Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-16

be said about the Smoot case the Ia
bernacle was filled almost to overflow
ing. This expectation was disappoint-
Led. but those who came had the
privilege of hearing the Mormon mar
riage idea exploited and the sexual re-
lation handled almost, if not quite,
without gloves. John r. Winder,, coun-
SseIlor to President Joseph f. Smith,
presided. H
The opening hymn was How Are
Thy Servants Blessed" Patriarch An
gus M. Cannon offered prayer and sent
up to the throne of grace most earn
est supplication in behalf of President
Roosevelt and President Joseph F.
Smith. The choir then sang the an
them, Lift UP the Voice in Singing"
Elder Maycock Talks.
Elder Maycock was the only speaker
of the day. He opened by proclaiming
that the Prophet Joseph Smith, the or
iginal founder of the Mormon church,
had revealed, under God. a new gospel
to the world, and that for revealing this
gospel the prophet had been bounded
and prosecuted and finally assassinated
by the enemies of the truth.
Mr.. Maycock then took upon himself
the burden of explaining wherein the
gospel Of Mormonism, as revealed
thru the prophet differs from ordi-
nary and orthodox religion. In the first
place, he pointed out Mormonism, diff
fering from other religions, teaches
that men may so progress and live
without sin, by obeying the laws of the
gospel that they will finally be perfect
and become as gods themselves.
Doctrine Of Married God.
AS another point of difference. Elder
Maycock quoted from the famous
hymn, 20, My Father" written by Eli
"a r. Snow, a plural wife of both JOS
eph Smith and Brigham Young. as go
ing to show that Mormonism teaches
that there is a Mother in Heaven.
TN other words declared Elder
Maycock, that natural relationship
exists in heaven-the law of the uni
verse Is observed there"
Such a doctrine, the speaker declared.
is "most solacing and soul
Ing" He admitted that, according to
the orthodox and accepted theology of
all the rest of Christiandom. such a
belief was rank blasphemy, but Nor
monism, he asserted. was entitled to
credit for bringing such a beautiful
and comforting thought into existence.
The idea, he declared, tended to "exalt
and dignity motherhood, wifehood and
womanhood."
Mr. Maycock flouted the doctrine
that man could be nearer to God by
withdrawing from the duties and rec
sponsibilities of life and living as a
celibate or as an ascetic.
Accepting the doctrine that there
is a Mother in Heaven" he said, "and
we see that celibacw and aceticism
and the withdrawal from the relations
of life run counter to Gods nature"
Celestial Marriage Doctrine.
Mr.. Maycock then expatiated at some
length on the beauties Of celestial
maria ge." Mormonism, he pointed
out had discarded the doctrine that
marriage is to exist only until death
do US. part" and had accepted the be
lief that marriage should exist beyond
the veil and turnout all eternity. This.
too, the speaker declared to be a beau
tiful doctrine. 1t was comforting and
satisfying he contended. to know that
the family, in all its relations was to
exist in an even more perfect and
blissful state turnout the countless
ages of the world to come.
Taking up his own case. Mr. May
cock said he could not bring himself to
believe that his mother and wife were
to be sexless beings in the hereafter.
but insisted that he believed they
would retain their sex there, and that
he would experience with them the
same pure and holy emotions which he
had felt in this life. Such doctrine
he declared. was one of the beauties
Of Mormonism.
AS other points OF difference between
M.rmonism and accepted theology, Mr..
Maycock cited that Mormonism teaches
repentance and progression after
death, baptism by proxy for the. dead
iii this life, and that Joseph Smith was
bold enough to teach, and the Mormons
are bold enough to believe that the
Scriptures are not necessarily letter.
perfect. but contain errors and varia-
tions owing to the human Imperfect
tions of the chosen men of God. who
wrote them. In a general way. how
ever, he asserted that the Scriptures
reflect the will OF God.
In closing, the choir sang the an
them, let the Mountains Shout for
JOY" and the audience sang the dox-
ology. William McLachlan, president
of the Pioneer stake of Zion, pro
nounced the benediction.
Reports Of Thaw Trial Not Menace.
That the publication in fun Of testi-
mony in certain cases now in court"
is not menace to the public morals
was a declaration made by Rev. Mel
bourne P. Boynton in prelude to his
evening sermon at the Lexington Az
enue Baptist church.
That preacher took as his subject
"The Press and Public Morals" and,
while not mentioning the Thaw case,
his comment made it clear that he was
referring to it. He declared that pub
licity serves notice upon the human
rates who are living such vile lives