| Show I PASTOR SUGGESTS Of T THE MORMON PROBLEM New Ideal Dir Against Abuse of Power by Present Present Present Pres Pres- ent Leaders Necessary June 7 Tho Tho The Solution of the Mormon lormon Problem was the subject of a n pulpit editorial which was read by bythe bythe bythe the Rev Re Noble Strong Elderkin at the Congregational atonal church preceding the em e sermon ermon last night The editorial is in part as a follows There Ther is always a problem where power is ig abused I Nearly years ago ao New had the tle present Utah etah problem sitting on its it front porch On Only h wo wn Congregationalists were the of offending parties partes We ran the whole shop to suit ourselves Other rel religious religions were off ol the track and entitled to no DO consideration or respect We possessed possesse the kf of the kin kingdom om They had to beat us on the head before it it downed upon us that th the Con Congregational church hurel w was s not identical with the kingdom of God on earth But Bui it was worth learning I I came up from S Salt lt Lake last Tn Fril FriT day with two good Mormons Both paid pait pail their tithes Both confessed T T T thought frankly that that there thero was a Mormon problem One had no solution to offer ofer He lie le guessed hed he'd keep in line lne The oth other r had bad a solo solo- tion It I was WIS a hope that a a worthy an an- ta on t to the present present- regime would arise among the apostolate apostolato and out oat of ol the resultant conflict a new order would be wrought ht At the basis of his aru argument ment were the He Hegelian philosophies of advance thesis and antithesis Underneath Underneath Under Under- neath the hours hour's hous conversation I thought I saw an earnest longing longin for a new ideal There are Protestant churches with wit petty interests They quarrel over rites ritel or perishable creeds or forms form of church government They Thea G have no exhilarating mess message e for the Mormon church And there are arc Protestant churches with bi high h ideals In their own rites ries and creeds or forms they see nothing of worth orth save lve these to i God Gods God's s 's Iori- Iori as thele help brn bring 11 ii 1 glorious glori- glori ous kingdom of righteousness justice and brotherly love The These Thee c have a amel mes- mes sara sapa sale not only for tIm the Mormon church I I I b but ui t as also Tor for foi ev every institution ion which which identifies Gods God's k with the su- su of its it own man made hopes It I is is that ideal T J wish t toni tonight ht as a solution for the Mormon or problem and for every er problem like HIm it Once the church was looked u upon on asan asan as at atan an ultimate The reformation assailed that thesis As it saw victory in si sight ht I it began to east cast about for a new ultimate ultimate ulti- ulti mate and finally decided upon the Bible If I the tho Bible w were we're were re everywhere recognized as supreme then said they God Gods God's s 's kingdom kingdom king king- dom would be 10 here upon the earth The conclusion does not follow Out of that realm of unreality we Protestants are movin moving and wo WG plead with you JOU of the great reat Mormon church to journey with us Commercial Motives I I like to tom tomy tomy should to say ay one thing m my Mormon friends Only the narrowest kind of an individual or or organization will wi persist in nagging at t you for your peculiar theology o or your loya loyalty ty to leaders leader surcharged with commercial mo mo- tives A peculiar theolo theology v or a persistent persia persis tent loyal loyalty is mostly a l matter ater of tem tem- For these you yon and I may be forgiven One is abuse of great power and the other is is wilful substitution of means for ends Your church is not an end in itself Nor is mine They aro aroI both meads to the same end And as such they must seek to minister to tho hi higher her need of man And the tho bi higher her need of man is not met by hy giving iving a astone astone astone stone when he lie asks for bread The bread of Gods God's kingdom is justice ri righteousness truth mercy kindness love lo Dogma Do ma doctrine creed ecclesiasticism ecclesiastic ecclesiastic- ism lam or a big pipe organ oran are not the savin saving in the kingdom which cometh down clown out of heaven from God |
