Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-20
Dr.. ]. E. TaImage Returns from
Delivering Address Before Rep
resentatives of All SeCts.
THE MESSAGE OF M0RMONlSM
Takes as His Theme the Bcttcrmcnt
OF humanity With Reason and
Persuasion as the Weapons.

In accordance with plans matured
last year, parliament OF religions has
been organized under the auspices of
Unity church, Montcalr, n. j. Pro-
vision was made for addresses on the
several ancient religions of the orient,
and on three phases OF the religions
protesting Christianity Under a title
expressing the message of the particu-
lar religious organization to the world
today, addresses have been arranged
for by specialists on Zoroastranism.
Confucianism, Buddhism. Shintosm.
etc, and on Liberal Christianity"
Evangelical Christrianity," and Nor
monism.
The officers of the parliament re-
questcd the first presidency Ia send
representative to Montclair, n. j., to
address the organization on The Mes
sage of Mormonisn to the World of
Today" The first presidency request
cd DR.. j. e. Talmago to undertake
the appointment. Or. Tamage de-
livered his address on Sunday, Aug.
., and has returned home within the
last few days.
He reports a most cordial reception
both as to himself ana the message
he went to deliver The treatment ac-
corded the address by papers in Mont
clair, Newark, and New York was fair
and liberal.
The following report appeared in the
Montclair Times of Saturday last,
Aug. 10:
DR. James f. Talmage of Salt Lake
City. formerly Deseret professor Of
geology in Utah university, spoke on
The Message of Murmunism TO the
World of Today at the sixth session
of the parliament of religions in Unity
oh 10 ptppuiOsr
TO the exodus from the town at this
season of this year the audience that
heard Prof. Talmage was not as large
as those that attended the previous
sessions of the parliament, hut those
who We're present heard very scholar
ly and interesting address by a man
well qualified to speak on the subject
DR.. Talmage said the subject had
been well chosen inasmuch as Mormon
ism affirms itself to he II message
message of glad tidings to the modern
world. Its proclamation Is that of invl-
tation; its weapons are reason and per-
suasion; its watchword is the free
agency of man; its purpose, the better
ment of humanity.
THE true name of the church." DR..
Talmage said, lis the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints"
The adjective Mormon has been Civ
en- by non-adherents. and is explained
by the title under which a volume of
purported scripture, dealing with the
aboriginal people of the western con-
tinent was published early in the his
tory of the Church. This Is the Book
of Mormon. The misnomer Is not re-
scented by the people, though the mis-
understanding It entails is deplored."
why" said the speaker. I'VE may
as well speak of the Church as of Alma
or of Nephi; of Joseph Smith or of
Tarir bu oe pf
DISTINCTLY CHRISTIAN DOC
TRINE.
The Church is distinctly Christian in
doctrine and profession, according to
DIR. Talmage 1t accepts the Holy Trim
ity, and the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ as literal facts,
Mormonsm proClaims that the God
OF the past is the God of the present;
that the Jehovah of ancient Israel
speaks today; that His prophets live;
that His voice is heard. Mormonism
reVers the scriptures of the long ago.
but holds that present and continuous
revelation is a necessary guide TO life.
Mormonlsm processes to be an up-to-
date religion adapting itself 10 the
needs of the modern world. Yet its
principles are as old as creation; its
works new as the daily wonders of
creation,
Mormonism affirms q direct and in
innate relationship between Deity and
humanity; that man is the spiritual
offspring of God, and that by all
known laws of nature, the child may
aspire to aud may ultimately attain the
rank OF its progenitor. Thus, mankind
are born in the lineage OF the Gods
Let every man know himself heir to the
possibilities Of endless progression-a
god In embryo.
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