Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-14
GOSPEL RESTORED
SPEAKERS THEME.
Elder A. n. schulthess and Prest.
John Henry Smith at
The Tabernacle.
SAINTS INVITE COMPARISON
Men Denying Belief In Supreme Being
Do Not Possess Normal Mind
Gospel From Cod.

The service at the tabernacle Sunday
afternoon was presided over by Presl-
dent Anthem II. Lund. The choir sang
the hymn, Zion stands with hills sur
tounded.' Prayer was offered by Pa
tliarch Angus NJ. Cannon. The choir
sang the hymn. Though deep'ning
trials"
Elder a. H.. schulthess of the presi-
dency of the Liberty stake was the
first speaker. He said his only desire
was to speak the truth and to preach
the gospel Of Jesus Christ. The gospel
of Christ Is without mistakes. II eld-
ers make mistakes in representing it.
1t IS because of the inability of the
speakers and not because of mistakes
in the gospel. 1t is claimed by many
who are not our friends that the Lat
ter-day Saints fear /: comparison Of the
doctrines of the Church with those
taught In the Scriptures. Mormonism
is not n man-nrlde religion, but was
taught by Jesus Christ In his day and
has been restored again in our day 1t
is just the same gospel and we not only
do not fear comparison, but We invite
It. There are 1000 elders In the world
preaching the gospel. and for this serv-
ice they receive no salary. They pay
their own way, the reward they seek
being the feeling that they are aiding
in spreading the gospel. 1t has been
estimated that these elders spend each
year from their own pockets a quarter
of million dollars for their mainte-
nance. The Church also publishes num-
erous periodicals, and maintains n bu-
reau of information, where 30 intclli-
gent and well informed men and wom-
en- give their time answering the many.
many questions of tourists. all without
reward. but that the gospel might be
preached. The speaker read from the
fourteenth chapter OF Revelations re-
garding the promised restoration of the
gospel by an angel from heaven, and
testified that the angel had flown, bear
ing the gospel to all nations. kfndreds,
tongues and peoples. as John had
predicted. There is nothing to lose.
but, everything to gain, by belief in the
divine mission of Jesus Christ. The
speaker bore n strong testimony to the
truth of the gospel, which embraces
the principles without obedience to
which none can enter into the Kingdom
of God. 1t is the message of truth
which nearly 100000 members have had
brought to them. and every good Lat
ter-day Saint will testify that the
gospel is true and they love 1t more
than anything else they possess In life.
The choir sang the anthem. Grant us
peace. Q Lord"
PRIEST. JOHN HENRY SMITH.
President John Henry Smith said
that IL he we're Judge he would say
that Elder. Schulthcss had won his
case. There Is no doubt in the minds
Of Latter-day Saints, or any rcasonaple
man. of the existence of supreme
Being or OF the life and ministry OIL
Jesus Christ, while men with minds SO
deranged as not to believe In Cod are
not endowed with all the attributes
OF the normal mental makeup. Every
thing about us testifies to the necessity
for a governing power. Men who claim
nor to believe in the goodness of our
Father and of government, are con-
trol,ed By their appetites and pas
sions The speaker dwclt upon the
given to mankind Ihou
shalt not lie; thou shalt not steal;
thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy ncighbnr: thou shalt not
commit adultery; thou shalt not III,
ALI these commands are disreGardcd
nv those who do not believe In
Cod OF course there are exceptions to
this rule, but 1t Is pretty well cs-
tablished that 1t is the rule. The |
sneaker related the instance of visit |
pafd to him by an atheist, who, ac-
companied by his little boy, boastcd of |
his unbclief, declaring before his child
that there was no God. and that he
had taken life. The boy repeated after
his father that there was no God, ana
that there was no sin In taking lie |
IN case one became angercd at his fell
low" | turned to this boy and asked |
him not to repeat those uttcrances.
told him there was n God. and at that
his father knew there was a |
God. and was suffering all the tor
,nents of the damned. because the
faces OF those he had slain haunted
him: that the day must come when
his father should pay the bill: Tho
father turned to me. and IN a FRENZY
Of pleading asked me to save his child
if,I could that my words We're true.
and he was suffering the tormcnts OF
hell. He said he would give his own
life If only his child could be saved,
and that he knew he must ray the
penalty. before God. for the crimes he
had committed. There is no other way:
the time will come when there will be
Judge and we shall pay to the last
farthing for the deeds done In the
flesh"
The gospel of the Redecmcr Is from
God: the views of atheistic men are
Every being must meet his
God and the justice Of his Judgment.
The commands given arc Just as true
nov as when they were uttered and
men may not violate them with Inn
punity: every son and daughter of God
must meet his or her record and must
nay the bills. The speaker bore tcsti-
mony to the truth of the gospel, and
closed with a blessing upon all.
s The choir sang tho anthem Song
Of the Redeemed" and the bonedlc-
ton was pronounced by President
Richard w. Young.