Show CHURCH THEOLOGY CLASS promptly at t 1216 1215 p m yesterday sunday th the class was wae opened with brayer prayer tue tae instructor elder james Z dulmage Tul Tal mage maget at onoe once proceeded with a catechization upon the subject con at the previous session ses siou many members participated comprehensive answers were received and many questions care ully dig cursed the study of the third article of faith was then taken up we believe that through the atonement of christ all al mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gopel 1 I the lecturer considered first the nature of the atonement showed bat the FAI F 11 and the atonement were closely related the latter being a 4 sequence of the former since death deatti was the berita heritage gd of all men in Justi justly they are redeemed antl antly ot of their own deeds second the atonement forror boroo dalbed in proof of this were referred to as recorded of moses jol job david isaiah micah and john the baptist and as testified fied by christ himself and his Apost apostles lest also algo by many book of mormon prophets prop heta third the vicarious enest of the atone atonement meat Vio vicarious arious service was explained as acceptable to god examples being a the scapegoat goat aud and i sitar altar victims of the israelites b the baptism for the dead as mentioned by bj paul and 0 o c the modern temple service as practiced by the latter day 8 into fourth the effects of the at nemen it was stated that through the atonement universal redemption from the effects of the fall as well as forA forgiveness ive for personal perso narl sins might be obtained children and all who die without law are thus made purt ahers ot of salvation fifth Salva salvation tiou and exaltation according to revelations given through joseph smith the prophet three orders of glory with many degrees ot 01 proportionate merits are prepared for mankind viz the celestial the be terrestrial terr estial and the inclosing in cleaine the instructor briefly discussed each of these bedfor a a vote was taken changing the hour of meeting to 1230 p m the class was with prayer that the systematic study of the gospel as here pursued under the auspices of the church university is generally admired to is evident by the ever increasing numbers nearly students having been present at this thin the third ae session selon |