| Show NO discrepancy THERE A col temporary noticing an article in the news of last saturday on the book ot of mormon quotes this paragraph graph ZW with ith regard ta the ancient scriptures it la Is perfectly clear that the writers while under the divine influence were were allow allowed led the full use of their own faculties tie their mental peculiarities their own amount of knowledge and modes of 0 thinking it also alao quotes the following from A new witness tor for god by B H roberts the doctrines which over our prophet teaches as the revelations of god must be perfect in every particular for since he claims to haxe have received them from th lord almighty at first hand by revelation there is left no room to plead the error of historians or of translators and certainly the lord would not reveal erroneous or untrue doctrine the question to Is then asked whether the present claim of the news harmonizes InOn Izes with these authentic mormon claims to the best of our understanding it does elder roberts justly maintains for the doctrines taught by the prophet AS s the revelations ot of god perfection in every particular these doctrines are not mot tainted by the errors of historians or translators the same claim is made tor jor the doctrines revealed through the ancient men of god but this does not mean as was stated in the news that the channels channel through which the doctrines were conveyed were perfect too we claim perfection for the matter revealed notwithstanding imperfections of Penman penmanship SWA orthography or gT grammar ammar the life giving water may lye be as aa pure in an earthen vessel as in one of the clearest crystal or the finest sold gold I 1 the gofta and accomplishments are A many but the spirit is one |
