The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-19
ELDER ROBERTS
HOLDS PULPIT
President Of Seventies Defines
the Mormon Attitude Toward
the Savior.
PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH
RELOCATED TO THE REAR
Says Church Is Being Misrepre-
sented by Minister of
the Gospel.

Brigham II Roberts, cne Of the FIRST
seven presidents OF tho seventies. was tho
only speaker at the big tabernacle Sun
day afternoon and he devoted more than
an hour to protesting against certain mis-
| representations which he declared are be-
ing made concerning the Mormon religion.
IL was the afternoon session Of the quar-
terly conference OF Salt Lake stake, and
Nephi J.. Morris, president OF the stake,
presided. An evening session of the con-
ference was held in the assembly hall at
{ O'Clock.
Taking for his text the words OF the
Apostle Peter, when required 10 tell by
what power he wrought a certain miracle.
that il was through faith In Jesus Christ.
Elder Roberts prefaced his remarks by
referring 10 n Misrepresentation OF the
Mormon faith which he said had been re :
Gently made nj n religious conference held
In this state. He read an extract from
an address of a certain minister or the
gospel, whose name he did not mention,
which was delivered at that conference.
charging the Mormon church with placing
others on the same level as Jesus Christ,
and not regarding Him as the sole Re
deemcr of the universe.
Defends Mormon Faith.
In defense OF the Mormon faith, Elder
Roberts, after having declared that Nor
monism Is no new faith. but the old
gospel brought; to earth again, said that
the church holds forth no other name save
that Of Jesus Christ. But yet there
seems to be In our midst" continued the
speaker. "a great misunderstanding con-
cerning this matter. We are charged with
not holding Jesus Christ as the sole
Savior OF men. 1t Is charged that our
vocabulary is III adapted 20 the represen-
tation of the Christ, and that we place
others on the same level as the Christ.
presumably the prophet Joseph Smith
Though couched In courteous language.
We cannot allow these misrepresentation
"The only claim that the prophet Jo-
seph Smith ever made, or the only claim
that I ever heard made concerning him,
Is that he was a minister of the gospel
sent by Christ to minister salvation 10
the children of men. Great as we believe
Joseph Smith to be-and he was great
mountains rise above the foothills. so the
Christ rises above any other man, and
to Him we give our honor.
Work Of Supererogation.
''It might look like a work of supcrero-
CATION to go into and disclaim these mis-
representations further but with US
dowed with God-powcr."
Elder Roberts read passages from the
Book OF Mormon to further his argu-
on the level with Jesus Christ, and also
to Illustrate his point the Mormon doc
trine of baptism. Take our formula OF
baptism" said he. 'in whose name do
we baptize for the remission OF SINS
Whose burial and resurrection is symbol
lied in the act OF baptism? The burial
and resurrection of the Christ. Whose
life Is symbolized In the new life? His
life Whose blood and body does the
sacrament represent? Chrlst's.
But I desire TO view the matter from
another standpoint. ] do not want to be
arrogant when say the Mormon faith
In these things is far ahead OF any other
faith But I must say that we outstrIp
the world in the belief OF the power and
atonement OF Christ for the salvation Of
the world" Elder Roberts then discussed
the doctrines peculiar TO the church, TO
show how they carried out this idea, He
concluded his address by declaring that
confer more honor or glory on Jesus
Christ than does the Mormon faith,