Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17
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claimoI the attention 81 intelligent
mon aud women more earnestly than
at tho present time. A. Che feeling
toc3mu more ami more general that
tho world ~ approaching O. cf'sis, tho
Interest In all THAT pertains 90 thu last
things becomes more Intense, Gui
gtost,r light is sought for aud
obtained. WHOM revelations on
these matters were nrt given 90
Jo.aph the Prophet. They wof8 accom-.
panied by an aIm0u.tI1n MOI 20 show
'ihcso things unto the world until u
10 wisdom in Me-" on tho same ground
tbnt Jtsua at fret culoiuoi the Twelve
from proclaImiug tbc fact shat 10 was
tho Messiah. lua prrcau,iou g. no
longer needed. Tho inquiry hos been
started and tho homes, 10 "ihu world"
demand tho Truth on tho subject
Philosopher aud tciuntls,a are equally
concerned. fr % 30 clear enough, u
there 10 an "unsson universe" "a
world Whose phenomena nta above
ana beyond the p0wrf Of perception uH
exercised through tho five human
senses, no philof1phic system isc.l'
plrto 90 long na % dlgb mo. gs.JsY.tn
this all Important fact
Tho doctrine OF "ctcfnAl" danuu.
lion has VI late yclrs boon reviewed by
theologlans, nul although many have
taken "a firm stand amid the buraiug
aud smoBlrs sulphur and birthstone %
orthodoxy, yet others have nos heel.
lated 90 pg0n9uEc, in favor Of reason
aud revelation. Tho truth has gained
ground all tho time. Tnla was lrun
when, Sumo timu ago, tho question
came up for discussion in The
regular council of tho 5godlah Auih.
Ufan CHURCH. Not lUss thau twenty
gotcn wsru raised against tho term
''s,erHal." Nine more votes would
have erased the doctrine from the con.
ioaslon Of that church. Among those
who protested we're ex-Ministcf ui6latp
Gunnar WonncfbOrg anu Ex-Governor
Ttefivnberg, the latter declaring that u
he were compelled b believe that
Christianity really teaches innnito
torment Tor finite crimes, no would
feel under obligation TO turn away
from Christ and Wy 10 rot nl0og IA the
light Of reason alone. Tho mere fact
that a discussion OF thischarac.tg could
take place la 10 siubbornly cousctyu.
tive a body as tho council OF that
Lutheran church, iB sunicIru. owl.
denoo Of tho power with which tlc
subject At present pene.ralel Tie Chrih.
t.an world.
Three great currents Of though, con.
cerning tho future may DO trace !
back IN the early centuries Of our era.
one, with Augustine a. the head, con.
dennis tho vast majority Of mankind
70 everlasting psrditlon. They wer,
prcofdained 10 novor.euding torment
"ior the glory OF the Creator" Re-
voting % this idea IL, It forms tho basi,
Tor tho orthodox view tina. sim alaudt
in tho oil croeii OF the world, with
various notifications. 10 dcniel IN,
saving power % God. 70 ovgrolii
mates tho influence Of tho EVA on,
and Il pprpeiua,ol the notion Of the
Greek Tnr,arus instead Of the doc,Iiuei
Of Chrlst. Another do1tfino IS thai
nll aro &, DO restored alter having boor
sufficiently purified. OrIgcn &c Ia,
great exp1unler OF this Wow, aud his
r1l10ninss come much nearer tht
truth. Tho third vluw looks upon im.
mortality as g'h Of God, bestowed
upon man o. u reward foi
| hia belief in Christ According {.
this, the unbollever has not Ia,
Immortality which everlasting t0r
mem. pguupposs', Ho is simply auut
hinlgI as TO his c1nBci3usaosa. win
death bis fats Ia rb.,lgi. Tho advo
Gates Of this doctrine claim on ,heli
aide Justin Martyr ana lrrmla an,
also wrI,om OF tuuh fame as Locke au,
Whatcloy.
10 these who AFRO familiar with lheul
different attempts nt solving grra
problem aud tho iusugmlultablo dinl
| pultIU Involved in each, tho clea
Gu,vmenu made boy tho Inspired ser
yHu'a OF God ln tHH Li1pounuon ough
60 uf.ug conviction. Tao hight throw