Show WOULD DEBATE JOSEPH Fa SMiTH Rev N E Clemenson of Logan Issues Challenge to Mor Mormon Mormon mon President Pr i HE RAISES THREE ISSUES POLYGAMY TEMPORAL RULE AND TRUTH OF CHRISTIANITY Rev Re N E Clemenson a Pre preacher of Logan Lonn who gained a tary notoriety II a few months ago by pub lidy iely charging Reed Smoot with being a polygamist has mailed to The Herald a to Joeeph F Smith to engage with bun in a joint debate Mr quotes at greatS reat length from Mormon authors and from an n nt hal used by the Mormons In tb r temples t prove that the Mormon church believes in 11 and teaches the things the Mormon church is the only true church of Jesus Christ and that all other ChrIstian chur churches hes have from the teachings of Christ the Mormon church Is the kingdom of oC God and the only ony authorized rd government on this planet polygamy Is the true mode of If marriage an essential artcle of reU reli ion is necessary to salvation and want in which Christianity is with ut n Issues H His is Challenge Mr lr letter co as fol r propose tit lit the name df f the lite Prosby Presby levy of Utah nd d In beb lf of f the Presby church and in inc ind c d e of organ Ut the state and the home bom tt to meet yoU In pUblic you fU to and I to den deny the th Mormon is the only hue and living church upon the face of oC oCt t th h whole earth as alleged in the fore foregoing going tin statement the hurch chuh over which Oil flu prE J I U the kIngdOm of God and andt t tiie only I al that can exist in 1 any part of the univErse alt all others be 00 Jl in rebellion agaInst the kingdom dom of nod nd and under Gods ban and Illegal and ii If plural marriage be un unlawful unlawful lawful then Is s the plan Q of salva salvat t through the iOUS se of bf Israel a fail tIff and nd the fabric of Christianity without f fOundation Terms of the Discussion r I Mr that yo you may find It con to arran 10 e engage ge tn In this dis u slon either ther in yo your r own person or in with your two councilors OU OUr er r all three of you OU OUI HI I propose that a committee of seven Heven m men n be appointed to alL 11 il tails of this debate Including the time place and judges this committee to Th consist or of three appointed b by you and three appointed b bUs by byUs Us these six ix to sel select Ct the seventh And ma may I not assume that this prop wIll elicit your immediate coop coopEration and leAd to a thorough thoroughgoing on can ass of the ImpOrtant items herein con contained tamed that light may be shed on them nd the u reme Imp importance of the Mor or church ma or orits Us utter mi fal lacy lary and wicked pretense e m may be known |