Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-07

primcval min. after long existence In
absolute dafkne's, according o. this
philJfophy, was the recognition Of the
* stcnco OF demons. H. the c.uitc Of
tho evo.utlonary process, fear Wa
slowly refined into reverence aud
tbaukiulness, and iu such feelings
originated the bellti iu good a .rits'
The ntXt sep was T. hfsigu 10 these
neinrs places Of stoie. : ones, 'oes,
q wcts, etc., were sel,oleI astuon,
and fetish worship resulted, from
shloh root grew felig on IN iis multi
iuuin US iotms.
II needless to follow the argument
any iurthoE TIE necessary Inference
rom It IL tha, tehPi ifolI, no matter
with via. tI'eruor 1t Is sdir,uud,d,
is tut an Inheritance n That cup
pOicd Itficd iu man's history when he
vas CROPPING iu al solutc dsfEuss. about
li, ELF and histufru undings ia noiufr.
Religion, according TO tbs view, ftsts
on false ncsrtions and Is abou, ~
valuable iu tho search for truth Ma a
chlId's notion that the "Jome Of the
sky uchcs the m untain tops IL to
gUUpfsI hy and autonomy.
Fortunately, however, this attempt
10 acc unit Tor the origin Of religion
expoSo- IT. fwn sb,urdity. A. stated,
It commences BY a suppoailian, t'kiug
tor gtanteI ptOpOBition that never
has buOn proven, one that cOulf dius
all The facts known about the human
family. ltis n fact, Tor iustancc, that
no uncivilizoI tfibe On THE earth, a.
at for az Utt3ty gUes, ever .-r either
by chance or by Tia own oKoruons 10
a de4tue o. civil ton, unless II
was brought 10 them from external
source. IL IL EnUth,f fact that tho
tender cy Of nations, ~ Of individuals,
~ 10 TtiiogtaCo from civilization, un.
ie's the srugPlo Tor advancement e
stsndily kept ". II h. another fact
that history IL positive IN the state.
ment that pfi rsvsi mau received in
al'uc,lou- ir m Go AMI tn ,li ciyill.
6A'ion, including religion, has It, ORR
yin IN such iustfuc.ion-in revelation
History M sxpel sucH agree on this
point ana contradict tie vii lly uL.
supported supposi,i5n Inst mal when
llfst appearing on rRrii WAS lsit 70 his
own limited intellectual SgsOvtcts.
Coatrast with tnl- philosophy the
toscniugs oi rrligi1n-tnaI 'n,u he the
lningo Of Cot, bis EtesHai F'.hrI
came 10 earth, an Huode pr.
pared tor him, Ia Ordrr to
learn that which II necessary
Tor higher .Els.e CO hereats';
that G. ID from the beginning led bic
steps on the road to Advancement and
IL ttill leading him through the various
means adopted by Providence for that
purpose; that allh,uyh some Of the
children Of men fail to accept thu couu'
sells Of their heavenly Father aud, N.
ssqnently, 20 Ssltay, yet at last the
purposes aud plane Of the Almighty
shall be ace mpli.hsd TO His glory ana
the eternal huppin,ss Of MI who submit
10 liis commAndmeuts-ma such a
comparison, we say, anu Is It p0g'ib,
10 contemplate these grand dooIFluts
wlthou, feeling theiF truth? WIN the
force Of III, quiokening rays Of the sun,
lhry BURT upon the darkness VI doubt
aud inndelity ami ial,cly-',lled philOs
ophy, Gispolling H. evrr-changing
phsnloms. They apreal to the un.
proluJiced reason, the conscience aud
the hoart, accounting Tor mans ca
isIeucc In tho only rational way con-
ooyab'e.