Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02

Education has spread SO ranidlv ID.
J ntWhpapofs and periodicals ir ivy
! English aud the Vernnnular at.. 'l
] bercd by the hundreds. Madras ttl-
] three daily newspapers la Englisb oi
| one in tomil at edited by Hiui..
/ while a new weekly OF monthlV ,,,.
! o. 800 common as not 60 excite fe.h
/ ton children OF the lowest ria.. .l
| studyIug English. and native rr,..e
/ are sending forth o. perfect nnod
/ literature of every Kind and dcacripiI.,'
I Christian missions must be nlert if ,.''
/ great tide ~ Christian tcachIng Il,
] 20 ho met ana stCmmpd. The oid-f
/ tract with ns exposure OF foli,. lug
| idphtry. superstition ana cnsto. is ,.N
| longer sufficient Tho conflict now ,.
ters round tho Fundamental nrinci,l'-
| that separate Christianity from Trins,.
Ism, The nature Of God: the doctrir.
on Sun the way or redemption. tho N,
Jure nt the soul-thcse and other bqs-t
/ Nluths must be presented from tba
'hristien standpoint. and 10 must H.
SHOWN where they antngunize Hinf.'
Ism. Theosophy. which is a sort of rC
nncd paganism. H. exerting no little H.
nucuco ON the educated mind. III mat.,
much Of The Hindu belief In reinco-,'.1
ton. ana with its doctrine OF n,r,.-
pioclaims n salvation by works ,.'iA
pleasing 20 the carnal mind. MOI , s
Indians IN their escape from Wast..
matcrialism. have become infarrot.
with theosophy, the humbling dootri,l
OF the cross being an ofrense 10 tbs,.
It's subtle errors must be eNnosel ~
THIS can only be done throueb' ,l
Christian press. There is also A., ~
ViNal of Mohammodanism. ana ~
priests Of Islam are especially actIvaI
the propagation OF their faith. Trs,.l
and hooks attacking the Christian
ligion. ana supporting the claims y,
81.
various vernaculars The erection a,
mosque IN London. and the pamuert.
OF Islam by interested Europeans b,s
done much 10 flatter the pride of W.
hammedans and quicken their zeal y.
a time. "-EX.
Dig the Canal Having nut ha.
Deep Through hand 20 the pillow IN
The Isthmus. sense that Is neal n,
well as motaphorcsi
the American people viii not be- tur1,1
from their determination o. mako n.
waterway connecting the two oo.lusg,
Panama equal to the duty which ID vT
be- called upon to perform. They WOMB
approve cordially the change of ulars
in the matter OF the locks but ~,
would In an probability go further tbs5
that. II is the conviction OF am Irero,g
ing number OF people that the r4r5l
win have 10 be cut down TO sea iove1
after all, and the delay OF few vasrs
which this would entail would DO ~.
less serious than the fatal blundor i,
building a canal that would Doe cynossS
20 the menace Of destruction hy a5rtb-
Quakes or that would be too small f'.
the passage OF the nations b8ttlasbtr.
or auxiliary cruisers. III the dream, ~
the rehabilitation OF the American ~
chant marine be realized and ~,
American shipping list shall bear m,
names Of the Lusitanias OF the flfr-.
OF what use viii the canal De to uss
Il shall be too small or too Insecure o.
risk the passage OF such vogseIe7 n.y.
der the plans for the present locks a.,
high-level waterway the new Cup4r5ers
would have a clearance far 10 srsn
for safety and comfort. and I'm.
case OF some OF our hattleships bniit \.
building, even more Significantly b..
Neols the inadequacy Of the locks rs
the renewal Of the discussion I'm CON
gress lead 20 a reconsideration ana
return 70 the plans Of the majority m
the International experts who recon-,
mend the building OF the canal af ss.
level, the nation would be better sstis.
fed. Nothing that has been done inns
far on the isthmus stands ln the Nav
or such reconsideration. and n Ii
not too late to begin afresh. and 10 be-
gin right.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.