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Show r the peseret news, Saturday, july is, mi Church United Indian War Veterans To Hold Meet the Section, t News . The annual ron ntiun, Blent and reunion of the encamp. United 'Indian War Veteran. IU.,"S. la announced to Itake place in A., Pres. cott, Arisons. September 15 1 and I7 on erhltb occasion ns. tlonalUll, officer win be elected and installed for Uio eneutcK year, and muphj important business 'transact-- , ; , , : ; ' I ' . i aIIi persons who have inlany way ini i participated Indian or in connection there with, warfare tDeir wive direct detcenddnts and widows are invitetd to iltten J and participate. tic n era I Ucdlse Crdok Cam p Na S. of 1'reacott, will perform the function of host tq the delegates and Visitors, and an enjoyable program has been planned by the convention committee aided by the Chamberof Commerce of .Prescott. The first two days will be devoted to the transaction of the large amount of business to be before the convention and brought which will be lof siweial interest to the organisation. The most desirable and practical plan yet devised for an campaign for pensions will be presented by the legislative corn-bu- tt re one of which promises suc-- i cess n the coming Congress, and it ia necessary that delegates be preseht In the greatest possible , number in order to perfect it. The entire day of September 17th will be given over to those who attend. This! entertaining will consist g of tours over the beau-tlfArizona scenic luoantain high- .way. visits to the nearby military Post, veterans' hospital, pioneers' home, state museum and othsr places and instltutlonsJ of interest, wieh a barbecue at ona winding up sot the famous ''dude" ranches The Chamber of Commerce' of Prescott lias prepared Unique and unusual features of entertainment. The Hotel Saint Michael of which Comrade John Duke is pro- pricier, will be headquarters. Reduced rales have been made for our members, and visitors. For further information address, Com rade John F. Mahoney, chairman, of the convention committee, lit B. McCormick Mreol, Prescott, t ; Veterans of Utah Indian wars are especially requested to note. . . I ! ilr. and Mrs. S. C. Jensen, well known Balt lakers, have traveled Ufa's path together now for .half 4 and celebrated their century en wedding on Tuesday. Junegeld, 11 at Liberty park. Mr. Jensen H(l. born In Denmark! vrt(s Copenhagen, Bopt. 1. 145. . lie joined th Church In hia native land and wad chosen treasurer of the first Churhh organisation there, later he emi, in company with grated fa Utah a number one of other Saints, among the number being Caroline Pasmussen, whom he later mar Tied. Brother Jensen paid the migration fea for a number of Jhie friends n Denmark who had joiaed the Church there and had ino , , ul f ; : , . Ai.HKHT FENSCH, National Adjutant General. H !- -t- I Prom Page- - Four.) has embarked j upon' a warfare s, Where against ChrlsLomlty, Tom Paine quo pamphleteered against, the God of thei Christians, 'j (Continued ive now have lgcnry li Mencken, and aorlettea devoted to, the propa-an- d societies devoted toitho porpa- ganda of irrclllR) on are striving to t OiAke hcAdwfty.i Th foe if iChrist httvo never pecn m or oped In their nnuttfon Ism than today. It is nrt merely that men are dmnn y by pride and lust, by lave of quititort, by hplritua dullness and Inertia; there pre those wh deliberately reject hint, fils way lof life is derided os h codo for And slaves; his TfVelatlonweaklings jof God iis ridiculed at a mere phnntosv of the imagination. Personal liberty, free expression. la the cry of a jars age which is fast toeing all Standards Of goodness and beautylaud truth. - j "The new paganism oannot last. J have too much faith in human Nature and in ithe love land ef God to believe tifcat thispower sort of thing can go on fori very long. There are already rlgas ef its breaking up. Revival of Religious Faith Imminent. "I believe that are upon the threshold of a Arrest revival of re, iigtous faith. Tho world is bcjjln-Bin- g to sense Its spiritual' lunger, Just as tho dosing fears of iha eighteenth century, with their bar-ye- n deism and topen Infidelity, were by the Evangelical wakening, the Great Kevlisl. tha Methodist Movement, and tho fervors of Pietism, we may that the denials and excessexpect of present unbcllief will lead to a Bow spiritual ayrakenintt. "To this end. we musk in all of Our thinking and doing have courage to fight cUrrcnt evil. Net Pune think becauso I men I ion the evils of drink and sc that tlv re arc not many others. Ilcltc the-- e because they lare so obviouf.i so challenging and sq fundamental Any method, any movoriient, tho any Institution that brings Gospel of Jesus Christ to jbear in vital, effective,! saving povfef upon the lives ef human beings, men, women or children. Is la tha true 'sense of tho term evangelistic And the world needs evangelism." Thus speaks a keen observer of mod, tin conditions atidi modert Xallowed trends I,, have I . " f- Is There Need Mormonism. ' - f (Continued From for 771.' Page Ob faith by sincere repentance and this repentance is a tank acknowledgment of zin .with a contrite ,hearf and a determination to forsake sin. These two principles of the gospel prepare man for the