Show REFORM OF HUMANITY HU MANin THE q i well meaning many A 0 ruo disturbed people are mentally thoughtful increasing criminality the over 11 ll tlona thov they current publications hown bowlby by c for remedies but about tee am casting caf ting feast to fix upon anything unable are i vu under me ble except it be to t recommend idea that it la is new some the mistaken tried times without been plan that has bag number received a circular from we have advanced thought of port the worlds to deal which proposes land jand oregon w of the reformation question with the of humanity a 3 wide as well BE imp imar r the introductory portion tant subject is ie devoted to a statement leaflet of the must be of belief that this reform about largely by individual elf If reform it seems see we to be unnecessary this proposition as 6 u lay by down correctness buch euca a la IN self evident because its individual efforts reform is ie apart from otherwise to bearon an bim im that as assumption gumption mount amount to an would machine which can be man Is a mere bv outward operated and changed exclusively in the work of operations external influences ore are improvement they meet with a unavailing unless response from within part of the circular preamble the after following set of resola comee the lions resolved that we the undersigned undersigner under signed ourselves into a society tor for constitute live in harmony self reform to try to with all life that we shall endeavor to resolved thoughts that we shall only so guard our will neither that we evolve good ones ill III of another no matter think nor speak and that we how great grest the provocation to be the embodiment will san strive e persistently and good will of love lies within resolved that a so 0 far as will not leave any effort our untried power nor we lot let an opportune opp opportunity I 1 pass to holl help ou our r fellow beings that although individual be observed it will effort is ia insisted upon as the chief factor in humin human reform external assistance is recognized as a necessary this latter jatter being the process of part societies of aimed at by the formation we the members of which have a mutual by association they are to bid aid each other to placed in a position attain the end in view of this movement the projectors we hope do not claim that their pro oel feature connected uon tion has any novel christianity is neither more with it nor less lea than a system which brings into anth play Int internal ernil individual forces to produce and external influences human reformation and beside it the scheme of the grids advanced thought pales into insignificance the method instituted by jesus includes the application of divine as well a external individual assistance in the work of ef personal re forna this higher aid seems swig to be ignored in the plan enunciated by our oregon friends when speaking of christianity we mean the genuine article embodying the principle of pe personal rhonal self sacrifice which had its perfect embodiment in christ and the organization and divine authority necessary to carry on the work of rendering external assistance to the individual no system is to be called christian in the full wage sense unless it pow possesses esses divine authorization tion and is organized officially with the functions of each officer clearly defined it must also be characterized by the possession of spiritual power these were features which the church established under the personal supervision of christ and his chosen representatives selected by himself these characteristics also belong to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints sainte when the members of that association fail to exhibit a high degree of moral reform such IL a situation is the result of a failure to apply the principles which are embraced by the system the forces are within it and one of its requirements quire ments i individual reform which is simply another way of defining personal repentance of wrong doing of every kind we are in sympathy with all people who are exercised in relation to the growing necessity of the times for individual and general reform we see no other means of avoiding a perilous future situation for the race we expect the day to come when the world will recognize the fact that the latter day saints sainte have a great mission to accomplish com in the work of regenerating the human race the elements ot of success for the attainment of this result are within their grasp |