The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-08
MORMON DOCTRINE
TOLD TO TOURISTS
MathOnihah Thomas Is Speak
er at Monthly Fast Day
Service at Tabernacle.
STRANGER TAKES PART
GIVES IMPRoMPTU RESPONSE
TO APPEAL FROM PULPIT.

At the monthly fast day services held
IN the ia bernacle yesterday afternoon
MathOnihah Thomas was the speaker
of the day. The musical services con-
Quoted by Edward p. Kimban were en-
joyed by a large crowd OF tourists Two
incidents somewhat out OF the Ordi
nary caused considerable amusement in
the audience. At the beginning of the
services a restless baby in the audience
caused some cOmmOtiOn. A. II. Schulz
thesss who was in charge of the meeting
requested that the woman leave the
house. After cOnsidera bic delay and
when the woman refused to leave, one
OF the ushers found the woman and
conducted her to the door. At the close
OF Mr. ThOmas's address, when he had
invoked the good viii of the people to-
ward the Mormon missionaries, an old
man in the audience arose and said,
Why, sure we will"
Taught From Cradle Up.
Mr.. Thomas said in part: Mormon
children are taught thir religion from
the cradle up. The babe absorbs the
religion from mother and father. He Is
taught how TO pray and how to sing
the songs OF Zion. When he grows
Older the Sunday school and primaries
further his teachings. At the hroDer
age he is confirmed into the church.
After time the priesthood is bestowed
upon him. He is taught TO pray at ev-
cry meal whether il be in the canyon,
on the train or in the banquet hall. He
must De minute man, ready to respond
TO ali calls. He must go to any part
or the world to which he is sent and
preach the gospel of Christ There is
no paid ministry in the church OF Jesus
Christ OF Latter-Day Saints. All are
ready TO respond to a call at any time.
We believe in the gospel OF Jesus
Christ. We believe in the living God.
We believe in prophets and we believe
IN the church which God has established
upon this earth. Mormonism is liberty.
Mormonlsm is freedom. MOrmOnism is
not despotism. Whether you believe as
l do, that Jesus is the living God. you
must believe that God is the master, the
teacher Of the Lord. We believe that
Jesus is the son of God of a God who
has parts and passions
CannOs Change Law.
You cannot change the law Of
Christ. You may not receive it. You
may not accept IL. but you cannot
change it. Can you think OF anything
that would bring you greater joy than
70 know that you can control the flesh
that you are master of yourself; that
you will be able 10 continue on in this
life and that you viii be able to ad-
vance as God. When you can take
your wife and children with you;
when you can go on through ages OF
mental and physical development; that
Is the Mormon heaven.
when the young elders come 70 you
offering you their tracts do not turn
them away. Treat them kindly for
they are giving you all that they have
You do not have TO accept their teach
ings, but you can treat them as
brother and give them a cordial greet
ing"
The program for the afternoon was:
Solo-i Know That Ny Redeemer
lives ..-;,.- $3.50 -. Charles Pike
:....-....-.... ChauYet-G uilmant
ta( Iraumerei .....-----... Schumann
OBJ Offertory in A Flat. Batiste
tcl Old Melody. ..... Arr. by Performer
Address on "MOrmonism. .......
.......... Elder Mathonihah Thomas
FostIude IN Z Minor ........ Hammered