The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-26
EVOLUTION.
Ieritas Gives his Ideas on the Pulpit Christian
Philosophy.

Philosophy.
aFhe sixth definition by Webster defines
physical evolution to be the mode of gener-
ation in which the germ is held to pre-eXist
in the parent and it's parts to be developed
but not actually formed, by the provocative
acts. The above definition suggests DIS
tiuct or ate individual germ for all
organisms. It is evident from Observation
that like begets like and continues to do so
until the original becomes corrupted by
two opposites, or the vlolauon u Jaw
hence the production of what is known as
hybrids. whic. we shall lind as we proceeu'
were never designed by the Creator Ihere
a great difference of opinion IN reference
to the individuality of species. Some con
tend that all life has sprung from one
germ. and that by the law OF eVoluUioh,
forms and reforms until the highest ann
is attained-the production OF the human
soul This is pure and SIMPLE evoIuIloh'
but who can believe that II evoiltlOn pe
frle science it ends with man IN nus present
state? And who will say that the Chris
Alan philosophy is not based upon reasons
and good sense! Evolution is accepted as
a good excuse for denying the existence OF
divine being, or personal Sou' Inc
vital life of the universe IS held 10 pe ey
S'evolutionists" a hidden force which hnds
III.
which is constantly working IN all direct
-ASps and producing the various phenomena
mat are visible to our senses.
This doctrine looks plausible at first
sight. We see the effects, but not the
cause Emerson a very eminent WRITER
in his efforts to define what is termed the
first cause. asks the bat1ied mind the cause
of the first cause, and then the cause OF
that He saws, in speaking OF the vital
life of the universe, that 1t is undehnaole,
and whatever definition is onefed Is always
omen TO discussion. There is an lnnhlUe
Matter and shirt are eternal elements, and
there is no difference of opinion except IN
the matter of organization, which eVOlu-
tionists maintain exist, Or WORKS WlGhouG d
divine mind Emerson maintains that une
nrotans is as nimble in one element as IN
tbe other. and that mems definitions are
LOT eonaI to the task of defining the uni
verse The difficulties to be overcome IN our
;pves+ipatiOp of the theory of evolution are
not.in The theory itself, but rather to coun-
+eract The subtle ability of So-called learned
men. Evolution can be disposed OF much
easier than the subtle language OF men:
THEORIES are defended by a methodlcal
course In order to destroy the influence OF
divine revelation. Darwin, huxley ana
others have failed to prove the doctrine oi
evolution to be true. II IS still an open
Question. Let US oigress from our SUBJECT
in order. TO show the drift Of argument
GOD nv men of letters and scholastic
ahiliry II will serve to show the utter I'M
nossihility in men to define their own dual
nature. The physical nature and mlno or
ixFfelec5 of man is still underlined. Yet II
Visits. There is as much speculation IN
reference to the nature of man as there IS
aho11+ the existence of God, and were it
NOT that men are unable to get away from
themselves. they would deny their own eX-
isteuce. 1t is evident that men OF education
strive TO keep the human mind stupehe9i
rather than instruct. Technlcaliues ana
bjoh-sounding expressions are USED IN
Treference to common sense language. The
course of such men reminds US OF the force
and production of things IN the tropics
NOT only the beautiful, but the deadly
poison arising from too lu&urlahI CROWN
ron the heat of a tropical sun. we are
hound 10 believe that much injury arises
from the teachings of men who profess to
expIain the Christian philosophy to meet
the objections of men who refuse TO recog-
q nize the divine government
Scholastic nonsense and modern mum
merry are used not only in reference to
\. science and the fine arts, but alse IN reilg-
y ion morals and politics, until the world IS
inside down for want Of common sense.
Nbo will dare say that evolution Is not
plausible? 1t is this plausibility that IS so
nard to expose. When once the mnq Is
committed to a theory it is hard to check 1t
in its onward course, and how often DO we
s fnG mon defending their own theories IN
oppositiou to their better judgment! rms
iS the fatal error of the race. Darwin
staSSsJed his theory Of evolution with DOUBT
vSSeSi he declared that he was not sure That
there was not higher development Tor the
human soul. lie couId uOu SUM- 'ii0 Wv iii'
within himself.
Nav we not ask what would be the re
suIt on this earth if the physical eXertlon
on the part of man should cease! would
nature produce seed time and harvest WIN
out it! Would the force that DflnSs nil
lions of tons of merchandise and hundreds
Of thousands of people across our continent
be supplied by what IS termed nature, WITH
ont fine physical exertion and mind OF man:
The coal that creates steam when gives
motion to the locomotive would remain
silent with all its latent heat II man dld not
Quicken it into action by his phySlcal ana
mental faculties. So would the universe
lie silent and present an universal chaos
mt for the exercise of the divine MIND IN
keeping with eternal law. If men IAN TO
comnrehend the divine in the universe II
but justifes the assertion that IL is llnpos-
sible for a finite being to comprehend the
infinite Unless we accept the laws that
will develop our being and quicken into
action our dormant faculties, the value OF
Htyine revelation is to be found IN its truth
and explanation Of the nature OF tnlngs as
they exist around US, and II we ma an
agreement between the revelation ana
nat11rs. we have found the key to the uni
verse.
There is very much that we see that has
81 claim to an eternal existence. What we
MEAN is this, that all that sprang from the
creative or organizing power OF JehoYal
was perfect, ard all the imperfectlon In
nature is the effect of broken law. Let US
ask the question, is there not good reason
for accepting the declaration found IN the
Bible in reference to the condition OF the
world before the flood! To US it was both
humane and Just in the Creator, to change
the condition of man from one world to that
of another. so as to prevent anlhlatlon, so
far as the identity Of species was CON
cerned. All flesh had corrupted itself be-
fore God, who had created man in his own
image. The fowls of the air, the beasts OF
sthe field and every plant and tree whose
yseed was in itself, were organized after the
law of eternal duration. Miscegenation
was forbidden by God, for the very good
reason, as we now know, that the mixing
of the races led to degeneracy. Let the
declaration be made that mixture of an
inferior with superior physical constitu-
ton, if continued will lead to degeneracy.
NERITAs.
If the liver and kidneys arc sluggish and