Show I 1 I 1 1 AD I 1 MSS jap 0 the MORMONS SEN I 1 atto US RELIGION I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 13 br Y elteser ELIAS L T HiRR rOV I 1 11 i 1 f i F i I 1 I 1 I 1 tah the c r religion professes processes to teach 0 m man n how tb use gratify and an control every j power and passion he possesses it not only I 1 teaches aim princia palmi ness to ohp me spirits af ayery wa urnis heg i them with principles tb that atwill will break do down j the bai barriers between the guinan family Y a and uni ate until their desires t parn par P urr ur n r pose saad affections have but 0 one ne direction but it says to man g on should include thelrue th the true etrue principles of gati gratifying dying 0 and adra governing the senses 1 on this account quan mormonism nisel ha has a been beani comparetto compared to I 1 i am because a say ay some it offers sens sensuous gratifications UL as aj part of ai the future rewa rewards of the e good iv it tells the world of an earth that shall bo cot cel and cover covered g d wi with ith the glory of god of rocks and beasts which with the rest rear of a groaning I 1 creation shall iball rejoice in in I 1 prid tnie beauty eau t y and perfection v and says 10 1 0 6 man these things shall minister to your future pleasures in perfection as they now do i in baart parac nor shall social joys be vy wanting for t the charms and joys derived from the triune relation of calfe fe children land and friends 9 shall still swell the pleas plea s ures arbs of existe ce whilst enlarged powers of thought a spirit toned down from harshness and swelled with love and charity shall complete ther the iian mati now aho vho A he cares it the above does resemble I 1 a little if labomme in these particulars rosei iMes truth who cares certainly not gatei day saints for they have hake learned to io follow principles and not men and they confess they are not averse to truth though it should be uttered by anarak impostor brany other impostor imposter indeed for instance they would not ajeo t the truth that men shou shored id not creade for money even though it should be uttered 1 by a bishop rolling in golden equip equipage ag e drawn draw by silver gilver grasl grays wrung wrong as it might have been indirectly from the sweat and toll toil of the laboring poor then if they would not reject 1 truth under sup such b circumstances why object 1 I 1 to a principle e it ir it can be proved heavenly because years and years ago something ing t t a I 1 little i t 1 similar was taught C by somebody I 1 W who h 0 wil finding din the whole world under the in ak finenco of imposture thoi thought he would do a little litile business on his bis own account now if such puch expectations or ideas as 9 mormonism encourages encourages 0 be wrongs wrong it must be because they are contrary to the revelations god has given of what he intends man to hope for or because the works of nature devel develop op characteristics in god different to those encouraged encourage iby by the principles of the latt latter erd daiy diy z ly saints the object of the fo following I 1 remarks remark sis is to show what revelation and nature do say on the matter I 1 the idea that our op posers hold bold seems to be that it is not heavenly minded nor consistent with a spiritual religion to kletthe let the thoughts be employed an on su such eb ide ideas as as are su suggested gg ested by the material tangible works of god but that we should have a reli religion gion isolated entirely frown from such gross matters as 0 powers capes mechanical or pursuits and haw have communion with ones god godin in spirit and above all never think of carrying such ideas into eternity where doubtless all these carnal things 11 swill will be fot forgotten gotten and nothing but praise and prayer employ the mind J now dear friends where did you get the idea wat that a godly life ought to se sepe peTate yate you from pleasures derived from inspection or possession of the beautiful material tangible tan i ible blessings of erth earthar ear thor oj that your religion ligia would 0 o uld suffer in its heavenly mindedness if i it en grafted a promise 0 of f such blessings on the condit condition ion of oe a righteous life did you got get it from abrah abraham am who 0 loved and obeyed that he might obtain promises of his sings pertaining pena ining to this earth or frota from his cod G gd who 16 rewarded his elds righteousness rig I 1 with i a promise of fruitful lands and a n numberless posterity to en enjoy joy the thema perhaps yoa ilot got it from jacob who ho when alep I 1 dying instead 0 of f gi giving vin g lap up his wa worldly notions I 1 and thinking abt about death