Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-13
LETTER TO EDITOR


most insidious and deadly enemy OF
Christian teachings and Christian
home-life in the world" We feel that
such ungrounded statements If left
unanswered vii only aid in perpiex-
ing and deluding their readers. Such
statements are not only unjust TO the
accused but also 10 readers who want
TO know the truth about things.
II Is one thing 10 make such 2 state
ment. but il is another thing TO prove
Il 10 fair-minded. thinking people. Il
is quite probable that tho ancient
Apostles would also be called I'm
sldious and deadly enemies to Chris
tian home-life" today were they liy-
ing. for their gospel and their meth
DDS OF PROSECUTING wero exactly the
same as those of the so-called Nor.
mon" church today Unfortunately
for some. who are willing to be mis-
lead by false and malicious storle.
without properly examining their
source for themselves, truth can be
glandered and misrepresented by it,
enemies after all honest means of at
tack fail
Ii Is significant to note that those
who know little or nothing OF Nor
monism." except what they have
CLEANED from anti-Mormon literature
and the speeches of some who make
their living by blackening the char.
acters of others, delight in speaking
disparagingly of the "Mormons" Will,
those who have lived among them OF
,i:ave had personal dealings with then
load them with praise. Senator
Thomas, of Colorado, in late speecl
in the u s. Senate stated that thu
communities protesting the Mormon
faith are among the best and highes
exemplars of American citizenship.
and their character and theil
achievements are a credit TO them ant
an incalculable benefit TO the coun
try" In the same session Senator
Ashurst. of Arizona, said: Il ask tina
the Mormons be judged as people
Judged as a religion. as Senator say;
by their fruits; and if they be judge,
by their fruits the verdict of the worlt
will be in their favor" Both of thes
Senators are non Mormons.b by the way
Many more similar statements ar
open to truth seekers.
IL is sad reality that many people
are anxious to read and digest Sian
dcrous statements and pass defense II.
lightly and some writer's. taking ad
vantage of this fact, speak unltindly
others merely to arouse interest il
their own writings. OF course, littl
discourse against the Mormons viii
do very well in arsusing interesein al
article, now,-say for instance on
written about Catholicism agains
"The Menace" or Good Citizen.
though there is no connection will
'Mormonism" whatever. 1t will alst
serve we'll to dupe those 'harborint
no interesting motives in Mormon
ISM" who don't care to learn thu
facts.
1t was well said in the news article
that "it would take a church founded
before the Bible was written and b!
whom the Bible was written TO beat
Bible-begotten sect with the Bible,
We claim TO be that church. who's,
Heavens in the beginning of time ant
were taught TO Adam, Abraham, ant
later TO the first Apostles by the
Savior Then just as the Savior fount
il necessary to restore the gospel il
the meridian of time so history anf
scripture show that it has been neces
sary for The angel spoken of in Reeve
lations 1867 to restore it in thes,
latter days And we testify in all sin
cerity that that angel has fulfilled
that prophecy by restoring the gospe
and the authority to administer in al
the holy ordinances.
The church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter-Day Saints is founded upon truth
not only that found in the Bible bu
also on all that has been revealed
from God, and all He does now revea
and we viii gladly accept all that H,
may yet reveal In spite of the view
held by many, that in this 'enlight
ened age" there is no more need o.
divine revelation, we maintain tina
the Heavenly Father is still infinitel.
wiser than His earthly children ant
will generously reveal His mind ana
will TO them and instruct them today
through the mouths ot Hispresent holy
prophets. just as He once did through
Adam, Isaiah, Peter, John the Revela-
tor. and the many other prophets
whom He called of old
The time OF the restoration of the
gospel TO earth is clearly predicted in
the Bible (e. g. Dan. and Rev. IA.
go but that does not make that
church, when restored. a "Bible-be-
gotten sect" If there is another
church today claiming firmer foun
dation than this, VIC want TO find it
for we believe in accepting all truth
for it is from God
GEORGE 6 NELSON,
o. CYRIL HAMMOND.
1876 Strikes In 1919