Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

I clude the knowledge of the eternal
worlds, but the knowledge of those
worlds does include the knowledge OF
this world: and this is the education
advocated and sought after by thu
Latter-day Saints. This is one OF the
ideals for which their educational
system stands knowledge Is power
in any sphere. The intelligence we
attain to in this life will rise With
US in the life to be, The time Will
never come when intelligence VIII not
rule. They who think viii always
govern those VINO merely toll. inc
Prophet Joseph Smith declared that
evil spirits in the other world would
know more, and consequently have
greater power, than some men, ana
upon that principle would bring them
under their dominion; this being the,
secret of supremacy everywhere. 1t
was to prepare men and women to gov
ern-nrst themselves, and then 9TH
crs, in righteousness. that President
Brigham Young and his successors
established these Church schools.
where education might have its per-
feet work, where the learning of this
world and the wisdom that comes
from on high might collaborate, sci
encc and religion, hand in hand, inter-
prcting each other.
A MIGHTY MISSION.
And is this all? What more does it
Indicate? This, if 1 view it Alright:
Upon the L.atter-day Saints rests
great responsibility, mighty mission
that of preaching the gospel. the
power of God unto salvation. 1t is no
new thing; it Is the old gospel restor-
ed the everlasting plan of salvation
brought back again, to be preached
in these days, as III former days. not
m ppa ,.lugs nlnpp hut to all the
world. 1t must so to every creature
under heaven. before Mormonism Will
have accomplished its mission The
Latter Saints have been preach
ing the gospel for so years, mostly to
the humble and the lowly, to the mid
die and the WORKING classes. But they
will vet preach it to the high and
the mighty, the learned and the
scholarly; and must raise up those
who will present the message of saliva
ton in Il manner that will appeal to
such. All kinds of teachers will be
necessary, each kind for its own class
There Is no meaning to our Church
schools, to our great Sabbath school
system, to the Primary association, the
Religion class movement. or the Mu-
tual Improvement causc-there is alb
soutcly no significance to these If
they are not to be utilized for the
preparation OF men and women who
will present to the world the gospel,
in the way or ways that the world
needs to have it presented to Them
Our preachers. up to the present time,
have done n splendid work; their
faith, integrity. devotion and diligence
cannot be surpassed: but the children
of such parents will differ from their
fathers and mothers in some things,
because their work Is different The
foundations Of building can be
rough, though 1t Is necessary that
they be strong. immovable. but the
walls must he smooth and tho towers
and pinnaclcs beautiful. since they are
to be seen and are expected to at
tract attention. The Mormonism of
the future will he the Mormonism of
the past: hut the Mo"mons of tomor-
row will DO somewhat different from
those Of yesterday and today. They
will be no better. nor will God love
them any more: but they will have
more culture and will do work for
which that culture is Indispensable.
AN ILLUSTRATION.
When l was in England, IS years
ago, among our missionary corps there
WAS an honest Welsh blacksmith. as
good II man as might be found, faith
ful ana full of integrity. He would
have borne his testimony to Queen
klCtprH, Huu ne lcll IL HIS iuty ~
do so. While travelling in his native
land he came to the vicinity of the
castle Of Hawardcn. the summer resi-
dcncc OF William Il, Gladstone, the
British premier Our honest friend
conceived the idea of bearing his tcsti-
mony to that great man; ind this Is
how he did It. He tied UP a bundle of
gospel tracts and sent them with
postal card reading: Dear Mr.. Glad
10. RI M
for they are fax" That was tho best
he could do That was sample of his
education, of the schooling he had re-
ccved What he said was true and he
was sincere, but how many William e.
Gladstoncs would likely be gathered
into the fold by presentation of the
GOSPEL in that form? We have the
truth, and Il will prevail. but there IA
such n thing as pleasing the eye and
the ear before reaching the heart, and
VIC must not despise any means that
can be utiiacd for the purpose of
saving souls Res. assured that tho
Lord has t,so for education and culture
in his work, That Is why he command
ed the prophet 10 acquire knowledge,
To seek learning by study and also by
faith
Mr. Gladstone was u gentleman, and
4 gentleman never ridiculcS or takci
advantage OF the weakness Of another.
gentleman answers his correspond
cntS promptly, whenever possible. The
premier wrote. or caused to be writ
ton, u Kind and respectful conmnn!-
cation, acknowledging the receipt of
thc tracts, t-r-n-c-t-s, thanking the
sender, and assuring him that they
would be carefully read; but Glad
stone did not join the Church.
GOD IS JUST.