The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-15
Elder Nephi Jensen, in Ad-
dress at Tabernacle, Dis
cusses Divinity of Jesus.
MANY MODERN DIVINES
HELD LIKE SkEPTICS
Elder Joseph E. Taylor Says
Mormon People Hold High
est Ideal of Motherhood.

In an extended doctrinal address at
the tabernacle yesterday afternoon. Elder
Nephi l.. S G. Jensen dcplorcd what lie
regarded as the new thought tendency
OF many prominent divincs in the Chrls-
tian churches OF the world TO accept the
doctrines regarding Jesus as literally as
they were held a generation or more ago.
He held that il was the duty OF every
Christian and especially OF every Latter
day Saint to accept the Bible literally
and without question on all statements
regarding the sonship OF Jesus.
Mr.. Jensen began his discussion OF the
question by stating that simple. trust
ing. unquestioning faith was the clement
most needed in our religious life and
took up at once the theme of the per
sonaCc of the Savior a rev decaqes
ago. he said. almost any Chris,lan
preacher would in response to the ques-
ton What think ye OF Christi nave re-
sponded. II believe that Christ was
verify the son of the, living God: mat
He actually died and rose from the
dead"
View of Many Ministers.
Today. the speaker held. many promi-
nent divines and theologians are enter
ing the realm or doubt and are seeking
10 explain away or put wrong tnterprc-
tations upon the plain, literal Statements
of the Bible Ministers who merely hold
that Jesus was the most perfect type
of man known to the history OF INC
world, an inspired teacher who set tne
highest standard OF ethics. arc no better
than the aVowed sSeptics. for even they
have always admired the character OF
Jesus.
II Is not enough he asserted, for a
minister TO teach that the doctrines OF
Jesus are tit pattern for all inc "orlu
TO follow; he must be certain of the son
ship and the divinity Of the Master he
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the test Of the divinity Of The Savior and
that no Christian should doubt TINS resur.
rection for all reason and logic went
to prove the ruth of the recorded scrip
The fact OF the resurrection. he heid'
was the vital spark of Christianity.
more important than the teaching or, or
ideals held by Jesus and taught to his
disciples for II was the truth of this
literal triumph over the grave that gave
the disciples the strength and courage
torture and spread the gospel throughout
the world.
Faith of Many Saints.
While none had good reason or cause
to doubt the speaker asserted, that the
Latter-d day Saints had double cause 10
be certain and firm in their faith be-
cause of the appearance Of Jesus to tfelr
prophet Joseph Smith In the year lS2o.
He argued at great length upon This
point and asserted that the truth OF the
gard could not he rightly questioned.
To the strangers present. not familiar
with Mormon doctrines, Mr.. Jensen eX-
plained that they did not worship Joseph
Smith but simply revered him as wit
ness for Christ.
Al the conclusion Of Mr., Jensen,s
doctrlnal discussion, Elder Joseph E.
Taylor delivered brief address appro-
pirate to Mothers day. He, said that
next TO the words Cod and Jesus. .
the word Mother was the most sacred
in all languages. He denounced an al.
legged modern tendency on the part OF
women to shun the duties OF mother
hood and declared that when such women
reached the judgment bar Of God they
would realize too late the mistake that
wornanhood, he said are the highest OF
those of any religion. because of the
revelations that have been given the Lat
ter-day Saints touching the FUNCTIONS Of
women.
John Henry Smith of the first presi-
dency presided over the meeting, which
was opened by the choir singing "Glori-
Gus Things OF Thee Are Spoken" and a
prayer by Angus NJ. Cannon. The choir
also gave 20 MY Father" and Let the
Mountains Shout"