and eternity spent his last breath in promising all the temporal he well chii af p pf to his descendants of course if yoa vo did feel shocked at such a scene you doubtless prayed let me not act die diel lite like jacob let nov nor my last ast end be like ats I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 IL st us look into jesus the author alid aad finisher of our faith hild arid see leo if we can aan tia trace ce in ea HIM eam m notions of worldly pomp and ud gran deur first kir st of all idl his m mother bora wini him believing he should sit A en davids idl a throne thron fib that his worldly majon P were born with film no wonder then W we e hear him on the mount surrounded bya blithe tl multitude leading them on to righteousness with ith this worldly mind ed argument C Bles he meek for they ey sha aliat inherit the ahll why did ard not he say blessed 4 are the M meek aik i I 1 oik for they shall have a heaven where all sen a sue bous us pleasures sh allbe extinct extin c t and call pa k tha I 1 multitude to 0 say amen I 1 hear again wor kingon the minds minda of I 1 the ignorant by promises of worldly blessings ing 8 1 claying flaying fla ying there is no man ihan that hath I 1 left faluse or breth brethren refi oi or sisters or fh esth th I 1 1 1 er I 1 toy mother or wife or e hildren children or iq lands I 1 for I 1 an and A the ehg gospels but bab shall receive I 1 41 bevera an h hundred u ared fold noi now in this ume I 1 ho goibe iw I 1 46 1 and d ti brethren ethien and sisters awl J I 1 I 1 hers rs An delill aien and lands with amee per deou q I 1 1 ciok tio aud andro inthe the world to eoma ema eternal bernal life mai a I 1 x 29 30 and tell me itie tear dear reader 11 bhatt eari we aes to convince us ua that V io 41 aa 11 Z 1 I 1 ai k I 1 al I 1 I 1 N T I 41 w 4 the world worldly lv minded religion of the mormon ise iele oldis old as jesus himself heir hear the worldly adly minded pikul paul de declaring clar for himself and brethren them who by continuance in well doing f seek se vf for dr glo 1 I 1 ry and honor hono r two tw I 1 very ery worldly varl aly minder in g principles riipi ids 40 unity and and ftp eternal life I 1 R rom 0 a iii 17 and further reaching wi faie doctrine ei t saying the saints are to be e beira of god a a heirs w witia uk jesus christy christ W whom hom he declares in another place to be heir to thrones dominions I 1 principalities and howera ra for they were created for him hica col i 16 11 now latter Lilt teri aday day saints do vilt pot go a bit further for only give them theia jill things glory y han honory 41 thrones throna dominions s principalities and powers and the i most worldly minded 9 1 in elisten ce in would quid be perfectly I 1 ati I 1 I 1 I 1 1 seeing then that r revelation on and the sea 4 sious reli religion vion of the cormons mormons aa walk vii agreeably agree abl ysideo side by b als side aide we chile to 0 natures revelation elution for f 0 r as the book of doctrine Doo trine 1 I I 1 I 1 1 and covenants covenant 8 says after a re revelation on of 61 jesus bl ji them the works of creation I 1 t throughout weir their vast forms a all avay exhibit aft ibs eternal power powe rund and godhead abos on em naith ii ii 4 andallo and also reve reveal althe the chapa oter and perl suits bulbs of the deity and thesa are very im important to arabe tr ace for he certainly is ig ahead ah eav enly minded being i 1 then fearlessly dur worldly worldly igind ed principles along side gideon of H hw a works and abd ask aa where amouel amoo gall all the works of natu nature is there one that does not preach a sermon ion n thai J spirituality of a sensa ons ioa for or theyAn th eyare ei all the works of a s spiritual being andion course they y wilL mill reveal 9 spiritual mind can love a and aad ad be incessantly y employed tin jn i attending I 1 I 1 ing to aith out losi ng ing a lity i they ace ball thew ihei Works orka of one probating nob no in lima and alid hereford he nn cramped by the litt littleness leniss which attends mens notions von evon e of the ahe great mid and holy one inhibit inhibiting iho eternity therefore b an inspection of th them edwill em will reveal what we way may fm fairly aly expect I 1 of he be the character of I 1 our storks and flur pursuits when brhen aej we in wa popular sense seas e are in eternity y also i does doers ga jove beautiful shapes and a nd colors let ua ask as chey form forin thi the basis of much that is is sensuous I 1 ii go beside the ek displaying above his arched back i ft a host of golden clouds and setting s nas in in miniature thon then you may leal aleain n 1 I 1 go gather roses or behold a tuli tulip p bed ti tinted with such heave