The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-15
DESTINY.
Some of the Causes which Lead to
1.-THE Fate of Mankind.

Is there or is there not such thing
as destiny? II there is, there must be
certainlaws governing it. If not, the
worlds, and all therein must be crea-
lures ofAmere chance.
do not propose to discuss5the theo-
logical phase OF this subject. the belief
that God destined certain persons to be
saved and others to be damned, but
dwell upon things of which we are GER
tain. sz
Z There is such-a thing as destiny. The
laws which govern it arestheslaws of
cause and effect Everything that ever
became a part of existence was the
effect of preceding causes. Things
eternal are Moderated, for they always
existed and consequently are not the re-
suit of causes for being in existence
from all eternity they could not be pre-
coded by cause. For instance, time
and space were never created, for they
existed forever; therefore they are not
the result of preceding causes and are
not governed by destiny.
But when we come to things that
originate we find they are the result OF
causes. a man never did, does not now
as certain causes expel him. 1t is not
only so with man, but also with all lig-
ing creatures. Nor does it stop here;
the wind does not blow unless impelled
by some cause; fire burns, smoke as
cends, rain falls, ightnings flash, thun
ders roar, and the seasons come and go,
all in accordance with the causes which
produce them, and these causes are too
well known for me to mention them.
Man does not act or think except in ac-
cordance with causes. If he puts on "a
coat it is because he is cold, or because
he thinks he may get cold or wet; or
because he does not wish to be seen
without it; or perhaps it is a habit; or
maybe he wants to see how it fits; or
perchance he desires to please others;
at any rate, there is something which
causes him to put it on. If he thinks
it is going to storm it is because he
sees the clouds rising, or red
sunset, or a circle Z around the
moon, orr a red sky after dark,
or the chickens oiling their feathers, or
the hog making a bed, or the frogs
croaking, or because his corns ache, or
he feels his rheumatism, or he has look
ed at, the barometer, at least there is
something which causes him to believe
! it is going to storm. So it is with all
other things, there is some cause for
them being as they are. This is destiny.
The question arises: "Does not this
do away with mans power OF will. or
with what is generally known as his
itself cause. .Hisywill causes him to
do this or that. But all causes are the
results of preceding causes. Man, and
81, l., 1r,,fI of Of
], ton of causes; therefore, his actions
drought to bear upon him.. nmh9Gi
/ Napoleon Bonaparte is called a mar, Of
ildestiny. What destined him? Nothing
1 beside the causes brought to bear upon
| him. (, He was a great WARRIORS Let US
examine the causes that made him so.
!. There is a law of nature that the state OF
the mothers mind shall be! stamped
I upon the unborn iNapoleon's mother,
7 prior; to his birth, was riding upon, a
a gallant steed and commanding an
army, of her husbands subordinates.
\ She was filling the place of a general,
iEand ttook delight. in exercising her
iEpueeiily power. This had the, effect of
4 the unborn Napoleon, and he was, born
4 a General. When only a small boy il
\ cropped out in his character. He
i would fire his little brass cannona against
1.-The rocks with all the pride of a veteran
.fsoldief. He chose warfare from tia irllr
4 nate love of it: Surrodndipgc oircuIn-
\ stances, and the ability born. within
him, made him the greatest OF modern
generals. His brother Joseph, born IN
a time of peaee and under different cir
ieumstances, was not general enough to
help a conquered throne surrounded
K byfan army. Napoleon was born a
general, -for-circunI destined he
should be, but with Joseph, destiny
chose another course, because sur.
rounding causes compelled it to.
General Grant is also called man Of
destiny. But had it not been for sla
very, or something else, to cause {
civil war. he, no doubt, would have
lived and died scraping hides in a tan
a serv.- The fact is THAT we are all mef
| lori women) OF destiny, but circun
/ stances place some i'm more conspicuou
: places3harl other. This is ILLUSTRATED
! 81 GRAY I'M his elegF, when he says!
j t"Perhaps insthiss neglected spot Elat,
/ Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire
!, Hands that the rod of empire might hav
swayed,
Or walked to ecstacy the living Tyre"
Causes might have destined us to be