The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-12
chaotic. and other business" method,
were advised.
The Darkness Hateth the Light

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| Someone may inquire why the Chris
tiau Alliance should fear us and whether
| or not We have ever done them harm
| we reply: Never have VIC injured them
| IN The slightest degree nor ever even
| publicly mentioned their name before
Their opposition 10 us is on the lines OF
general principles mentioned by the
,i Great Teacher, The darkness hatcth
the light "All things that arc rcprovcd
arc made manifest by the light CEphc-
slams ". l@). Our work is TO proclaim
lhe true gospel-to incitc Christian pco-
pie 10 Bible study in the light OF the
Bibles own testimony. and without see
iarian spectaclcs, which. in the past,
have so distorted the Word OF Cod and
set II forth in false colors,
As Christian people come 10 see the
, Srossncss OF the errors by which thcy
have been blinded the light not only
has "A blessed and transforming effect
pocketbooks also. They no longer ap-
prcciatc tho business" methods Of the
alliance nor the brand of gospel which
il sets forth, Tho moro Gods people
teachings Of his word. the smaller will
be the collections of the Christian al
opposition. ] would that il were true
that they would never take up another
collection al Old Orchard, The hcathen
have already had too much Of their
already been Slandercd and basphemed
enough by tho false gospel messaGe-that
ninc hundred and nincty-niuo out Of
every thousand Of humanity ever born
are TO suffer eternal roasting because OF
father Adams sin and tho ignorance.
stupidity and mesnuess which have re
suited
Let the Truth Prevail.
IL The intelligent men connected NTH
the alliance really believe the horrible
nightmare Of The Dark Ages which they
arc proclaimns IS the gospel of Christ.
then, of course. they are cNcusahIe for
la, :,
Judge Of their honesty in this matter, nut
" Is for Others 10 decide Chat they viii
no longer assist or cooperate i'm the
spread Of such horrible travestics nron
III" divine charactcr-no longer assist
financially or otherwise in binding upou
the poor heather al home aud abroad
increased ignorance and superstition.
Everybody knows that the word gospel
signifies good tidinss," And everybody
ought TO know that as Christian people,
We have for centuries misused tho word:
misery TO all people, except the mere
handful or the elect. We did this he
cause il was handed down 10 us by our
forefatherS. What Jesus said to tho
''6c do make void tho law OF God through
your traditions" Thank God that. as in
the natural world he is sending us now
tho electric light instead Of tho talow
candle. so through Bible study helps,
concordances. etc. his word thc lamp tn
his people footsteps uutll the day dawn
fore.
Which Is the True Gospel7
Catholic and Protestant orthodoxy have
set forth for centuries two general views
OF the gospel of Christ. To whatever eX-
tent they now disagree with these they
should publicly dSown and abandon
them. Tnti then they are besm'rched
with whatever odium attaches.
Tho Catholic gospel good tidings) is
that all the hcathcu. all Catholics and
all rot.
go TO A purgatorY Of awful suffering. ter
rible anguish. lasting for decades. ccn-
turtles boiling. aconizing. and thus purG-
ing away their sins and dross that they
may ultimately attain 10 heavenly bliss
for tn" remainder of eternity; n that
is good tidings it can bc considered such
only in contrast with something more
horrible. II that he imaginable.
Our Protestant Gospel
Oar Protestant gospel Of which VIC arc
so proud that VIC want 10 thrust II upon
where. We should thoroughly understand.
enjoy and appreciate before VIC waste
good time and money giving II to others
Here il is Four centuries ago our fore
fathers were not Protcstants. but Catho-
lies and believed in pureatory, etc, as
above. Then what was known as the
Reformation movement set In, Catholics
Jews and nldcls will admit with Pro
tcstants that u great blessing OF enlight-
cnment and civilization has come TO the
world in the train of the reformation
10 admit that the Rcformers were per-
feet nor their work perfect.
The Rcformers criticised tho Catholic
teachings which they had formerly be
Ilevcd. They examined their Bibles and
found nothing there 20 the effect that
Mary was the mother OF God, nor that
VIC should pray To saints. nor that VIC
should use pictures or images iii our wor
ship, nor that their sacrifice of Christ
I'm tho mass was proper. nor that there
was a purgat tory anywhere. The Reform
crs threw out these things as unscript-
ural. They completely demolished purSa-
tory i'm their minds, declaring that il
had never been anything more than i'm
3gination. Then came another thought.
VIZ: What must we do WITH the thou
sands OF millions Of mankind that we