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Show TIIB KIMHHIJI "' ,f0"' How It It lo lonif and Hon Hie "Trllinnf" Tan Ahl Hi (oinlag. TlieHaltr.akeTVtJi'f.of March T, this yar of "Our laird'aayi idllorl. ally: " V ar silking for light." That It the first scintillation of sense I have awn on the editorial jgci of that sheet. If only the editor cau keep Ms e)ci on and "pray without ceasing," ceas-ing," there Is as much hoi for him, Just al-out, as Hum'! mid there wat for theKlell." lluthebjnothooest. He Is Hatyr-leal. Hatyr-leal. Hnmcanitlnthe"knowillall" andcan"(skefun"at younger men tlian he whoso pulse beats are In harmony har-mony with the throb of modern thought and life. He procccdi I con-found con-found the progressive mlndt of " Young Utah" with a statement of what he claim to understand lobe "the theory of the Mormon Church." "(I). It Is the Kingdom of lod cu tsrth." Hut why did he not go on and aay that such Is the conception that every ao-calleil "Christian" sect holds of Its own "mission." Xot n sect of them all, la there that doc not believe Itself to be the ono cor reel and aiithorlnd representation of the word, will and kingdom of Hod on earth. It la useless lo attempt the ex. cuse that they are working for n kingdom king-dom not of thla world, They are materialists ma-terialists In that conception, although they wonblpa god without bo ly rta orpasi.ous. I.ery i-rrsou who prays: "Thy kingdom comp,Tliy will be don on earth, "declare a belleMu a king domofUod on earth. They believe In a "ew Jerusalem" that Is to "come down" and plant Itself on Irrnl from; and Include the "sheep" who are to selected from the "goals" lu the "day ofjudgment. iSotaaectof thoniallls there that b not vrorklug to obtain control of the American government for the avowed puriowe of making ours a "Christian nation," recognising Uod as It! author and Jesus Christ aa Its ruler and king. Tit Moromis are, therefore, not peculiar or alono In their belief that their church "li the Kingdom King-dom of Uod on eatth." Tho fact Is, they aro the moat rational among the aectt In their Ullef uisitt this subject. They believe that the Christianity ol Jesus was aocoirunted In the first threo centuries sjrceedlug Jesus' life and death that noil denied It as representative of Ills will allogithcr and withdrew Ilia Hplrltand all communication com-munication with the World ol Matt be-causo be-causo no man was fuund worthy to receive re-ceive Ills word for low years, and that In Joseph Huilth He fuund a lad worthy of a renew al of confidence lu mauklnd. Hence, the fact Is that the Mormons hcllevo that they havo had a commls-ilon commls-ilon to recatabtlsli on earth onmunint-catloit onmunint-catloit between mankind and Uod, while all other alleged Christian tocta maintain that their line of descent is direct from (let through Jesus. The whole fiue-dton Is. therefore, only its to win tlier Uod did withdraw with-draw his glfu from the Christian church on account of III aosttcyand restore them through Ihe .Mormon Church. Hupposlng both to be right, there Is no ruom tocmanel with either, Hupioslng the Mormon to be right, the others havealstd ehowas to future results. Hupposlng tho older rtcti to be right, there Is no logical grouud against the assumption that (IoJ,'.liiv. logcommunliated Willi men through men lu olden times, should not do so In modern times: and as the "oldir sects" believe that He did ao com ntunlcate lu olden tlmea. they cannot rovethat He oannof flu to in mwtern imet, and thorefure. since they all be lleve that He Old ttoeo long ago, the entire weight of Inferenie li that He tuny Am thru to In the latter days. Consequently the argument la wholly lu favor of the Mormons, aud hence their conception of the "Klugdom of Uod" la the most rational. Htlll, they do not believe that they are to use force to bring that kingdom In. They betlevo that It li tocomo through act of Hod and thai, when He overthrow! the nation for their wickedness, the Halnta are to step lu at lilt people and rcsfore llbirty aud a free government to thu world for the good of all mankind. I tee nothing ntallclout nordangerout Iniuch n belief. be-lief. I do not believe lu It, but yet 1 setilnlt the nft favorable Mclarlan lielief onuarth lormeu who, Ukeitt)-silf, Ukeitt)-silf, believe that Hod works through evolution, through many men, rather than one man. All other lecli damn me to eternal roasting. The Mor mom ray I take my own risks and will Is Judged according toniy works. I tilko that as the best I'show" gl eu to mo by any seat on earth aud bunco 1 want the .Mormons, of course, to have an equal chauce with all thu other sects and lit the bell win. The editor of the Viimieli as much of a iket Ho as I am. Why Is lie not ns fair and reasonable? llucause ho Is obliged to sell himself for lilt support, and I lite on wind! One other point of Ihe TXoune allegation allega-tion I wish to atttu aud theu Impalu the alHyutur, He sayr "(4) Ibis (Iho Mormon Church)helng the government of thu Almighty Uod, all other Koterntueula are Illegal aud usuristtlons." I matutaln that the IWiune cannot prove that the Morm9ii Church eer held that "all