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Show PERFECT MAD TOPIC OF IBi'S TALK Prof. Joshua II. Paul Delivers the Regular Address at the Tabernacle. In a lengthy sermon at tho tahcrnaclo Sunday afternoon Prof Joshua II. Paul discussed tho "perfectness in men" and explained how hard It was to find perfect men or to be perfect, saying that even lp examining, closely Into tho lives of the "early fathers of the church." It was possible to find their faults. Joseph Smith was mentioned as the Inspired prophet, etc.. but Professor Paul neither held him up as a porfect man nor alluded to any faults of the prophet. "Wo can scarcely conceive." said Professor Pro-fessor Paul, "of tho time It takes to make a man or a child perfect. It extends almost al-most throughout infinity. Perfect, men are scarce. Even the early fathers of the church are found to have faults when their lives aYe studied. "When we become pure we shall havo porfect religion. Man Is perfect when he Is doing the best that lie can in tho conditions con-ditions In which he Is placed. "What did Christ mean when he said. 'Except vo bocomc as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven?' He meant that If wo did not become as children, chil-dren, capable of growth and advancement, we could not get Into heaven. "Our faith differs from somo others In that we do not believe children1 are damned If thoy die at birth. They go back to God from whence thoy camo. In heaven thoy grow and develop as persons per-sons do on earth, and make ready to welcome wel-come their parents In heaven." |