Show in the past ten years a great change liis overcome religion as cd by the various so called orthodox denominations in fact the tion as to spiritual teaching BUCO and belief 19 greater than has taken in other and daoro ordinary courpas of lito and elements of ocic ty eoma of changco may possibly bo recognized recognised ag for tho act ori land degeneracy is in many respects a striking atud very feature of nil eccle eliat of mormonism As nn instance illustrative of the fac tors that aro silently yet surely producing tah wo would refer to abo recent revisal of abo scriptures to suit abo and credic certain ecclesiastical egotists ego tista it was henry VIII of england who found tho scriptures of hia day irk omo to hia despotic nature and bein inel ineil to tho ro secured a change more suitable to hia temperament pe sanco then many other changes hate boon ado plod and tho revision of 1880 1 ga e thise who did not relish the doctrine doc trino of abell or punishment in a future life a clenca t disregard the existence of either aal a cudo of morals tl 0 efficacy of abo bible is not impaired perhaps by these alterations but as a book inspired by god as a spiritual guido to enlighten abo myat cries of life and tho hereafter it loses its power vohen human hands can change its meaning so u to bo more pleasing to the inclinations and of the people alio tendency seems to be to give color and to the teachings ct darwin and further tho resorts of tho pulpits to the inclination of the various sectarian ministers to preach to suit alio whimsical of their several congregations that is to humor their francios fan cios to their mental palato and to sinuously espouse their sympathies regardless of tho literal teaching of the bible cannot but load on to scepticism preachers like talmadgo Tal mago fir instance may by their sensational and irreverent burlesque have the larger congregations but they teach nothing all phantom and no substance the hearers are more in tho capacity of theatre goers than ora after divino truth and as a con quence thoughtful men aro said to be greatly inclining towards infidelity it is right hero that tho knowledge of a divinely inspired gospel as the doctrines of mormonism cottain ly are stop in and bacome an active factor in giving men a knowledge of a future salvation |