Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-24
1RUE CONCEPTION
Of MORMON FAITH.
mic the Theme Of Elders Robin
son and Whitney at the
Tabernacle.
uoRMONlsM NOT A MENACE
.,.ucrs of Utah and Her People
Receive a Mcrited Re-
bllle.


r,asr Joseph L. Robinson, president
!, ,hs california mission, and Elder Or
Nv r whitney were the speakers at
-, tabernacle yesterday afternoon.
rhA forEier spoke on the personality of
GA from the viewpoint OF the Latter
Az saints, and Elder Whitney made
,,nplemental comments on the same
,rsiect, and explained some of the doc
ZINES aims and purposes of the Church
!, -esus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
PRESIDENT John r. Winder conducted
N, srvlces and following were the
,onslral selections. "Lo, the Mighty
IA, appearing" From Afar Gracious
lam Thou has Gathered Thy Flock,
md I'VE Thank Thee. o God, for
&puphet,' the congregation joining with
A. choir in rendering the last named
HMM. Elder Arnold Fl. Schulthess of
&lsred the opening prayer, and Elder
| Ruiger Clawson pronounced the bene-
/ ittlon.
ELDER j. L. ROBINSON.
BIZ the knowledge common to the
|rorld man Is enabled to understand
|. Ind cope with the doings of his fell
|rws. said Elder Robinson. The things
III God, however, are comprehended
|,uy by the spirit of eternal truth Any
Lac who would assume to speak in
|ag name of the Master, without reli-
GCs on the Holy Ghost would come
| u.er the anathema pronounced by
| hll against false teachers.
The message of the Latter-day Saints
4 that the angel spoken of by John
he Revelator has delivered the proc
Ination of the restoration of the Cos
NJ Of the Son OF God Men may ask
EH such a restoration was necessary.
| view of the fact that for nearly 1000
ears multitudes of people have lived
I'D died believing that they We're serv-
9 the true and living Coo.
II TO enjoy eternal life is to know
|0d the Father and Jesus Christ whom
I sent, it becomes necessary to have
true conception of Deity. The wor-
pip of an unreal and iucoinprehcnsi-
L God would not benefit a so-called
|lristian more than the alteration of
idol by a heather would prove a
|essing to him.
Elder Robinson recltod stories told
holy writ as showing the personality
God. To Adam, who talked with his
'aker face to face before being driven
pm the Garden of Eden, the Eternal
Their was not myth. but real and
|1gible being. To Enoch, Abraham
d Moses. God so revealed Himself
at they were not left in doubt as To
$ personality and attributes. Coming
|wn TO later times. reference was
Poe TO the Savior as being the image
his rather, and Jesus, physically.
! S like unto mortal man. When He
|ain comes to earth. He will appear
ine same body that was crucifiea and
las resurrected from the grave.
AN who would obtain eternal life
|us' seek to know and serve the God
Adam, Enoch, Abraham, Moses and
Jesus Christ the Lord.
ELDER o, f. WHITNEY.
Elder Whitney read the Articles of
|ilh OF the Church of Jesus Christ of
|Hef-day saints, and in comment
on the same said in part: What
|tnert In this epitome of the doctrines
Mormonism to cause its adherents
be held in contempt or designated
a menace. All who misrepresent tina
tier day Saints are not falsiflers. If
what they say they design to tell
| ruth. They only are liars who
|sliy, fully knowing that what they
IS rot true. OF such are those who
present. this state as an octopus.
ching out to pollute and destroy.
L Proper way to learn the truth
out Mormonlsm is to read its litera-
and to listen 10 its teaching, rather
|in to give audience to enemies
the work and give credence TO some
|~spapers that publish maps repre-,
Itlng Utah as being black spot on
map OF the country.
|dormonism deals with the work of
T. past, present and future 1t has
40 with the principles of salvation as
|'ealed by the God of heaven time
time again. 1t teaches the gospel
|leyed and obeyed by Adam, Enoch,
|lAhan, Moses, and as taught by the
'Ylor of the world. What will come
me world and to humanity If Nor
|ohlBm achieves its ends? Why, the
| rth VIII be prepared for the coming
me son of Man, Israel Will be gait
lea and the milennial reign will be
nered In. There is absolutely no
enace In anything pertaining to Nor
onlsln' Its adherents are not all
rect but the principles proclaimed
II are perfect. and will make bet
II, men and better women of all who
~ i've I'm accordance with Its pre-
- feople who are by no means
/ lect themselves should not sit in
|usnent upon the Iatter-day Saints.
aIHy' at least, should he manifested
ON one towards another.