Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-04
Observation-Disclosures"
wv lament Era for september)

FAN" ,,oles recently, and calls TOT
many summation for the Information
s'us ro,tsr-day Saints. a learned
Of I ,.,or Of theology has obtained no
p'0', ,,. Nv thc assertion of his conYic-
, ~, mat Adam, as spoken Of f., in the
"" W., ., Genesis, is a myth. The gem
s ,,~.n has right to his opinion 1,.l no
u''"' how much It may be at vari-
n'"D ,b ,be beliefs Of other people;
az" 40, notions when INDUCED in'
." ,oJv n not grounded upon the
',.itIve evidence, tend to unsettle
~, ,, mind as to the reality of every,
~ .,,. historical in holy writ, ana lead
ll. X. reputation Of the scriptures as
V~ ,o,ne anything authoritative and
divine ,.., much discussion I'm
III tnprovement associations ana
h'.slogiglI tlasses Of the sunday
u N. over the exact status OF the
s." IAN Adam" In the doctrines OF
y church. Some remarks concern
~ tim nv President Brigham Young,
Y al 1,scourse delivered in this city
wears ago. have been commented
l.% added TO- and sometimes misin-
s,,,ed In a manner that has led to
',dserable confusion ana mlsunder,
.,I'ng The views then expressed
Uttered In a single sermon, which
$50 so much comment that the
u ..essr aid not afterwards enter into
s.@Ss details or explanations. He
g.pbjy felt as did the Savior, VINO
Timed when talking TO His dlsci-
'l.on points that they did not under
r,,l ii have many things to say UNI
Z ,p hat ye cannot bear them now.
substance Of President Young $
s,,nilon was, that the person who
u.raeed IN the Garden OF Eden and
me the great progenltor of the hu-
,,sraee. Is "our Father and our God. .
"A ald further, land Is the only COO
~ whom we have to do Careful
r,5Ipg OF the entire address will show
s,l President Young comprehended
I'm more on this subject than he then
,l, known. and that he regarded our
pAAr Adam as the being who viii
e,r5. IN eternity, at the head of the
IMAM family as the great Patriarch
rl ruler over all his posterity, ana
4. Parent with whom they will have
yrona association and intercourse.
lhe representation and embodiment
3 them Of all that constitutes the In
tvlluality OF the Godhead.
me question, who was Adam pre-
Mans 10 hls earthly career? Is an
ry,sl By direct revelation. There need
%, be any dubiety on that point, lie
"a, Michael the Prince. the ArchangeL
A NE great gathering Of his earthly
defendants three years previous to his
tenrtar IN the valley Of Adam-Ondi-
Ahnsr the Lord appeared to Adam
ari administered comfort unto him.
ny'rg 81 have set thee to be at the
tsai-a multitude Of nations shall come
II thee, and thou art prince over
them forever. Doc. & Gov, Sec, lO7:
us II is also declared by reyela-
Ion that he Is the Ancient Of days
SPOKEN OF IN Daniel vii: 1922,
1--we were fully informed as TO the
rs,us and names in their pre-eyistent
rse Of persons who have figured
PROMINENTLY in the affairs OF this earth,
prophets high priests, statesmen,
iglels, warriors and leaders among
hsf fellows, we would understand
s,,tr than we do now the reasons for
htir distinction, and be able to give
hen their proper recognition. But a
Nl Is drawn between us and our form
rtstate, and while the doctrine Of our
Persistence has been clearly revealed,
t.' history, position and cognomens
Ne not made manifest. Joseph Smith,
0, Prophet often told his brethren
nii they did not know him. and the
hne may truly be said Of his success
~ and their associates In the great
srk Of this dspensation. But We
how by revelation that Adam was
Ythael before he came into this world
q the Father and head Of the human
Me as Jesus was Jehovah before He
vas born Of the virgin Mary and be-
sme the babe Of Bethlehem.
When we speak Of Adam, we talk
merely about a man, whose body was
l@hlonea out OF the earth and who
VS. subject to the laws that govern
hs globe He accomplished the work
~ which he came here. with Eve
fHife whom God gave TO him In the
larden. he commenced the peopling OF
us earth and IN partaklng of the
Nult Of the tree OF the knowledge OF
200 and evil. he knowingly dlsobeyed
we commandment not to eat Of it. Eve
Ma already partaken Of It. The sem
Nnes Of Punishment from Eden would
Wlsequenuy fan upon her. Adam
YOU'D then be left alone in the garden.
~ therefore chose what he deemed
we east Of two evils, and broke the
inlnlollory command, that he might
Nlha The greater law: increase and
nluply and rep'enish the earth" As
y, w. BOON Of Mormon declares, adam
~ mat men might be, and men are
W. W. they might have Joy. And the
.tSah oometh IN the fulness OF time
va ne may redeem the children Of
~ ron the fall'--IT Nephl, II: %,
:. mere has been some questioning rs
~ me meaning Of Paurs statement:
~ nrsl man Adam was made q liv-
:, NlL The last Adam was made a
A,hlhg spir't"-G Cor XIV: i5. The
49,, 1910 was spe1king Of Christ as the
iS.Aellhs power Of the resurrection.
So vas the BEGINNING ~ the natural
t-uauon OF nan. Christ was the
tsea,'hg OF The regeneration. In this
~ ~ position Adam was "the figure
n -'n mat was TO come. Rom. ":
n..ein,Gt the lrst man." lin this con-
49, was 'of the earth, earthly;
r."cond man is the Lord from heav-
~. raw made this simile merely TO
81. aat a. Adam was first in the
h a., J. We earthly creation, so Christ
vss N NE resurrection and IN the
ma VI TIE redemption OF Adams
ri w penalty % death came 70 Adam
~ ,s a. The wages Of sin. The Of
&c.. tht fan" came upon all their
A. y Thus II is written, "As in
O.. ~ Ole but Il Is added, 80 in
dad shall all be made alive" The
M !, pronounced upon Adam meant
anti IN. as It means to his descend
tN.,,,n was the returning TO dust of
for ssleh came from the dust. There
n. s..sh ne man Adam was no more.
ga Michael stll lived. and was
MA ' t for the experiences through
lef, s., ~ mad passed in mortality. lie
can, lang on earth but that which
lonn !, IN ihe earth, and even that be.
Chi. " nun through the atonement Of
ths h, Who IS the resurrection and
the r, y, ana who win bring forth from
has ~, every one who. in this world.
tre,s.osaihed a material body and
then ~, ,he breath Of life. Adam viii
The h., yI.a Eve at his side. stand AT
Isisss !. y multitude qulckened and