Show i ISTIAN AND AN MORMON Uon I I The ot of Christ were first called Christians at Antioch This was In derision Th They were believers In Christ therefore they were dubbed Their proper title was wasI I This Is IA evident from all the I epistles ot of the Apostles which hn hare been I a and Included In the I I lion ot of writings called the New Testa I i ment mentI I The Greek name nam given glon to them was not adopted for tor n a long time b by the die dis disciples of at Christ It was echoed by theIr 4 enemIes among nIl hll the nations that op I posed ld them and Ultimately came to be beI I I common commonly accepted Once II a term ot at otI I reproach It became In time A title to be respected I t A Christian meant nt at first a follower I of at n a Jew who Was nn an Impostor a aI 4 a frIend of tax taxI I I gatherers the rabbi and the j Ignorant who consorted with sinners Inner 1 was a teacher ot of an agi I I the Mosaic law and th thI I 1 Roman authority They were re common commonly ly charged IB as we read In Quo I with worshipping the head ot of u an ass an 4 with ala intents Infant and Ind using their blood In the Gf at the with orl ot of a character and andI I with oon conspiring I pi t the rule ot of I CreAr In Savor ot of ChiSel a theIr ICIng After Constantine WI was so 10 far eon I t 11 auto to mingle some Ollie t ot of I Christianity With tb the lM ot of the thel l antI anO to clothe with authority i I I traIn the civil power some IOme ot of the he mot moat pliable ot of the Priests who claimed to be 00 beL L that name w was made a title I I i of hopr and d the who tad ad been i er heW held up to public esteem deem I In 01 latter lays claY claim to tobe toI I be Christian which a are u far removed t tram from the spirit and aad teachings ot of II J ai I d Is III from light And II usia to be Christians who laugh lauh 1 I 1 at His and would a soon loon think I i of by them at as ut uC throwing their money mony and mc merchandise handlo Into the teL sea sear r All creeds ot of Europe and Ind Ii i America claim lum to be thue the title Into lato contempt ont m t While t f I 1 there II I something of Christianity t and d It has haa a 1 very Christ would I hi repudiate the whole discord 1 sat Bin n worldly man mui If II j r W PI 1 among men and would l Lw the ap to It of His HII name 1 as aa It than blasphemy I I TM The term Christian U originally j I used was rational to 1 sty styLi Li 1 the kit But Bul the Ut In stead or called CU had hadit it bess dubbed Christa or J would i not that hI hive e been ridiculous Or U It Ut t the follows ot of Peter had beta bean named V and ot Paul Paul and ot of John JohnI Job I I J Johns John much con ot of lan un and of It rule would there have n In teh nomenclature The Tho Saints almost almot from the beginning of thur Church lion have bu Wen as much iti IM rp the former lay dRY Saints and are rt Wt W use tilt th term Ir If quotation marks mArkl Why l because teale It Il Is III a nIckname and second It Is Wily Why then use Ule It at sil lit It b has coins Into common aiice In an t is generally known as the 1 hleb Saints ate are It I Is shorter horter than their title and I Ii so 10 commonly adopted that It cannot well be Ignored ut Is II the name ot of a man mana a Prophet the c of at a 11 hook book after atter him To lO tv iv It his names name without An termination to tp huH who In hl hi book I Is folly N I Is the name ot of one ot of the most Writers ot of the d and by Mormon P who followed him were called Nt N that was eminently proper It not t have been so to call t ni N hs Laluan was ot of ota ofa a leader among tb the ancient people ot of this co continent to tIme the Hook of t n hut but hi his followers were not dubbed 1 they w were CAlled La IA a as wn Well say the d daT mare are or or or Matthes or or Luk Luks because they believe In the books boGk written by tho those inspired a as to osil the Saints Saint Mormons Mormon b be they thel believe In Ih the and compilations ot of the Prophet Mormon It ItI I 1 It a wrong term to apply and therefore While we fe use It a as on one commonly un understood we place pine It as AI we do the term Mormonism In III quotation marks that vt We lucY not nul be consIdered as accepting ether Ither term and It nil as right The organization which e represent III hui the Church ot of Jesus Christ of oC dRY day Saints Th The system ot of r religion In Inc c therein Is not any moro mart than It Is m and and The members i of the Church ate ale Saints or If the other term Is too lengthy length a and d Mormon Isa Is title they do donot donot not and nd Is not in accordance with either good language or good |