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Show ri:HusiL iniii. Wben Ibe Prophet Joaepk Hmllb, In the early part of the preeenl century, declared tbo tx atanoo of (lad tut Father aa h paraonage of labvrueol. knd wbn tkla wa followed by the preaching of the Kldere of tkel'buroh of Jeaua Ckrltl of Ltatter-day Balala lo Iho tame til tot, a great ery weol up from profeitrd Cbriatlan mtnlaltra everywhere. The latter loudly vociferated vocif-erated that the peraonal (iod doslrlnc waa an attempt I "debate Dally lo lb level of maul" although tb aarlton lolled to convince llioae who bellerel In poraoael ilelty that Hla ohlldreu mutl not ba In eouie iotpele Ilka Him, and thair form lu aom meaiura euggtetlve of Hi. Many and warm hire been Ibe alt-ouiilone alt-ouiilone with Mormon Eldere upon Ihle topic, with th rnull Dial In ah raioa Ilia Klocr, end In wauy oatoa hla opponent, lelt euro that the vlutury ol loglo nd facta waa on llio aide ol u Ood wllu lody, part and pateloua, aa tangible at uiau'i. Ilut, aa hue been the chbo with niaoy of Ihe Irllgluua Ideat tlit pratenlad In tint ana by tho Letii-Jn Heinle, lliero bat bf a niaikai developmeul amoLg oitu lowerd j reooiiixing ttio iniili a a principle, wluihcr s uluim ly to iciiuliiuienu thereunder waa or v. aa Hot Kiveu. In theoate el Ike pi,rtiii.al Drily doolrlnr, gradually It baa founj favor oineog lhiiuglil:ul lovattlgetori, end allbuugu there bib many rallgtontete wbo main-lalu main-lalu the old heterodoxy, the oorreol doctrine baa augtneuted Bloodily Ibe number of It ad herents until now, In dannTilrn-llonal dannTilrn-llonal ohurchea, the mlnlatera preach wllheutquealloa or eenltadlotlon the truth their predtoeesora of n few yeara ago danouooed prepotteroua aod oven hlarphamout. An lllutiratlon of thla It Inlhaa-r-nion of Kev. W. A. Uarduer, In the Wattnld Chrlttlan church In Hea Fraocltoo on Hunday Itat. Mr. Oar I. ner'a tub) eel wea "A I'araonal Ood." Ha ennfeMod that formerly ho would not bavo preanhBd aueh k eormon, but aaldt "Aa 1 have grown In yeara knd experience I baVB changed my opinion." Then h proceeded lo glvr tome of hla reeaoi.a for btllavlng In a peraonal Ood; aod llr Ibla ho ol trd by declaring hit conviction Ibal "our greataat phlloeopbeia and aoltn'tna ar deeply lmprad wllh lh Ulltf la a peraonal Ood Lord Htoou, John Look, n. A. I'recler, l'roltttor Tyn-dalland Tyn-dalland 1'rof.wor Huxley." Thua lh Ooipel llgbl I tpreaJIng preparatory ol lh IIji whan It eball All lliowluleoarlh. luteal dart lie Hplrlt la balug poured out Uon mankind man-kind loth eileul that all who will may have an uodera'.andlng of th Irulb. And lihougrt wicked nete aioma alao to be lucroialng among men and leading lliem to tettruotlon, yet knowledge of truth, loo, I growing, Dial people may liav fair opportunity opportuni-ty to rtjtol rvi I, aed U to ty are con-Oeioned con-Oeioned II will b utl )udgmenl be-cauee be-cauee ol refutal ta receive tb light that la brought lo them. Tko Ootptl leaven I working for lh victor of rlgbleouanraB. |
