The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-29

most needed. Within recent wears
| forty Protestant churches moved out
OF the district below Twentieth
street in New York city, while 30o.-
GOO people moved In. Alarmed for
her safety and her very life, the
church has sounded uismal retreat
in the face of the greatest oppor-
tunity which has ever come to her. "
II was a wise man who said. There
Is great deal OF difference between
the Christian religion and the re-
ligion OF Christ" for In that simple
statement he struck the keynote of
the church problem. a great many
of the present-day churches, of our
great cities in particular, are more
perfect eXponents OF the Christian re-
ligion as invented than the religion
of Christ as taught. This is the pri-
mary cause of the churchs failure To
meet its highest efficiency, and there
are three main reasons for this being
the case.
First, with few exceptions the
church is all bound down with ira
dItiOnal creed and dogma, so that II
cannot rise to SEQ the vision Viewed
in the white light Of the direct teach
ing OF Jesus. the church with its fet-
tors OF doctrine bears only a ghostly
semblance TO the great ideal.
Now, " these statements are true.
no one can deny that there are some
reasons for Mormonism" in the
world. AS her history shows that
she had steadily increased. both as to
members, number of church edifices,
and also her missionaries, which now
number about two thousand travelling
at their own expense
He then related a Circumstance
that occurred about two weeks ago
in Reno. Nevada, where he had at
tended a gospel mission, and. after
listening attentively 10 the discourse,
which was along the lines OF belief
alone bringing salvation TO its ad-
herents took exception TO this line
of argument because II was not Scrip
tural. according 10 his understanding
Of the Bible And asked the question
why 1t was that this offer was made 10
mankind today when it was not in
harmony with the instructions Of the
Apostle Peter on the great day OF
Pentacost. recorded in Acts. End chap
TER; 1888 verses, wherein the people
Of that day certainly believed. and
nut their belief into action, by calling
10 tho apostle. Men and Brethren.
Whpt Shall We Do?"
But the answer given BY the great
Apostle Peter was very different from
that which had been advanced. Peter
instructed them 20 repent and be bap-
tised everyone OF them. in the name
Of jesus Christ for the remission OF
sins. and they would receive the gift
o. the Holy Ghost
This then was a clear statement
made that baptism was for "remIs-
sion OF sins" And II the people Of to-
day are laboTing under ANY other de-
lusion. 1t simply furnished another
reason for Aormonism." as It taught
and pFacticed this doctrine as II was
taught by the apostles Of Lord Jesus
Christ,
The question was asked, why. IN
this, the twentieth century. this doc.
trine OF baptism for remission Of sins
should be 50 misunderstood. when we
find the great Apostle Paul himself.
although called direct by the voice of
the master. is directed 10 60 into
Damascus aud there II should be toll
him of all things appointed for him
To do. and among those things told
him was the following.
And now, why Earliest thou? Arise