Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-19
a.. discussed by the Dcscrct
i"'" and tbe Intermountain
catholic

~, .-ss Religion Of Man and was
u"'- "a show the elemental con-
80 ga bs found in practically ali
'e i,-'... svprsssion These I attempt
Ieis'- ,s,iy AIS wonder, trust and as
Cd 70 Iosdentally | said that all
1.l4ul" t.qan in wonder and added
rsils .,,,i.r never escapes from won-
.all ~ .ratement was the cause OF
0ei' l.-s.4 criticisms In the city
$50 az. WAS lengthy editorial IN
III press ., evening NeWs and the 9th
II the L'l srt.eIs in the lntermOuntain
G wa. t, a regular contributor who
n talh'. tsf r. d. / welcome this
~ aRl' ,1t because ! desire contro-
Gill;, tsesus ] am perfectly Will
ref ~, NJ distinction between the
iAt w. ,oirt 0f view and Unitarian
III .rogd b. drawn with all distinct
nn would not waste a sermon In
-..tr -etelst.ug upon my critics but !
'r a. anxious as they are 10 snow Just
-, f'rta-ianim means and does
,5t mean. So in the main my purpose
I, IDENTICAL with that Of the News
III s4tor and with F. D. OF course, not
LAR either q Mormon or a Catholic,
/ .s'nss look different from my side OF
,t, fsnte. Unitarianism does not seem
4. me- 10 be hopeless error but rather
- aim which harmonizes best with
81. s.yrBl yerites and am as anxious
=, uy critics 70 draw whatever con-
,rsr d possible between my faith and
nat Of orthodoxy IN general.
MORMON CONCEPTION.
n. .Ntvs' editorial is courteous and
vi expressed. The object was not 50
-ssh 90 criticize as to indicate the Nor
r5r conception Of the origin Of religion
aob is certainly IN contrast with the
lu.ouary theory Of the beginning OF
lfion. We are told that religion in
fs biblical and correct sense Is held
the church Of Jesus Christ Of Lat
sr-l8g saints 10 come from God 10
4 nan ana not from man 20 God
n contrast with tho editor OF the
4 ayers the writer IN the Catholic
PERIODICAL is neither courteous nor
ss- but is bigoted and wakes violent
as c0ntroversialists Of his church 50
,hen DO. lie hatly denies me the
i ~ '5 dsF"rse>NoJd religion ON ne ne
,.s ,-sedless sense / employed IT, iie
..'.t. mat It means the recognition
r,rsaip Of God or the gods and 70
N as applied 10 a no-creed Is IL
III 80 nd Inconsistent. As matter OF
III ~ ierm religion is OF such vide
III ',.-, that it Is desirable to say
III -.. what sense il Is used before
HI ,.-.,,irg ID. SO let US take one OF inc
Ia .-t.-sry dehnitions OF the word ana
h. .tes meaning "a belief which olnds
FL ,.,i,isial natu.e OF man 70 super
FL -l.rli being" our question then u.s.
n uo9 56es such a belief originate
SEEKS RATIONAL THEORY.
h o,,,odox Christianity whether Of the
n c,,t6i., Mormon Presbyterian or any
80 brand hold firmly 10 the theory
- snsrial revelation from God 10
w." ,stipg placelt definite times and
,i,lcs An alike tcept implicitly mat
Il -. In Genesis witch details the DEAL
49, ~ cod with loses. And he gave
nf,, Moses. whei he had made an
IA NJ rommuuing With him on Mount
s+., t,y5 cables testimony. tables
N stone written 18th the finger oi
Coa0 This Would stand as an ex'
annie az the nay iuwhlch God reveals
MI. win TO pen. 4 parallel oxamE
v.ruid be " asSerhd finding OF hv
,ls,es Of ne Bool OF Mormc,y r,s
1o.srb sinh Il Is 4 the sap,,nsh
~ rsyealk As that sf God a ..lSUsn
Noes an u anything mo- e. Cl' ,,,,.
ts-ause Arer our own Tx ~ ~
49, Jeye no more LNAe man IN
.sl o,y seek some more 'auohai
~ oTyJroligious orls'
JON HEAP. OF MAN.
Iy believe that religion came
me heart Il man. I believe the
ouve all rin-made. ! believe the
gQG Of car Bible and an bibles is
sJal 10 sy an this shocking as
N sem, Is not 10 commit oneself
heim. This is not 10 deny the
y Of an eternal purpose not our
which makes Tor righteousness.
q is clearly a higher law ingrained
fhe very constitution OF things ana a
bcess of evolution which slowly un.
Gds Evolution BE- the master.kev
III Is seen 20 De- harmony as In the
icons the plans OF God slowly unfold
1oi Is no less "a present fact because
II u is seen that most conventions about
hm have been inadequate. nor are His
providence and righteousness any tho
'ss discernible. The Hebrew Yahve was
O'ih legislator and Judge. a Jealous
grant 10 lose The thought OF such a
goo III q wider vision OF his attributes
.ey oe called hCresy by the religious
'..l bll u is really the path of
| 'H.iual progress
no lDYLLIC PARADISE.
~ 'He scientific sense, the origin Of
Itle''1 would be nearly contemporary
n',' 0' origin Of man. Science holds
u'' .NniNe man was less developod
y. t.f ana spiritually than the rud.
Ni'sE.s q today. In the scien.
w. tAl 'euatiou there is no idylllc par.
a-st ooi DO fall Of man. Il pictures
~ esl nan as first cousin 10 the ape
.l Cub for a weapon, and a nest
lu' iiee7 or a cherries. freless cave
nome In this british being with
uaNn 81 reason and intelligence
~. religion. The superior mentality
49, she him cunning 10 cone with
~. l-rls ~ the forests and 10 over.
~. VIA beasts caused him 10 ques-
~, WONDER, ana % sltisfy his own
s'-tl.s he made gods and spirits
zane religion II came ont az Tho
!, .i nan, but Il came In response
49, lazy In the universe which on
,S e'aed that when a being arrived Al
.slage of mentality which charae-
,,,-.s4 Primitive man. he must needs
@ gods 20 answer his Inquiries
" not proper o. say that religion
~ 'a9 ia won'er 70 one accepts AS
sgi,1' ne evolutionary thought Of Gre
GOD MADE OVER.
CO "a msn advances he mskes over his
emo, enc r'ca'is his theology Within |
!, century the aspect Of The uniyerse
49, 0nanged 20 thinking men and NO. /
80 49,. Ihe od God Of the Old Testa.
~. Is out q place In n. Profsssor I
49, D.r SAID the other day IN chicago
~ 200 was growing. meaning
,espb ose mat our conception on God /
,51nss,s ron age 10 age. When men
t.,,.sshni Of the earth as main sur.
si'fs,ta oy chaos with a canopy sbov,
. eng from heaven as the suyfsrs y,
~, sround divided from her b.nes,b
y" could think Of Cod as a kind Of !