| Show REV C P F richardson ON MOR monism the pastor of a presbyterian church in ogden rev charies F Al chardson has hafl been writing to the press in the past for the purpose of informing readers there what sni in IB in the alumni department of the mennonite Henn onite there recently appeared an article in this line written by him which has been reproduced 1 b other papers and a clipping of which has been forwarded to the news it is headed morcom Mor mormonism mom today in utah thab and the ope opening ning paragraph is as follows is today the as aa in the beginning statements of non resi dents dent flying tourists and tenderfoot tender foot bedr a Uta utahn Antans lans to tha th contrary notwithstanding tAn ding and as am found in and mormonism as taught else elbe here ere are two very things ald A ad so 9 I 1 1 I K g I 1 air at V d t OL YE IT h i S 4 anth minds of his readers by informing them that salt lake city is still in utah and that the dutch still possess holland mr richardson defends the truth when he denies all statements made by everybody who says that mormonism has been metamorphosed but he violates the truth when he says that mormonism as found in utah and mormonism as taught elsewhere are two very different things his whole article is interspersed with alternating defenses and violations of the truth in regard to mormonism and it would take more time space and patience than the news can at this time devote to him to dissect his paper and show wherein it clashes with the truth with more than usual skill and intricacy he has commingled commingle 4 antipodal elements in his essay the question is often asked why do clergymen always misrepresent mormonism when they undertake to expound it one answer is no sectarian minister could give a true account of mormonism and stand in his own pulpit another day without committing gross inconsistency because a correct description would completely prove mormonism to be identical with the system taught by the savior and no person believing in the christian scriptures could fully and truthfully explain what mormonism is without finding it impossible to explain why he had not himself embraced it hence the world need never expect a truthful and complete explanation of the religion of the mormons cormons from a christian minister who is their enemy |
