The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-16
Elder Thomas DiScOurScS on
voluntary" Offerings Paid
Church Treasury.
NO QUESTIONS NECESSARY
REGARDING USE OF MONEY
Apostle Grant Refers to Good
Accomplished by His Neces-
sary Exile Abroad.

afternoon addressed the faithful TOR
few moments 1t was his first appear
ance as n speaker IN the tabernacle
since his return from mis- enforced rcsld-
>nce abroad. His sciourn in the old
world has not taught him TO modify
his statements and lie has the same
reckless disregard of figures as eTer.
He told the Saints that though thous-
ands of Gentiles had beea led by
visions, and many of these ministers Of
Christians denominations, not one OF
the thousands of missionary elders sent
out to spread the Gospel had ever
apoststized on his mission. Mathoniah
Thomas, in his address. affirmed the
belief in the leaders of the ch0rch as
prophets, seers and revelators.
Elder Thomas was the first speaker.
He was not well and was compelled 10
cut h,s address shorter than he had
Intended, his voice giving out fs SAID
that men had been raised up in diner
ent dispensations to stand as watch"
men on the tower and point out the
right. This periodical setting right was
not only necessary for the world. but
/: was necessary 10 each indlvliual at
times to take a spiritual inventory OF
final grand dispensatlon prior to the
time when Christ shall gather all unto
himself The world is now enjoying
the blessings of the experiences of
former times. Vast strides have been
made during the past hundred years.
He reiterated the statement that Latter
day Saints believed that the men who
framed the constitution of this country
were directly inspired of God, He told
of the great things that had been done
in the last century, including the steps
IL the direction of religious freedom.
All this was preparatory to the spirit
ual awakening that was coming. Men
no longer looked upon God. as one
agnostic had described his. as Keeper
Of great penitentiary," bur began to
reason that he must be God Of love.
Then came q movement Of a purely
spiritual nature heralded by the coming
Of an angel to a poor farmer boy,
who went out 10 the hills 10 pray.
Mormonism brought about new rela-
tionships, people beginning to regard
each other as brothers and sisters.
The Tithing Question.
Taking mp the matter Of tithing. he
said that the members of the church
paw their tithes of their gains to the
authorities of the church that the
church might carry out the will Of God.
1ithing was never wruDg from the
poor; tithine was never stolen from the
rich. It was voluntary offering. paid
in pursuit Of the principle laid down
by Christ, that a man should not let
his left hand know what his right hand
doeth, Latter,day Saints believed that
they had reached the highest form of
charity when they handed over their
money TO the bishops TO do they know
rot what with IL. The fittings are
offerings of love and charity. as witness
the recent donation for the relief of
foreign nation,
He claimed that Mormonsm Taught
the Saints TO keep the highest ideals
ever given to man. They were taught
the law of chastity and TO keep their
lives clean and pure. They knew that
his word direct The gift OF visions
and the power Of dreams is still with
the people. Visions are coming and
dreams are being fulfilled Mormopism
is broad, liberal and tolerant of all, but
stalwart and vigorous for its rights. to
let others worship as they will. but
demand the same rights for itself.
He threw in his lot with the Mormon
church because he saw more In ii than
heaven with feethered angels Happing
their wings about a throne on which
sat being without sex or parts. 1t
worshipped r being of intelligence, the
head Of the priesthood
He preferred 10 believe in tine oracles
of the present. instead of those Of the
past. and he With others Of the younger
generation Of Mormons freely gave
allegiance 70 the present heads of the
seers and revclators. and this without
servility. They believe in continuous
revelation and are preparing for and ex-
pecting revelations. II was his testi-
nony that Joseph Smith was prophet
of God and that the men who have
succeeded him are equally strong and
equally prophets, succeeding to his
powers
Apostle Grants Views.
Apostle Heber ] Grant said that of
late it had fallen TO his lot 20 travel
much in England aud on the continent
and he rejoiced that all he had seen.
heard and read had not lessened his
faith. He received evidences daily OF
the divinity OF his work. Between
1900 and 1000 Young men had come
under his jurisdiction and he paid 9
tribute to their faithfulness. IT was an
iect lesson TO the world for seventy.
six years by the Mormon church, and
one that ought to cause the Genties to
reflect that not one Of the young men
whom the church had sent out To spread
fhe Gospel had ever gone astray or beer
converted to another religion. Warm
ing up, he said that though thousands
upon tens Of thousands Of Gentles. and
some of these ministers who had piver
up their good salaries. had received
visions Of the truth of Mormonism
not one elder had ever apostatiz
ed upon his mission. Ministers OF
every Christian church continual,
warned their hocks not 10 listen t,
Mormon elders, and young minister,
were warned not TO read the Book 81
Mormon or any Mormon literature. II,
had never found it necessary to war;
the young elders against any speakers
or against any literature whatever, be
cause they had God S truth with then
all the time. He only warned then
against evil doing.
The apostle told tale of youn.
minister in the Methodist confcrenc,
of Manchester, who had believed h.
had a call to come out to Utah ans
spread the light here. On his arriya
here he had been warned By Rev. DR.
Iliff not to open or read the Book o
Morrann OF cont animate hinsel9 u-i III