Show CHURCHES CHURCHES' ORIGIN IN HUMAN ACTS J. J W. W McMurrin Says Anglicans Began With Desire of Henry for Divorce LUTHER EXCOMMUNICATED Speaker at Tabernacle Compares Compares Com Corn pares Mormonism With Early Christianity In lii drawing a distinction between the Uio circumstances su surrounding tine the es esla establish establishment tabi ment of oC the Mormon church and anil other denominations at ai tire the T Sunday Sun Sun- In day afternoon Joseph W. W stated slated that It was wa human exigencies that thal wc were responsible for tire the tw founding of both tIne the Church of England of or which tine the tl I Protestant Episcopal church Is a descendant descend tint ant arid and tho Ire Lutheran For Fur the Mormon church chulch lie h. h claimed a n divine guidance granted after ancl prayer wayer and preparation 1 Mr McMurrin fc referred In his discussion of tire the K l. l church chulch to tho tIne time there of I Henry 1 VIII IU IlI of England Henry Henn lie he pointed out wished to b bo be divorced from his wife Katherine and tho tine Pope Polio re refused refused re- re rc- rc fused the tIre request Then advisers pointed OUt to the tine king kins tire the wa way wa of or putting getting hl his divorce cl b by leaving heaving the time Roman Catholic church and amid proclaiming himself head of Ir tire tho ll Church cin of England This Tints was lone done donl by the tire act of oC an obedient parliament parlament parla- parla parlia ment ment and It I was to that net act ac that 1 Mr McMurrin Jc tracer traced the tire origin of or tire the Protestant Protestant Prot Prot- Episcopal church In lii treating of tire tho the Lutheran church Mr 11 n McMurrin referred to tn tho the cour courage e of tine the German monk and amI to what vIrat ho Inc hud had accomplished hed He lie Il pointed out that the tire Mormon hell f Is that Luther was I In his Iris labor lalor He lie Il worked said sId I I Mr 11 McMurrin to reform the tire Roman Homan Catholic church yet with wih the tire result that he ire wax was excommunicated nn and this led to tho tine birth birtir of or another church and of or Protestantism 1 Mr MiS McMurrin then went on to give he tire the of the tine foundling founding of ot tho tire Mormon church claiming for 01 It I the tine special act net of or orI divinity JIrl m 11 Diner tiers Earlier Baller In his Iris discourse Mr 11 McMurrin had referred to some sonio other distinctive features of Mormonism n as he Inc saw It I. 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