Show SALVATION THROUGH THE GRACE GRAGE OF GOD GODt GODI I t Mormon Doctrine D Criticised by Rev Bey Air Mis Thompson I TALKS TO THE TEACHERS I MINISTERS DIS DISCUSS J DISCUSS S CUSS OUSS OP OF THEOLOGY I The plan pun of salvation n as presented by bythe bythe the t Mormon doctrine was again a sub subject subject jeet of discussion at the morning See ses session aba sion of the Teachers Association of the Utah presbytery The subject was din dis discussed cussed cu ae by Rev Mr Thompson of Og Ogden O Oden Ogden den who set forth that salvation came through the grace of God and not through the works work of men and ad the belief that all Christians had been included In iA the plan of salva salvation salvation salvation tion The morning session ion opened with a chapel service ervice conducted by Rev A T Rankin in which the subject What Is Good Temper and ald Its Effect on Oth Others ers era rs was as discussed Miss Serena Serene Neil Nell Neilson Nellson son aon then gave an interesting talk on Student Life in Paris after which Rev ReY G W Martin conducted a study on bits of ot nature Plan Flan of Salvation Rev Rey Mr Thompson On then took up ih lh the Bible study mashing making his address on salvation Said he Jesus Jeus is our righteousness ri our sanctification and An redemption It is ia 1 true that in a So certain sense a man saves himself but bank back backof k of it all salvation is 18 of the Lord Some men try to win salvation by their own righteousness but Paul says that our ur righteousness te Is as rags in the sight of God Alleging that the Mor Mormons Mormons mons mona taught salvation by sel right Mr Thompson said Mor Mormonism Mormonism monism is not only in Utah and the Mormon church but there are men In to all the churches who go about establishing establishing I lishing heir own righteousness and as ai far tar as that doctrine Is 18 concerned they are Mormons Now I vertly believe that God included every Christian ChristianI in nis ala plan of salvation Continuing along his line of argument argument ment Mr Thompson Thomp on maintained that mans righteousness had nothing to do with his salvation but that it rested altogether on the grace of or God The fact that we are working here winning winnin souls he concluded is not our hope but Jesus Te u is our hope bope At that point Rev Mr McClain arose and asked ked to make a remark or two on the Mormon Idea of the Holy Ghost Ghoston I on which he had bad spoken the day be before before before fore He said J I think it should be he I said in justice to the th more modern Mormons that we recognize an ad advancement advancement I in the thought of their young men in regard to the Holy Spirit j Especially in the works of Dr Talmage lis is it i noticed that he comes upon Chris Chrie Christian tian Uan ground Dr Rankin said that ne he had approached many Mormons on the Adam God idea and that two of them had been honest and admitted their faith in it it while as he expressed it others had lied out of it Intercourse With Mormons At the afternoon session Rev Mr It Davis of Kay Kaysville made mad a talk on the subject Christian Intercourse With Mormon Neighbors His talk was di dl directed to the teachers giving them some suggestions about working among The keynote of his address was kindness which he said should always be shown to the utmost degree He argued that the good in a Mormon should be recognized recognised reco and an effort should be made to get theta them to coop cooperate cooperate erate orate with Christians instead of fight fighting ing lug their beliefs After his address addre Dr WiShard W conducted a short quiz session in which questions pertaining i ito to the work of the teachers were asked and discussed At 4 p m a conference on Sunday school work was taken up and a profit profitable profitable profitable able hour was spent in discussing di ques questions questions lions of interest pertaining to the methods of work in the schools At the session senion of the Ute Teachers asso association nation last night Dr Wishard Wl hard delivered an address on Fair Play in Thinking The gist st of his hie talk was that every science has its own field and tests and that the tests should be applied to the science te to which it belongs The sciences of astronomy and aad theology each has its own particular tests he said and it was unfair to apply epply the tests teats of one to the theother theother theother other to Drove neove its iu falsity or genuine genuineness ness The association has been invited to visit vl the tate state university and will make the visit some time Urn today ay i |