The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-21
TO SAVE MAN FROM
SPIRITUAL DEATH
That, Says Elder David Nc
Kenzie, Was Object OF
ChriSt'S Sacrifice.
SERVICES AT TABERNACLE
INTERESTING OoCTRINAL SER
MONS PREACHED SUNDAY.

eraJ wav the entire field of MOrmOnism,
were given yesterday afternoon by Ell
ders David Mckenzie and Arnold IL
Schulthess at the regular service IN the
tabernacle. In spite Of threatening
weather, the auditorium OF the Idls
edifice was filed with an lnteresleu
congregation, many or WHOM "'io
strangers in the city.
The services We're presided over Ds
Anthem II. Lund of the first pTeSIueilCy
of the church. Following the opening
hvnn bv the choir, invocation was OF
fered bv Elder Joseph r, Wells' III
which the blessing of God was asHeu
for President John r. WlndeI' WHO Ho0
been confined to his home WIN pHeuiilC
MIA for several weeks past. Inc CIlOiI
then rendered the well known Mo- '!I- iIioii
hymn, Prayer is the Soul 0llicei'
Desire" ~,
Asa nreface to his sermon, Elder Da-
via Mckenzie stated that if he had the
pbvsical strength of Samson ne
could not hope to stand up before nIs
audience and tell them Things witch iL
would be for their spiritual Wellpelis
unless he had the spiritual slTeistii
which comes from God. Elder Mcheh-
zie said, in part:
TWO Distinct Births.
con one occasion Jesus said TO Nlco-
demus Verify, verify, l say unto 'nGe'
that unless a man be Dorm AGAIN ne
cannot see the kingdom OF Goa. by
being horn again it meant, he, the De
lever must be born of both the water
and the spirit; that he must go uo"
into the waters of baptism ana theI re-
ceive the gift of the Holy GnosI'
cannot read the statement of Jesus 10
that there are two distinct Dlrths-tile
birth of the flesh and the birth OF the
spirit. -. -, ,,,,s+
sDreIv die If he ate of the fruit Oh the
forbidden tree. a spiritual dedth was
undoubtedly meant. But the SacIlHce
of the Savior was intended to save man
from that spiritual death. was 1t IN
tended that Adam should SIN! les l"i
his exaltation and greater glory II was
necessarv. and vet. being his free agent
- r,oe Iaft for him to do as he chose.
The plan was devised before the touh-
dation of the world, that instead or
being an injury to Adam and his pos
teritV. the partaking of the fruit OF the
forbidden tree would mean sun greater
blessings z-s.5
scientists cannot give a real dehn-
tion of life. One Of the brightest among
them saws life is the sum tOtal OF me
functions which resist death, WhlcIi
really means that little is understood
abont life. Now. it is fundamental Tor
IN NTormons. after faith and repent
ance. to believe in the principle OF pap
tisr, nv immersion for the remission OF
sins. Bv the blood of Christ we are
justified. but by the water we are sane
tilted. No man can attain eternal ne
exceDt he yield obedience TO the prln-
ciple of baptism.
Yield to Obedience.
..,rba laws meant for the guidance OF
man were made before the foundations
of the world were laid, and no blessing
can he received by man unless ne
Yields obedience to the principle on
which the blessing is predicated' nave
known what it is to receive the SIL oi
the Holy Ghost. l prayed TO Coo hIty
eight years ago to know if there was
any truth i'm Christianity. PamphleI'
of the Mormon church came INTO my
hands miraculOusly, and became De
lever, even before l had hrst seen al
elder Shortly after that 1 received my
testimony of the truth Of the gospel II
s marvellous outpouring OF the HoI!
Spirit. ,o,
There is a great difference between
matters of fact and matters OF opinion
Many people believe that the opinion
they hold with regard to religion ar
correct. but the basis of fact is no
there to substantiate these opinions
With Joseph Smith, the prophet, ant
his testimony that angels from heavei
delivered into his keeping the goldel
plates of the Book of Mormon, II Is en-
tirely a matter of fact, inasmuch a
that testimony is substantiated by tn
word of. first the three witnesses, am
later by the word of eight witnesses.
THE spiritual life-this eternal life
his gift of the Holy Ghost, Will die un
iass il is fed spiritual food. For tina
reason we have introduced into our las
meetings the bread and the water q
the spirit, by which the natural spH
itual bodv NAV receive added growth.
An anthem. Unfold Ye Portals EveI
lasting" was then rendered by tn
choir. following which Elder Arnold /
SchuIthess was called upon to addres
the congregation.
Elder Schulthess Talks.
Elder Schulthess took as his text II
words Of a favOrite Mormon hyml
which tells of the restoration OF the go'
mel in the last days. He said, in par
THE idea Of the hymn was take
from Revelations "A. g., I saw anOth'
angel flying into the midst of heave
having the everlasting gospel TO preaC
unto them that dWelt on earth, and
every nation. kindred, tongue and PEI
pIe. saying in a loud voice, Fear &c
and give glory to Him, for the hour
his Judgment is coming, and wOrsh
Him that made heaven and earth
the gospel of Christ had always bet
on earth. from the days of the Savi
to the present time, what need wou
there be for the angel TO come fro
heaven TO earth and restore somethir
that was already here?
The message OF the Mormon churt
10 the world is that this prophecy HI
been fulfilled; that an angel did con
from the heavens to the earth and tn
he did restore and reveal anew the plS
of redemption and salvation
The services were brought to a clio
nv the choir and congregation Singh
together the hymn, The Spirit of G,
Like a Fire is Burning"
Notice of Application to DissoI'
Castle Valley Railway Company,