The degree of the Mormon's reward and
his glory in eternity, depends in no respect upon his moral qualities, or his
manner of life, or his deeds, whether good or bad, or the way in which he has
served God or man; but solely upon his sensuality. There is absolutely nothing
whatever in the Mormon doctrines of future rewards and punishments to stir one
noble impulse, or awaken one pure and holy aspiration, or prompt to a single
deed of charity or benevolence. On the contrary, there is the most powerful consideration
that can influence a human soul, that of a man's eternal destiny, to sink him
to the lowest depths of bestiality. if he have a great many wives and a great
many children, he will have a very great glory, and become the peer of the
eternal God. (A. C. Osborn, The Mormon Doctrine of God and Heaven: An
Address Delivered Before the Baptist Ministers' Conference of South Carolina,
November, 1898 [Nashville: Sunday School Board Southern Baptist Convention,
1899], 46-47)