other govt rnmenta aro itteral anil uiurjtttUju " The sisltlon of the Mormon Church li that all man.made governments are feaut and have come up through the njiostacy of the race from government by Uod, not at uturpatluus, because no mail made gotetiimcut could utorri a power of the Almighty, but btiaute Uod gave men Jrct auncj to act and' they have fallen away frum lllni, aud He hat walled, lu loving kindness, for eomeoiiutoapiaiar through whom He could lead the rate back to IU proiwr alliglance to him. There la iielther ll'eitslllr nor usurpation In tbetl ought of the Mormon Church asto I be man made govt rnmenls of th world. Thejr are simply the l.t that "fallen man." delinquent taxes, ao to ipeak, nM iroduc tinder the clrcurni anmiand were to I tupersedrd by beller Just as soon as Ood could llnd a man and follower fol-lower who were worthy to do the woik of resuscitation, a It were. Personally, I believe that the Mormons, Mor-mons, In their '"' ""'' long way lowardi doing that very thlug. I believe, aud assert without fearofconlrndlctlou.savelhroughiuih an unreliable organ ai the Halt Uka TVioioiC and, of cciirst, It l under stood that I s.eak and wrile as a icertij In suwrnatural things, that never since the early agei has lliere been itich a manifestation or th power of tilM on irtli was shown among the tarly followers of JotrliliHrallli, We have the record, riierelsnellliirrooniuorreasontodoult It. Manifestations were given, worka were done that are, limply, Wjond Ihe comprehension of so maltcr-of fuel a mortsl ai myielf. Following thoie manifestations came uu astounding lit-flux lit-flux of converts. Wllford WoodruR. Wlllard Itlchardsllrlgham Young and others went out and made convert to Monnonltni lu n way that Islucom-irtheiitlbletoiuchwrstlcka Islucom-irtheiitlbletoiuchwrstlcka as my-self. my-self. Yet, as I look at It, lluddha, Mahomet and otht n bad donn equslly wonderful works far Uod aad humanl tr airt i before. In nil age "fiod" Ins produced lit.i who have been a (lon'u w oitn hi to the world nf mau. They have had a hard time l-mause they have been far ahead of the average of their age. Joseph Hmlth was one of those men. Hecauso he w as far, ar ahead or lilt race, It killed him, as, l() yean before, It killed Jesus; as, '.'IHO ears before, It killed Hoc rates; aa It bat ever condemned the Meulahi of tho race In all times. Hut I want to add, and I do It only because I am Interested Inter-ested lu tha progress of our race more than anything elso on earth, the Mormons Mor-mons are, lit my opinion, going the way of all other! who have altemittd a reform of the world. That it, having started out as lueplredof Uod to lit forth a new light to tho world, they are belugovircomo by the world, and are allowing avarice, love of wealth, to overcome their faith In the principle of liberty, Justice, truth and fair t'lty and to blind them hi the cause of tin raanlty, which wai the motive powtr of their wonderful niccrta lu the early years. I believe that If Uod ever gave lilt word aud will to mankind and established a priesthood for IU ?uldancoand subsequently withdrew Us gift on accouut of thu ajstsUcy and wickedness of the ople, at thu Mormont tty Hotlld, Ho can and will withdraw Hit power and gift from them Just aa far and as fast aa they prove recruint to the trust Imposed upon up-on tht in. I.ovuof wealth Is a blessing only so far at wealth Is used for tho good of the race. I-oveot wialth foi place and Inner nnd the tliani aristocracy of clothe li degradation and a curse lo the world. Peter Coor, heretic though lie was, waa far nearer lo (foil, was far utoro a power of Uod In the world, was far more a Meealalt to mankind than any religionist ran ever Is, who lives only to amass wetlth for tho ag-grauJIxement ag-grauJIxement ot himself alone. Th Kingdom ulUodoniaith means the perfectluiiof the humanracc. Just aafaalnaliuaianbelnga arilve at that statu of mental and moral development Dial will maku them recogulte the brolherhood of man and tcorii to trial any man other Uian at a brother, we will havemen who are a Uod'tgov. irumtnt tiatolhemselvt. Just nl fait andasfaraf humanity l-ecomHsr feet will human, or man-made guv ernmeuts, become unnecessary; and wilhaperfeit race nil th vast and terrible machinery of goverLment that Is now needed to control the world, becautoof Its Imiwrlectlons. will disci dis-ci pear ud the Kingdom of Uod will havo co'tie. The coming of auclt a kingdom hat been a ho, a dnam, n belief of the world almost at long w humanity has lived and suffered and itrugitlnl ut-wards ut-wards toward! Hie light. If tho 7Hoim really wants light, let It open Ha ejes to thli truth aud go to woik, not to drive baik a small minority of men, women aud children who aredolng what they tan to hasten the coming of this kingdom, but to eucourage them to push ahead lu all well-dolug, Hilly assured as-sured that the Power that gave th worll the Illy Is also lu licarlaud brain and IsfulnillniT a destiny of Its own that raunot tat dutroyed, however much It may be retarded, by the obstinacy ob-stinacy aud grevd and passion of man. 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