The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-26
CHURCH CHIMES.
Atheism and the Future Of
Religion.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY.
No+es from Various Ecclesiastlcai
Journals and Prominent
Men-Ete Etc.
CHURCH CHIMES.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY
Public worship will be conducted IN
-ha various churches to-day as follows:

Public worship will be conducted IN
the various churches to-day IS follows;
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAA1T
sAINTs.-Salt Lake Stake OF Zion, Angus NJ;
Cannon, president; Joseph Z. Taylor and
Charles w Penrose, counselors. Services
in the Tabernacle at P. m. Evening
services in the various wards
DIR. IsAAcsoN has accepted an invitation
NJ the bishop and the pc ople of the TWEEN J
Hrst Ward and will address them IN thelt
Meeting House on Sunday, the Z6th
angnsts at 6 O'Clock II. All are invited
FypsT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.-The
Rev ]. b. Thrall pastor Public wur:nlp
with sermon py the pastor at II am sun
6ay school at 12.15. Seats free and all
| strangers cordially welcomed.
ST. Marks CATaEDRAL.--Holy Com
muniOn at 80 am. SUNDAY ocnool aI ~;
| a m Morning service with sermon aE Il
a m. Evening prayer at p m.
THE FUTURE OF RELIGION.
An atheist, if he argues consistently
| will not expose his life to defend either
his country or his fellowman; for, II all
really dies with the body, why should
he sacrifice that by which he enjoys all
the rest? Abnegation such as this
| would be absolute folly, and the sscri-
| ice complete trickery. The denial OF
the spirituality of the soul uproots all
reasonable motives for being just anu
honest. If | can enrich myself and
ESCAPE the penal code, why should l
not do so? The blaze OF gold soon
makes men forget slur on the moral
. character. l see no good reason for
abstaining from any indellcacy OF con-
duct. from en- abuse # another's con-
fidence. or even from theft. II all this
NAV 60 unpublished and be prohtaoie
to myself. Apart from religion, what
, influence is there to encourage gooo
and withstand evil propensltles? There
are many atheists who are recKoneo
among the best and greatest men OF
! their day; Helvetlus, Tor instance, 80
humane. so full of good works, aud
lanes Mill model OF morality, stol-
rsl cold, and pure as the antique
J, marble: but these exceptional men are
), of themselves philosophers, not e1-
nosed to the ordinary temptations oil
the senses, and formed by Christian
, education in the midst of Christian
s society. In every one OF our indlVid
If nal acts the influence exercised by tht
e views and opinions of our nelghbors /!
greater than our own personal share
- But imagine a people with religion en-
: tIrely banished from amongst them
morality and the mere idea OF sacrific
and duty would disappear with il
k Darwinlsm teaches that The struggl
for existence the strongest and tittes
. should have the pre- emlnence, and sup
port themselves at the cost OF IN
weaker. Therefore, let Us employ gu
utmost endeavors to be the strongest
and to take the pl'oe OF others. W
shall. in so doing, accomplish our outy
for we shall be the means OF occasion
ing the triumph Of g natural law Whlc
is productive OF the perfectlng Q
snecies. I do not believe that tru
science is opposed to rtnglon. IL Is a
verv well TO explain everything b
netnrsl causes or general laws; on
whence do these emanate! EVIDENT
from g creatSupreme Cause. II cosml
matter became condensed, first as
nebula, and then as suns and planet
on which life gradually became de
vel ped In more and more perteC
forms. there is here an ascending move
g ment. a continuous progress. which, {
itself, excludes the hypothesis OF mer
D. blind hazard without any final ain
Neither can understand in what mar
ner Daryinian theories ruin belief
God. How were species first formed
hv evolution or creation? Let Us tax
a horse. for instance: either it appesre
n Las succession to congenlal surround
y lings. natural selection, and the sui
yiyal of the finest, and by series
insensible transformations, or II sprar
M suddenly from the soil born OF II
organic matter, which so arranged i
self as to engeuder two ANIMALS OF u
equine species; this would be sponten
S, Gus generation, not OF lnfusorla Dut
q being of superior organization. In
latter hypothesis appears less pfooao
than the first, and less III conlorml
with proyidential plan, for has it n
heen said. natura non fdcit salt,t
z briefly. then, without belief in Gt
and in the souls mortality. any code
morality must be lac King In basis, al
,, iconseouently the social order whl'
1D rests or principles of right and ]ustlc
ic helug undermined at its foundation
If All religious feeling were entirely
nett away. a return to primitive pa
h,rlsm would be inevitable. 1t is
nudenisble fact that religion has ever
where presided over the deVelopme
-, c;viiIzstion. If, therefore, clvlllz
ron ia not destined to perish, reilg1o
8 ,nsoup ar another form Will continue
supply moral rules of conduct ana
necessary incentive tor the aGcompiis
ment of duty But what Will this ioi
or be? Itmay be safely alhrmeu that
Will be an emanatlon of Christian Il,
40 No new religion will be invented. l
ACE is past and gone in which the id'
was ipcarnatt d in history under
form of revelation. Chrisuan
e thought men back to the pure
u. simple teaching of Christ, emoodyl
the practice of charity and the obilt
tion to aim at perfection: I've the
fore shall De perfeot;' Thou sh
love thy neighbor as thyselt"-ihls
must b. admitted, is the reilgion
eye Hence. If any be destined TO 8
viye, it would be such plain teach
and simple faith as this. -CoHte"por
Review.
topeka, Kan, has more churc
. than anv city of its size IN the count
and has not single saloon or dlii
| ing place.
S.s THERE are 266 city MISSIONARIES
New York alone, who make oaliv vi
among the poor and SICK Oh all oeno
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