The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-17
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OF The unkindest things that could be
the local press OF our city becomes won
dcrfully agitatcd about our paying tithes
to the church and really II YOU read
those reports and did rot know the other
side, you would think the Latcr-da
Saints were community that were inn
povcrishing themselves to carry on the
referred To that. and it is rather re-
freships what he says on that particular
point, and | recommend IL to the attcn-
tion Of the local paper In question:
Reads From Sermon,
Al this point Mr.. Roberts produced 4
portion OF the minister's sermon and read
from IL The reverend gentleman said he
believed In tithes. but" continued he.
the principal cause is not in reference
home and the lack OF respect for woman
hood 81 say that Is the unkiudest
thing that could be said Of the saints,
for really II would be the saddcst COM
TEN II ir were true. ] resent IL as a
charge against my people and say that
Is il untrue, for the gospel Of Jesus
Christ. the new dispcnsation committed
TO this work through tho prophet Joseph
Smith teaches the highest respect for
womanhood that may be formed into
principles and. reduced TO practice. There
is no people in the world that so relg-
iously aud absolutely believe In the doe
trine of Gods economy I'm things. A
man is not without woman under the
law, neither woman without a man.
Some through Misrepresentation have
charged that we believe this doctrine so
absolutely that there is no salvation for
man outside Of the marriage relation
do not go.
The Polygamy Declaration.
We believe. | believe at least. In the
iS
sibe FOR a. man or woman TO be saved
without marriage at all. 1t is possible
for them TO be saved with one wife. and
Just be patient enough to let me say it,
II we may here regard the teaching OF
the scriptures of the Old Testament IT.
speaks of Abraham in the Kingdom OF
God and his bosom being the goal to
which all eyes turned it is possible for
d man to be saved II he should happen
10 have more than one wife (hcre there
was a ripple 70 laughter in the congre-
gatton) and we so absolutely believe In
honorIng womanhood that we hold that
neither man nor woman can attain TO the
heights of cXaltatlon and glory possible
only as they shall be united in holy
Wedlock. For In that state is the power
of eternal life. glory, dominion and cx-
a!tation and no man can attain until il
only as he is united in holy marriage" i"
A Defense Of Womanhood.
After reading. the Mormon hymn 20,
My Father Mr. Roberts shouted; Il
CNdl4tHSe inc tIllISlldn WoCII TO equal
this conception OF the nobility of woman
hood. and of manhood and OF wIfehood
placing her side By side with the divine
Some object 10 that conception by say
Ing that II presents TO the thought 4
piurallstlc deity, but all those who know
our faith know that VIC believe that tho
sodnead consists OF the Father. the Son
and and the tn Holy Ghost; These ,gentlemen
being thought OF had better stand out
upon the frontier of the best thought
OF our age and they will discover that
our greatest philosophers are teaching
the doctrine that so far as the finite and
absolute exists IL exists In a plIrality
OF divine intelitEences and that the one
ness OF God is the free harmony of di-
vine intelligence"
A Personal Allusion
Mr.. Rob. Koberts IS then Ssd that Perhaps be
by making a personal allusion. but he
believed that the shameful misunder-
standing or malice ON the part OF those
who charged them with lack of rcsncci
for womanhood warranted II. MIR. Rob-
orIs said that IL had always been his
custom 10 visit his mother on her birth
DAY and If she was away from home he
wrote to her letter. iIc then read n
long letter which he sent 10 his mother
four years ago. Briefly he referred "a
the death and funeral Of his mother which
ucguIfen ,I,.,u isst wcck and said ho was still
living In The atmosphere OF those assocla
iionS. From the midst OF these holy as
soclatlons.' he continued. 'I dcnouncc as
maliclously false the charge that tbe
Mormon church lacks In It's respect and
honor Tor wonlanhood. II Is not true"
Next Elder Roberts read a number oi
extracts from the utteranccs of eminent
men on the limit OF criticism. He ad-
united that any system would be Judged
| by the moral results and they recognized
the fact that beautiful and perfect ljfo
was unanswerablc In support OF any svs.
| tom that produces IL: but the fact ought
| TO be taken Into account that "a r,cyCe,.i
and beautiful life In any system was
rather "A rarity. Even close inquiry
| INTO The IlNcs OF the early Christians OF
| saints would disclose the fact they were
men OF passions and weaknesses like
themselves and fell far below the great
ideals set up by the gospel of Christ. He
said he was not putting this up as n
plea OF Justification He held that Nor
| nonIsm should he valued according tc
| lis fruits, but he objected 10 the course
| oil bringing forth 10 the world tho blasted
Specimens and pointing TO them as tho
| fruits OF the orchard and not taking Inic
| account the rich hai7D.i of sn,,Is H.,