The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-05
SCHOLAR TALKS
TO SCHOLARS
Instructive Discourse by Apos-
tie 0rson Whitney Before
Teachers Convention.
CO. OPERATION is KEYNOTE
MoRMONlSM AND EDUCATION
THEME or SPEAKER.

a scholar talking to scholars, a stu
dent talking to students, a profound
intellect addressing itself to intellects
equally profound or hopeful of so be-
coming, Apostle Orson Whitney of the
church OF Iatter-day Saints last even
ing, in Barratt hall, before the conven-
ton Of church educators now gathered
in meeting for the first time. de-
Hvered one of the most entertaining
addresses that has ever been heard
IN salt Lake in respect to the
aims, objects, purposes and duties OF
the educator, more particularly the
educator in the Mormon faith and
work
Apostle Whitney spoke for more than
an hour He gave his learned dis
course in 'unlearned" English, and it
made q most noticeable impression on
the cosy little company of teachers
gathered in the hall
Are Like Sisters.
L regard MOrmonism and education
as akin to each other, very close akin
like sisters. They are Identical" said
Mr.. Whitney
In reviewing the history of Mormon
ism in general way, Apostle Whitney
said: I'VE hold that God, in pursuance
of his great and mighty purpose and on
account Of the departure OF the world
from Jesus Christ, ne restored in our
day the gospel Of Jesus Christ the
foundation of our religion"
Apostle Whitney said that the gos-
pei preached by Jesus Christ and his
apostles was as new 2, 1000 years ago as
is the doctrine of Mormonism in this
day. He declared that the gospel of
Jesus of Nazareth overturned the law
rEF A.
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
and taught the inspiring principle of
the fatherhood Of God and the brother
hood of man. 1t was a new doctrine
for the people at that time, but it was
a step in advance of the world a re-
storatiOn of the old gospel, the eternal
gospel, not new gospel. So said Mr.
Whitney, IS Mormonism d restoration
of the old, the only gospel, the gospel
that has been on earth for all the
time Of mankind's civilized existence
This gospel undergoes changes, but il
is always the same precept, the same
fundamental law.
The Last Dispensation.
The last dispensation, said Mr.. Whit
ney, is that which includes Mormon
ism as the head and front of progress
sfve civilization. Revealed through
the prophet of God, Joseph Smith, the
gospel of Mormonism is the combined
gospel of Adam and Eve. Of Enoch,
Noah, of Abraham and of Jesus Christ
all under the guiding hand of Jesus.
Apostle Whitney declared that Nor
monism denies that the earth was Gre
ated out of nothing. ''Mormonism de-
MES that even God has the power to
create something out of nothing, for
where nothing is nothing remains
Mormonism would be philosophical,
logical. It believes in the eternity of
matter and the eternity of spirit, and
saws that God took OF natures mate
RAILS and made this place for man 10
dwell"
Mans Two Estates.
A beautiful word picture was drawn
by the speaker of the two estates OF
man. The first estate is that which
exists in the spirit before the body in
the flesh. The second is that which
exists in the flesh. The two combined
make the soul Both receive Gods re-
ward so it be that they are worthy.
Mr.. Whitney said that the old idea
that the way to learn was 10 cram
a child's head with so much reading, |
so much writing and so much arith- !
mettc. Il remember well when 1 first !
went to school that l was absolutely |
convinced that the only place to learn |
was in the school-that whatever of
knowledge came to me outside the |
school room came in a miraculous
way" said Mr.. Whitney. Then we
got larger idea. We grew TO know |
that education was the expansion Of |
the latent. undeveloped resources of |
the mind. the heart and the soul
How the Gardener Educates.
I'VE learned that the way to edu-
cate was not to cram in. but to draw |
out. to enlarge the recantiVe cana civ /
already there If we take the garden |
er for example, we do not see him put
tings things into his trees. his plants |
but we see him drawing them out He |
watches over them and cares for them
and gives them opportunity to grow |
and widen and broaden and expand
There is cooperation between the !
gardener and the tree and the plant i
SO there must be cooperation between
the teacher and the pupil. The teacher
must make the environment such that |
the pupil win unfold in harmony with |
God, with nature and with man.
This is Mormonism. All sides must
be educated when we educate-the mo-
raj. the physical. the mental. the spir-
itual. The world is the school house
and the whole people are the scholars,
and Jesus Christ is president of the
faculty"
Three Delightful Solos.
Two solos were sung at the evening
session by the Misses Lizzie Booth and
Matte Clark The songs were ooh.
deemer Liveth." Ballads" by Carl
Reineke. was played on the plano in
charming fashion by Miss Ida Ed
munds.
President George H. BrimhalI of the
Brigham Young university read an in