Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-17
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tne speaker read an extract from the
pupllsncd account of Il discourse recent
ueiiVcred by one OF the ministers of
snls CITY IN which the Latter r-day Saints
were charged with lack Of respect for
women. That is the unkindes, fhine
1hat could be said of Latter-day
odlntS, the speaker continued. THAT
iS 'he saddest commentary that could
possibly be made IL sustained | resent
such charge against my people; Il Is
untrue. The doctrines of the Chunch.
emanating from the Prophet Josepn
oinith' teach the highest respect for
womanhood- There Is no other people
IN IN tne world that so absolutely believe
IN ~, inc doctrine of Paul in reference to
the necessity of man for woman. and
woman for man. Some even claim
there Is no salvation for man outside of
the marriage relation: TO that extreme
we do not go. 1t is possible for a wom-
IN TO be saved without marriage at
all; a man may be saved without one
wife and it is possible for a man to be
saved with more than one wife. But
we believe absolutely in honoring wom-
anhood, and that no man nor woman
can attain the highest exaltation and
glory possible outside of this holy mar
rage state. 1t is necessary TO the high
est state of civilization of man in this
world The association with a good,
pure woman develops a man and calls
forth his highest qualities"
inc speaker quoted from Eliza r
Shows 20 My Father"
In the heaven are parents single?
No. the thought makes reason stare;
Truth is reason. truth eternal
Tells me I've a mother there"
Il challenge the Christian world to
equal this exalted conception of the
nobility of womanhood. motherhood
wifehood," said Elder Roberts.
PERSONAL REFERENCE.
The speaker then excused himself for
the lmproprlety of a personal reference
to himself. He then spoke Of his own
mother. how on every birthday OF her
or himself he made it a practise to go
and see his mother and have a chat
with her. He then read letter sent
her four years ago, and referred to her
death of few days ago when she
breothed her last in his arms. I'VE
are not lacking in appreciation of wom-
en-" he declared: Il deny the false
charge. The moral machinery of any
state will be judged by the moral re-
suits. A beautiful. perfect life is un-
answerable, so Is the spirit of the sys-
tenn which produces it. But human ma
ture ought to be taken into account, as
q perfect, beautiful life in any state is
a rarity even among those the saints
of old II not perfect, yet they were
saints in aspiration and I'm their stIlg-
giles after righteousness, and inquiry
into their lives demonstrates that they
were mlde of much the same stuff as
we, with our weaknesses, and imperfec-
tlons 1 am willing that Mormonism
be Judged according to It's fruits. Is Ii
fair for person to go into a 50-acre
orchard gather a few of the poor.
worthless fruits, and come forth and
proclaim TO the world behold, here are
the fruits, the results from that or
chard, when in fact the orchard con-
tanned tons of beautiful, rich fruit? Did
the orchard and the orchardist receive
Justice? And Mormonism has brought
forth rich harvests. by which it may
be judged / love this great latter-day
work with all my heart; there is no
heartthrob of mine separate from the
love of this work; l know it TO be OF
God The fountain from whence 1t
springs is pure; the water flowing from
It's springs also is pure in the name
of God Amen.
Wake My Soul was sung by Mrs.
Lizzie Thomas Edward and John Sum
merhays. assisted by the choir. Pray
er by Elder George G.. Smith.