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

nat an opportunity mere lul Jesus
10 teach them that there was but one
God How easily too, had lie been 80
disposed, He could have explained
about His human nature aud His
divine nature and showed to- them
the distinction. for these phrases have
become part Of the phrasculogy OF
Christian poemics. Bun lie go not do
that. ON the contrary He affirmed
the plurality OF Gods He said t. them.
rs it not written in your law, I said
We are gods?
III He called them gods unto whom
the word Of God came. ana the scrip
ture cannot De broken.
SAY ye Of Him whom the Father
hath sanctihrd and sent into the world,
Thou basphemest because | said, 1
am the Son OF GOd?"
III do not the works Of my Father,
believe me not
But if / do. though ye believe not
me, believe the works
ORIGIN AND DESTINY OF MAN.
Higher authority on this question
cannot be- quoted than the Son of God
I Himself While there is much more
that could ana doubtless ought To bp
said on that branch Of the subject, [
must leave It here, because ! have stll
another matter 90 present 20 you. on
| another branch of the subject, ana that
/ is. our third 0liense namely our belief
| that there Is a possibility through de-
/ velopment, through growth through do
| ing what Jesus admouisaed His discl-
| pies 10 do: BE ye perfect. even as
| your Father in heaven is parlect"-ihat
| the sons OF God some where and some
| time may rise 10 q dignity that the
Father and our Elder Brother have
| attained unto.
Is there any doubt about men being
the sons OF God? II ! thought there
was any In your mind, I would like to
read 10 You the words Of an authority
upon the question. Paul In - aking Of
the unknown God TO whom the Athen-
ians had erected an altar said to them.
God that made the world and all
things therein hath made Of
one blood all nations Of men for -
dwell on all the face Of the earth. and
hath determined the times before APP
pointed, and the bounds Of their habi-
tation
THAT they should seek the Lord, II
happily they might feel after Him. and
find Him. though He be not far from
every one OF US;
For In Him we live, and move, and
have our being as certain also Of your
own poets have said, For we are also
his offspring,
"Forasmuch then as we are the on
spring Of God. We ought not TO think
that the Godhead Is Ike unto gold, or
silver or stone, craven by art and
mans device" Acts xvii, 2i-2al
POSSIBILITIES OF LIFE AND
ETERNITY COMPARED.
Why ought they not to think that the
Godhead Is Ike unto gold or silver,
craven by art and mans device? Be-
cause the very divinity within
them. their origin from God ought
| to have taught them better than t.
bow down to images OF wood and stone,
the creations Of mans hands. "fe are
the offspring OF Cod said the Apostle.
And David, as quoted a moment ago,
said: II have said: ye are Gods and all
OF you are children Of the Most High.
Is II a strange and blasphemOus doc
| trlne, then TO hold that man at the last
shall rise to the dignity that the Father
has attainei2 is Il "heathenish' 10 be-
ieve that the offspring shall ultimately
bee what the parent is? My soul | won
der why men at all conscious OF the
marvellous powers within themselves,
should question this part VI our faith.
Think for moment what progress a
man makes within the narrow limits OF
this life. Regard him as he lies in the
Ian OF his mother a mere piece OF or
ganiZed red pulp-a newborn babe
There are eyes. indeed, that may SEQ,
but cannot distinguish objects, ears
that may hear but cannot dlstln-
guish sounds; hands as perfectly fash
Toned as yours or mine. but helpless
withal: feet and limbs. but they are un-
able 10 bear the weight of his body,
much less walk. There lies man ia
embryo. but helpless. And yet within
the span OF three score years ana ten
by the marvellous working Of that won
drous power within In that little mass
OF pulp what change may be
wrought! From that helpless babe may
arise one like DemOsthenes, or cicero
or Pitt. or Burke. or Fox, or Webslei'
who shall compel listening senates 10
hear him. and by his master mind DOM
mate their Intelligence and their VIII
and compel them 10 think IN channels
that he shall mark out for them. Or
from such babe may come "a
Nebuchadnezzar, or an Alexander OF
Napoleon, who shall found empires
and give directions 20 the course OF
history! From such a beginning may
come a Lycurgus, Solon Moses; OF
Justlnian. who shall give consgtuz
lions and laws 10 kingdoms piieo
and republics-blessins haro' nlll,,Gm,
unborn in their day ana air ,S ny
me course OF nations along pains Ol
'rsori,, ns,ce ana ylrtuous liberty. From
| tho belpless babe may come Mlchtel
Hn,nIo Who from some crude mass OF
30 from the mountain side shall
,rork ont a heayen-born vision tlat
7 snail hold the attention OF men LOT
gSnarations. and make them wonder Al
,bo God-like powers Of man that mas
created an all but living and breathing
ctatus or a Mozart. Beethoven %,
Handel. may come from the BABE anu
cail ami from the silence those ineloules
on5 me richer haunonies that llit inc
soui ont of its present marrow prison.
nome and give Il fellowship Tor a sga
90 ,ritb the Gods Out from that pulp-
habe NAV arise a master lnlhl Nuu
sbeT seize the helm " the ship or state
ord give to a nation course ahl uiut
,ion through troublesome uhes, az
a,cbor n et last IN a haven OF PeaC,'
prosperity and liberty crown u NJ, W.,
honor. too. and give 10 proud s'a t,.htis,
amorr the nations ot the earth. NH'ie
n" ne savior Of his country. Is i,l-
iowed by the benedicuons q nus eoU t,.
trynen. And all this may ne uo"g -
man I'm this NE Nay y mas ue.h
d,ge between the cradle ana iHe s'giHe
~Wiihln the span of one sho.l wv.
Then wha, may nnl BE- done w ,I-, ,.a,,
-, rre m these God-men. Remove iioih
~ nam the Incident VI 1eath, %, wy.
n.y.. ~ vet contemplate him as rlls.d 'i ,'i'i
~. and. and awe go him 'n inr ..I iull
s,,.,,a,r of mauh.Uls estate IN lIii.i'. ,r',
. un, bgc" mad ha shan accomplish /.
wb,i 1oits can you venture % ny ~
, mnI tbs boundary o. bis develop
,na r ,'' n ss proergss7 Are there a., any ny.
in,i,s tb.i rln ho conceived w,
sbo,id there De- any limits thVsS"' 60 ~
Sr,r, imm1r,auy 20 man anl peu
,,- he ruiis. what Is there in !ne w ~
~ inteliertusi. moral and spiIllqial 10 es
yslopmert that he may not aslle 70
y, ,t,ti, the short space
,nor,al iiff there are men VINO
ino'' on, M infancy aud 80 peeeIh,
] w 'u' -. clements Of ure ah'