| Show L TOi B gardett gaide gar GAK DEtT J TAZWELL colia colla CO lia lla IiA t 11 Is 82 0 editor deseret news tho thu ignorance often dis dir displayed played by educated d men when writing or ope speaking aking upon roig ious lous subjects Is illustrated in the tho following extracts from a letter written by a alleged published in a paper of of the leading orthodox chUrch churches earh eart the the tha truo church cf of christ divides itself into sects as naturally as a tree divides itself into branches it ia Is the will of jad dad that it should dp bafo A tree treo W V jjck lmh S r R and no would bea be a ity one organic church in iri the world and no sects would soon be como come eo so corrupt that good meu men would have to go out into the world to get got into tolerable society the statement made in the arst first sentence en tence tenee would nave been bean ver very y good if jf thai thal word branches had been teen used in ln i stead mead of sec sects ts 21 B branches ra n b he a ar are e bourl nourished hed by the bap eap which cornea comes through the main trunk of tho the tree from the roots A branch dissever ed J rom irom the trunk of lof thairel tha tree would die a natural death A branch of ibe the church dissevered dis severed from the I 1 church would die a spiritual death sects in the sense benee used by the ther writer i are each gach t aeh each independent of the other and of the body they are not governed by bytho bythe samo same bead hence ibe the comparison comp arlbon arleon made wade by the learned writer is not logical A tree with a limb gro growing wing ja detached et ached would be a curiosity curioso ty one organic church built upon the rock of revelation could not become so corrupt as imagined and described descry d and remain the church of christ if organized instructed and fed by the wisdom of men the fear expressed would doubtless come true we hear sometimes about orthodox churches the cormons mormons Mor mons fortunately tuna tely are not among the tho ortho dox dos ones they the they y are not V of the wold woid woi idor or they would be fellowship ped pod by it tho tha wisdom of men decides the orthodoxy of the sects the mormons cormons Mor mons are satisfied with the knowledge know ledge of truth us B reve revealed aed from heaven some of the talented oner ones among those w who ho prate eo so much ot of thein their learning and aud culture often display more signs of ignorance and delus an n audom and cf the blind leaders of the blind than those they decry as deluded delaud d does docs it not beem seem sot bot m strange that ahat men who make such as referred to should hold the influenza that they do doea poci it seem beem bem bee ew strange that SD called christianity tir anity is losin losing its hold upon the minds of many tf of the inkers thinkers tot and does it not beem seem ee onn orn strange that thet sects beets calling themselves orthodox with their mourners benches lys ays lays of probation infant baptism sad and organizations not after the of the bible teachings should vaunt ep 80 much of their weir 0 elz christianity chris and fiad should affect ula oia 9 gaast us toward ward 0 prin principles j 4 aught u g b t ia in the th e book they lauti laud BO so much men aun of ordinary experience depending depe dape lung mUng upon their maen knowledge havo bavo bet beh them theirs selves feives ti iiara as af f tho the people tho the people in many Instance sAc cent their thor i teachings in m jace face of the fact th that at M the 6 bible teaches d differently If Y they have for an excuse in keeping them from accepting the truth the fear of the world nho aho therefore shall ba be asil ashamed amed 4 otma hofma me and of my warda in this adulterous and vind sinful generation of him also shall the son of man be asham fishum ed ea when he co emeth m eth in the glory ochia father with angels 2 it tabea tabes strong determination on the part par of the tho believer to accept the thle truth and face the hatred of the world hence the llor Alor mona JI or saints sainta are ie a people fitted by thein their inherent noble nobie qualities es and by their theft experience exp eap eri erl ermence enee ence to achieve iLch lich levo a a great moral and religious reform among the people of the earth that buch such a worm ia is needed that the whole lump needa needs to leavened the imose 1 observer verwill wili will not denv deny mayy may that happy time hasten when aen trout ont out ot of zon zou shall go forth the ia lj w 1 and tha tho word of the orom from jeru r i salem the ther of the year yean ear enn is i approaching when politics command co mand the atten attention attento tl on of the citizens piti zena of tle be atit grates es old virginia has haa been of if late years considerably stirred in ift her political and financial affat e under the leadership of wm honea mahonda Ma bew new order of things thing IB is agitating this note noted dold jold blate her early history compres pres eiith jih jib any of her ber bisters sisters ei stera corruption and dema gogu elsm hane have ha ve beao bein blight ing lag her fair record tho the past pasi few yearb seale ah he is not oot alone alono in this thib respect among the sisterhood of states tates how can any ordinary individual in dividu expect great s these thew days when he balies into con tilde ration the example of congress before the nution nation john JOHM CAR LEVAN levau juab co coy utah september 18 I 1 editor daem mema news I 1 we have lust just 14 at had a two iwo day s m eting on the dind and insl which ivas iras pas truly a ji time of joy to R all ali the Saint sainta sot of this thia place and much timely and valuable fris ilis instruction was given kiven we were joined by prost velm velh 5 alband ir H wpc bro wn the bishops and semer eemer esmeral eoy esy eral al leading a brethren breter el i from I 1 and also th tho the 0 nephi brass band which discoursed excellent busic music and and added adde d much to the tha enjoyment of the oco oce occasion aslon cooperation unity of action and our oar dagless duties religiously and lind politically iea lea ily lly warel were anu and pointedly laid before the people and I 1 trust will long be remembered our registration has hag dust just terral terminated and I 1 believe J justly ana and fairly executed under the irrational lawa laws nna an tt decrees now imposed upon up on this people who tinder protest tool the pres pret prescribed 0 bribed oath la in order to maintain malati ln the little right and annd liberty yet yett accorded unto ui our day school iain lain in seshion taught wight b by y br brother ther then D K brown fromi fram N nephi ebbit and land gives general tion ti on oar oui bunday sunday school Is well attended and in excellent condition we are building a society hali hall 69 goby by 38 which we hope to 0 llave have covered before the winter bets sets in the harvest thid thia present season exceeds I 1 bellee believe any former forni er one and the blessings bles bies slavs of the lord seam to give satisfaction to ali all alis ails and I 1 arnst remind the maints faints of their obligations to the giver thereof the health of the people has beon bean exceptionally good this present EQ feea bon eon sony bony and nothing but one sad ead accident formerly rep rop lietea in y your tur col has occurred to mar mail our peace though of late owing to the change of weather there h ha 3 been a littles little s the people are wo and tind mostly trying to perform thele their duties and aud build up the place and our OUT Hagat ird and his counsel ors as well weil as thair their asso associates clates clatts in the priesthood are generally endeavoring to promote the welfare of the people peoples both spiritually spiritual lp 1 and temporally the weather ia cold coid and cloudy and the first know isnow of bf the tho th beacon season fell fel on mount nebo bobo september 6 1 your bro brother therAn in tha tho gospel golpe F N P I 1 fj y i 1 BT ST DAVID cochifa co bopf sopt IS editor deseret mancz manez amsi elder A P mcdonald aad and aa boea imy arrived in the above place saturday anat rhon tao rhom frejd xi tombstone on the evening of tho the wasia success buc euc cesa cess which you yon mill learn by the which 4 I 1 have bant you im also our meetings here we feela feel truly thankful to our brethren for their visit to ns us and believer believe their tion will ultimate in good 4 wo bade faro fa rowells welli to our friends this morning who left in good health and spirits for their homes in hid III meza mesa city cipy aud and gila bend you vou rother etc D P |
