, it was as
serted that Mormonism was unphllo-
sopblcal. In reply to tins, the apostle
said
FFor centuries religion has been
teaching that earth was made from
nothing Mormonism denies that. Nor
monism SAYS that is unphilosophical,
that is illogical, unscientific and absurd,
Now nothing remains nothing. Not
even God performs the impossible, not
even the power of God could convert
nothing into something, Mormonism de-
clares the eternity of matter, the eter'
nitv Of spirit, aud it says God took
the materials that were already In ex'
istence and made this earth as place
for man TO dwell, -
Apostle Whitney then contended that
Joseph Smith showed the purpose of
human existence. "Man is placed here
that he might have n probation said
he. "to see whether he would or would
not do all things that his God com
mands him. All things were created IN
the spirit before they were created in
the body, and the promise given to
those who kept their first estate-that
is IN the spirit-found fulf!lment here
when man was gwen hls mortal body.
He was added upon by being given this
mortal body, and the spirit and the
SAYS Mormonism.
Elaborates on Adam.
The apostle then elaborated on Adam
being sent here 10 colonize this earth,
and Mormonism contended that Adam
fell that man might be. He also re-
ferred to the restoration of the gospel
to Enoch and Noah and Abraham and
The coming of the Savior to wipe
out all transgressions, all being accord
ing to the plan Of God. The speaker
argued that LLcifer sought to destroy
free agency of man by compelling men
to be saved Christ said 81 will make
it free will on their part. as 1t is free
grace on Ny part. :" Lucifer s plan was
rejected, Christ S was accepted; Luci.
fer rebelled and he and his followers
we're cast out of heaven.
"In due time Christ came CON
timed the apostle, "and in due time
cams Joseph Smith, the prophet of God,
standing at the head of the last dis
pensation. Mormonism the world calls
It: we call ii the gospel Of Jesus Christ
and today it is the purpose of God
to gather into one all the dispensations
of the past"
What Is Education3
Taking up the second head of his
subject the speaker asked: 'What do
we mean by education2 Education is
to impart knowledge but Its purpose
is also to bring something out of the
pupil; to develop his latent faculties
and to convert the potential into the
actual, to expand The mind so that
it may be all the more capable of OBJ
tanning knowledge. 1t is an act of CO.
operation between pupil and teacher
The higher idea of education is growth,
self development The religious def
milton is that which is in harmony with
God and with nature, and with man.
Mormonism comprehends them all; 1T is
Mormonism, the development of the
soul, not only the body, but the spirit,
not only the mind but the body and
the moral and the spiritual. Mormon
ism SAYS that man is many sided be-
ing and that all sides of him must be
educated mental, physical, moral and
spiritual or he is not perfectly edu-
Gated being.
Mormonism School