Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-23

the evening sky at the present time is
tho planet Mars II D. some millions ot
miles nearer TO MS than usual ana
scientists have taken advantage of the
position OF the star and studied IL as
closely as the telescopes and photo
graphic instruments pould permit
Not very far from Mars the planet
saturn. with It's mysterious ring and
one moon visible through the telescope
can be seen In the evening.
Is Mars inhabited2 rs a question that
stu occupies the minds of both scicn-
lists and uthcrs. Reasoning from
analogy many havo asserted that they
could not conceive Of worlds in space
without life and intelligent existence.
uAfe ON other planets may or may not
they argue. resemble that ON earth but
some form Of life must be supposed 70
exist on other globes where life is pos
sible
Not uH within recent years was Il
positively asserted that proofs mad
been found Of Intelligent life on Mars.
Schiaparclli. the eminent Italian as
tronomer. declared that he had dis
covered canals on the planet. In 1879
he announced that many of these canals
appeared double But In 1855 Proctor
denied the existence OF those canals
Prof Pickering and Prof Barnard with
the big telescope At lick Observatory
could not discover anything resembling
channels. But pr. Perciyal Lowell
perhaps the most eminent Marian au-
thonty, claims that the planet is in
habited. and has discovered more than
500 Of the so-called canals, where
schlapareni found only 81. Flam-
marion believes In the reality Of the
canals, but says they may Dc "a series
Of valleys covered with vegetation,
which appear 10 as as long lines" Prof.
David Todd and party took 1000 photo
graphs az the Lowell Observatory un-
der favorable conditions. and as a re-
suit he declares ut Is not any longer
possible 10 doubt that the appearances
ON Mars show that tho geometricai
network OF canals which almost en-
work OF intelligent beings" Prof. f.
$. Morse. after telescope observations
for "a successive nights. was Con
WINGED by what he SAM that the canals
are effectively real, that they are arti-
fetal not NATURAL products. and that
the planet Is Inhabited by Intelligent
beings capable Of producing them. a"
This is the present situation as 90 the
evidence Of the canals. n they are ar
tfcial waterways they are simply mir
acies Of engineering skin They con-
pey the water from the melting snow
and ice OF the polar regions to the vari-
Gus points of the planet, a distance of
three thousand miles. or more, over a
comparatively level surface. and thus
makes life possible after the oceans
have dried up.
Against the theory Of inhabited plan
cts II has been urged that the earth is
reilly the center OF the universe. II is
said that our sun Is one ~ the central
orbs Ia the star cluster Of which IL
forms a part. and that this cluster oc-
ctlples nearly central position Ia
the plane OF the Milky Way. The earth
Is so,situated. with relation 10 the sun,
that It is the only planet that can hold
animal and human forms Of life. Hence.
tnoy argue the earth, 90 far from being
an Insignificant atom In the universe, Ia
really very centrally located and spe-
c.ally equipped with light heat, humid
ity etc. for the purpose OF being o
habitation Of man.
Scientists may be too ready 20 UNI
derestlmate the importance OF the earth
~ tho universe. II is certain that IL
was created and specially prepared for
a divine purpose. Hut that IL is the
only one 80 prepared cannot be be-
leved. our God Is not so poor that
lie has only one beautiful room in Ills
mansion. He has many mansions and
many rooms IN each. one surprising
another iu glory And these mansions
cannot be- regarded as empty They
are hlled with His children who praise
and glorify Him and rejoice in the
fulness of His wisdom. power. and
ANhN. NhN IiNAAA' wv m NHt N'"'H N'H wv .
made these things Here IN wisdom.
aud it remaineth IN me And by the
word Of my power have T created them
which ia my only Begotton Son, who
o. full of grace and truth And worlds
without humber have I created. and
7 also created them for mine own pun.
pose. ANA by the Son I created Thorn.
which Be- mno only Bcgotten" Pearl
of Great Price. page 3D. This is ths
revealed truth. God has created ln-
Vulnerable worlds all for His own pur-
posses. Am are governed by me same
Power
Whether Mars, or any particular orb.
is sustaining life is a question for rr-
search 10 decide. Some worlds. un-
doubtedly are too undeveloped Too
Young. 40 have IIfe forms They are
under construction and therefore un.
occupied. just as "a house not set nm
ishrd Others may be too old Th0s,
Who lived upon thcm have. as d were.
moved out Whether Mars. or amy
other planet is yot undeNoloned and
therefore NOT inhabited. or too old ana
therefore NOT suitable Tor Intelligent
beings 90 i've upon. cannot be- decided
except hy careful research. but there
can ne no doubt thrt many celestial
globes are inhabited nisf a. fho s.rfh