Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
THE CoLoRED RACES.


any measure the purpose of which is to
circumvent the Constitution as lniqui-
tous, and can make no exception in the
case referred to. We ask only for a
fair and square deal for all, and that the
rights and prerogatives guaranteed by
the Constitution be respected II the
provisions Of the Constitution are
thought to be too liberal, there are legal
modes of procedure by which to effect
such corrections as experience proves to
be necessary. But any Illegal procedure
against class or an individual, must
dangerous. too, to the state.
But our critic places his objection to
the negro vote on orather peculiar
ground He claims, in little pamphlet
that has come to this office, that only
the Caucaslans are created in the i'm
age OF God; that "the Ethiopian. in
spite OF perverted passages Of Scripture
was not an object of Christs mission"
that the negro is a Lamanite with Il
curse upon him; and that all the col
ored race is good for is slavery. He
even goes so far as to claim that the
colored races do not belong TO the
world and his reasoning on this point
is peculiar He says:
'"rhe churches, almost without excep-
ton. In view of their impotence in the
way of advancing the cause of Christ.
have for the past century or more
col tt.t, a.tfa to-, nj l,o
word world used In the New Tesla
ment, so as TO include blacks of all
shades Of color and of whatsoever ORR
gin. and i'm face OF the fact that every
respectable authority. such as Gibbon,
etc, will agree that until the time OF
Columbus. this word meant the region
about the Mediterranean sea. or the
countries inhabited by the white race,
in proof of which, such regions We're
only embraced when the disciples re-
ceived their allotments for fields OF
| missionary Labors. Though easy OF
| approach, none were sent to London
| China. or Japan, for the palpable rea-
son that the people of these region;
were not affected by Adams fall, what
4 ever may have been their orfgin?'
We must confess that this reasoning
does not appeal to us. We are aware
that speculation has given rise TO vari-
Gus opinions regarding the origin and
unity of the human race but the prob
ability. even from scientific view, is
for the unity of origin. Darwin says:
When naturalists observe close
agreement In numerous small details
of habits. tastes, and dispositions be-
tween nearly allied natural forms. they
use this fact as an argument that all
are descended from common progeni-
tor, who was thus endowed; and, con-
sequently, that all should be classed un-
der the same species. The same argu-
ment may be applied with much force
to the races of man"
So much for the argument of science.
II is held by Blumenback, Prichard.
Cuvier, Max Muller, and others, while
Agassiz, and others.
But our anonymous friend tells us
that the Ethiopian was not an object
of Chrst's mission That contrasts
strangely with the fact that one OF
the early converts was the prime min
queen, it is asserted by tradition, reign
ed over the region of upper Nubia, She
was converted through her minister
and from her place Christianity was
promulgated through the entire region
including Abysslnla. II is added thai
this convert even went through Arabia
and to the island OF Ceylon, preaching
| the gospel Bartholomew is said tC
| have proceeded as far as india. Thorn
as IS said to have preached in Persia
| and India And how do We know that
| the disciples of the Apostles did not
| go both to China and to the interior
| of Afrlcn? To assert that they did moi
do so, should not be done without sut-
ncient evidence. There is no reason TO
believe, against tradition that their
labors were confined to the Medtter~
rancan coast lands
The statement that the authors of the
New Testament included only the
countries around the Mediterranean in
the term world" is only partly correct
! That word Is used in more than one
meaning. When we are told the
world was framed by the word OF
| God" IT mep more than tho Mediter-
ranoan countries. We arc told that
THE whole world llcth in wiokodncss
That must include the entire race
Sometimes the world means an
"age" aud sometimes n "disponsauon. Of
Sometimes the word refers 10 the por-
ton of the earth that was known az
that time, and sometimes. In the ola
Testament we believe, TO Palestine
alone,
But, without going any further into
this, IT seems TO us that the commits
sion given by tho Lord TO His Apostles
embraced every human being For lie
commissioned them 10 preach the gos-
pei to every creature" n that means
anything, II means that neither color.
non ignorance, nor degeneration is a
bar 10 salvation. no one DIS SO black
that he rs not one of Gods creatures
No one stands go low IN the scale Of
| Intelligence that he Us not a creature
of the Creator The plan Of salvation
concerns him, as IL concerns every
thing both In heaven and ON earth
There may be weighty reasons why
tho various races should be kept with,