Show ANYTHING TO BEAT THE MORMONS 11 tup THE methodists of this territory aara are ij not quite so rampant on oa the mor mon question as of yore at thel their recent conference in this city citty their I 1 resolutions and reports were more dior moderate in language than at som some previous gatherings the rings of a similar char cha r j acter they have learned unoo doubt that such verbal intemperance as use gusej to be indulged in ia by methodist alms tera w abea hea attack attacking mormonism does not look well lct print and Is no not likely to prad produce uce abroad such an eff effect ec as wilder milder diction and a less ranco rancorous rou i spirit tile the report of the committee on tb the state of affairs aff airs in utia utan at the lat laic conference contains strong antii Mor mormon utterances but abion and are avoided wale is a commendable improvement the importance of tae abt sault on mormonism the chief ob jcck of methodist missionary korv no however wever is kept sharply in view buc an every force capable ot of being utilize i tut boinis riis end cud is directly or commended for instance here Is e section ejection f rum rom the report t there is a wave of outside civili civil nation which moved by an unseen ye yel I 1 b ae I 1 impulse mp ua se i is 8 ro rolling 1 I 1 ing this way while much ot of it is unchristian yet i ii wings wita it the leaveu of Cu crristian ristian ity and is ia all opposed to at least th i one oae great graat obstacle the one great overshadowing ob 0 stacle is 11 to overcome that thal these methodist minister inin isten in conference assembled nail with di light e wen even an wave moved by an irresistible impulse 1 and they congratulate their felloe fello on its advent because i il all oppose op posea all to a religion frowd chic they differ a system of laith faith abic they cannot bieak down by the strength ngn ot of their own A A ghristian christian debating fled fai d it an interesting question to loi determine now an christaan christ lan wave could carry with i i tho the leaven kaven of christianity and ho much mach of that leaven can be found in liquor drinking reckless adulterous adulte adul terou ious mammon worshipping profane wic ati mass of mottern civilization opposed to biblical principles and in the christianity of christ was ex cleive cl nive in its ita character lie ile that I 1 11 not for me is against me he said and he that gat hereth not with ni in scatter eth abroad and f further I 1 beware of the leaven of the pharisee i and of the Sadu cees 11 but the peati liar sort of christianity which shelb pious gentlemen have imbibed wel comes any kind bind ot of leaven and any sor of Impulse however unchristian it ma beef it only opposes a creed and a tern tem which they cesire to destroy Is it not strange that a body of pro christians and they to claiming to have authority to preach and administer in the christian re ligion laiglon prefer an uH christian elemeul t to 0 one all its ica essential particle is in perfect harmony with that which chic christ taunt tau taug nt the doctrines 0 mormonism are bible doctrines the articles of the mormon fait are those of the new testament th mormon savior is jesus of nazar eth their god is the arod of abraham of isaac and of jacob jacia their ordin ances are those prescribed in hol hoi writ their hopes tor for eternity ar an christian hopes and their conf confidence idene in them is founded on the promise revealed through holy men who I 1 cispak as they were moved upon by the hol hoi ghost and yet men claiming to b bi bible believers and teachers condrat one another on the influx of a an element much iauch of it unchristian hoping it will help them in overcoming over comin an eminently biblical religion it if there is anything in Me methodism methods thodis which can be fairly supported by th ahn bible it will be found in mormon ism 2 if there is anything in Me methodism methods thodis which will stand the test ot of soun logic and christian precept it is em bodied in mormonism and ye they are radically different beedis the latter lacks the irrational and un scriptural tenets and spirit of th tax former and repudiates its untenable claim to authority to administer in tho ahw name of deity but mormonism does not oppose methodism wit force it does not doi welcome Infidel it as a weapon against methodism I 1 would not invoke the law nor coun cenance violence nor wink at or encourage any unchristian wave oi 01 element to overwhelm methodism I 1 la these ibi ese respects it if is essential dif feren from its aggressive antagonist george E jayne john han hail sen and D T hedges who make abi i report have manifested the real ani I 1 mus of 01 their class anything to beat beal grant was once the theory cry of a centala bertal sort of politicians anything to heal beal the mormons cormons Mor mons is now the cry ot of tah kind of small preachers we are sory for them sorry for their and error sorry for thearg theia willin willingness gme i to fraternize with unchristian person in iff a vain and f futile war against true tru christian principles we wish the no harm but we hope they will live liv to see their own folly and to regret their unchristian utterances theia bigotry and inconsistency and to sense sens thelast the fact that all they have ever said or on done against what they call I 1 Morr mormonism maon I 1 has had no more effect to destroy it than the cro akings of the frosa frogs in the slimy cray mud puddles have spona the mighty sun crowned wasatch mountains |