t ' r i ') THE DESERET, NEWS, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1934. Tlie Constants And Variables of Life t' i r v :: L By John D Giles Discovery of Truth Comes Only By Seeking BY ELDER RICHARD L. EVANS i Executive Seerelory, L i l t I? r ADDRESS htOAPRIL 1M4. i in SUN DAY, S. 1 u A W nn are endowed vita Inborn deslr to penetrats ths God doss not tore upon non kind, H kaa giventruth them the dsaire to aeek the ability to rtcef Ww and the courage to accept. If Been, by t lib acta of their ilvea have dootroyed or Weakened three riven truth may paaa them by unsought, unrecofnised, nnaecepteli). The dleovery of truth cornea only by earn eat seeklnr. This rather abrupt and tome wnat beclnnlac aervee byepigrammatic way of introduction no another of the brief discussions hetn presented each Sunday e nln at this hour under the oral topic headlnr. "The Cone tanie and Variance of Ufa" Last week truth waa defined aa that whirh em ana tee from Ood aa the' "knowledge of things da they ane. and aa they were, and as they are to come." At that, hour alao eome distinction wero drawn between fact and theory.. between truth wa and au prioaltlon. Tonight Of tho quest for apeak further. unknown, V -- Qod-abillt- i i ! h vr K I i i' V t v & ft . verse aa the handiwork tonlgh). Revelation of Truth reveiiatlon of truth la not an indtecrihiinata abowerlnc down like tho raihs from heaven, seepinc in where It! la not wanted, rovivinr and nourishing whirs it la not needed. Rather it ia aa water handed out only to those who reach - j h ' Tho i J . , J. j. 1,'j for it thirstily.!' Tho revetotion of truth lo not oonflned to on are nor to ono placo v - .? or people, and the modern student of life must ho prepared to soak Ha moat hot troth everywhere, 'search narrowly, but broadly. More than that ho must bo prepared to yeoorniao truth when ha finds Ik Further still, he must have tho courage to accept It, bavins found tho rseogniasd. These three steps in the eternal quest for truth shall bq briefly s la bo rated In order tho desire to oeeki the ability to y scorn las the courare to accept. The first of theae draws our- - tt V S ' oa tonight,, A Co mm no Deoiro Generally 4aspeaking. the desire to common to all. By 0001 truth Virtue of their relationship to God, , t A i I - . inborn In every) normal man to an unquenchable thirst for knowlsdg that constant yearnlnr aud out for tho unknown, . reaching $ which to at th bottom of on dto- oovory. whether of sew Hondo now or sow relirlous j . scientific laws truths. The human desire ts know ts deeper than mere passing curiae i ity and broader than the spaa of , time.. It la an eternal inheritance t of the human race. Jlew truth to seldom discovered - by ehnpci or by mare passive in- -! tsrrsl. Thq individual discovery of i truth com by an active desire desire coupled With systematic f- , fort. In othqr words, the individaal t . must consciously and determinedly oeek truth knowinc that he to to seldom . i aeeklps truth. Truth ' stumbled upon by s mind that to 1 aot oonecloualy aeekins, sr if It to encountered by tho unseeklnc mind, it to aeldom recosnlsod for I' what it is.Plano ears Men 1 Mas are Individuals eternal as tltivo undy nq pereonaUUee. They ore pcsesset of free aqoncy. They ore poseeotil of intelllqenca. It to expected of them that they should seek wkat set so;- - that they shouldshould labor they desire that they H be whether for what tboy qalu, increase of worldly qoods or so cumulation of Ithei knowlodqq of f troth. It U not the policy of tho lord of heaven la "caat) poorla before ewlne." . It a not tho policy of tho qruardian oil all truth to plaat kaowledqe ia a brain that has not boon made fertile by tho careful Its son industry and cultivation ofdoes sot or. Ordinarily tbs lord fore knowtedqd upon imta with as tho ooaxlnq and persuasion, mothoe foods her pomp red child. Rather be has gives them desire. who must reach out. Men It Is they who aeek net truth would perish want of it except for tho for the scrape and fragments that fall by the wayside and may bo picked sp Indifferently! with' little effort, by those intellectual beggars who Indifferently glean the field, already harvested by ! the fruitful labors of . there. A Reqatoito Deseriulnotioo History and scripture tell dto-so. eloquently that tho important ooverles of tho ages, seientlflo and 4 j - .! ' ; i , , ' 4 i t 1 : i- t.. keys Odd. of him Everywhere they have Infound matter. truth. Referring train to the hasty Introduction of a moment ago. brinre ns quickly to tho point of dlscus-oio-n ? NO. i after truth, and not by the world's Indifferent soof journers, The prophet and men religion have petitioned the Lord tirelessly, unceasingly, night and have sought him in prayday they have er. They tested his command menta by living In accordance with them and have found them good r man. They have heeded the promptings of cpnsclence, and have tested the logic of reverent reason. They havs observed Ilf thoughtfully. and have tuJied the unitermlhsd revealed, in mind and Men who have been commissioned to speak in the name of Ood revelstors prophets, seers shd. out the Lord have earnestlyspugbt learned the and from him have' Other men, truths of religion. revealed laws the make to wishing the gospel Pprt of their own experience, have studied and reasoned nnd pravdrfnlJy sought the divine source. By the acta of their the lives they havs tested well things of God, and havethatgained gives certain knewledge that purpose to life. meaning AandSimilar Goal With the true man of