The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-08-05


OF the Liberty stake presidency pre-.
sided and Elder Frederick J. Pack
was the speaker. The opening pray.
er was offered by Elder Julius Rom.
ney. Prof. J. J Mcclellan was at
the organ and played the following
numbers: Largo, from Xerxes. by
Handel; andante, by Guilmant: an
old melody arranged by the perform.
er; Mormon hymn, o. My Father:
grand march from Die Meistersinger.
by Wagner.
Organization Of Church
Elder Pack presented the audience
sal ent principles of SO called Nor.
monism. The Church of Jesus
Christ, he said was organized in
1880, with six members. Since that
time 1t has grown to more than 500.
600. From the beginning the Nor.
mons have practiced the principle of
gathering. They first gathered at
Kirkland, Ohio. From Kirkland they
went to Independence, Mo, and then
back to Illinois, where they built the
city OF Nauvoo. 1t was near Nauvoo
that the Prophet Joseph Smith, the
founder of the Church, was martyred
Under Brigham Young, who succeed.
ed Joseph Smith. the members of
the Church came to the valleys of the
Rocky mountains.
Arrive in Salt Lake
They arrived here, after a toll.
some Journey, across the plains on
July "a, lS47. The old mountaineer.
Jim Bridger, told Brigham Young il
would be useless to attempt to settle
in these valleys; but Br CHAM Young
said, This is the place. From the
beginning the Mormon people have
been home builders and they have
always stood for high standard of
education. The same year they ar.
rived here schools were established
and as early as 1850 what is now the
University of Utah was established
They established a series of acade
mics, sim lar to high schools. Nor
mon boys and girls have impressed
upon them as a religious duty to be.
come educated. Mormons believe
God speaks to his people today the
same as in the days of old.
Prays For Wisdom
in the spring of 1920 the boy 10.
seph Smith read in the Bible If any
of the children of God lack wisdom,
If they shall ask God it shall be Civ.
en- literally. lie aflirms that he
went into a grove and prayed for
wisdom. The Father and the Son
appeared to him and conversed with
him. They told him not to join any
Of the churches then eXtant and that
he should be the instrument in the
true church of Jesus Christ upon the
earth. From that time on he was
visited by heavenly beings, one of
whom was Moroni, a resurrected be-
ing, who in due time delivered to
Joseph smith the plates from which
the Book of Mormon was translated.
Book Of Mormon
"The Book Of Mormon is the his.
tory Of Gods hand dealings with his
people on the western hemisphere,
and It contains the fullness Of the
gospel, The Mormon people are es-
sentlally Christ ans. Jesus is the
only Savior of the world and saliva
ton is predicated upon obedience to
his word. Faith Is held to be the
first principle OF the gospel; repent
ance Is the second, the third is bap-
tism by immersion for the remss on
OF sins and the fourth Is the laying
on Of hands for the gift of the Holy
| Ghost. Mormons believe that every
man shall be held responsible for his
own individual acts in the flesh. He
shall be punished for his own sins
and not for Adams transgression7
and he shall be rewarded for every
good deed. Mormons also look to
the phys cal and temporal affairs Of
life.
Teaching of Children
Boys and girls are taught to care
for their bodies; to regard them as
holy tabernacles for the spirit that
comes from God. Early in the his.
tory Of the Church, a revelation Civ.
en- to Joseph Smith was promulgat.
ed as the Word of Wisdom. This
teaches that strong drinks and tobac-
co, should not be used and that meat
should be used sparingly. Members
of the Church in good standing obey
this Word of Wisdom and the result
is manifest in their lives,
About Low Death Rate
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