15 October 2007

Guest Lecture: "Who Was J. Reuben Clark?"

J. D. Evans addressed the Mason JRCLS student chapter on Wednesday night for almost an hour in the Original Building. He gave a brief biographical sketch of J. Reuben Clark's rocket rise as a law student, lawyer, soliciter at the Department of State, ambassador, and then his abrupt entry into church administration as Heber J. Grant's second counselor, and a member of the First Presidency for the rest of his long life.




Brother Evans sampled some of President Clark's writings and stances on legal, religious, and political issues, and conveyed elements of Clark's testimony as well.

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"The Constitution of the United-States is a great and treasured part of my religion . . .
The distortion of any fundamental principle of our constitutional government
would thus do violence to my religion."
--J. Reuben Clark, Stand Fast By Our Constitution, p. 7.

"And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is justifiable before me. Therefore, I, the Lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church, in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land; and as pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more of less than this, cometh of evil. I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and the law also maketh you free."
--Doctrine & Covenants 98:5-8