The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-07-07
MORMONiSM IN IT'S TRUE LIGHT
Origin.
By George p. White.

By George p. White.
What is known as the Mormon
church, or church of the Latter Day
Saints, was organized at Fayette, N.
Y, April 6, 1880, with six members.
Three men-Rev. Sidney Rigdon, Par
ley P. Pratt and Joseph Smith-were
the originators. The Book of Mormon,
which sets forth the teachings of
Mormonism, was the work of Rev.
Sidney Rigdon. He was first licensed
as Baptist preacher. Because of his
wild and erratic notions he was soon
deposed from the Baptist ministry.
He then became a preacher in the
Campbellite church and was instruct
ed under Alexander Campbell. He
soon fell out with Campbell and went
out to organize this new sect of his
own. Joseph Smith was an ignorant
man but skillful and cunning and
soon gained control of the machinery
of the new church and held it till the
time of his death in 1914. Pratt was
shot to death by an enraged husband
whose wife had been induced to leave
her home and children through the
influence of Pratt.
Mormonism and Government.
Mormonism is opposed to our
American system of government. 1t
sets up the Mormon priesthood as the
kingdom of God and declares, call
other governments are illegal and un-
authorized any people attempting
to govern themselves by laws of their
own appointment, are in direct rebel
lion against the kingdom of God" 1t
is thus declared that the control of all
affairs should be in the hands of the
tyrannical priesthood. In the hands
of Mormons all of our institutions
sacred to Americans would be de-
stroyed, even to our republican form
of government.
MOrmonism and the Bible.
A casual glance at the doctrinal
statements of the Mormon church
does not reveal so much of error. But
an inquiry into the real meaning of
the statements which catch so many
of the uniformed will show how far
they are from the truth. Let us ex-
anime some of them and compare
them with the teaching of the Bible,
the Word of God.
Article one of Mormon doctrine (:
eve believe in God, the eternal Faith
er, and in his Son Jesus Christ, and in
the Holy Ghost"
Now let the Mormon teacher tell
us what they mean by this statement:
/ Mormonism: "He (Adam) is our
Father and our God, and the only God
with whom we have to do"
4 Bible: ~ am the Lord, and there
is none else, there is no god beside
slme.p Ish. ASS.
i "Call no man your father upon the
earth; for one is your Father, which
is in HEAVIER" Mat. 23:9.
Mormonism: "When our Father
Adam came into the garden of Eden,
he came into it with a celestial body,
and brought Eve, one of his wives,
with him."
Bible: "Who changed the truth of
God into a lie, and worshipped and
served the creature more than the
Creator. rom. 1:25.
Mormonism: "God himself was
once as we are now, and is an exalted
man (meaning big Mormon.)"
Bible: "God is a Spirit. ."-Jno.
4:24.
Mormonism: care there more gods
than one? Yes, many"
Bible: "The Lord our God is one
Lord" Mark 1920.
'I am the Lord, and there is none
else, there is no God beside me."-
Isaiah 45:5.
Mormonism: each god, through
his wife or wives, raises up a num-
erous family of sons and daughters" !"
Bible: "For ye are the children
of God by faith in Christ Jesus."-
Gal. 1926.
Mormonism: "The purest, most re-
fined and subtle of all these sub
stances (such as electricity, galvan-
ism, magnetism) . is that sub
stance called the Holy Spirit"
Bible "But the Comforter, which is
the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you
all things. s."-Jno. 1926.
| 1t will be seen from these state
ments that the Mormon idea of God
is quite different from that of the BIZ
BILE.
Mormonism, article 9: eve believe
that men will be punished for their
own sins, and not for Adams trans
gression."
Bible: "In sin did my mother con-
ceive me."-Psalms 51:5.
Wherefore, as by one man sin en-
tered into the world. and death passed
upon all men, for all have sinned."-
Rom. 5:12.
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