Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-10

iH creation Hlutt ANe "uo"'i
-Ivenat nat time was tbat by the
Divine will ou evolution took place by
which a bsiae omnnaltd little
.1wsr than che supreme Being.
From THE omina.ion another
evolved by the sane pro-
,sss, AMI then another aul s2 on, each
succeeding cmauaiI1n being lees per
feet than tho preceding Que, un,l the
last was imperfect enough % come 10
sclusl contact with mtaet an erea-
lion became possible. In tni' way the
flgin Of evil is explained a. being
simply impsrieoiion In matter, AMI
salvation b. to overcome THIS imperlec'
lion and to staft on tue road Of ovolu-
lion back 10 the supreme . log.
Ia tuon system revelation is I'm
,osdble, since man olnnIt com nuni-
cate with dol except through those 10.
tofmo late bslugs, the s9.cAllei ic 'ts,
20 angels. A,oncmenb @ undef'
stood by New Testament writers, has
no significance except a. "at-lncmonW
With Chrlsl, who b. ll5ks upon AZ one
NJ The gfcsi "aIsp.s" Ku0Elsdgo j.
not REGARDED a. the prefJgauvs oi oil
men, bit a. the property o. low
Initiated.
These are some Of The leading
features Of tho tnco1p1y with wnich
Cht-tianity In the earliest ages came
in contact. FYtunstvly, the writer's
u The New Testament meet oil these
views with statements that oanult bv
utundep olj. Very ear y the churches
II Ethtsis uni C1lOuw we're troubled
with teachings Of tnis bild, ADD tie
.oiicrs directed 10 those churches
combat them most smphaucally
Tho author " those rpisties duclrfes
that In the realm Of knowledge there
must hc no class die inction, no eKclu.
.lyenos'. The object Of the q snol 10 to
warn every man aud teach CORY man
900 orcyy vision, that Il IA y present
,usrV nan perfect 10 Cirst jesus"
So tuat while "wls ION" among th
theo'ophlc gnottIcs was the exoulivv
sn vic Igs Of the few initiated, 4, was
the property on 70 3 10 ~ In the Gospel.
Further the "Wisd1m" u those teach.
rrs d, called by the inspired writer
"pfetondud wisd3 m" a. distinguished
from the real wisdom or philosophy
lhctrus Gospel. There WIS no foundn.
ion, Paul argues, for the supposilion Of
Divine umauations, auol o. con
rcivcd Of by III 90 theosophisls, be-.
cause In Chrsi, who was both God aud
man, tho whole fulnesl (p.oromn)
Isoli, and lie was therefore c1nipc.
tout Moiialor. Moreover, through
Him the worlds we're made snd
through Hin thsir redemption would
be- effected. II tnefo be- such inlerme.
late boisgs OF different grades, Christ
IL superior h all sud Lord Of all, aud
He alone can brige the supposed
cha.m between God aud man.
There teachings Of Paul on these
points may well DO considered
the oornefs,ones OF tho Gospel
aud they Indicate tho difsc.
tlon speculation must take IN
order 10 arrive Ut truth. Ga tbs basis
tue Gospel Of Jesus Christ has always
feotod. 81 Tar from representing the
supreme Being ~ tho ineonceivablt
one, It designates Him by a word most
familiar and dear 10 all--Father Anu
It teaches map 10 communicate with
Hin a. a chiid. T. proml.ri Divine
help IN all emergencies Of human NE
anu Invites each individual 10 test i0r
himself the promises given. ia brief
while the my stefiui Of tholaophy are the
property " tho low, the favored class
the Gospel is universal Ia Ia scope a
IN Ito application 10 msnsind.
No Que will deny that theosophy
| presents much that Ia good aud truv
aud that tue system has many foi.
lowers OF great moral excellence. Not
shall u be disputed tnat 10 may ia
much good in a world almost inun.
dated 10y staguaut dogmas. It may
serve a. breeze Of new thought aud
awaken 10 hfo SONS OF tho d3rmAul
powers OF men. But Ia its ussoncD II Il
anlpgonisIic to the Gospel Of Christ
ana IN much Inferior TO u az human
intellect Is TO that Of omnlpotolcs,
fOr the simple reason that
IL establishes ils conclusions
independent " revelation, without
which there can be no lrue knoaitdy g
VI tuings Divine.