| Show CUMMUMCAlltD < IHE HEAL AM llll I lUUMLIIiEII It must need be that there be an opposition In all Iblngr said a writer whose claim to Iniplratlou li I quite widely acknowledged If Ibe latter Is ooncejej Itmuit be an eternal principle prin-ciple one operating uniformly and yet alwayiand everywhere inbrfrvlent to divine control and carrying out the prognm of Ibe Infinite beyond contradiction contra-diction and dlsfute Thu In no way mllUalei ajilnst tbe subjugation ol error or wrong It In no way coLfllcIs with the ultimate triumph or right and train eltber for eveu agency that great primal element ele-ment of spirit Is oaly luscepllble at progreislve action by virtue ol the re slstanco encuutered In all tbe linen ol experleucer There li a voluntary aswell at an Involuntary activity Inberenl or poea 1 ble to mental and spiritual euJow mint Tbe latter li the product ol organlzitlon and environment Ibe former Is J the ipeclflo motion ol attributes attri-butes as It or tbey may bocome enlightened en-lightened audpurllloJ after grasping Ibe posslblllllei and advantage ot development 1 de-velopment as Ibe result ol Intuition rr rt I Iniplratlou or experlenco It wai a strange laying of tbe Mastet It must needs be tbat I ollensei come but woe to him by whom tbey come evidently meaning that only by perversion ol laculty oould sin wrong or error attain to tbat degree suoceis realty poitlble without with-out colllJlog wltti Ibe blfber ajd truly dominant lawi ol right Vicj and error stem to be always ready to assume Ibe garb aal appearance appear-ance of good In order to gather power over the eplrlt and It Is morethau Intimated tbat even that arch enemy 3atan not Infrequently transformshltuellInto an aagal of light anJ asiumlng for tbe uonce that there Is truth In spiritual manifestations mani-festations It bii been admitted and published time without number thit if slatemens maJe by presume aplrlti throujb prmuinoJ msdlumi would gain mjra ready crajeuce by a peiB3natlou of some respectedhonored or trusted authority or psnin luob porsjuBtiou was perleotly legltlinite and In no way derogatory to the hypocritical hypo-critical pretenders That many uplrlts hiva goie out I Into the world hai been patent to obietvatlon and experlenca ever sines Ibo pbrte was uied In apjitilla tlmei and that all men should try tlie spirits u I luit as Important naw as In thosu far oil blatorlo day Tbat li a terrible bird sty Ing In the Book of Mormon which declares tbat In the rellgliui world there are but two churcnei Ihe Cburcli of UiJ or Chrlit and the church of Hatan It wai probablj I > never eqoalliJ lor terieneis and sharp ueii by any 1ropbet who wrote or pokIa any a e M tbey were I moved upon by tbe Iloly Qbost Of a dllleient order yet carrying the tame thought under otber language was tbe aiminltlan Klveu to Ihe JOUDR Irophet Joseph tbat he should orra no alliance with any of Ibe cbuicberaubject to revlvai thouu he > y were tit they bad all gone astray aud were uurto DId ol the leaviniaud without ofllo aI approval or power However Ibis IB I marvellonily iuj geitlvu ol one thing ViZ tbat a counterfeit alwaya supIMes the genu lu j tbettueanl I tbelale tbe cfflctil and Ibe njuofllolil Ibo authoritative and the repudiated Christianity Is tbe dominant profcs Ion ot cur day Christian churches ire faibliuable nul Itllaentlal Chris Ian learning exhouili Itiell In deolir I e Its superiority aud Cbrlitlan Ibirallly lenji Hi literature acd mis ljuarlci Into all tbe ustlica oi Ihe olb wuld UUIY Is this the Christianity ol ChrlsIT li It the Christianity ot Ihe New Testament Testa-ment Is It a duplicate of tbat rrder eiUbllibed by Christ and Ills successor succes-sor la It a continuation or a reproduction repro-duction ol the Christian Church Dies II cberlsb Ibe same ordinances employ the same power commend the same gills or continue tbe same organ Ititlou Will compirlion with Ibe I records tacrod tbey are called lustily Ibo general claim that they are ilngl or combined tbe Church of Uo4 or Cbrlit or are toey really devoid i de-void of all Ihe cbaracterlitlci which Indicate Ihe genuine an J determine deter-mine Itieiuirloui or are they not all bogus without recognition without authority an J power It siystheikeptlo further e Imply Im-ply brlog Ibro