Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-10-15
Missionary Letter.
LIttIe Rock. Ark. Oct. /

Editor Record
Your paper is a weclome visitor to A
me every week, and tfust you will d
pardon me for being so negligent In r
acknuw lodging your kindness 10 send q
ing 1t gratis. feel to thank you [
every time receive paper, for ii is :
like getting a letter from home.
often think of the people at home +
and appreciate the courtesy shown me {
when left, and also feel TO thank
them at all times for the interest
manifest IN me, and for my welfare
while / am out on this grand work.
One never realizes the extent or
grandeur of 1t, until they have be-
come enwrapped in 1t, and see the
need OF II, aud fully realize the OBJ
ject to be gained.
Anyone who has visited different
churches of the world can't help but
detect that there are many things
lacking 10 their creeds IL they are
familiar with the fulness of the gos- |,
pei.
In General way the plans of sal
va.ion that are taught by the sectari-
an churches can b. sumued up Ia a
few words: |. 9. "accept Christ and
ever praise Him and God and receive
q remission Of sin and be saved. "
Bot one sect that ! know of beptize
for the remission of sins. All the
rest baptizs as an act of obedience.
Many claim 1t ia essential while 9th
eIs claim 1t optional. Seine baptize
infants while others claim the subject
should be of the sge OF aeoountaoili-
ty. Some taptiZe by immersion ex-
olusively, others sprinkle, others pour
and others bsptize either one of the
three ways as the subject wishes. but
the preacher advises sprinkliug as II
ia the most convenient, but IL the
subject insists on being immersed be
may be. None of them lay on hands
for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
The difference between the church
es Is not great, but 1t 10 In technical
tiles that would create contention,
to give rice to another church tha
would'eivs III ice for more preachers t.
get graft. Preachers here IL the!
can't get from one thousand to TWEEN
ty thousand dollars year they will
quit their Job, and find somethin
they can make more money at. Yer
often preachers will flop from on
church to another If there is bette
salary In sight. Possibly you woul
be interested In a few expressions tht
have amused me. The preacher In
protrscted meeting eaid: "Who
coming rp tonight and give me hI
hand aud accept Christ and be saved
Isn't there anyone going to be rave
touight?" In the same series
meetings he also said: "While v
sing another song the deacons wi
take up the Lords most holy offe
ing" Another preacher said:
was saved one Sunday night fouIts'
years ago." Another one said IN
matter what my works are l a
saved" A young man said, 81 W
baptized in the Christian Churc
but haven't joined any,"
The following are samples or Z
subjects taken up In protract
meeting that L attended: "We @
accept Christ and be saved, or reje
him and be damned" "He Oh
wiuneth souls is wise" ''Sev
reasons why I'dont want to 60
hell" "'tSalvation Ia not of worl
hut the Lord) g set my Re
,npon rock and established my {
,ings, lgso-i-n-g-s, tPsalms XII, la.
Though they are teaching ma
,pernicious things they are teschi
,some, glorious truths that the VOL
,would be bad of without, such
love, truth, kindness, charity, repe
tanoe, etc.
Now. friends, think what we
blessed with. The gospel that
been restored to earth with eve
principle, ordinance, Gift and bl
cling. And the same promises 81
we're made to the ancient. saints, no
good for Us today IL we prove NJ
selves worthy of them by complain
to the gospel, ! o. eternal happin
and perfection 10 our immortal lif
Ever wishing you all we'll [ REM
yonr brother in the cause of truth.
ELDER f. W. LEIGH.