The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-04
PASTORS REVIEW
MORMON ADDRESS
Lengthy Document Adopted
Unanimously at Minis
terS' Meeting.
POLYGAMY is CONDEMNED
LIGHT SHED ON MATTERS
SIGHTED IN TABERNACLE.

The review of the address to the world
by the authorities of the Mormon church
has been prepared for several weeks, and
it was adopted unanimously yesterday by
the Salt Lake Ministerial association"
said Rev. w. NJ Paden. in discussing an
exhaustive document which is given be-
low.
1t is a presentation of the teachings
OF the Mormon religion, not made prom
lnent at the tabernacle or the bureau OF
| information. This is especially true Of
! the Doctrine of Deity This deals with
their belief that there are many gods.
male and female. who are married Much
is also made OF the teaching that men
who are good MOrmOns will become gods
The latter parts of the review deals
with the matter Of plural marriage and
polygamOuS living. and il insists with
Vlgor and rigOr that federation toward
plural marriage and pOiygamous living is
no charity.
The address was adopted unanimous
" today. after being discussed at three
or four meetings of the association" said
Or. Paden, so il represents the deliberate
Judgment of the Ministerial association
of this city. The president is s. A. Hay
worth of the East Side Baptist church.
Rev. Benjamin Young of the First Meth
odist church is vice president. and Z. c.
Parker of the Liberty Park Methodist
church is secretary. The association has
membership of thirty-three and has
representatives from all the Protestant
denominations of the city"
The text Of the review is given below:
An Address to the World" was issued
by the president of the Mormon church
and his COunSelOTs. and was adopted by
The general conference of that church
April ). 1907. This address" evidently
prepared for the residents of non-Mor-
mon communities, is being widely cir
culated. Ostensibly it makes declara-
ton of the doctrines asserts the princi-
de h1 Of 1an
Mormon church 1t claims supremacy
for that body the only divineIy au-
thOTized church of Jesus Christ in the
earth. 1t sets forth grievances. 1t ap-
peais to the candid judgment Of mankind
for liberation.
ConceaIs More Than II Reveals.
For more than a half-century the Nor
mon church has been teaching its doc
trines Wherever it has bad an Organiza-
ton its practices have been more or less
subject TO observation! 1t would seem,
therefore, that there should be little doubt
as to the nature of the one, or the eff
feet and tendency of the other. Nor
would there be much question as to either
were the doctrines Of that church as
fully proclaimed elsewhere as they are In
Utah; and were it's practices everywhere
as transparent as they are in its strong
holds. The publication and wide cireula-
ton of the aforementioned defense Of
the Mormon church is the ground of our
with the authors of the defense in ''es-
tablshing more perfect understanding
respecting themselves and their religion.
We could wish that some of the points
touched upon in their paper might have
had more ample calculation both as min
stering to better understanding ON the
part of residents of nOn-MOrm0n csmmuni-
ties, and as fOrestaling the necessity for
this review upon our part. But. since this
defense obscures so much that it is neces-
sary for people to know, who would de-
sire to form an intelligent Judgment con-
corning the Mormon church. discuss
those things alluded to in the address
that seem to us of the gravest impor-
tance.
What the Leaders Really Claim.
1t viii be noted at the very outset that
a supreme claim is made for the Mormon
church. Adding no spiritual truth TO the
aggregate of things already revealed, fos-
tering no virtues not already taught by
Christian churches. and exemplified in
Christian lives. showing no superiority
of Christian ideals o. of Christian char
acter, contributing nothing original 10
civic righteousness, TO commercial in
tegrity. to domestic virtue, to reverence
for God or to justice and mercy toward
men-this sect. whose activities are chief
~ confined to a few countries already
ChristianiZed. claims to be the only d.
vinely authorized church of Jesus Christ
on the earth; its very name. SO 1t IS
affirmed, being given by divine revela-
ton. III harmony with lOlS cldiD IL
sets up a wholly unbiblical test OF sal
walton.
Joseph Smith is new witness for
God: a prophet divinely authorized TO
teach the gospel and re-establish the
church of Jesus Christ on earth New
Witness for Cod by B. II. Roberts
EVERY spirit that confesses that Joseph
Smith is a prophet. that he lived and died -,
prophet and that the book of Mormon
is true. is Of God, and every spirit that
does not is of anti-Christ. brigham
Young. Millenial Star, volume o. page
rs.
"If plural marriage be unlawful. then
is the whole plan of salvation through the
house of Israel failure. and the entire
fabric Of Christianity without founda-
ton compendium Of the doctrine OF
the gospel published for missionaries. 1898
90 What doth the Lord require of the
people of the United States?
"a He requires them to repent of all
their sins and embrace the message OF
salvation contained in the book of Nor
mon, and. be baptized into this church.
and prepare themselves for the coming
of the Lord.
20. What will be the consequence II
they do not embrace the book of Mormon
as a divine revelation
"A They will be destroyed from the
land and sent down to hell like all other
message. ''-Ors0n Pratt in the Seer. page
215.
Non-Mormon Ordinances Invalid Be-
fore God.