IDJIIJully or Y tems Into contrast and comparison no matter what tbelr claim surely none oull for a momonl mlitake one for Ihe otber Uxamlnalion delicts tbe couuterlel aud criticism relukes the ariumptloo never calling Into quu lion Ibe eulbutUsm the lacrlUoe lbegoolnc earnenucsi or Bucceeiei they claim they oin lu no Beuie nor any ol them be uilm tied or enlllloj to the Christian name wblch moit repudiate ai a matter ol lact lu tbelr very nomenclature The ikeptlo Ihui Imlee ooln 010 all pr Iudr bcu of nODOOU fortuity and simply lorD hit critical mental eye over the mullllujlniius organization and glveionilderatlon lo tue one most uesrl approaching tbe historic Ideal I I Mental lifting finally float ono Hand logout alone claiming adhesion to tbat form of sound worJs and doctrine doc-trine be deemi so eiseutlll to a duplicate dupli-cate It II not popular or lufluentlal ludeed It In repudiated and Ibe appel litlon of Christian li denied It by b1 01 wblob II ooforwlI b1I dlermlno be DO cllm wbIr However the ikeptlo li I after tbe truth aud like tbe buslneii man Judging an anumed twenty dollar piece of money n II do nollo lb gDuln oor olrlllrol a gooulo oolu ID color or welgnt II III Is an alloy bis senses delect at once Ihe counterfeit and rejection re-jection follows as by Instinct and ai a miller of course Hut one day a cola li I presented carrying all the lineaments linea-ments ot the genuine lie Iot It by acid by weight by uprl prcboc Lul ombow b h Lol quit oro Inro I a rln to II It almost dene detection bu pro oontII1 the bank where It panes mUIIr By and by U reaches through Ibe CDBtomt the treasury Thoro III li ijected not became of any lack ol welIID It probably not because ol detective workmanship but ll Is I a counterfeit slmily because It was liiued without authority It may be that tbe mere fact of outward out-ward harmony alone will not demon Irate that any orgaulzillon Is ofUod ircan III true cbaracter ba deter mloed thereby for the probability Is that Ihe power ot evil may so Imitate Imi-tate Ibe true Church and 10 poiien miraculous manifestation ai to call Or down from heaven If It were polble 10 tldoolv lb ry elcl Vet there u nlwayg one key by which II Itu l u < C O be accurately determined That Is a the custom houtr at 1 Ibemlr at tbr place ol Isiur If ot ailborll It commands attention It mik I promliei II auurri testimony II will locure recognition Preildent Young once laid thai no human wisdom or Intent woulo ever be allowed to dufllcato or create a perfect semblance ol the ancient Chrlitlau Church that however closely ImlialeJ ai a pro paratory work or claned 11 delusive by iplrlllsl agency lu liter timer Ibi gilt of Ibo Holy Uhosl by Ibe laying on ul hand would romalH lor ever Ibo Impassable barrlir which Imitation anil Deception cjuld never overcome That cannot be counterfeited it li I tbe seal 1 ol authority It li I Ibo alamp ol Deity It li I tbe gilt ol ODd and Ibo redemption re-demption ul Ibo promlsool Christ TM li tbo wllneisol Ibe UjlyBplrlttbe unmistakable un-mistakable power ul Inspiration n1 I that rich atiuranco which comes ol lallb of terfectobedlevce and membership mem-bership lu the Church ol Uod and Christ Too orthodox organization the I chunbiit and religious theorlsti ai sume Ino mucb tbey claim too much they apply egotistically lo themselves precloui lluihi promiseand blenlngs as fouuH In tbe New Testament pit tloululy lu lb Epllll forgelllDg or tlooklog Ibe acll t u ID rare Instances tbeie were addressed to tbe baptlted balleven ot the original Church at Christ and that wllli them no ttrauger ought to meddle Now Ihe ikeptlo proves the promises maJo ot auihorlly he leits tbe compared com-pared duplicate Bbould Hi promises fall be relegster the whole to tbat terles ol deluiloni wblcb are tbe heritage heri-tage of this generation and Ibe ablJ Ing testimony to uulvertal apostaiy Tb CbDrcD muwbU remID stealfast and Immivable Hi clalmi are honored It IB I reoognlzsd ol U J and all Us principles are eterbal 1 > rrleBtbosU li I > not ol man Its authority In ordlnancea It beyond queetlor for Individual revelation from m hlith I uitaullihei In Ihe uesrf that knowledge I knowl-edge aud ower wblcb li I forever Inseparable In-separable Irom Divlnei order acd eternal thing OCCASIONAL |
