| Show WHINEY WHITNEY DEFENDS MORMON HYMN Speaks for Tolerance anc and Respect for Belief Belef of Others COMPARES IT WITH BIBLE S P I In Support ef of Sent Senti- Senti ment Contained in hi Poem Set Setto Setto Setto to Music Fair tolerance and respect for or ortho tho time beliefs beles of oC others othel's as compared with wih narrow hl bigotry otry and time tho lack lac lacoC of oC the tho spirit of Christ alleged alced to tu have ve 1 been shown In a recent Instance nt at t a funeral in Salt Ut Ll Lake was the tho theme of or the address address ad ud- dress drs b by Orson OnIon F F. Whitney at the Tabernacle Tabernacle Tab Tab- service yesterday afternoon The he choir sung sang the hymn O 0 My l' l Father Fath ath- ath er cr or before tho the address rendering It II i with wih a singular beauty brought out h by bythe tIme the apparent deep led reverence re of thc Uie he singers ers l' l Following tho the song Mr lr Whitney Whit Whit- nc ney said the beautiful song brou brought ht out latin many Inny of or tin thc truths taught by hy the tIme Savini Savior Sa Sa- vior vini Io and It was regarded us as a n gem em of or literature standing as S a poem in the front rank of oC sacred literature worthy orthy of oC the tIme reverence and admiration lon of oC any uny man who desired to be ie instructed In re re- re 1 ligion lon Notwithstanding this Mr Whitney Whit hit lie ney ncy said a t certain reverend gentleman u IL pastor of or a n prominent local church took look occasion to attack this hymn and andIn andin in his elegant diction Heton denounced it us usall S I all al rot 10 and forbade Its Is being sung at ut the funeral of a young oung man who vIrn loved Jo It I and und no doubt believed in the time sen sentiments ts it expressed 1 pass by the tIme Impropriety of oC his action ac tic- Ion tion ton and all furthermore I do lo not pur- pur post pOS PO POto to 0 a argue ue the tho tic question l remember remember- lug Ing a 1 letter I 1 received many years u ago o orom from rom rein Brigham Young In which ho said suld N Never ver condescend to argue with wih the tIme wicked for the principles of the gospel aro are too sacred to lo quarrel over Take ake the time first verse of oC this beautiful hymn hymmi O a mv my Father thou that In the high and glorious place When hen shall I regain thy presence Arid And again behold th thy face Caco ace In thy hol holy habitation Did m my spirit once reside I In my first primeval al childhood Wits Was us I n nurtured at itt It thy side Is that rot asked Mr Whitney Is IsIt IsIt I It not rather a repetition of the teachings teach teach- ings of oC time the Son o of God when witcH he lie said suld Father glorify me with wih that glory which I had with ith wih thee before Mr Air Whitney quoted from Crom the tho writIngs writIngs writ writ- In Ings s of or Job and antI Moses MOSOS as contained in inthe tho the Old Testament in support of oC the Mormon ormon belief beleC in the tho pre existence of man and quoted d the tIme remaining versos verses of the song on asking whether It was all rot und mind saying Theodore Parker did not rot think so 60 Mr Whitney Whiney said there were many ninny things s In the other Christan Christian Chris Chris- tian tan religions that he hc could not conceive conceive con cort- and that he lie thought were Inconsistent Incon Incon- but he lie could not denounce them themas as all rot rot I |
