Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05


Hlust come through seeing. hearing.
sIheillng' tasting. or feeling We re-
main ignorant of the existence OF ,he
TACT until 1t translates Itself Into one
OF more OF the five kinds OF forms in
Mhich we can recognize 1T Does any
oIie peneve there are not many facts
thht can not be translated into any of
tneSe forms? l don't I believe we
shall develop other senses, and with
each one Will come n flood of knowl-
edge"
Inspiration is dcfiaed as the COM
nuhlcatlon OF facts or of feelings TO
.the spirit OF man Independent or SEN
sulloh through any OF these i've
senses. IT Is. therefore, an Immediate
ana direct communication from the
Holy Spirit to the spirit In man. Now.
In order to receive inspiration, one
must be in harmony with that spirit
harmony Is great law of the mil
verse. Its effects In the physical
world are well established facts. Take.
Ior example. the tuning of two strings
on a musical Instruments piano
let us say-tuning the strings to exact
ly the same tension. so that the vibra-
tlons of air VIII affect both exactly
alike. Then place them at Il dIstance
rom each other. and go strike one. The
movement will affect the other string
which is exactly In harmony with it.
No motion. no outside movement, so
Tar as striking that second is concern
ed has affected It, but the mere fact
that the string that Is In harmony
with 1t is affected affects the second
string. Now. we know that to be truc;
II may be tested in many ways. The
instruments In the wireless telegraphy
respond In n similar manner We are
told that the instruments which are
in harmony with each other might be
InSt1nt1npnucIt az h,r,
that is transmitted In any part OF the
world. Recently the discoverer Of
new system of wireless tclegraphy
said that when the transmtter in
Denver. for example. was affected vio-
lently. that the message went around
the world in less than $4,000 of a Sec
ond. Instantly. 1900 miles were
Travelled by some force. Instruments
that would be In harmony with that
fore. and which could interpret the
message, would be affected by that in
stantaneous trayersing; and he further
said that the $4,000 miles were Travelled
without any comparative loss of en-
crGy, and the instruments in harmony
might interpret the message. You and
L would know nothing of it; the tele-
phone probably would not be affected
by it-not in harmony. But here in
the world was message instantly cir
cumnaVigating the globe, ready to be
interpreted by that which was in har-
mony with it and which knew the in
terprctation.
Men state further that minds will
affect other minds that are in har-
mony Recently, Sir oliver Lodge
wrote an article In which he states, as
a fact, that mind influences mind. and
that distance is no barrier to that in
fuence. For example. it is said that
some mind may become instantly cog
infant of the fact that dear friend has
met with some violent accident or
death, and. though that friend may be
thousands of miles away. the mind in
tune with 1t may receive such an i'm
preston. 1t is not conjecture. This is
called thought tTanSference," be-
cause they haven't any better name;
they know nothing about It.; "tele-
pathy," some call It; but that this
power does exist is pretty we'll estab-
lishcd as a fact Then he further says:
II find a piece of paper with black
marks on 1t. I look at IT. It does not
move me. ] carry II to some of my
friends, and 1t is nothing to them: no
impression is made upon them. But
carry 1t here to a man. and instantly
he begins to hum a tune. He takes a
piece of wood and catgut. and soon he
interprets that which he sees on the old
piece of paper. 1t is product of Beet
hoven, one of his lost manuscripts of
music" The man who had placed him
self In harmony with Beethovens
means OF expression responded instant
ly, his eyes could interpret those black
marks. Other minds out OF tune. out
OF harmony. did not see any thought
therein.
Now. I aSk-if the mind of man can
influence other mindS-never mind what
means or to what extent 1t Is done
what Is there to prevent the Eternal
Mind from influencing the spirit of
man2 Why. to me 1t seems natural,
one of the most natural things In the
world; but the condition Is this: The
spirit OF man must be in harmony with
the eternal mind. That is the condition,
and he who is out of harmony cannot
receive the light. Now, that throws be-
fore US the duty of the Christian. the
duty Of the Latter-day Saint, the one
main purpose of life: to get In harmony
with the Holy Spirit. What greater
thing can we do? What nobler pur-
pose can we have than this-to be in
harmony with the Holy Spirit? Oh,
how much that meansl We cannot be
in harmony with 1t unless we arc In
harmony with our fellow men; that is.
unless our condition is such that we
can be put in harmony with others. If
my condition Is such that you can
not get In harmony with me. because
OF enmlty which / bear you, because
OF hatred which / keep In my heart
toward others-you may not be TO
blame: may. Your condition, perhaps.
is such that you can be in harmony
with me, II l permitted you to do so.
Then my being out is no barrier to you.
no hindrance to your getting in har-
mony with the Holy Spirit. That is
what I mean: That we should put our
selves in an attitude towards our fell
lowmen so that we can be in harmony
with them.
Until each Will give unto the other
at least that confidence which Is
merIted by sincerity. that each is sim
cere In his belief. whatever II may be.
there can not be that mutual under
standing that should exist between
brothers and brothers, man and man.
There can not be n harmonious and
mutual understandings coming to
truth for truths sake; in sincerity; in
love: with the highest possible mo-
tlves So it Is with communities. Men
mistudgc each other; they get out OF
harmony; there is discord In the COM
munity: ard the highest purposes OF
NE are not realized under such dis
cordant conditions.
THINGS OF GOD FOOLISHNESS TO
MAN
Men who persist In keeping out of
harmony with the Holy Spirit,
men who grleve the Lord continually,
can not realize the greatest purpose
and happiness OF life. There Is a
snirit in man and the inspiration OF