The sun., 1910-06-05
SHOOT DEFENDS MOUMOHISM
THE SENATOR CHAMPIONS IT
At BROOKLINE. MASS.

speaks 20 ThuTuday Club and Tells Of
the Elhical and sOeial Power ol the
Rellgion-FollOwgES lntensely Pc
tFiOtie-Wants n BETTER known.
BoaToN. JunsA-Ths Hoo. Reed 9mOot
OF Utah. 20 whom ObjoCtiOns were raised
when he tried 70 take his seat In the
United States Senate because Of his re-
ligion. delivered an address on Nor
moniam' at the residence Of Henry
Howard In BrOokhne tonight. Mr..
Howard is not q Mormon. but he q a
member Of the Thursday Evening Club
Of BrOoklins. and Il was 10 this Organi-
ration that Senator SmOot spoke.
The senator said that the religion had
been misrOprssentsd. lts believers viii
hed. but in spite Of all Il had grown with
Leaps and bounds. He gave In detail the
history Of MormOnlsm, read the Articles
OF Faith Of the church, and said he would
discuss the subject a. a religion. an
ethical force and a social power. He
said:
"MormOnism - religion. Joseph
smith was assured that Jesus Christ
still lives a. q developed man, all merci-
ful and the controller Of the destiniss Of
man. This IL the fundamental principle
Of Mormonism. Il holds that God and
Jesus Christ both live a. distinct per-
sOnaEss and that man In his power and
divine light 10 destined 70 evolve into
greater soul. with Intelligence and power
supreme. and that tho immortality Of the
soul IA a fact. a fact TO the extent that
every man retains bis identity and that
be ever remains personaGe
-Mormonlsm holds that the race is 20
he saved. No one is 70 be damned Light
Is coming into the world In many ways
and through many channels. for light
and knowledge are denied to no one.
Philosophy will train man 70 reason and
religion will give man power TO save.
The Mormon people believe that the
body and soul are both divine aud IN
time will bs purified by Intelligence. The
Mormon Church for this reason has
always fostsred education and favored
the very best school systems that can be
found in the world
Al this point the speaker spoke of
MormOnism from an ethical viewpoint.
Here u the problem. here Is the
thought Of MornOnism ethicany. There
are two powers contending for the soul
Of man. and man stands free 10 choose
between them After choosing right the
redemption Of hiS soul comes from his
own hard toll. for. as Faust pointed out.
his soul cannot be redeemed except
through work with faith sublime in the
higher Law Of God Ethioally speaking
then. MOrmonism SAYS that every child Is
divine, endowed with divine powers to
become the master Of himself and the
intelligent interpreter Of Gods laws.
He becomes his own redeemeF. he works
out his own salvation. but this is accord
ing 70 lAW-the religious law-and obedi-
enoa 20 this law with the freedom Of
his own soul gives him liberty. for Obedi-
enoe 10 law IL liberty
And this takes us into MormOnism
socially When q man becomes q Mormon
he is gwen the priesthood 4 hs has earned
it By good living MOrmonism II not a
0AANAAN NNAANHANA NNA - AAAAsH WY AAN
a sabbath day. and everything that is
% be done by man is sacredly done by
virtue Of the priesthood be holds. We're
20 tkae hold Of tho social con-
ditions In Boston, New York Liverpool.
Berlin or Paris Il wouh not send ministers
of the gospel % merely preach them tho
word u God. hut Il would also teach them
In the material Affairs ~ life
-Every Mormon u taught 20 work and 90
regard idleness a. q sin. Tie - encour-
aged 20 live and not 10 hate. He is adj /,
monished tO live Chaste and virtuous /
lie a. an absolute prerequisite tO the en- Z
iOyment % the blessings II His religion /
IN fact M organization sets a higher value |
On virtue and chastity than does the Nor /
mon Church. nor visits surer retribution ,
On vice and immonilty.
a peopie that believe the Constitution I
II the United States 10 he an inspired In /
strument q people renowned Tor their |
commercial honesty, a people whose in
tuEtry IL prOverbial. a people who are /
God fearing and liberty loving. a people |
Who az any time necessity required would |
give their lives IN dstsnop of our country |
cannot be a disloval or wicked people. God /
aasten the day when the Mormon people |
will be known a. they are and not az they 1
are said % be-