The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-02

our flying machines. our great cannons
and tcrpedoes-slI prove the mistake of
dom.
Similarly, the worry: fear. strife. nerv-
that the Great Teachers antidote for
fear and worry has not been taken BY
the masses NJ Christcndom. We hold that
tho Good Physicians remedy for SIN
ctfective today as 1T was eighteen and
a. half centuries ago: we hold that the
real difficulty is that his prescription
has not becn faithfully followed. We
urge that those who now have "an car
10 hear his message should accept il
faithfully. and that they should not ac
c"pt at the hands OF ANYBODY another
prescription, said to be Just as good -
We should make sure that we get the
remedy which bears the Endorsement Of
the Lords word and which has the seal
of the prescious blood
Masters Teachings Perverted.
During the dark ages superstitious
fear was encouraged, all Will concede.
The attempt WAS made TO drive human
itN 10 God Arocicus doctrines were
promulgated in the name Of God. Christ
these doctrines Of demons II Timothy
iv" L. These primarily, taught n Pur-
satorN, TO he mitigoted by prayers and
masses. Under the impulse OF fear. mil
lions accepted Christ and professed dis
cip1cshlp. in total ignorance of his real
teachings and yet no more his follow
ter on the Adversary partially sidetrackcd
the Reformation movement hy leading
Jealous people to renounce Purgatory as
unscriptural and Ia accept In It's stead
for the world at large eternal torment
"a still more unscriptural proposition
q still more God dishonoring doctrine OF
demons.
Fortunately for ourselves VIC Protest
ants do no, take our own doctrine seri
orsly- However much all Protestant
creeds assert that only baptized saints
rsD a. h.saN md ,ft.r riN,Hi. hot
all the instantly will suffer eternal tor
turc, nevertheless. not one In a hum
dred believes this. The most sanity
the most conscientious OF them are trou-
bled by their fears. tormented by their
sympathies. perplexed To understand
Gods dealings, hindcrod from having the
peace and JOY which the Master prom
ised his followers: Tho less conscieu-
tious nj them stihe conscience 10 their
own injury. gradually losing faith in
The word OF God because OF this error
They thus escape some OF the tormeuts
of fear hut they do not attain the love,
JOY, contcntment aud peace which the
Master promised his faithful ones.
Unreliable Subterfuges Harmful.
There is only the one Divine remedy
for this harmful fear. That remedy
but there are numerous subterfuges.
Some drown their fears. disappolntments
aud sorrows with alcohol or various mar.
cotics. Some seek to drown them with
sensuous pleasure. some with business
activity. some with church activity. some
with devil -may-care' unreason. or late
a considerable degree of subterfugc sue
cess has come along the lines OF deceit
denying the existence Of sin. denying
the facts OF pain and sorrow and death
and, contrariwise. affirming that every
thing Is good. regardless OF the untruth-
fulness OF this proposition.
The result OF this self f-dcception indeed
relieves from considerable measure of
fear. To this extent ii proves Il solace
and satisfaction. hIIf IL ic a ri
and not the true remedy. AS a PROPOSE
ton its Influence upon the mind. upon
all the reasoning faculties, is injurious.
The twisting OF reason necessary TO this
philosophy. which calls black white and
pain pleasure. and sin righteousness Is
destructive of sound reasoning ability.
The habit OF perversion necessary TO the
calling Of bad good and wrong right not
only Injuries the mind. but. in attempt
ing TO sustain itself from the Scriptures
perverts the entire word OF God With
reason perverted and the Scriptures per-
vcrted, the true message or the Scriptures
cannot be enjoyed. Unless fear be meas
ureaby eliminated the proper faith, hope
JOY and spirit of a sound mind are i'm
possible.
Divine Antidote for Fear.
Gods message through the law and the
prophets, 10 Israel, as interpreted by
Jesus and his apostles. gives US the true
antidotc for fear. 1t does not deny sin.
sickness, sorrow. death, it denies no fact.
put IL does nOi0 out q remedy Tor all
Of these, an antidote. "the balm OF Gi-
lead" Moreover IL informs US that this
antldote can be received only through
the cooperation OF our heads and hearts.
1t informs us that this healing Is OBJ
tainablc by only a comparatively few
at this time. but. eventually. the Divine
blessings, world wide, shall operate to-
ward all humanity as fully have the
penalties OF sin. u applies now I'm full
degree) only TO such as have the hear
ing ear the eye OF faith and the appre-
ciative, response heart. Others may OBJ