| Show I RELIGION OF 1J1B J10IIMOXS Owing to circumstances which I need no explanation here the majority I ma-jority of protecting Christians have bean given an Incorrect Idea of the religious belief ol the Mormon people 1 but during recent yean the Latterday saints baTe become better known and f tbe orroneiui Idea referred li givIng giv-Ing way before the light of truth Vet there are Mill a steal many people I who would not Intentionally do InJustice IF i In-Justice the Uormonibut who have a I very mlitakin Idea of the relliloui IN N belief of the latter and avoid thom on that account These people are fur that Imposed on by tbe statements of Interfiled icbemeri who endeavor tot 11 to-t block the way to Investigation by as setting that the Mormon are trial Obrlitlaui At to Ibis particular point It may be noted that the Ten name ol the or ganisation commonly known ai Ibo Unman Church proclaims to the world Ibo emphatic Christianity of Hi meutieri That name declare the Church to be the Church of Jesus Otatlal and the prolusion ol faith ol I I organization recognlinai an eg l lentlal salvation the act of obedience I once to the laws and ordinances of The I Gospel of Jesus Christ which the Apostle Pew describes ai the power af Dod unto salvation Ai to the organization of too Church It U I lit forth by the Mar nsent and li I the only claim made upon that point that the Church war olganlttd by command ol Christ Hlmiell and that Ue li Hi Founder I and Undo 72OZ3 are cSlceri In the Church under Him from the First I Presidency who are AfoMu down but He It the Head and Guide ol the Church And upon Via I matter ol divine authority thus out forth they Invite the supreme test ol tbe wll DIM of the Lord Himself that If aDman aD-man will do the will 01 God u It 1 II k taught by the Church of Jeiua UbcUt of Xiatterday Bilnti be will receive from heaven a knowledge ol Ibo divinity ol tire work caiamonly known aa Mormonism The IiattertJiy Sainte or Mormonr believe In God the Eternal Falber I Uh Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost mat these three constitute the Qodbead that the Has li the express Image of Hit Fithetj parent ai the Apostle deelaro In bit epistle to Ibo lIbrew and that I the Holy Ghost li a pcriona of tlilrlt lo Ohrltt tbe Lord do tbe Litter day B lot look at their tie Jeemer Savior King and Lord that In 111m oDd through Him they receive I III thlugi and that Ue lias spoken knd does pak to I llll Church tbrcugh I Im AV kk I 11 I L 1 4 lel A Ilia Ioplitt and by the TAOS ol tho Spirit I Tbe Halnla receive ai the law of the Clospcl every counsel command and ordinance enjoined and taujbt by Ohrlit They Lellevuln the necessity Qf I a living active faith on Uluinianl Ie led by the good works 01 obedlooo to the requirements Hi hill maje They believe In the necessity of ro ontacce from tic ot btptlem by Hli authority for the romllon 01 mine that baptism being llu birth of Ibo water which lIe declared la to etsec lln and of Iho laylim on ol hiuJa ol Hli authorized torvinti for oiulortloj the Holy Quoit wblcb Ho Provoked lo Ibo who obicrve lllalaw nnd which was conferred In ancient Unite by the laying I on of the bond ol the Apia tree They also accept all Other rulu lie gov to the full extent of llln declaration that 64ho that hillevoili ou me the works that I do Shall he do RISM hofbe The organization 01 the Church In this age came as a epeclal dispensation oftllvlne Providence foretold In Ibo Itovclatlon of HI Jobu who beheld an angel flying In the midst of beiveu having the everlasting aoipel I h preach to thorn that dwell on the earth It tills the revelation of GAS nut of man Holy Messengers wore lent from heaven and conferred the Priesthood uon tiio Prophet Joseph Hmllh who was ordalncl an Apostle by the Apostles Peter James and Johnand thus auocuodcd to the divino authority committed to Ibo chief ot tile Apostles In ancient tlmoi tbli lame apostleship being essential U the great work of regeneration In the latr days The work of Ibo Latterday Saints 11 to preach this Uoipel of the kingdom king-dom In purity power and rlgbteoui < names with love for all for the lalva lion of mankluJ Their aim li to do their parlln ettabllihUg through the principles < of tbe Gospel that Z on described In a popular Mormon hymn In which occurs the following stanza Live and virtue faith and wisdom orace ad gifts were combined As himself each loved hi neighbor All wr onalm bort od mind In the attainment this and they Invite the fullest Inveitlgatlon 01 they have a divine mesiige to commit to the people for their nlvatlou and In the name of the Lord they eeek to perform that labor acceptably to Him In doing this there Is an Intome Christian devotion which has Id the Mormon to make many great cacti Hcei for the cause they have espoused And they present their testimony to the world with a desire to blesa and save and because the Lord bas commanded com-manded them to do to |
