Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-02

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osophers and their disciples. grad
ually struck down idols. scattered pre-
iudices. and cmancipatcd men and
women. so "Mormonism" today Us un-
dcrmininr falschood and error and
clearing the way FOR the temple of
truth from which the light will come
that shall nu the earth with its gol-
den rays
one remarkable instance OF this vic
tory of truth is mentioned iu the Mil
leunial Star OF Jan. 80. II is the case
OF Rev. Hugh Davis Murphy -. ID. of
ST. George Parish church. Belfast. who
iu 70 series of lectures ou the state OF
the soul after DEATH advocated the
Mormon view BE maintained that
the departed ones go Co place i'm
which there are two grand divisions.
one called Paradise and the other
lI3dos. and not 20 their final place
of reward. or punishment He de-
cIared that heaven ls the state of
the blessed after the general rcsurrcc-
tion, not before" he affirmed that
both Roman and Protestant doctrine
learned preacher went ON 90 show that
I'm the English language we have mo-
ono word by which 90 designate the
dwelling place OF the dead, both bad
ANA good m the Greek OF the New
Testament it is called Hadcs. Unfor-
u1ately this word Hade- and another
word 'Gohonna.' which means the he'll
version. translated hell The gem
uemau quoted the parable ~ the rich
man and Lazarus. and went ON 90 say.
"Hadcs is comprehensive term,
which means the dwelling place of an
tho dead both bad and good. and that
part OF Hades which is tho dwelling
place Of the good is called loo the Ncw
Testament by three different names
Paradise. 'Abaham's Bosom and
Under the Altar" Or Murphy went
on az length to show that these terms
were used by the Jews az tho time of
our Lords sojourn on earth. and that
when speaking 10 the Jews He ccr-
tainly meant what the Jews meant boy
them. and that Paradise was the
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death and the resurrection" DR. Muir
ply referred To- the text SO often quot
- by believers In death bed repent
ance. To-day thou shalt be with me
ia Paradise"-thc words Of our Savior
10 the dying thief on the cross as
evidence that Christ did not mean
heaven. but the place Of the departed.
q. a. q
Christ TO Mary after His resurrection,
that He had not assembled 20 His Fa-
Their
All this is familiar 10 the Latter-day
Saints. We have the information in
letter from W. p Vance. OF Lund, New,
dated at that place March %.
1910. that the writer in 1870. or 1St1.
seventy years ago. heard the Prophet
Joseph say substantially what Dr. Muir
ply is quoted as preaching today.
He said that neither Sheol nor Hades
signifies state OF exclusive joy and
happiness but simply the world of the
departed" good. bad. and Indifferent,
just az we arc here with Mcthodists,
Baptists. Prcsbytorians, etc. This lis
familiar 10 the Saints and the world
at large is beginning TO see the light
Another recent instance Of the world
accepting "Mormonism" is found in
the case of Pastor Russell. of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle. Addressing a
Washington audience ia the Masonic
Temple. he asserted, among other
things. as reported In the Washington
Post, OF March "a, that che creeds are
worn out and the Christians are
ashamed Of them.
In 1890. ninety years ago. the Lord
revealed 20 tho Prophet Joseph as is
wen known the truth that the creeds
care an abomination in His sight and
that the professors were corrupt"
drawing near with their lips but not
with their hearts. The world has
taken exception to this revelation and
frequently abused the Prophet, and the
Church for accepting IL, but now the
same truth is being preached by others
To attentive audiences.
DR. Russell maintained that Christ
ians generally had long ago given mp
their crccds and that il was their duty
To- admit this openly. r. he said.
"thcy refrain from telling the truth,
and taking their stand for b. they viii
not only soar their cunsciencys a Tim
othy. iy. 2D and corrcspondingiy sop-
arate themselves from Gods favor but
additionally their course win sooner or
later bring upon them tine disopproyal
and contempt of all honest people For
although tho masses arc not set
aroused on the subject. they are rapid
y getting awake
And then hc illustrated bis PROPOSE
TIM "Our Methodist friends" be said.
care ashamed of that feature of their
creed which declares that tine Almighty
is NOW doing everything that divine
wisdom aud power can accomplish ou
behalf of our poor race t1 bring aIl TO
90 fuIl knowledge of Christ and to OPP
uurtuuity of faith and obedience They
rDall, that There s weakness iu
this argument Aud when they protest
that Good must work through means
and hence that tho responsibility lies
ut thy door of Christian believers 70
carry the Gospel Co the heather, they
realize that This Is am Illogical argu-
mrut too. For why should our great