The author's thanks are due and are heartily rendered to the members of the committee appointed by the First Presidency, whose painstaking and efficient examination of the manuscript prior to the delivery of the lectures, has inspired some approach to confidence in the prospective value of the book among members of the Church. The committee here referred to consisted of Elders Francis M. Lyman, Abraham H. Cannon, and Anthon H. Lund, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Elder George Reynolds, one of the Presidents of the Presiding Quorum of Seventy; Elder John Nicholson, and Dr. Karl G. Maeser. The lectures are now published by the Church, and with them goes the hope of the author that they may prove of some service to the many students of the scriptures among our people, and to other earnest inquirers into the doctrines and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. JAMES E. TALMAGE. Salt Lake City, Utah, April 3, 1899. PREFACE TO THE TENTH EDITION. This issue of "The Articles of Faith" presents some departures from the earlier imprints in wording, in the substitution of several rewritten paragraphs, and in the introduction of numerous additions to the notes and references. This entire edition is printed on India paper. Since the issuance of the last preceding edition, translations of the work have been published in Dutch and Japanese. JAMES E. TALMAGE. Salt Lake City, Utah, February, 1917. PUBLISHERS' NOTE TO ELEVENTH EDITION This edition of Dr. James E. Talmage's valuable work "The Articles of Faith" is printed from the electrotype plates used for the last preceding edition, which was the first India paper issue. Salt Lake City Utah, October, 1919. CONTENTS. LECTURE I. Introductory. Importance of theological study.--What is Theology?--Extent of the Science.--Theology and religion.--Origin of the "Articles of Faith."--Standard works of the Church.--Joseph Smith, the Prophet.--His parentage and youth.--His search for truth and the result.--First vision.--Angelic visitations.--Later developments, the martyrdom.-- Authenticity of his mission 1-26 LECTURE II, ARTICLE 1. God and the Godhead. The existence of God.--Attested by general assent of humanity.--Evidence of history and tradition.--Evidence supplied by human reason.--Evidence of direct revelation.--The Godhead, a Trinity.--Unity of the Godhead.--Unauthorized dogmas refuted.--Personality of each member of the Godhead.--Some of the Divine attributes.--Idolatry and atheism.--Immaterialism a variety of atheism.--God in nature 27-53 LECTURE III, ARTICLE 2. Transgression and the Fall.