| Show THE RELIGION OF THE FUTURE MANY references are made in books and newspapers to say nothing of the pulpit to what is call edthe religion of the future the phrase itself passing by the views of writers regarding it is an indication that the religions of the present are unsatisfactory to a multitude of thoughtful people the various christian sects all claim to have the true religion that is the religion introduced by jesus christ who to is recognized as the son of god while there are re differences of opinion in regard to his supernatural origin it is agreed that he taught and established the religion which is to bring the world into final harmony with heaven aut ut minds mind a untrammeled by christian traditions and unfettered by formal creeds creed perceive the incongruity of the doctrines taught by the sects and also their inability to cope with the evils of the age therefore they look for some other and more advanced religion than what to is called christianity Christiani to meet the wants of latter day humanity and unite mankind on a common basis which shall accomplish that universal fraternity and harmony that all the great prophets sages poets and philanthropists of the ages have desired and predicted but if jesus christ was the being he was declared to be and introduced the L religion of the father the truth of the eternal god if his religion is the true religion it to is the religion not only of the earliest centuries of the christian era but the religion of the present and the religion of the future and what is needed is simply that religion in all ito ith fullness and force and authority and inspiration as it came from him as the mouthpiece of the almighty where is that religion to be found today to day compare the churches and creeds of the world with the church and its doctrines and powers as set up by christ and the apostles and it will be found that there are differences among them all so great and so contradictory as to establish the conviction that hat they have all gone out of the way and that they have no right to the claim that they aro are the church of christ Christor or have the christian religion as it came from jesus of nazareth the religion of the future is to be the pure creed of christ it is ample for the wants of all the world what passes panes for it now in christendom falls very short of its plenitude and light blighe and power A restoration of it and its acceptance by mankind would an ewer every need there to is ho no necessity for a new religion the old religion of christ will fill every requirement for it Is progressive as well as positive it contains within itself elements of adaptation to all lands and tongues and conditions it connects man with his maker and opens the fountains of I 1 light ight and knowledge by revelation and inspiration for every soul the world will not now receive it but it is a act that will one day be recognized that this restoration has hag taken place and that the system nicknamed mormonism to is that church and creed and organization which to is the need ol 01 the times and which god has set up to meet the wants of mankind it is not a new religion but the old religion of jesus christ restored it will be the religion of the future it solves the theological problems of the times it settles all the discussions of the sects it fills every need of both christian and pagan humanity anti and it will penetrate to every clime and win to its support and love the good and true in every walk of life this may be scouted by the self sufficient today but as sure as truth comes uppermost ever if only time is given so sure will what we have fore shadowed be one of the great realities of the approaching now new era |
