Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-13
EuhCorAL coAons,s.

A congress. o general interest {, Ia,
Proles.a Episcopal churo Ia A.nsfi.
ca Will be la session Ior four days 10
Boston, beginning today, November
10. Il 10 said to uu tho most demo
cratic assom0.y evsr ho.d by that 70.
ligIous body, ~ the deliberations viii
he participated In MOI only by mem
brts Of the clergy bur by lawyer anu
scientific men VI various duscc ptloDs,
whose ekpprleuci aud widim and
talent Will be brought into services ior
the benohi Of theol ~.
Among the practical subjects 10 be
discussed Is "H ~ 10 relieve the POOR
without pAuperiziug them" aud "rhe
sunday newspaper" The principal
speaker on the former sul ct will BE-
Rev. David Greer Of New YORK, well
known for his labors among the poor
IN that great city. Tho discussion o.
the latter topic viii be lcI by Il ohard
Henry Dana hut the chief interest
" tho session PROBABLY cenlefs ar uni
the thrmo assigned Tor consideration
on November 10: cine Argument
from Design a. Affected by Eyolu-
ton" II IL well know that the Epia.
copAl church allow, bfoal latitude Of
views among ~ mcmuers. They may
range all tho way from pure Darwipisis
10 believers In the strict literal con.
structlOn 1f the Biblical account OF the
pation. Il b. therefore o. no expected
q NJ In this DISCUSSION fall Justice will
be done 10 both sides and tho hat.
mony polluted out between the con.
illusions founded on the revealed word
aud the facts Of scleaoe.
The argument referred 10 IL that by
which a student Of theology l. led 10
accept Rs fact the existence Of an
Intelligent Creator because he nnds
IA the world a g,aud design, lmpo,.
slblo TO accoun. Tor on tho suppJ-ition
VI mere chance or accident. Modern
ideaa Of oosmio evolution are by som
thou ht T. inyallda,e thia argumunt.
II may DE tfuthfully aiiifmbI, how
over, that 20 far a. tue theory Of uvolu.
ton IA true, ~ lar IL only serves 10
emphasizu the correctness OF the pfin.
oipioa ON which the argument rests,
rhlsis best understood when history 10
studied aud the fact bee Iuiss @ ear that
all tho events m which the human
family have been concerned have hal
but Que general tendency, ono great
dr-igu-I0 carry man onward ~ per-
lection. Through the pages Of hslof,
tue Prov. ltuur, the eternal lutUlnguncu
shiuos through as clearly as tue work
u tue educator De- tel cited iu
lhr NE oi any individual win which
40 may come iu contact IL mau
hos acquired prominence as a. orator,
d liugusI an engineer tue conclusion
Ia that some Intelligent eiJrl on thp
pgtg ut somebody nas preceded tnose
Achievements. iulhu same way the
TACT IL established th,g tho present
stato d. lul5iIgo 90 v, tnu numan race |
proves tho existence OF an educator t. |
whose sal superior intelligence all |
guis DO due, rue pTlloipic upon wh.o-
l4I- arsumcut TESTS 10 nov pretty vol /
coueeyel 90 uo iudispuIabie. IL Is that
b rauso ami effect
Yet, tie way la which II has been
slated anu applied has not always bue
,Ds lu,ely correct. rns progress o
physical sciences suggests many oiT-
ecJous, /. 10 therefore important
.nat Theology and philosophy should
meet on friendly terms anu compar,
notes B0gu Will gain by a frank dis
cuss!on conducted only In the interest
VI Truth.