Show METHODISM AND MORMONISM star march 31 21 may I 1 the rou readers iders of your excellent excel leot little journal with a low few thoughts and reflections which have come into my mind since I 1 joined the church I 1 was a MaLti methodist odist and while acknowledging many humai imperfections Imperfect ioos I 1 astrove to be an honest one as aa I 1 certainly was a sincere one one evening at a frient friends lys house bouse I 1 met a mormon missionary and entered freely into conversation with him imagining in my ignorance that I 1 1 could easily re ute him and his bis creed I 1 never was so go deceived in lay iny life for his bis first question completely bothered me it was wai this whom do you to folios jesus christ or john weeley We aley I 1 could only give h him i m one answer viz jesus christ very well ap he be then said thus tar far we a aie a agreed now what la Is your rule of faith to is it gods goda word the baule or the abe rules an I 1 opinions QI 91 thu the methodist I 1 said the bible oust mst assuredly taking a bible out of bit pocket he bo proceeded to explain the gospel plan so plainly laid down in that book but only plain to those who can set see I 1 was wag blind blinded by the errors 01 61 ages and tue dust of superstition yet as he be proceed ou my eyes began to be opened at the alose of if i f our conversation be said with a smile 1 I do not ask you I 1 claim to be gods goals church sad and church but I 1 entreat you to about it read about it and pray about IN it especially the latter for no man maa can truly say my that bat jesus in ia the me christ except by the holy spirit and no MR mau by searching can find out god and no man by bli bin own unaided wisdom w adorn knows or can know anich Is the true charob of the living jiving god 31 I 1 did think I 1 did read and I 1 did prays pray often and fervently the result being that god showed we me by hie spirit what I 1 ought ta t do which was to seek eek out this ahto elder and ask aak him to baptize we me I 1 for the remission of my sins so it was speedily ipe edily noised that I 1 bad become a mormon had I 1 been accused of being an immoral man a forger a thief or a howe beuce breaker I 1 do not believe wat my erstwhile brethren would have bare either hated bated or me jeaa as they did to them I 1 appeared as aa a religious loper leper exactly griat jesus seemed to the arleen and pharis pharisees ees of hia bin day and the more modern priests were as eager to cruelty crucify as aa those of old one day on the outskirts of the city I 1 met my old class leader in I 1 his bla way a really mood mao man who stopped and said aid so bo you have turned Mor morill ori he did not speak unkindly but rather madly I 1 replied lt it you mean that thai I 1 have joined the church of jesus christ of latter day you are quite right the world calli calk us Mormon sill ob 11 said he be well are you happy I 1 thought you were nappy happy la in methodism methodium Meth were you not I 1 answered abat I 1 was waa happy in methodism at all events for a time well then said be where is the difference and the need of change chang eVY ali ab said 1 I when I 1 was a obile in knowledge was pleased with childish child things but now I 1 have come to manhood and into the full fall light of gospel truth I 1 will illustrate what I 1 mean in this bis way when I 1 was a little bo boy y my father rave me sofas toy sovereigns wot botto to about a dozen I 1 was as well pleased with them as ae it if they hey bad been gold I 1 now know better slid and must have bave the genuine article in this way pleased we me to in the past but could riot not possibly do so now DOW i also said ili i hope you will not me it is ia true I 1 have I 1 etc ft and forever fui foi ever the husks of iman made creeda to I 1 feed 0 d on the rood food of tue perfect dospel but my love for you anu ana all toy day brot brethren bren ba has s not diminished la in my heart I 1 have oo no feela K g but pity kud ud love juve goo god who alone judges the hearts of men knows toot my earnest desire to la to leau lean oue and all ail into the narrow way that leads to eternal tiff life john jobu wesley was I 1 believe a truly good mau man many of Ws his followers fol lowera are good men and women but there are good Catti olics good good GOK goa loves tut the good everywhere that has baa trill to ti do wib wt h the gospel the true aad perfect gospel GOB pel paul may bay galatians Galat lana 1 8 though we or an angel frono Ij eaven preach any other gospel uoti you ti ii au that thai which we have prea premo ned unto you let biro be accursed S what said bald he be ral most angrily do we riot preach toe the kuspel in out oui ChOP elij I 1 replied you cort alwy do not and what la Is more nu no motu metca odiah minister ml a later durst it lot liet any min mia liter read trio toe second chapter oi 01 acte which fontaina oon eon taina talas the first gospel sermon ever preached prea obed tetter rafter the aacen ion of the savior lot him expound it mind ind soy ay that it is in rot only true but essential to salva salvation tiou let him dare to do this sad od cunti continuo nuo to do so ao and he be would be expelled from atie ov my mir old leader stared at met me and seemed dosed dazed I 1 invited him to visit we would read the bible together toK ethar for or wisdom and guidance he gave me xio sao answer out turned away with a deep sieb I 1 offered my bond band wb wiloh ell he be took in a cold and listless mann manner eirand and we parted my heart bled for him and I 1 turned a way away sorrowing borrowing yet out not without hope fur for me beautiful gospel now perfectly restored hewed showed me clearly bow he and all JI good men may yet be saved moved 8 13 A |