Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
4 Depressed Feeling on Account
Of the African War News.
THE GORDON HIGHLANDERs.
.,,.,auts stirred UP BY Higher
crIucism-No'es ON Various
Topics.

though BRITAIN " s'N'hS '"S's "'"''
,s.n she bargalned for In her present
- with the Beers. No matter how
.,eouraalng TO the British the ultimate
1.look may seem at present, the fact
mains that even now the English
have lost far more lives than they at
e,t anticipated. and are In a fair way
", 10 suffer defeat ut many points OF
N. South AFRICA compass.for some time
IA come. The strict censorship over
avs from the seat OF war has made
,,eurate tldlngs very difficult 60 secure
lv, At best reports are not 40 cncour-
,sns az many would like to sec them.
ne British forte. however. IL To stay
,ssres.iye action until such time as all
~ troogs are landed. then IL is antici.
rstei that orders viii be given to push
,hlngr 10 a climax and drive the Beers
rom their positions.
Two weeks ago the last detachment
o, Gordon illghlandcrs took their de-
tArtur, for the front. This regiment
t,d occupied the Edinburgh Castle for
A period Of months, and II was with
whispered regret on both sides that they
sbcyed orders to embark for the Cape
TAi boys LEFT for Glasgow at midnight
he castle 20 the station. down through
N. principal thoroughfarcs, to that
t9aching Scottish selection on such &C.
| e,slonA "Will Yc No Come Back
Afaln.' The kettle lads promised that
,hey would. ana nffcctionately kissed
tai carssed their best lassies TN the
train pulled out with Its cargo OF preci-
ols freight, This branch NJ the Cor
ddns will doubtless bc heard from soon
affair their arrival
Anent the Duke OF Connaught's al
hged tender ~ his services In the pres.
thi war with South Africa. the British
ppefs have had considerable TO say OF
hic The conccnsus OF opinion ~ that
ks wae a mngnanlmous and truly patri-
ale get, but the authorities. say they.
tiied wisely when they deemed his GO
lf 10 the front incxpedicnt. II he had
hen allowed 10 40. and mistakes had
happened under hls leadership. then. the
tfsinent Is the actions OF faulty
rya commander would reflect graveiy
tn the throne. Then again. the Bocr
var Is no child'H play. and the best OF
fsnerals II apt TO be outwittcd: hence
The wisdom OF sending out General
Bdller
The appearance OF the first volume OF
Encyclopaedia Biblicn, otherwise known
q the Higher Criticism OF the Bible,
he created no small sensation among
church soers In this country. The Views
herein expressed concerning things
tnpturel have caused Bible readers
Y wonder what religion IL coming to.
I'D have brought forth also some very
eustlc comments from che press. For
ia,'ance. here Is "A sample editorial from
shading paper published In this city;
In dealing yesterday with the article
Mr. Taylor Innos- In the Speaker"
teicmarked that. from tho standpoint
Proter,antlsm. Christianity IL the
elimination and .ulfilmcnt In Jesus
ghiist OF o series Of revelations from
uoi 10 man. II might be Interesting
discover the attitude OF the Higher
vnuelsm towards these revelations az
'ncwh W the new Encyclopaedia Bibll-
ca conducted by Christian professors
sal clefgymen. According to the old
elhodox Views, the Bible gives a cor
ist account OF Gods dealings with, and
communications to, Adam. Noah. Abra-
nm, Moses, etc. Let us begin with
AaAn, Eve, and the Garden OF Eden.
According 20 the Encyclopaedia Blbn-
"a Adam and Eve never existed. The
tEy OF the Garden OF Eden Is not his
local The conclusion IL obylous--God
sade no communication. did not reveal
nlhseii' as the early chapters OF Gem
~ would have w believe. What OF
yois relations with Noah7 What of
y. w Rlugef There was no delugc. The
.Lhcyclopmdla Blbllca' tells us that
n, blbllcal account had Its origin In
hlpllonia. ana " fundamentally a
E!h Of winter and the sun-god.' In
un'f words the Hebrew story must
.nc been borrowed from the Baby
man Thus, an regards the Garden OF
trh ana the Flood. church professors
sie now endorsed the Views OF Tom
ana Charles Brndlaugh. What
ABRAHAM? Did God reveal Himself
pAbraham2 Paul believed that Gods
Neellons to Abraham Were OF mo-
sh,ons Significance not only to Jews
~ 70 dcntiles. Paul was altogether
Ivns' We are now told that no such
rIroh as Abraham ever existed, Sarah
~ Lot also disappear into the I'M
,,Nh. nom which they would never
" emerged had not the writer's OF
,s been gifted with cxubcrant
Occupations So far, II we may trust
wy hlsher Critics, Genesis contains no
c.anehuo accounts OF % revelation from
". 70 man. But surely we are on firm
,pleal ground when we come to the
s1nN ot Moses, We all remember the
natlc story OF Mount Sinai and the
rogue referred 60 impcssively In
,plslle OF the Hebrews. The writ
i,, N.Y. mat eplstlc. like Paul. was poor.
T.oiant creature. We are now In
b umu by one OF the writer's In tho
Th.o1,a, the Rev. w. Il. Adds that the
,s"ukuc must be put long after tho
~ OF Moses No revelation from
wen seems 10 have come through
60 what Of David the man after
d.,,iss own hearth Professor Cheyne. In
tr,,uls with David. remarks that keen
lsh " necessary 60 arrive at the
49, OF fact, which undoubtedly II In
onus that haze come down TO US.
d. rais that among the legends IN
go,,,pty OF Davids encounter with
n."'h, hut. surely. David was the
mn. singer OF Israel, the author of
Ia y, not most, OF the Psalms. Here,
tsnss W. must prepare for a shock. Pro.
MIN .heyhc says we cannot nscribc
h ~ WY probability any of the psalms
~ isalter to David. What of the
Ss OF Daniel. with its marvellous pre- /.
N.,nS,nsI We are told that It Ia un-
rsonnhl All that about dreams.
n nsI. and the Hons den belong 10 the
sr,, ul Imagination. Daniel cuts n
chi. inquire NJ the hands OF the Higher
tnS'n what IL the Inference to be
Ctl,ieiIon these rcsultD OF the Higher
ensf So far there are no signs
hr t,,'oiauon from God TO man-noth-
nan,a simply the natural evolution of
,~In natura, religious aspirations
(, M ~ great deal OF legendary matter.
Tia r,glQr lnnes seems To think that
4; bhs Views Of Christianity and the
ko,tin aNe u easier fof the dcvout
lsan man TO accept the Christian re-
Nalr uuh u was In the days OF DR..
bnsap'm ~ " difficult 30 see what
tan ~, Won the devout working man
i,"sn and professors arc rapidly reach.
q 'ndaugh. . 'o'' al" "'' N''' ~
E h' further evidence OF the rumpus