Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25
by Mrs. Martha Cunningham.

wide prslries Of Dakota 20 visit
mn aunt In her farm home In the thick
leafy forest OF Wisconsin. whore wood
was the only fuel for tho kitchen fire.
AS one day she watched her aunt az
work baking cookies in the large furu
kitchen. her aunt spoke TO her
and said. Ellie, take that
pom. 30 out IN the yard TO
tiss. tsu05 pile and bring me iu
some chips for the ire The little ias-
sic looked at ner with large vide open
eyes and said. Chips, chips? What
are chips? 1 never saw any in all nay
life So many OF you can truly say,
"Mormonism' MOrmonisml What b
MoImonsm? / never IN an my no
knew what MormOnlsm really meant
l have, 10 be sure heard thai 20 was
a form OF religion, that ga tie far away
mountain valleys OF the hIsn snow
capped Rockies people lived whom !
have heard spoken Of a. Mprmons.
a people about whom there has from
time to time come out into that great
world outside Of that far away noun
tain walled land OF peaceful, fruitful
valleys. strange and sometimes lurid
tales Of horror fl To make each par
. ticulsr hair upon your head, O. stanl
on end with fright, "IAe quilts upon the
fretful porcupinc."
We are a club Of twentieth century
I women. hardly afraid Of the dark.
though some OF US might scream II %
mouse ran into the room, And II those
' tales are but ghosts, mere shadow
3 from the fanciful brain. or the 50 { '-
I ful mind OF some one, We are willing 10
4 assist In laying them low II is the
= truth We seek 10 know For the truth
should free our minds from errors
chain
, am dcputed by you 70 seek Tor in
, formation for your enlightenment upon
. the subject Of 'Mormonism," and !
: shall seek for Il not from the known
enemies OF the Mormons. but from
truthful historical facts.
INCORPORATION OF CHURCH
In the state Of New York In the year
1880. upon the sixth day of April. there
was Incorporated under the laws OF
that state for the government ~ re-
lglous bodies. church having at that
time six members. II was named the
"Church Of Jesus Christ II Lattcr-day
Saints" our nation at that time was
but a feeble infant compared to its
present mighty power. Western New
York was an uutamed wilderness Ohio
was a Wild and thinly pclpled land
Philadelphia was tho largest city In
our country with less than 10000 pCo-
pie. The locomotive was as yet dim
idea In the brain Of It's inventor. A
week from Boston to New York was
the quickest rate OF travel and the
Connecticut river had not bridge
upon It which could be crossed. These
were the conditions Of this country
when this Church was formed. Those
were the days Of the log cabin, the OK
team, the pioneer, and the wild and
savage Indian The school master
boarded around from house To house
and his pay was plttance. Books
were nearly as scarce as hens teeth.
These were the days of Methodist camp
meetings. Of the circuit rider preacher,
and 81 the "hard shclr' Baptist elder.
Hell fire and damnation. and with some
OF them "in ant damnatiou' We're their
current topics, their stock In trade %
brighten men and women 20 come to
the anxious bench al revival "of re-
llgion." "Only believe" thcy said, 'aud
you viii be saved A Catholic was
looked upon with holy horror, as a
thing OF evil 10 be Stunned and in some
places children ran from black ROBBED
priest as though he were the devil him
self, instead OF minister ~ christ
In that part ~ the country was "a
family OF Smiths, poor but hard work
ing and honest descendants OF May
Hover stock and from men ~ renown
In the war Of the Revolution. Joseph
Smith. their son. was the founder Of
horfnonisn, sO-Caled and 10 MIN
came a divine revelation calling him
10 form the Church, now grown u n
hody Of religious worshipers number
ing about 5O0O 900 people. Small TO he
sure when compared with the power
OF Rome with It's 1900 900 worshipers
In our land, BY Joseph Smith was
translated the Book Of Mormon by IN"
aid Of divine power and to him were
given many revelations from God con-
corning the formation and government
OF the church. | will give You mo
Articles OF Faith as uttered by the
Mormon prophet, VIZ:
ARrICLEs or FAITH
We believe In God the Eternal
Father and in his Son jesus Christ and
IN the Holy Ghost,
H. We believe that men VIII bee pun
ished for their own SINS and not FOR
Adams trausgression.
III we believe that through the
atonement OF Christ all men may be-
saved hy obedience 70 the laws ana
ordinances OF the gospel.
~. We believe that the hrst p.r-
ciplcs and ordinances are, first TAI. h Joe
the Lord Jesus Christ, second, repent
ancc: third, baptism by immersion, i1r
the remission of sins; fourth. laying oh
OF hands for the gift OF the Holy Ghost
V We believe that man must De
called of God boy prophecy and by lay
ing on OF hands by those who are In
authority 20 preach the gospel ana ai-
minister In the ordinances thereof
VI We believe I'm the same orrau-
ization that existed I'm tbC prim tive
church. viz. Apostles, prophets. pastors,
teachers. evangclists, etc.
VII We believe In the KIT or
tongues. prophecy revelations. visions,
hoalings. Interpretation Of tongues, etc
VIII We believe tho Bible 90 Dee the
word Of God as FAR ms II is translated
CORRECTLY. we also believe the Book o.
Mormon TO be the word OF God.
TX. We believe AN that God has re-
vealed am that he does now reveal ami
we believe that ne will yet reveal many
great and important things pertaining
10 the kingdom OF God.
X We believe in tho literal gath
cring of Israel and the restoration M
the ten tribes. that Zion viii be- built
upon this. the American continent That
christ will reign personally upon tht
Garth. and that the earth will Doe re-
newed and receive It's paradisa.eal
glory.
Ni. We claim the privilege of wor-
shining Almighty God according to th0
dictates OF our conscience and allow
All men the same privilege let Thorn
worship how. where ar vAlt they may.
XII We believe boo being subio q To-
kings presidents. rulers and mogis-
trates. in oheyinC honorne ana sus-
tainiuC the law.
iyue chaste. benevolent. v'rtu1us end
81 doing good 90 all men. Indeed we
may say that We follow the admonltion
OF Paul, 1--WE believe an things vs..
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