Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-16
THE SOUL OF Ill HUNG CHANG.

Some discussion is taking place in
journals and magazines as TO the dis
position Of the soul. or spirit, OF Ii
Hung Chang. the deceased noted Chin
ese statesman, II is caused chiefly by
.he orthodox notion that the fate Of
every human being is fixed at death.
and that there are but two places or
conditions for the departed, heaven or
hell. What either place Is like, opin-
ions vary. but all Of them are vague,
indefinite and speculative.
The dispute is as TO which place LIS
soul or spirit has gone, In Christian
minds he was n heather. He did not
have faith In Christ. therefore. on the
strictly orthodox theory he Is lost. lost
forever, and whether he Is suffering
the torment OF literal fire and brim-
stone, or the mental torture of those
who are shut out Of heaven, for him,
according 10 their Ideas. there Is no
possible redemption.
There are others, however both cler-
gymen and laymen, who take a more
liberal view Of the situation They
perceive the injustice OF condemnlng
TO all eternity an immortal being who.
because Of his lineage, surroundings
or education, has been trained to be-
lieye something different to Christian
lily. They do not know what will be-
come Of him. but they rely on the
goodness and mercy OF God, and are
impressed with the probability that
some means win be found by which
even the heather may be saved from
everlasting punishment.
The difficulty in solving this question
arises from an imperfect understand
ing Of the plan Of salvation" Mod
ern theologians have no other guide but
the letter OF ancient scripture BY
this their sphere OF religious thought
is limited. To it they give their hui
man interpretations. These are varied
and conflicting, But there are eerta n
dogmas that have been handed down
from generation TO generation, since
the living oracles were taken from the
earth and these are deeply impressed
upon the minds Of all the sectaries.
The phrases, las the tree falls SO It lies"
as death leaves US 80 judgment finds
US" there's no repentance in the grave
nor pardon offered to the dead"
are not to be found In the Bible, though
they are often credited to that Book,
but are sentences framed by compare
lively modern preachers who have no
true divine authority.
BY divine revelation in this age, the
Latter-day Saints have learned some
things In advance OF that which Is un-
derstood In the so-called christian
world" They are not dependent upon
lhat which was written aforetime. nor
on their own versions OF its meaning.
but have received light from the same
source as that which was manifested Of
old. There is no conflict between them.
They harmonic when correctly COM
pretended
BY this We know that when the spir-
its OF mankind pass out Of their bodies.
they gravitate 10 theis proper spheres,
the good with the good the evil with
the evil. There are two grand diyi-
sions In the spirit world. called by
some, Paradise and Hades To the
former, Christ went with the repent
ant thief who was crucihed with him;
TO the latter Christ went ami here
preached 10" the spirits in prison, as
testified by the Apostle Peter. who also
declared that "the Gospel was preached
to them that are dead. that thay might
be judged according to men in the flesh.
but live according TO God In the spirit.
Thus there will be an opportunity tor
those who while in the bOdy did not
learn the way Of AVIATION, To hear and
obey or reject the truth ly which sal
walton may be gslaed
A disembodied spirit Is an intelligent
entity, which is capable Of receiving in
telligence, Of believing OF dlsbelieying
Of repentance. Of obedience or rebellion
and OF advancing along tn, lines 81
good or evil. THIS Is not the sia,c 81
fun reward or Punishment. in ,he req.
direction from thu dead. every one wal
be judged according 10 his WcrSs." and
viii occupy that place ic The paas
mansions Of the l'a;aar fer which n.
is adapted. There are different 0egrce'
Of exaliation AMI OF glory. also Of je
basement and dar!arsss eternal jus
iice AMI eternal rcry VIII caeD cialn
It's own.
FihAlity is not TO be understood as Z