Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17

diacoyer that the foundations Of re-
ueion have been in any way under
mineu by the scicntihc discoveries, cos
mic ana tho biological which have Of
iate years staggered mems minds uh-
der the titles OF evolution. and the con-
seryation Of energy This fine redsoher
has clearly shown in many places thdt
the supposed triumph OF materlais'l,
science over tho fundamental concepts
OF teuglun Is not realized, ana thil
tng facts which SHOW tao existence and
..:,uence Of the supernatural upon the
world and It's inhabitants are cltafer
and stronger than ever under the new
cot discoveries OF science.
Rengon. according to the athelsiic
e.ulutluulsts. is an outcome OF animal
needs under tine influence OF the as
syliaton OF man with ms fellows. IL
Is thus an accidental sOnetnn6 tha'
once happened to get into human con-
sc.ousnoss and has SINCE been so = eat
~ strengthened by nat.tai eau e. ana
by designing men that - 10 nov AN. S.
fixed ana permanent par. % nIn''''
nature.
on tho atheistic view. the origin ana
the extraordinary persistence Of this
remarkable hanuclnation called re-
liglon." that now forms constituent
part OF practically all the higher forms
OF thought and action among truly
civilized races, may have been due 20
fear and superstition on the part II
our remote ancestoys; or II may have
been device Of prIestcraft on the
part OF ancient Druid like ascetics who
desired To- exercise some sort OF con-
troll over the moro ignorant and gull
lble masses about them; or II may be
that the idea that there is an Invisible
world FIRST got anoat through dreams,
or through frances. fits and similar
maladles This. We say, Ii the athelstie
view of the origin OF religious ideas, adj
vancod by the few who hold that evoiu
ton. To whatever extent 1t may be
| proved to go on, docs SO of It's avn
force and efficiency, without guidance
and supervision, without purpose oi
aim and without result except this as
| tonishing, and to themJ the vcxins ana
perpleXing result For, however thcy
may have started, the religious IDEAS
| impulses. hopes, aims. and works ol
mankind. have now so completely taken
| possession of human minds In general
| that they constitute the principal medI-
| tation and aspiration OF all men. OF
| course we except the few enthusiast,
eyolutionists, who axe spending theiI
| spare time In vain and puny specu-
| lation which they seem 10 imagine car
| somehow stem this vast and incon
trchensiblo tide OF human religion
| thought and feeling which at pres n
| SO completely dominate the hearts an'
hopes and the actions OF mankind.
Philosophy has at length cleared th'
| field OF science Of "a swarm OF crl3d
dogmatisms." in Prof Bowne's phrase
which tend TO hinder faith. 1t is nov
seen that interest sentiment, and falti
are as much facts NJ are other pro
cesses Of thought. They are, In untt
the most real of all facts; for it
only things felt in some way that ar
directly known, all else being Inference
There Is now great need concludes mi
writer of what he terms 'incarnatin
faith In the appropriate life" He says
Technically, of course. our faith doe
not admit OF demonstration; neithf
does any other faith or unfaith. ~
1t does admit Of being lived and whe
It is lived. our souls see that IL Is go,'
and we are satisfied that it Is divine
And we believe this to be the true proc
OF religion.