The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 85: July 26, 1923 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 85: July 26, 1923 (Classic Reprint) written by Latter-Day Saints Church and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 85: July 26, 1923 The outward expression of religion is the act of worship, by which we show our faith in a supreme being, to whom we owe allegiance and service. Since the Very beginning of history, in so far as it pertains to the present race of mankind, communication has existed between our Father in heaven, and his children who are here upon earth. At times direct communication may have been interrupted, but always to be re-established, that the purposes of the Almighty might not be frustrated. Certain fundamental laws have been given to man, through obedience to which he may be in harmony with the will of the Father, or out of harmony, as he obeys or rejects the require ments which are made. These requirements are not enforced by compulsory means, the penalty being the loss of that which might have been gained through obedience. In contradistinction of this the civil law demands obedience whether we will or will not, and if we refuse, physical force is applied to enforce submission. Briefly stated, obedience to civil law is compulsory; obedience to the law given by the Lord is entirely optional. For violation of the former, man is answerable to the law which he, himself, has created; for viola-tion of the latter, man is answerable to his Maker. I know of no other question which has so disturbed the peaceful relationship which should exist between neighbors, communities and nations, as has that caused by the erroneous and perverted opinions which have prevailed regarding the proper relations which should exist between the Church and the State, and the application and effect of the laws given by the Lord and those enacted by man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.