Besides, the Mormons believe in the Old and New Testaments as inspired, and in the "Book of Mormon" itself there is much that is taken directly from the Bible--as the Decalogue, the Sermon on the Mount, and other teachings of our Lord; and in their "Catechism for Children," published in 1877, one finds mingled with many false teachings such sound biblical propositions as these: that our first parents, having fallen under the influence of Satan, "had not the least power to recover themselves from the effects of that fall;" that in this condition "the justice of God required a sacrifice to atone for the broken law, and our first parents being subject, through transgression, to the penalty of the law, could not make this sacrifice;" that to meet such a state of things, "God sent His only begotten Son, who knew no sin, to die for the sins of the world, and thus to satisfy divine justice;" that "this redemption by Jesus Christ is the only one," and that it is available to all mankind, "but only on conditions of obedience;" that these conditions are "as unchangeable as their Author," and include faith, which is described as "a principle of power" within the soul, and repentance, which is defined as a "forsaking of sin, with full purpose of heart to work righteousness;" and that even little children are "considered sinners in the sight of God," and as such are "redeemed solely through the atonement of Christ," and are therefore to be taught to repent and believe. In reading such statements, and seeing them corroborated continually by quotations from Scripture, it is not hard to imagine ourselves studying the catechism of some Christian sect, differing from other sects in detail and expression, but agreeing with them in the essentials of the common Christianity. How far such truths are proclaimed by the Mormon teachers and missionaries, or how far they still remain as vital convictions in the breasts of thousands who once professed them in other communions, or who have been taught them catechetically in the Mormon fold, it is very difficult to determine. In the Mormon Articles of Faith there is very little but what could be subscribed to by some Christian denomination. It is presumed that these Articles comprise all the essential beliefs of Mormonism. They are what their missionaries constantly teach, and what the Mormons always give forth as their creed. They are just one third the number of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England. They are as follows: "1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. "2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression. "3. We believe that, through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.