Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-15
LATTER-DAY SAINTS COLLEGE


The Tabernacle was crowded almost
to It's fun capacity last night Sunday,
Nov, Il, the occasion being the eleventh
anniversary OF the founding Of the
Latter-day Saints College de-
lghtful program was rendered.
Among the selections were; organ
solo, John j. Mcclellan; vocal solo,
Della Dayncs trio. Sweet Love Divine,
Lizzie Thomas Edwards, John Robin
son and Thos. Ashworth; baritone solo,
"Oh, God. Have Mercy" John Robin
son; contralto solo. Ethel Pike, and
soprano solo by Lizzie Thomas Ed
wards.
The address Of welcome was given
by Elder c. w. Penrosc. He traced
briefly the history of the college from
the founding OF the institution to the
present school year, and then expressed
the view, largely held by the Latter
day Saints, that everyone nee1s n
spiritual education, in order to com
prehend more fully the truth of all
science, philosophy and religion.
The anniversary Grafton was dcliv-
! cred by Elder u. II. Roberts. This
large meeting, he began, Is a sufficient
rcfutatlon of the SANDER which has
I gone dblbNui Nllul tlt MoIlllNu NUuTtu
is antagonistlc to education. The state
mont has recently been renewed in
some quarters that the Church is in
opposition to educational systems, par
ticularly to higher education.
As rcfutation Of this Elder Roberts
traced the history of education In the
Church from its founding T. the
present time, In Kirkland and Nau-
VOC, schools We're established, where
by the children of Mormon parculagc
could be educated in the arts. classics
and sciences as well as In the primer
pies of Christianity. The uttrrancrs or
Brigham Young, and the stu earlier
statements by the Prophet Joseph
Smith We're quoted President
Noung's advice was that the saints
should accumulate knowledge from all
sources" and he further counsclcd
the establishment of good schools
throughout all Utah.
The Prophet Joseph Smith taught
that men cannot be saved in Ignorance.
and that man Is 4avcd no faster than
he gets knowledge. The understand
ing Of truth which we obtain in this
world is pclpctuuted in the next
1t Is strange, in view of these .cach-
ings, the speaker said, that the Nor
mon people are maligned for an al
legged opposition to education, and
that the statement is still abroad that
Mofmonism can only thrive where ie-
norance abounds. The leaders Of the
Church have always fostercl rdura-
tional institutions. and the history of
the Saints prove this. The spenker
pointed out that the Saints adhere TO
the truism. The fear OF God is tho he
ginning Of wisdom" They believe
that the education Of the spirit
Is more important thun the
education Of the intellect. Our own eff
forts have been and are now directed
In that way If intellectual education
If to be gained to the detrlmcnt of
righteousness and the truth of the
latter-day work the people prefer
neglect Of that intellectual training.
Skepticism Is the crowning evil Of tho
age said the speaker, and he vas in
favor Of stemming the tide In every
possible way ln0delity Is fed by the
falsehoods which creep into our secular
schools, To-day man who would
questions the babbliugs OF science
is looked upon as an hedetic.
Yet, theoies are far from
being infnlliblc The supposed wisdom
pf our age ia shown to be folly by the
next. II IL only short time ago
comparatively, the speaker said when
men believed in the geocentric theory
that the earth is the center eli tho
universe, and about II the sun. moon
and stars revolye. But this idaa is now
discarded. Men are not safe in bc-
llcving that all error has bc.l pushed
God has revealed TO the Saints the
true record Of mans origin and ilen-
tity. WonCyor mems theories ccmc
in contrast with the truth Of God they
must go 20 the wall We as Saints
should make a distinction between tn
truths men have have discovered ana
the theories they advance. DO not
mako the mistake Of combating III.
truth Of God by the partial 'Suuwlr lg
men have attained. We expect Nor
monlsm to go hand In hand with ,Iu
cation. II is on our education that our
hone rests. We expect the L.ItfHr-iIy !
Saints to prove that the revelation af !
God broadens the minds of men and |
win advance them to an ideal mental. |
moral and physical education.
Prof. willard Done Of the College |
presided over the meeting. ON the stand ]
were the board of regents and tho fac /
ulty.
a particularly interesting feature OF |
the meeting was a presentation 90 dow |
ers 70 the faculty by little Irene Done, |
who was dressed very prcttily In the |
College colurs,
Last nights meeting was perhaps |
the largest OF It's kind ever held In the |
State. Fully six thousand people We're !
IN attendance.
All exercises at the college were ad- |
journed today, Monday. and this even |
Ing the students will hold an Informal |
reception In the school building.