Show SALT BALT nalce lare C CITY ITY feb jtb 1883 editor deseret news f in a late lato issue of the NEWS under the heading latest by lightning I 1 observed a telegram headed A crooked methodist Meth odlat mine with some reference to dr newman who has become conspicuous as aa the champion methodist who came to utah and in the great tabernacle anticipated in three days time to entirely obliterate mormonism so called by fair play bible doc trine buteas but gas was met by apostle orton orson pratt the cham champion plon pion of right bad was compelled to a similar conclusion as that of a very goad goud canada methodist lady by arrangement she met two elders of the church of jesus christ of latter day santa hanta who were then preaching the gospel goepel in that vicinity without purse or scrip on tho the parlor centre table bibles were arranged theories and doctrines of men of long practice and deep rooted prejudice compared N with biblical truths like dr newmans theories could not stand the test teat which resulted after protract protracted id arguments and in a flood of tears on the part of the tho devout methodist sister sisters at this juncture of the argument her minister came in and observing her uncomfortable condition wished to know if mormon pr preachers had been her tho the re reply ply W wab was 0 noal o gif bir lz but these thise coreed mormons cormons have the ei fence of the bible to prove their devillah dev dov iliah doctrines by if dr newman did not leave salt lake city with thoo tholo from hit hib deportment and arguments he evidently retired with similar ants quito recently I 1 saw another interview with dr newman bowman copied in the rome romme ga courier couri cr occupying over a column closely questioning the doctor as t 3 the tho spiritual existence of man after death ho he said that he ha had for some timo time entertained the idea of an intelligent exi exl existence atenco of man after death and that if permitted he could return ap appearing peiring raid conveying mess MeE sages bages to livov liveoa friends he also quoted first peter 3rd ard to 20 ah verses using peters argument to ebow his belief that not only tho the riched spirits of noaha time existed ja in a prison sorly solly but that the spirit of christ while his body lay entombed went and preached to thosa spirit prison 0 erb erg rs etc if tho the dr wab wag not fully converted by apostle 0 pratt he to Is Meth odlat doctrine and taking up with the golpe gospel 1 doctrines revealed by the tha prophet joseph emith smith over a hair half century ago it will not lle surprising to learn of dr newman awman and others soon boon vindicating the pre existence of spirits a well defined doctrine revealed by the prophet joseph joeeph of the loth century quoting ecclesiastics chapter and many other authors then ithen shall the dust return to the earth as it ib was and the spirit return to god who gave it 2 A agrest great question 1 ts how the spirit could return if it had bad not before existed there EDWARD stevenson |