Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-13
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A we'll known London mlailonnry,
Hugh Price Hughes, IL By u religious
paper quoted AZ referring 10 tbs present.
state VI fchisms aud teciariauism ia
the Christian world In the following
characteristic manuer "Of course, /
know that our ecclesiastical and thoo-
logical points OF difference are 10 pro-
found that we shall require the whole
eternity Tor their adequate discussion.
Why, then, waste the present time? |
move that tho debate DO adjourned tlI
We reach eternity, aud that We now
unite our energies In tho suppression
OF the liquor traiiitl"
The lines quoted are noticeable rs 10.
dlcating tho tendency Of the religious
world at the present time Questions
once considered 20 important that
slight differences Of opinion would
cause ostfaoisms, torture, turning OF
the stake, devastating ofusades and oil
the horrors Of fanaiicism arc now
viewed with Indifference or made the
subjects Of singing IRONY. Clear.
minded theological thinkers arc reAliz
log that they have tangled themselves
W In net OF doclrinal perplexlties 70
intricate, that tue more they Struggle
for Liberation tho tighter the meshes
close around them. Their efforts to
find truth arc hopeless aud an "ad'
Iournmont OF the debate" for eternity,
or rather sine die, seems the only ex.
pedient left.
Tue dsplorAble condition Of tho re-
ligioua world a, present needs
no more apt illustration. It,
leaders are. forced TO acknowledge
that with no direct communication
with The Divine head Of the Church
with no direct Tevelatlon-they aro LETT
MALAY 10 their own resources. Rec
ords OF revelations given In former ages
they have, but In order TO apply these
TO the requirements OF the present era,
which undisputAbly are widely differ
ent from those Of former times, logical
deductions are necessary and since no
theologian, DO he ever 80 well versod
In the VARIOUS branches OF science, eau
claim inislhbility Tor his reasoning, II
fellows that his teachings can have no
Divine authority. lie may be- right,
OF he may be- wrong. lilo IL much Ia
me same position a. tue student OF
nature who arTanges aud clasaifies and
reasons from "hat ne sees OF Hou''
Work In e'esuoni as inc Theological
student occupies hihseh win 'h'
manifestations OF me Ainlg.y IL
me history OF mAnhlsu' bo'h u'A
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less euluou oy teNoIAuou' 'no s'a'e
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'nAu 'noso o' 'no o'n'' No" us
oo'eTies are always poHe'o'o hha u
oi'eh happon' lua' 'noy oouip'e1elJ
overtime" previous 'heoI'es' anu ia
'ho meanume 'ho so'eaiieu ohurohss
arc 1871 70 'he mercy OF 'ne changing
Nuo OF human oPih'oui no" u'''ins
ohe why Anu no" hho'n'i' 4iO" eau
tney 'heh save inc i'Nos OF 'h'Se VINO
pe'ish IN INC ueep OF Ignorance anu
SD, except ny mere eh"h''i
never was 'ho uue Chu'eh 30
h'uH''u' Mheh 'no ftoN Nara
rome came y" save .na' "n'oh wa
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'hs'i nn'huu nAu u'ou oI'"eu anu 'no''
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