The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-27
Returned Apostle Only Speaker
at Tabernacle Services Sun
day Afternoon.
RECITES SOME OF HIS
EXPERIENCES ABROAD
Speaks of the Personal God
and the Divinity of the
Savior.

Apostle Charles w. Pcnroso was tho
man high up In the seats OF the mighty
at the tabernacle Sunday. He recltcd
some Of his experiences in the long mis-
sion he, had in Great Britain and told
some funny stories, Elder Richard w.
Young. president OF the Ensign stake,
was In charge OF affairs because 1t WAS
the conference OF the EnsGn stake.
Apostle Pcnrose said that he was or
dained an elder in London January 6,
lS61, but he did not wish to tell what
missionaries" Apostle Penrose continued,
" why do you Yankees come here and
bring another religion. why don't you go
TO the heathen? and, as a rule. we re-
sponded. That's just exactly what we are
doing
The greatest theologians. the greatest
orators. the greatest preachers could not
"Of course. many millions are worship
Ing according To the views OF their fore
fathers. but they do not know who God
Is. They are going along the beaten
TO them as part OF the heather world
and tell them who God Is, and what he is.
They are worshiipins, but they know not
what they worship Our mission In the
world is to declare 10 the world the real
God"
The Personal God.
Apostle penrose then plunged into a
dissertation on the question OF the ma
the people OF today could comprehend the
personal God il would do away with much
OF the so-called philosophy Of our latter
days II would do away with what So
called scientists term evolution, although
some of their theories arc true, he adj
mitted. The message the Mornons had
10 deliver was our Father which art in
heaven, God. Christ. the Holy Ghost three
separate and individual persons Some
people do not like these doctrines" the
apostle said; but when missionaries
they had their minds. they would soon
have them in the church in body and In
spirit. Mormons, also, had to declare
the divinity OF Christ, that he was the
Apostle Penrose said there are about
1000 elders in the world today proclalming
those. truths. the personal God and the
divinity of Jesus Christ, Thousands be-
ileve in the gospel OF Mormonlsrn but
they have not the courage to come out
openly and embrace IT, the apostle said;
but few did come out and faced the
scorn of the world and avowed their be-
lief Some had lost their employment,
some had been turned ont Of their homes.
but they had the courage of their con-
ylctionS and they knew they had the
truth. THE gospel Is going forward
declared the elder. land every effort that
IS being made TO stop It is aiding 1t.
There are some people who are doing
everything to stop US. but when their
foolish stories have the minds Of the
people, they want to know about the
gospel
Cannot Preach in Germany.
Elders cannot preach in Germany.
that is. as Mormons,'' the apostle said,
and other means are being used to
prevent the spread OF the truth. but 1t
only aids it. and so the gospel is being
spread in Germany. A great many are
being baptized in Scotland" SO the apostle
says. .'The Scotch people arc a. hard
headed race he continued. and this re-
minded the elder of the old Scotch woman
who said that she believed she could be
convinced but she would like to see the
man who could convince her. The apos-
tie said that Wales also had its quota
OF missionaries and much progress is be-
Ing made In the princlpallty,
About forty-six Relief societies have
been organized in Great Britain" the
apostle said. land the members are go
ing into the ministry so that the law is
being fulfilled that man shall not be
woman In the Lord"
The apostle took notice of all the i'm
that have been made In
Zion. but they are just the beginning of
the building up Of Zion. He gave credit
to the Gentiles for their good work al
though they are not OF the spirit, but
their acts redounded to the glory OF Zion.
The apostle Is not of the belief that Nor
mons alone will go to heaven. and urged
all elders and bishops to find employment
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