Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-21
WHAT OF THE rUTURE'


cloas Is the seventh OF the twentieth
century II is the last OF what may be
called. in Old Testament parlance. "a
week of years During the ancient
dispensation every seventh year was
sabbath year or year of rest.
The Mosaic law relating 90 this sub
feet provided that. six years thou
shalt sow thy land. and shalt gather the
fruits thereof, but the seventh year
thou shalt let e rest. that thine OK and
thine ass may rest ana the son Of thy
handmade and the stranger may be re-
freshed" CEXod %: l0)
This division OF time in seven was
further carried out in the provision that
the year after seven times seven years.
or the nfticth. was 20 be observed as a
year OF Jubilee. on that year liberty
was proclaimed throughout the land 20
oil the inhabitants. land ye shall re-
turn every man unto his possession and
unto hts family" Gcv %: S-2i)
These peculiar provisions Of tho Mo-
sale law are very generally admired as
benevolent and wise. though they have
not been Incorporated in modern law
codes Their aim was 90 prevent any
great social inequality. by restoring lib
erty and property at regular intervals
o. those who had been unfortunate.
They sought TO provide needed rest for
both man and beast and the soil itself
Arc We mistaken in surprising that n
modern life, there would be less in
sanity I'm the world. for the self-evi-
dent reason that the periodical days
and years OF rest would take the edge or
the sharp competition and eager rival
ries IN the struggle for existence which.
under present conditions. IS almost
without cessation? The people who were
living under the provisions Of the Mo-
sale dlspensation were forced. at regu-
lar intervals. TO pause IN their pursuit
OF temporal things and devote them
selves 10 spiritual matters. The consc-
quence was that they became strong
both physically and mentally.
But modern nations are subject 70
conditions entirely different TO those
under that benevolent law. It Is never
theless not Inappropriate at the end
OF this seventh year OF the century. 10
pause for a moment and look toward
the future. What viii the Century. yet
50 young. bring? Peculiar conditions
may be observed all around us. Their.
IS unrest everywhere Human institu-
lions are swaying and lettering. and
the rumbles, as OF an earthquake. are
heard from below. Ethical codes are
being torn to shreds The very halls II
Justice are being defiled IN the sight
Of heaven. The foundations OF the
home are being submerged by the ris-
ing food OF divorces and other raging
surging elements Of wrong. Murderers
OF both sexes are let lose 10 propagate
their species. Never before was tho
strife between employers and employees
as bitter as Il Is now. Never before
was the tension between the different
CLASSES" more threatening than now,
except IN times OF actual revolution.
What viii the future hrng2
In answer 10 this question various
forecasts have been made. Scientists
believe that many astronomical and
electric problems win be solved. and
that great wonders will be performed
They believe that we viii receive mes
sages from other planets. before the
century "a over, and that such inven-
tions as telephones. telesraphs. tho
third rain, etc, VIII give way for COM