Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-27

The excuse offered for thus misrepre-
sentng the doctrine OF the Latter-day
Saints, is that 1t teaches the necessity
Of contrasts In order that mankind
may appreciate the difference between
good and evil For instance. the Fall
Of our fret parents is viewed as an
event that occurred In the wisdom and
providence of our Eternal Father and
God. That It is not to be considered as
"a grieyous calamity but that out
Of the apparent evil Of the transgres-
sion committed. good will come to the
human family The experience OBJ
tained in consequence Of the introduce
ton OF evil and sorrow and pain and
death, will enable the sons and daught-
ers OF Adam to understand. and appre-
clate, and fully enjoy the blessings of
happiness and pleasure and glory In the
eternal world That light cannot be
fully enjoyed without the experience OF
darkness, pleasure without pain, Joy
without sadness, life everlasting with
out passing through death seems to
us almost beyond fair dispute.
II II had not been for sin there
would have been no death All the his
of mortality are the result OF dso-
bedience to law, divine or human. The
LESSON derived from this is that Of strict
obedience to the divine viii, and avoid
ance OF everything that is contrary to
Righteousness. II is the very reverse
OF the deduction made by our enemies
for the purpose Of deceiying inqurers
into our faith. The results of sin are
all around us. We need not be sinful
ourselves, in order TO understand the
effects of transgression But we can
profit by the lessons they teach. and
learn to avoid the evil and choose the
good. We need not jump into flames or
be drowned in the food to learn the
difference between fire and water We
need not dabble in filth to experience
the comfort Of cleanliness.
The revelations Of God TO this Church
declare that "le cannot look upon sin
with the least degree Of allowance"
Through human weakness and the eff
fects Of original disobedience. all man
kind have sinned. Christ came To re-
deem them from sin. but not In their
sins Faith in Him, repentance OF all
baptism for the remission
Of sins, and the gift Of the Holy Ghost
by the laying on of hands, with the
fixed determination to lead a holy life.
serve God and keep His command
ments, avoiding all evil and cleaving TO
all good, are the first principles Of the
Latter-day Saints faith. and these
are taught to all people even 10 llttle
'hlldren In the family circle and in the
Sunday school Therefore when the
conclusion is jumped at by our oppon-
lnts, and published in an influential
paper, as a logical deduction from the
teachings OF the Church in reference TO
he providence Of God concerning the
results OF Che Fan, that Shining Is
nus actually commended as the path
way to good the wilful distortion of
'ur creed must be apparent to every
and informed thinker.
II God had not foreknown what !
Adam and Eve would do In the garden,
he would not have prepared "the !
Lamb slain from the foundation OF the
world in eXpiatlon OF that sin. II He |
had not foreseen the benefits which |
would come to His children from the |
experiences they would obtain In conse-
luence Of that uansgression, the oc-
'urrences related as 10 the Garden of |
Eden would never have been permit
ed. In the language of the Book Of |
ucrmon AN things have been done
n the wisdom Of Him that knoweth
N things" As He brought order out /
# chaos and light out Of darkness in
he beginning so He will evolve eternal |
rood out OF the temporary evil that mas
ome upon and pervaded the world.
Shining is not the pathway 10 good"
{ is the road to evil Transgresslon
Ices not bring blessing but curse.
obedience TO law is the only path to
rue happiness. The good may profit
" the evil doings OF the wicked. The
hildren OF light may gain experience
ecause OF the works Of darkness. and
hose sons and daughters Of the Eter-
al Father who have passed through
he ordeals Of mortality. and the sor.
ows and agonies OF this liza and yet
ave kept HIS commandments. will BE-
he gamers through their suderIngs
nd tolls, and viii comprehend 20 the
illest extent the JOY and glory Of q
erfect state Of existence because of
heir understanding OF the opposnea TO
hose beatitudes, In their earthly pill
rimage
In an the events that have occurred
n this planet from the time when Il
,lled into It's orbit from the hands Of
s Creator, they have been under the
atchful eye OF Omnipotence ANA VIII
Y BE- oyeruled Tor the ultimate good
His children Sin will inevitably
ring rs penalty. Righteousness win
Irely gain lts reward The obedient
an be- exalted on high The wicked
iil receive a Just punishment and
n Of q an the purposes OF God WIN y
p accomplished and the experiences OF
irihly ne viii De beneficial to all Ills
,s,drcs whc5 sia aas sorrow and
'ath are overcome and every knee
laIl bow in willing subsection to Him
no sits upon the throne and who
.all reign forever and ever.