Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24

fixed stars great, self-luminous BODIES,
,uotlestlonably the centers VI planetary
gystoms the same as our sun is~ali
this. I say. Is but as the sunbeam r.
yealing the existence OF q rev ul tho
notes that exist I'M some lltue roIhei
of n roam. for out on the turheI'sl
edge of space explored by man VISION
aided by the nest powerful helps NC
can use. man In contemplation can
stand and conceive Of sun greater
efrff chez OF space flied by stu more
numerous suns the centers " plane
tat, svstcms. than has yet come within
inc rance of mans vision Ana stahu-
ing thus Ia the midst OF the universe n'
begins % comprehend thar great Uul'
uttered by Jaseph Smith when ne con
templaied he creations oi the Hous'
There is no space sald ne, WIZ
there Is no Kingdom lcreated WofldsI
ana there is no kingdom where thefe Us
no space either a greater or lesser
spsoe" But This Us beside the SUBJECT
What I want you 20 do s. 10 thlnk
how small and insignificant TINS eaI'h
OF ours Isl even In comparison OF some
81 the planets ~ cur own system
s,pe of which are hundreds Of times
isrper ban our earth And then the
srb tbe center 0f The system, ITSELF
uhsi eptek q b. 10 The universe
Though onturlrhing tho combined mass
~ I'D fhe planets of which he Is the
crpftr srytu hundred and thirty tlmes
over. still De BE- bus q point In the uni
verse, 10 quote the words Of an emil
nent auihor
"Thus extending our view from the
earth 10 the solar system, from the
solar system 60 the eXpanse OF the
GROUP Of stars DO which we belong, we
behold series 81 gigantic nebulnr Gre
ati0ns rising un one above another
and forming greater and greater colo
niles OF worlds. so numbers can eN-
press them, Tor they make the iirma-
Inent a haze Of stars. Uniformity even
though Il be- the uniformity Of magnl-
ficance. tires at last, ana we abandon
The survey for our eyes can only pc
hold a boundless prospect ana con-
science tells us our own unspeakaole
nsignifcance.'
And the earth itself then, what OF
that2 What an Insignificant thing II
is i'm the creations OF God. with all
It's islands and continents rs rivers,
lakes and mighty oceans; its mountains
and It's valleys. its towns cities and all
the tribes Of men, together with an
their homes and fears and petty ambi-
lions all Is but a mote in Gods sun
beam less than single grain OF sand
on the sea shore
What / want TO ask I'm the Hight OF
these reflections is this: Is II such
wonderful thing 70 believe that at the
last one OF Gods sons shall preside over
this little earth as the d-presdent
or God Of It? That our Father Adam,
the Grand Patriarch" Of our race-the
Ancient OF Days Michael the Arch
angel" give him what title you will
IS IL so hard 10 believe that he shall
eventually attain to the dignity Of the
goyernorShip Of this earth, when II IS
redeemed and sancthed and become
one Of the glorIhed spheres Of God?
Some Of the sectarian ministers are
saying that we "Mormons' are
ashamed Of the doctrine announced by
President Brigham Young. TO the eff
feet that Adam will thus be the God
OF this world No, friends; II is not
that we are ashamed Of that doctrine.
II you see any change come over Que
cOuntenanoes when this doctrine Is
named. II is surprise establishment,
that any one az all capable OF grasp
iug the lsrgeness and grandeur OF ex-
istence and the possibilities IN man for
growth, for progress. should be 50 lean
Of intellect. should have such a paucity
4 Ia.
at ALL That is what our change Of
means--not shame for the
doctrine Brigham Young taught
feel that ! must have wearied you
with so long a discourse; ! know very
well have wearied myself: and yet
! am 10th 10 quit this splendid field
for thought The subject and our
OF Il must ever rise up
grander than our expression Of II IT,
II Is beyond our power TO grasp Il and
make Il plain In words. ! can see in
this Mormon" doctrine Of God the
highest spirituality which the mind OF
man Is capable OF grasplng. II our sec
tartan friends think that in US there Is
anv drifting from the teachings OF our
Prophet upon this subject and that we
N modern days are growing more
spiritual than were they, II Is not that
we are changing or leaving the old
OF our faith; but Il Is because
they themselves are giving little more
careful attention 10 our doctrines. and
begin 10 catch their first sight OF the
grand spirituality which all the while
has peryaded our belief In the Gods,Rnd
the heights Of glory to which men the
offspring OF the GOds-may finally at
tain. May the Lord bless you Amen,