The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-08
Morning SESS|ONOf
GREAT CONFERENCE
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ameng YOU" This. he declared, was /
shown clearly in the course or tse I
Mormon church since its esta ollsn-
ment, but. he declared, there would /
come a time when the church would /
conquer and the people OF the eaIth 4
would be brought 10 the knoEleose
that this is the only true religion
Elder Roberts in the course or MS
brief remarks this morning talked OF i
the fundamental doctrines OF the MOT
mon church. and upon that structure |
we have builded cur faith. For II they /
are not true, then all our nope - Vain;
The doctrines he stated are true,
know that is not considered as con-
elusive proof for there are othef iheA
who claim they arc not true ana VINO
have beliefs which they Sonsiusi
equally as strong unless our Deliels O.
sustained by other proof
we are living in an era or mlsIeP
resentatiOn. The words Apostle FsleI
spoke have been eNempllfied IN tigti
fun degree. l sense the tespo - -
itv which rests upon me IN stahdlhs
here and / realize that IL IS not my
prerogative in speaking OF my own
faith or criticizing the faith or announcer,
70 speak that which is not true. an
not y false teacher. But il is not often
that a member of the latter-day SANS
church misrepresents. But II Is pecoIh-
ing a too common thing among all peo-
pies.
Abused by Many.
we are misquOted ana misrepre-
sented and abused by many, ana lhat
which is meant TO hurt US. placing as
in public contempt. has been scattered
broadcast 10 the world. We DO not as
q ruie answer those things because
they are made so often, and Win sueh
flimsy foundation but II Is sometimes
necessary 10 deny them and expose tns
false basis which men reach IN making
conclusions regarding the Latlef-oay
Saints.
FIder Wins then read excerpts from
a clipping from Local paper, IN Mi -
-
and the whole religion was attacked
The clipping was a sermon lIo L. q
minister in one OF the loeaI non -'i ~, .
mon churches, though the name OF '"0
minister was not given. -.
This man pretends 10 teach OF lne
Lord" continued the speaker , anu lIi
doing so lac says that the Mormon
church does not like 10 have IT'S IalIh
compared with the Bible or the bIDle
compared 10 il. / viii say TO mat ma u
and 10 the world and 10 YOU btotne 49,. :
and sisters. that the Church or Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints Woaid hhS
10 be stood mp against the Blble anE
compared with II. The man VINO llisl IN
such a charge says lAaJ WEicn - IN
trary 10 fact II he knows ABOUT cur
faith. he knows he is misrepresenih,ls
the facts; and if he does not Know. ne
has no right 10 speak about a matter
which he does not understand FOR from
a Biblical standpoint he should Know
that there is not a single one OF tuss
beliefs OF the Mormon people WhicA
IS contradicted by the Bible-not SIN
In another place in his sermon, this
minister said that the MOrmOns DC
neved in the succession or the Aafohl'
priesthood from the time or the cross
When he SAYS that he shows tnat ht
does not know OF what he speaks bu
the MormOns do claim that In the yea
1929 the priesthood was restored 20 lh'
earth by another angel and lnal II ma
continued from that time and VIII con
tfnue TO the end of time. ! merely wan
TO call attention 10 such statement
of misrepresentation which are sen
broadcast through the United states 10
the purpose of iniuring the church ant
misrepresenting this people.
give IL No Heed.
They have held the faith up 10 rldl
Guile before the adults and children o.
This church. They have held II up TO
derisiOn and the children OF the chul 81
Ia non ike this. 1t hurts the church
But do not let that influence you.
Men should not form opinions AM
conclusions before they Investigate
can see some excuse for the man Nh
does not believe in the Bible, but anon
those who profess that the Bible Is TN
basis Of their faith. 1 believe they ar
insincere or wrong or wOeIully lgnOI
ant We stand today with the BID
as the basis Of our faith. The trouoi
A. that the world does not stand upo
the Bible. il processes put 700 ma ma n
of the ministers are simply preachlh
for the money they get out or IL an
snand their time in belitt1ng IN
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-da
saints But they viii 1all as otheI
have failed. and the ehurch VIII z
nroudly on until the end OF time gain
@gring members by the thousands unit
the : hole world shall know the truth