Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

Who though inspired. stood on lower
levels OF excellence and authority than
the Son OF Man" and He said. Truth
Is knowledge OF things as they are, ana
as they were, ana as they are 10
cone AT once the most daring ana
complete definition Of truth yet ut
tered. From this definition fOre-shOrt-
eued we may say. that truth IS EnOWl-
edEe OF that which u.s. and while 1
know this definition VIII be complained
OF as being Inadequate, that 10 makes
truth dependent upon knowledge ana
therefore making The truth 10 eacn
man something different according as
one mans knowledge differs from am
others yet IL must be patent on refioc-
tiou that the denniuon is exact, since
truth 20 every man, 70 every inlelli-
geuce Is limited 20 his knowledge OF
thar which really is Such Is the sum
OF Truth 20 each man, and you might
say The sum OF lie, and OF existence
90 linn or course. somewhere in the
background OF things one cannot help
feeling that TO truth thus relative
there is an absolute" a whole TO
which these relatives stand Ia tho
tCi5 tioushlp Of part TO whole; OF finite
10 infinite, but contemplation OF abso-
iute truth would carry us into realms
beyond the scope Of this present think
ms, and so we must come back 90 the
conception OF relative truth. this
knowledge OF things as they are.
In the contemplation Of that progress
which &c is possible for man 20 make
ln ruth-and what splendid thing
o. is that progress can be made iu IL,
how much how far, who kuows?-
We sls0 rise 10 contemplation OF the
absolute. TO the infinite, and again
must call back the mind 10 the con-
temptation OF relative truth. pausing
on the way only 20 remark that since
the relative truth-this very mans
TRUTHS best defined as knowledge OF
that which &c. then absolute truth us
that which is" and an that 49,, 'the
sum of existence" TO use the phrase
(sughtly altered) of one OF our Nor
mon poets tJacQucs). This I say
again brings us face 20 face with tho
Infinite and since progress ln the ln-
nrite must necessarily be without limits.
there IS no end 10 the progress OF I'M
telhgencies, OF men, in that iuhnite. the
truth. Man, Oh. blessed thought may
ever be learning and coming %
know ledge of the truth and since
there is truth that o. Infinite lust az
there is truth that is finite. one may
not look for fnallty ln respect OF prog
ress ln that which is Infinite. Each
g0al attained iu the truth win be but
now starting point an end that but
marHs new beginning, while the ul-
innate of truth VIII always be Ike the
pCrlZou one pcrsucs over the ocean
er recediug as one approaches o.. One
may conceive OF the existence of the
Infinite but may never hope 10 in-
compass 30. and hence eternal progress
But now This continued progress OF
truth. what work 90 is' And how
many are active in itl Some are seek
rE 90 hy the ugrusll of the printed
tonnes 0t past ages. iu the musty man
lsoripts of ola libraries and monas
'eIes. Some " This class are even
pushing back the horizon OF recorded
EruNledge into ages before books were
fuGWn, and are removing mountains
from buried cities 90 got M the H.
hr1ries OF Inscribed clay tahlet- ,A0
nHH covered stone monuments
and engraved plates OF bronze and gold
such d. tho branch of knowledge men
-llI history They nro seekers after
ntE after knowledge OF Things ar
fhc3 have been. Others are re1diur
Noe story OF the earth's formation in
.s various strata. They are studyinr
.ho fora and fauna OF hyFOne ages
.etk.ng 90 determine the lfe-form
hat once abounded in the earth
'.rrra listen to every tremOr Of Oh.
nrth ana watch the rise OF noun
tliu chains the slowly sinking shore
n other parts and note the eve
changing contour OF oceans and con
NneutF by their patient ohservatlor
aey seek 90 learn the forces that hav.
'"-n operating in past ages. and thaf
0HYe fashioned the earth o. its presen
.1rn and excellence
Other arc m the Laboratories
iD deal with substance and lfs eie-
nents These elements they group auI
nnHyze. pursuing substance beyond
'ha realm of the senses down tl the
uF. tlc b1ardcr-llue where matter
seems 40 shade On into energy. and
energy drifts back into what o. recog-
niEet as matter until fhe hewldefed
Htadenta 0f substance are Wondorina
81 ln the last analysis of things t VIII
not be- found that matter and energy
are reRllg one.
Others Ftin make study of ~
fcayens They turn their telescopes
uI on the hNod stars, and measure their