hea viably ialY atta art ninety bice ty and look at the golden baaki of oe the watery tribe orthe or ithe silv silver excreted crested geniec gem decked span spangled aled breasts of the birds of hotter climes chines than ours or divasto thi the ocia oceans artle bed and bilog up its pearly shells and you ou will learn abl only ky does led echi exhibit lilt a most decided and love for beautiful colors in objects on the surface of the earth nit but that myriad fa fathoms thouis deep down on old oceans nt stones I 1 are found ithe he proofs that spiritually minded as jehovah is he lovos loves well aarino harino nihed tints and shades 1 f i I 1 does ho he lo loye lore ye elo elegance elorance 11 oance in shape the crested twan triumphing in matchless curves an dInos of beauty would gay aay so the noble 0 horse built with such symmetry and well proportioned grace would teich tach the alfe said then tarn co man observe his big perfect form the painters study that he be may learn what is beautiful in shape and Ws ask ki then seek beek the flowers of earth so full of grace and beauty haythe green leaf would won improve prove my mv 1 taink iram this a alone oue we vve 1 den can gat gather blar int in the h e attention to tb form proofs that god would b va e abre more offended ed than pleased were he be charged with be ing so 80 apu spiritually ritually mi th taftt lathe he found it to for uch car nal things asforis as forms or shapes dots does god love grand grandeas gran dear edir or mag magnificence 9 bobas he has done his best to make nian man think so anyhow storing the bowels of oe the earth with gold and silver ore and all thead the metals Is in their great variety hiding up ais bismar mar bla blocks ana ao d almost jewarld of stone atone tai to build or garnish pi palaces blaces with aid aad 9 altered att ered lustrous gema gem s about th the earth that man may biuk them up and after using them for his own adornment get froin them a faint idea of the of the world to come when hen gates made of pearl and cities built of bams shall toll tell tho the truth that mortality moita lity may adase cease with us ug but immortality shall only usher i in in sensuous pleasures con controlled strolled trolled by laws in in breh greater falness and perfection still f then ate are the ideas of the cormons mormons Mor mons more full of worldly pomp or earthly graif grandeur dedi than their makers when lie ile spends eternity in creating globes fitting them ap as above and devo developing loping his nil mechanical ech anial powers in balancing Z them and directing their courses I 1 I 1 wh why y does he not aspire toas to bo as lofty spirit ual a character as some of his followers aers and leave world making ma acing fruit ra mating flower shell and bird anakin making 1 I sc kotome b being e less spiritual in his hie pursuits t than han 1 sel gelfand fand and leave off the creation of things which can but encourage a we love for the sensuous sena a us pleasures of existence now I 1 know that a some ome will not admit th that at god has manifested his own character in his works but vi vainly linly argue these works I 1 are only for mans gratification r and ure are and do not at all indicate what go gos loves f how oan can that be 0 when hen not I 1 above I 1 one in n i a 1111 million even even com cornea o to mans si sight ht at al all how aloi v miny many of the shells of the b ocea clew d never reach the surface sar face hd how anany baay my i V rians of beauteous iri insects sects 1 are ne never er see leony mana man a solitary one ahe la Is caught a nd k cledt that it ni may bd wondered it at 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 go in the ednan man is never ext expected t or cantia subsist subs iff he goes iohd j jungle t 1 n 1310 w where the looft dand the ter have it a all 1 their own I 1 way and even ahe mountains top where man win can scarcely el eler eer er ascend acen furnish the evidences os of goda old love ford for beauty agn ana a form wy wh hh half if tbt te wory wor kman ship bf f goa is ig ais cely 61 y i seen 0 n jintil I 1 the ahe destruction d sf soma 0 its part p aing reveals raveal hoy hondr it was put but ich en does boit W wor or aan alone in may aj ad mirela mue abid ild be because bee ause he hebin nde 61 it a his vast lint bir e 6 lot love e ta and therefore there forg R he ifer pet LI in all hia taus fh r i 9 dear I 1 reader ne 11 Y it M think ni ju you wa oia d see dee ee s e cannot move nove ou i r ejai but 6 ut fresh fieh 0 gree I 1 us of the worldly mindedness minded nesa of o 1 f pr or I 1 eirts air aai and seal seas swarm in with ta 1 0 ra 4 of 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