Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-08
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Editor Deseret Evening Nevs.
Would you De kind enough Co answer
the following question through the
columns ul your popular paper
Since the days OF Christ up 10 th'
present has there o. people lived Who
have been followers of Him If not
win "a time come when mankind WIZ
love one another and walk iu HIS
steps. unless they liye The command
given the rich man, not give. but se.I
an they nave, whether they pe I!'H
or poor one to another
Respectfully. one IN the cause 0f hui
mainly j, II MlDdLEl.
In reply TO the foregoing we win say
there have been many persons who
have endeayored 10 live according to
the precepts OF the Savior Of the world.
Probably there has never been a time
since His crucldxion when there we're
no such followers Of the Christ That
they have not carried out His teachings
to perfection viii be conceded They
form q standard which even the very
best OF human beings would have a
mighty struggle 10 reach. Some OF
those precepts would be impossible TO
fully practice, except by a concert Of
action among a community Indiyid-
uals would 60 down under the weight
Of opposition that would overwhelm
them
Yes there win come a time when all
mankind VIII be brethren and practice
the golden rule This VIII be a grad
val advance. The influence Of the ox-
ample and doctrines Of the Divine MAJ
arene has been felt In the world to d
wonderful extent, ana is manifest to-
day In all civilized nations, though not
In sufficient power to bring about the
contamination foreseen by all the in
spred men OF the ages past.
Just as sure as the Son OF God came
iuto the world and accomplished His
mission on earth, so sure win the King
doms OF this world become His king
dom. and He will reign and rule in the
hearts Of men and over an peoples and
dominions and powers Peace viii uni
yersally prevail all enmlty depart and
fraternity win make an interests COM
mon
But our correspondent seems 20 fan
into frequent error IN regard 20
special teachings Of the Savior which
are often Interpreted in a general sense.
The advice to the young man about sell
ing an he had, etc, was for him, not
FOR everybody. II he had taken It Joy
fully. Instead Of turning away sorrow
fully. he would have been numbered
among those close disciples Of Jesus,
who followed Him in His ministry and
went where He sent them az His am
hassadors Everybody is not called 10
that work Commands given to such
chosen Instruments as the Apostles are
not always applicable 20 others.
n an Christlabs arc 70 sell al they
have who are to bee the buyers? II they
were 70 merely give It 10 one another.
how long would the proceeds last and
what kind Of a community would there
be IN a short time? The general spirit
Of Christs teachings Is that Of brother
hood ana love. kindness and compassion.
aid to the needy and relief for the AZ
ilicted But they also comprehend the
duties OF citizenship. the struggle t1r
mortal existence, the lahors ~ life. the
relationship OF men and women TO each
other and the common affairs of peoples
and nations They are adapted 60 hu-
nanity as It Is, with am its weaknesses
aud needs and do not attempt lmpossi.
hilitics
There are hosts OF people today who
are striving. according TO the light they
have. 10 be led by the spirit OF the
Savior Their efforts WIN not be IN vain.
The good there Is in an nations and 10
AN the creeds viii live, while the errors
wiz die. Ana the love for God and His
children of every race and condition
which Christ taught and eXempllned.
wiz in due time permeate the souls ~
ali living beings, and We shall On very
deed be the Sons Of God ana brothers
all