Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05

think them almost heathenlsh. But
there 10 this 10 be said concerning the
doctrines which God has revealed 10
ps: they are tho most philosophical Of
any that are believed among men.
say this with, believe, a full comnre.
hcnsion OF what is meant by this state.
ment. believe that tho religion Of the
1iattef.dny Saints Is the only religion,
that will tear the test OF phlioaophicnl
investigation, and that will meet the
burning questions OF the day, 1 he
ileve that 1t Is tho only religion
TINT will satisfy the yoasnlnes of the
human heart, and that will givo licht
upon points that arc considered mys.
FERROUS by the religious world. | lie.
lieve That the religion OF the Lattor.
day Saints shows In the plalnest, In
the simplest and In the most conclu.
sive manner the relation Of man TO
God. DO not know any other re.
ligion that teaches In satisfactory
manner tho object that God has had In
placing man upon tho earth. DO not
know my other religion that teaches
concerning the relationship that OK.
istod between God and His children
prior to the orga nization OF the earth
and the placing OF man upon II. do
not know any other religion TINT pro-
fesses TO teach the relationship Tint
will exist between mon and women,
between parents aud children, anu
between husband and wife, after this
mortal career Ia ended. do not know
Of any other religion that gives
any distinct idea as to the char.
acter OF tho life beyond the grave, or
what shall constitute the glory Of man
when he becomes immortal and when
he receives the fulness Of the blessings
that God has promised. / do not know
any other religion that throws light
upon these questions. But | do know
that there exists at the present time
among men great deal OF uncertainty
upon all these pointe. Some even 40
20 far--and they call themselves intel
ligent, too-as to doubt the future exist
ence OF man, and think that when this
mortal career IL finished that is the
end OF man rs q living entity. Now,
who Ia there, with the lleht that Is
possessed by the religious world, that
can explain in q satisfactory manner
how II was that Jesus, our Redeemer,
In whose name we approach the Faith.
or, existed as God In n previous state
that IL, that He existed ami exercised
power and dominion, and then be-
came little child, born Of mortal
woman? IL there any religion on
the earth that can give any ex-
PLANTATION OF this great event?
have not met with any religion that
will answer satisfactorily questions
that arise connected with the pre.ex.
istcnce and the birth OF our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. But 1t is sup
posed TO be clothed In mystery-s
mystery that cannot be explained, and
that Ia beyond human ken; and II in
quiry arises, II IL suppressed, because IL
Is considered almost blasphemous to
think OF such things. SO II IL with
most Of these questions that have
briefly alluded to.
In the religion that God has re-
vealed TO us, there is light and intelli-
gence thrown upon all these questions.
We are not lett to grope In the dark
and In uncertainty as to why we are
here. The object that God had in
placing us upon this earth has been
made perfectly plain to us; OF course, not
In itH fulness, not ms we will be- able TO
1t In eternity, but