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Show GOES AFTER REV, NUTTING Elder Nyman flays wagon missionary. Says Rev. Nutting has prevaricated. (itccnvillc, Out. K lOt. I.mrmi Kki'I'iimi an. I Dot,' space in the columns or oui valuable paper lui the following article. Not lonir since a discussion took place on the st i I'd cornel neai the Flist National Hank of LoKiin. The tll-.cn-.siou was between the Latter-da Saint ciders and thestieet pieacheis who wcie In urn midst at 'hat time, about Sept. J.O. I'lOl The discussion calls forth the following In vindication of the Latter-da Saints and their doctrine, which the street preacheis aie HjliiK to tear down In Older to brine dis-Kiaec dis-Kiaec upon our people. Chillies I'lidaj.of Loe;an, Idled amission amis-sion In the State of Ohio, and while theie cam in contact with a Mr, Nutting, one of the pieacheis that has been pleaching on the sticeteoi-uei sticeteoi-uei mentioned. Kldei l'rlday went on to explain how Mr. Nuttliirr abused the Latter-day Saints when making his Mts to the Fast, after becoming familial with oui customs. Mr. Nutting Nut-ting siid to all that was w illiiu teachof his voice "that Is false, I do not abuse the Laller-dav Salnt.s. but when talk iiitfof the Monuon peoiile I speak of i their good qualities and those which Iseemlnglv aie iiot good in my estlina-I estlina-I Hon 1 sa nothing alout." To speak Iota people's good qualities Is an ex-j ex-j cedent couise to puisne. Such things aie good Indeed, but does Nutting ob-' ob-' serve such himself? j I am piepaied to sav iik ihi:s not laud I appeal to un other authority than Mi. Nutting himself. I have In .mi possession three articles written by and signed "llev. John I). Nutting" Nut-ting" setting foith misinformation abusivelj. I asked Mi. Nutting If lie knew of a magaine by the name or i-lteliglous Telescope" and if lie had not wiltten aitlcles tothesame. The ,answei came in the negative. "I 'know nothing of such a magalne." Fiom the magalne that Mr. Nutting , knows nothing about and to which he has not wiitten, I have aitlcles wilt-ten wilt-ten by that veiv man The Kellglous Telescope nuclei date i or April (i, 1101. contains Mi. Nutting's Nut-ting's Hist article In which he has the loliowlng to sa of the Lattci-dav Saints I It Is the constant elloit of the svsten to spiead favoiable misinfor-mation misinfor-mation J Mormonlsm Is not Chiistianit in anj sense wliatever. i Ilecause It claims the same doe-tnueaud doe-tnueaud cliuich government taught b t'lulst, multitudes of the people aie deceived s Theie is not one fundamental (ioctiiueof Chiistlanity that It teaches, teach-es, noi is theie one such that it does not den, oi so pet vert as to falslf. " Its beliefs could haully be farth-ei farth-ei riom Christianity. How a man can talk this way or a people and then .say he docs not abuse, that he does not misiepiesent and try tu dishonor them, is beyond the bounds of reason. Mr. Nutting is elthei veiy ignorant of the subject which he attempts to discuss, or' it is tils desire to inisconsti ue. From this small extract, 1 will point out six falsehoods. I It is not tliu constant ellort of the sstcm to spiead misinformation. 2. Instead of Mormonlsm not being Chiistianit In any sense whatever It is In evei sense and detail. : We do teach the same doctiine and have the same chinch government govern-ment that w us established b Christ. It Is self-evident, and because Its adherent ad-herent believe it tobeso.they aie not deceived. It is Hue, and we know It to be a fact, and not because Joseph Smith said so, not because llilghain oungsaid so. While this would suillce. wc have a living lestimouv or the Holy Spiilt, and so long as wo observe the tiospel or Jesus Clnist, so long will we ictaln this testimony, -md men tiavcllng uudei the cloak ot leliglon in sheoii wagons cannot lake it fiom us. I Mr. Nutting said that it docs not icach one fundamental docti Ine of Onistlanit I would like the Kev-(tend Kev-(tend gentleman to point out one that It does not teach. Its foundation is faith, faith in the Father, Son, and llul Spuit Can an one knowing the iMst thing about Christianity sa l that this Is not at least one fundamental funda-mental pilnclple, and If neeessai 1 could name tens of others. ". Noi are theie principles pertaining per-taining to Chiistlanity that wo deny. However, we deny that lltl.o chlldieu aie sinners, but look upon them as did the savior, ,m emblem of purity. I Neither do we pervert or twist a i single principle. tR lUithcr than it being so fai fiom .Christianity, as ou would deceive the ' leadcis of the Kellglous Telescope and 'have them believe. Its fountain head Is Jesus Chi 1st I And now I will point outtwoother I falsehoods, making a total of eight. I I-'list he denied theie being such a magalne as the Kellglous Telescope, and secondarily that he had not written writ-ten aitlcles regarding Moimonism to said magalne, which Is evidently false How can such a man be of an I service to humanity In uplifting man-I man-I kind? An evil tree can not bring forth good fiult Hypocrisy Is plentiful: plenti-ful: let us work to abolish It, and the space which It occupies let us fill with gopel truths, Moimonism If you please A good tree brings forth good fiult. Let Mi. Nutting roll up hi sleeves and clean up his own doorjnrd. I allude to Cleveland. Ohio, and If this Is accomplished befoie life e.vpiies, he will 11 iitl plent to do between Cleveland Cleve-land and Denver without looking to far-off rtah. Ily their fruits e. shall know them. From a single blanch of this tiee, planted and owned by Kev. John I). Nutting, I have plucked eight apples, so to speak, and 1 llnd them to be mold, worm and useless. As a friend I ask Mi. Nutting not to plant such tiees. but trees that are good and will bi lug foith good fruit, something some-thing that we can use, and something that will benelit mankind. In conclusion we invite allChristian workers to the settlements wheie the Latter-day Saints are located, and to out homes, Come with truth and kind gospel teachings; we welcome such, and w Ish It Ood speed. We w ill assist all Christian workcis in doing good. Kespectfully, Ll.DClt Ai,iu:iiT Lvman. |