Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-30


| suppose all OF you who tnsi tho
papers know more or les cOucefuiug
THE. While We we're there, there was
"a Japanese, learnc man, who took
the opportunity Afforded hm-vpty
much, however, g. the disturbance VI
some OF his hgareu-.,n give bis rCs'
sons why tho Japaucsc, or the heather
10 ne called them, dii not receive
Christianity lie held Up the conduct
OF the Christians in a lltht that was
not very niiteflug 10 ut--if We com
within thut category. Atnny fnlc, g
attacked the conduct 0f our nation asa
Christian natiOu--and VIZ are part ~
the natiDu--'or the manner iu whirn
the JapAunac had been treated, anu
snii VI the fruits of Chiistignity no
they had teen shown % them were
thu genuine ffuits oi thsi religion,
they were NOS willing 10 accept thfie'
tiauitY. thought that u the purpose
OF this parliament u religious was 10
see ourselves - others sur w. his nd.
dress would be- Que " tho most PRINT.
aule that had teen delivered. IL h
better 20 have plain talk about faults
aud defects, ami have them set forth
plainly IN Kind tpifit than 70 stu be
told that we ATE perfect | wtuld
rather listen 10 ceusutts, " they are
lutt, ana fair criticism upon our
Methods, than 10 bu told W. had nu
faults. Common sense ought 10 tell
every one tuat We nfo not huitlUe.
We nave many faults, anu W. nave
many chaflctefisiirs that can hu prop.
cry criticised. hut. % coufse, Il W.
are cuiicistd, We would Ike 10 he
..m.HN.N....N H.. L. aafaNNu
proper feeling.
Thcfcafu slmo things that are goius
70 puzz q this parliament alter a while,
~ / view il-thht r, the orthodox
Chr6tian part a a. l consider We are
Christians, though We afu not rcC0g.
nized always ns orthodox. Bat thu
0nn0dUx Chritiaus In their teachings
have conveyed the Idea that the savior
came and taught truths which hud
never bvrn heard VI before In the
worli. one speaker Ia bis address said
that there had been SONS truths that
had not been revealed until Jesus
came, aud that tucre hal been n great
many things, tor Instance In the Oh
Testament, that we're suited 10 bar
bnfOus age, AMI that the men VINO
pmcticud them had not much knowl.
edge OF God. lie alluded 10 the sacfi.
ncuf uuuer anu previous 10 the law OF
Moses and thought how Improper they
were; only suited 10 "A barbafuua people
ani age. But the Inhabitants Of tue
earth had emerged from batbarlsm anu
Ignorance iutp llghl-cOnyeyiug the
Idea that Abraham aud Moses Aud the
prophets knew but little concerning
God AMI tue plan VI salvation aa taught
by tho L0rd Jesus Christ. Hut here
come tho Buddhists and the followers
OF Coniucius ana they prove that long
before tho Savior was hIrn many OF
the truths which Hv proclaimed were
taught by their leading men. This h
likely 10 Furnish g0Od gTuund Tor int
deity aud for men thinHing that alter
all there h not ~ much IA this Chris.
tau religion as those who advocate II
Hssumt; because ~ Buddha and
COuiuuiuH knew these truths,
where are the claims OF the
Christians that the savior was the
nfsI 10 Introduce them Ia Ills sermon
on the MOunG Men put themselves
in a false position by making such
statements; Tor thu Gospel Of the LORI
Jesus Chtist h nH old ~ eternity.
Happily VIZ have heOn delivered
from that foolish error by the revela.
lions which GJd has given unto Ne.
God has revealed unto " that Adam
himself wa taught the Gospel In tue
same purity aud with the same power
aud gius that II was taught 10 the
Twelve apostles whom the Llrd chose
NJ His disciples. We have been
taught that Jesus Himself was the
RvvelhtUT 80 % speak. lie was lnr
Being who revealed 10 Adam anu 10
NE children, 10 Abraham, to Mtss-
auu 10 the prophets, the plan of saliva.
ton, aud gave them the laws which
hey ptauuccd. The Offering Of buI.
lock. aud other animals nul fowls was
typical Of the great Offering that shrui
bee made, nnd there wns purpose iu
view IN making these offerings. hut
u Is cousummate folly Tor tins geutn.
ton TO suppUsr they eau measure uuu
Judge the LORI by tnCir knowledge,
ur can fully understand HIS method.
of dealing with the children Oi men in
ioImvr ages unltiH llr reveals this
knowledge 10 them. THIS generation
shOuld not liit Itself up Ia pn e nng
think that II emhuiits all knowledge
aud IN superior 90 every preceding
generation. That hrs bstu u Concrit
that an generations have moro or ltss
H.tprauird, and u has ptoyoi the ruin
aud dow niail OF mary Of turm. They
have thought they were the f0rtmfs. In
the ranks NJ men HuI that no one unit,
they lived hal made such urOgfes.
ne they. Too many Of our scientific
men and religious tcachers arc pulled
up with this Kind Of Pride. lnry
think they undeutAui science, ana
tue constant enuuayor Of aomr
De- To reconcile the BIb.r
with science; while there are
others who think they cannot b.
tuC1ugilpd. But 10 N the fashion now
iUvAtDl tcieuct; and many muatora %
religion almost worship It, In doing
su they think they arc ktpuiur abreast
OF the spirit OF the ugr. Ittthe ,fuths
Ot the Gospel are eternal, uud after all
Il viii hn fOuGd thst fcltucu VIII have
Go agree with thcm. The truth.
which Gu1 has revealed arc immut4.
ulo anu they cannot be weakened or
shaken hy science or discussion. ~
scientific theories uiilur from them, the
theories must go down.
We hrHr considerable about t.ulu-
tor, Who BE- there tnat believes more
iu rue evolution thsu tue Lntytr.uay
Sgiuu'-tno evolution OF man until
hr email become "a god; until no thall
vic 40 the tight hgud of the Fla hs;
until Hu shalt tea Joint heir with
Jru.! That Is the Gospel Of jesus
CHRIST believed in by the Luttur.dny
Suluis. THAT is the Wiuu o. evolution
WCbuiiryr ms hut not the evolution OF
man from come low iypu oI tuimai
ll'e. IheIc lisa tendency today iu The
scientific world O. entertain And ndy1.