first ordinance In this plan of , which is baptism. IWith baptism iwa receive a remission of our sins, after whieft there U given the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands. These ordinances, to be valid, must be performed by an authorized servant of God, one delegate and commissioned to set for and In behalf of him, These and ordinances, having principle been tdnperely accepted and oh eyed, man pheoomos a member of tlie These are the Church of, Christ. doctrines which he taught during He finished mission his earthly, the work which his Father scut hint to do. He was crucified. On the Third Dixy. . On ' the third day our Master arose from ths dead, ministered to his apstles and others and then departed to visit astha House of Israel known to us the Nephltea, 1 i'i- j who occupied this western gone tlnent. Thin was in fulfilment ef the words of, tho Savior: l "And other shoep X have, which aro not of this fold! them also I must bring, and 'they shall hear my voice) and there shall he ona old. and ona shepherd," (John , , . J ' complete to the insures. However, later, apostasy and shliltual , darkness came among thefs people. During the 41 fe time of the apoe-tle- a on the eastferp continent, npoa- tasy began to Sc In. Heresies of several klhAd dey sloped. JohnJhe Revelotor Stated that In hia day soma of tha churcbea had lost ths faith aiid that ona church wan "Belter hot nor, oold. About this time cams the terrible persecutions under Nero and these persecution continued tor nearly 250 yean. The Christiana commenced to Imitate the heathen ueremontes and gavs to publlo worship a spectacular appearance. Ordinances were changed. When Christianity beeama the religion, it lost lis vitality aa tho Church of Chrlrtl Spiritual Osrlnee Following ths Jons of tho power of the true Ohurdh cams s period of spiritual darkness, during which time there arose churches claim-- ! ing ths right to minister In tha things of God. aid soma of thasa churches still alalin that right. A 1 number of historians have record-ed that tho GoapWl of Christ wan perverted, that it was no longer left In ths earth. Roger Williams refused to continue aa pastor ovor in ona of tha oldest churches i America on tho ground that thara was 'no ' regularly constituted chureh on Aarth, jnor any parson . qualified to administer any church nor can there ha," said ordinance; naw apust a are sent by ha. until t(that gospel , One grand-- 1 la on a mission In Australia, Elder Oscar Brooksby. At tho golden wedding all (heir children were present, and-- ' 8 of their grandchildren. The dayiwhe spent in Liberty park where a dinner was served, after which tarn- -' Uy pictures were made. The family spent the day visiting and- - en. Joying tho park, in a family! -reunion. Brother and Sister Jensen have spent the last 2 years working In the Salt lake temple. They are la good health and look forward to yet more years of married life together. i I To this people around the Temple in thegathered Land, Bountiful, he declared: Behold, 1 am Jesus Christ! ths Son of God. I created tha heaVena and tha earth, and sH things that in them are. I was i with tha Father from the beginning. l am m the Father, and tha .Father In me; and In mejhath tha 'Father glorified his name. "I came unto ny own. and my own received me not. And the scriptures concerning my coming T are fulfilled. "And aa many as havt received me. to them have I given to become the sons of God;, and even so will I to as many aa shall believe on my name, for behold,! by'. me redemption comoth, and la me Is ths law ef Moses fulflllsd. 'I am ths light and the lifs of the' world. I am Alpha and OmSga, the beginning and the end. "And ye shall offer up unto me . no more tho shedding of ihlood; yea, your sacrifices and, your burnt offerings shall be, done away, for I will' accept none of- ' efyour sacrifices ahd your burnt ' ' is . j ' v and1 grandchildren , ; , ' j - i firings. "And ye shall offer fob 4 sacriCrrito me a broken heart and fice' S contrite spirit. And whoso Cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him! will I bapftze with fire and with tha Holy Ghost." (t Nephi li Twelve DlcislJeo During hia brief sojourn jamong Jhie people, he thught them the gospel, which tnqlud-- d the same principle and ordinances he had previously taught among thieJews. He commissioned twelve disciples to art in his name and to (organchurch. ise The special witnesses of Christ to oh both continents proceeded teach thq goepel and to organise his church. They grew with amazing rapidity. Tho Master's inspired servants traveled throughout what was known as the entire, (Reman empire, establishing cburclie and breaking down paganism, pn the American continent the twelve so disciples labored diligently, much so that all embraced tha hunlist neve lived for gospel and dred years In that ideal condition .) I I i i 1 . Utah. sn ; -' io live. The realization of 'these ideals in the lives of its citizen will Insure the future of any country. ef May J have ths pleasure! your Invisible company next Sunat Good hour? day evening $hls night to you all ' 89 ir .editor. : Manuscripts' declined Will be returned 11 desired. , Address com muniratlons to Editor Church Section. The IVseret News. Salt Lake City, , o." j Student