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Show TERM MORMON ONLY DERISIVE NICKNAME President Penrose Also Declares Different Name Belongs to to Book. Before an audience that filled the main floor of the tabernacle to capacity capac-ity y ofe terday afternoon, Charles W. Penrose of the first presidency of the .Mormon church, pave nn address on the principles of tho faith of the Latter-day Saints. Tho pervices were under direction of President Anthon H. Luud. The choir, under the direction of Professor Evan Stephens, sant "An Anel Prom on Ui'h,"' and Bishop Davui A. trmith uttered tho invocation. In bis opening nddress President Penrose declared that one of the mopt important differences in faith between the Latter-day Saints and other Christians Chris-tians was that the Saints believe in preseut or latter-day revelations, while most of the other Christ ian sects believe be-lieve that tho children of t he earth are to follow the revelations of the pat ages and that no more divine revelations revela-tions are to be expected. Following a brief explanation of the Mormon belief that Cod and the deity are material as well as spirit tia, and that we should have a definite conception concep-tion of the creative force, President Penrose declared thnt t he creation as we have it in the Bible means that God i assembled tho exist ing elements and ! in II is all comparting hand pressed thorn into the cosmic scht-me. well or- , ganircd and ready for the habitation ! of mortals. I For the information of tourists, ninny ! of whom wore in the congregation, ! President Penrose paid in part: I 'The term Mormon is a nickname,' perhaps applied to the members of this faith in t tension. Tho correct title is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-dny Latter-dny Saints, and the so-called Book of Mormon should be referred to as the (inppel of .Jesus Christ llestorcd Anew in the latter-day." As a conclusion to the spiritual part of his address, President Penrose added: ' ' A nvthing that has the quality of truth dovetjiils in with the principles of Mormonism. I have sometimes referred re-ferred to the faith na a 'Magnet of Truth.' " A somewhat detailed explanation of tlio Mormon doctrine of the hereafter, of marriage and of tho rei n earn nt ton of the bodv und personality concluded the nddreFH. The choir sang "From Afar. Ora-cious Ora-cious Lord, Thou llnst Gnthored Thv Flock.' ' The ben edict ion was pronounced - by Anthony II. Shulthess, second counselor of Liberty stake. |