friends, wliat' Are your views of these matters T You are to be oup leaders In the not distant future. As leaders you will also .bo teachers, perhaps not many as . , . National Safety and Religious Ideals. t ahd farming, land erected thijiffirst store ever built (which still stupas) north of the Grand Canyon am tha "Arizona Strip." When h left Arizona he sold the mercantile husiness to hi William Rrooksbyi Sister. Jensen was horn in Den- mark, Dec. 1, 1851. Sh Joined the Church in Denmark, and has been an active Church1 worker. While living in Arizona, aha iwaa a counselor ia the Relief society., i. Brother and Sister Jensen were in Ithe old Endowment , married House, June lt, 1881. They have oven children, ail of whom1 are living. They are: Mary Lewis. Fredonla, Arizona; Annie HaYaock, Salt Bake City, Utah; Emma Brooksby, Fredonla; Bertha Christiansen, Salt Lake; Martha Stood. 'Sandy. Utah; Florence Peterson, Jensen. Tooele, They Murray; Dave - -- Ar-Uc- 5 foi material publication. g experiences inqklents iof ct Trent Church history, experiences of mis-- , aionartes in he field, special events in Church . comlire.studios in docmunity trine. thoughts and impressions anything ' of a relig- loua, social .or i ethical nature of special jntet-cs- t or appeal, will be glad y considered.; with --the provision, of necea-- t sily, that acceptance or rejection he basbd upon the . fmeans at transportation. . j Brother and Sister Jensen moved to Sanpete county where they lived for a number of years. There three children were born to them, Eater they moved to northern Art sons where they remained for , about 19 years There four) more children' were born to them. Broth er and Sister Jensen suffered! many privations known to the Bet, , tiers of northern Arizona. early Brother1 Jensen has been an active meipber in the Church, having been superintendent of Sunday school for IS years, a member of a quorum 'of seventy; was Justice of the peags and notary public; for a number! of years, as well j as a member of the school board for about IS years. Ho was postmaster lb years at Fred onla. Ariaona. Ho made a good living freighting . professional educators some of you will bo such. though Bui every loader and every adult la a teaoher.i many limes a far' more effective one than he realizes. "No one Is so accursed by fats, No one so utterly desolate, But some heart, though un- -' . known, Responds onto his And why is every one a teacher f Because he le a living soul,' And whether he wtlla it or not ho teachea by example. I cannot hear what you say, bemuse w hat ., yon gyo rings so loudly in! my. ears." Tha example of leader potent. particularly Toung men and woaien the ru- ture is In your keeping. Hhnll It ho safeT Yes, If real Christian motives shall actuate all you do, The mission of tho Church Jesus Christ of I.atter-da- y Saints U to tench the Gospel of Jesus Christ, motivating if possible every sou) with Christ's ideals, thus milking the world a better plaee in which , , -- I U ment Is determined to make the Church Section of the Saturday eUtirfna vivid presentation of thfe spiritual life of jtho Xxvtterjday Saints of today. We wish material that williappeal to the whole mem-- , herhlp of the Church, both the young and. the old. Tthe field is broad and the material la plentiful. To this end' friends of The Deseret News are invited to submit Faith-promot- ' sight-seein- H ' f The Deseret News manage- V -- the great head of the church, for whose coming j am seeking. America, page 18.)' (Picturesque our As I have sot 4 before, Father in Heaven exercises desti-au over the eentrol overrating nies of the children of men. As a to bring : loving father, he destree to pass the salvalton of his children. and during the tima of, this arose there spiritual darkneesi mighty men who cam on tho . stag of this world's drama at set 1 times' and places o that tha pur-bo carposes, ef aur Father might the resried out in prepaying for Theaa toration of the true gospel. known aa mighty men havedidbeen to eioim not reformers. They receive rovelatlona. They saw tho In the day In abuse of religion labored to which they lived andmisbeliefs so T right ithe wrongs and apparent to these great spirits. In tho Mohammed appeared sixth .century and at a tima when -low religious life waa at a very had obb Christianity by this time .This become entirely perverted. man brought about an Intensive eastreligious fervor all through ern Europe and Western Asia It condition of changed the .political Mohammedtho countries where anism prevailed, j A ClaUtolto Monk' n John Wycliffs, of England,, . Catholic monk, translated , tha . , . i lanBible Into ths Anglo-Saxo- n He was tried for heresy guagein the great hall jof Westminster, It years, After he had beet) dead waa pub- the Bible he translated liely condemned land, every copy ordered burned, i Germany there came anothef great actor In this world's drama. Ills name was John Hu, a German priest. He denounced the doc- trines of tho dominant church of his day and opposed the doctrine which of transsubatantiation, At brought on athefrightful war. last be paid penalty and wan burned at the stake in tho great publlo square at Prague, but tho . tiros of religious liberty which bo lighted have never died oot. (Pleas Turn to Pag Bevsn.) - |