science the the same much been procese has The maills tools are different. are works terials with which he different, HI method ntsy vary from those of the man of religion. But hi goal and the urge that drives him on are etill the same the eternal quest for truth the undying desire to know the deterthat mination to seek ever for man which lies beyond. The true of science would sacrifice all of hia cherished beliefs and theories and opinions rather than originate unor perpetuate an error or truth. Hia also, ip the spirit of the his discovery 'of truth, though course In soma measure differs man of the. religion. from that of Is eolence. In religion. In business in life, thb seekers are the finders. The searchers are they who are rewarded by discovery. And In the pursuit Of all truth all man approach , nearer unto o of knowledge and Understanding God, whsther thslr quest be In the field sf science. religion, ethlec, business or the' humbler callings ; of Ilf. This being the case. It Is quits should , question a I oper that, arias: It God Is' the source of ail so Its of nature, truth, aaregardless it be truth, doe It matlong uf Ilf course ihs Wbat ter then man shall follow in .its Journey of dlersveryT Stales WropoelUoii otherTo stats the proposition wise: If a student pursues sclsntif. to investigation to thb utter exclusion of religion, does it matter, so long ag he be bent upon the dis' covery of truth?; It tho man of Scholarly attainment follow tho field of his choice to tho utter exclusion of all other branches of knowledge, to he not Justified so long as he to pursuing I, truth T J Buppoee that truth could bo fContlnusd on Page Bis.) , . t i i i , 4 ?' i 9 I : , , I tI I It MarkingofTrail Wffl Begin June 2 Vangu arda Will Join in Honoring Pony Express NAUQURATION of' the program for marking tho Tony Expr trail through Utah tias been tentatively act for Juu 2. At that time' the Vanguard association of tho Balt Lsks oouncll, In cooperation with tbs Utah Pioneer Trallc and Landmarks association will plac a marker at the Mountain Deli station, the alt of which to on that city farm In th Mountain Hell fork of Parleys canyon. Tho site to now part of th area set aside for tho George Washington memorial) park. A special committee representing Vanguards nd th Trail association wlll vlslt the site Monday afternoon to aolcct n location and lay plana for thq ceremonies ia connection with the unveiling. this Following tho placing of monument, tho program calls for marktho placing of eight other ers during th year. It to sxpected that Hr. Howard R-- Drives, president of th Oregon' Trail Memorial association, and ono of th to principal cupportetn of the planwill marh the Pony Express trail, spend part of tbo summer In Utahparticipating In trail xanrking nc1 i Story Spots of the West ! h Oturdb Department Pioneer Trails and Landmarks AsMeiaikm Ilsk 2 BRIG HIM YOUNG. AND FATHET. DE SMET of Rev. rierr Jean THE name Smct will undoubtedly bo new to many who read this atory which ha to do with an historic meeting between two prominent religious leaders ia tbs when th "Mormon" ptonssrs days wero prefrom ths memorable trek to paring th valleys of th Rocky mountains. Father De Smet, who was a Catholic priest of ths Jesuit order, began missionary work for hia church in list, his first accomplishment being th establishment of St. Joseph s mission at the ait of th present city of Council Bluff Iona, on the eastern bank of th Missouri river. Thle mission was among the Pottawatomie Indians. Th first uhite settlement that place was Kanesvllls, estab-at lished by the "Mormon" pioneers under Brlfcham Young In after th people had been driven from their homes- in Kauvoo and had traversed the entire state of Iowa on their nay to the west. . Into tire Far Went ! tI f lit - k. : . . After performing other missionary service among the Indians in the middle west Including some very important and successful peace missions. Father De Bmet started on his first Journey Into the far west In March of 1140. Hi purposa waa to establish a mission ament the Flathead tribes who members for several yearn bad been asking that a "black-robe- " be lent to them. Father De Smet reached Independence Rock, now in Wyoming midway between Rawlins and Casper, on July 4, 1140, Wbat occurred there will be told later. He continued hia way westward and remained among th Indiana for a considerable time, alternately Journeying into the west and then hia headreturning to St. Lout quarters, until 1140. On his Journey east in that year ha cam upon Brigham Young and th "Mormon" exile at Winter Quar. ten on th west bank of the Missouri. directly opposite th place where, in he bad established hie first mlilt, Union. Aa h had Just com from th west and waa known to havs spent much time there and to have covered a great deal of country. It was only natural that Brigham Young should endeavor to learn from him as much as possible about the country through which he had traveled Bo he was Invited to spend some time at Winter Quarters a th guest of the "Mormon" H i. ' - kf Makes Comment In an earlier paragraph la th same letter F'ather De Bmet de. aerlbed the Balt Lak valley and Cache valley and then make this comment: "It to in this first valley, inclosed by picturesque mountains, which hex taken th name th Valley st th Mormons, that their capital stands, ealled by some Great e. Balt Lak City and by others "Mor-monvlll- Undoubtedly Father IV Purl lie- - ' lieved that the Infnrumi'ou ho gave Brigham Young nt the camp In Winter Quartern caused th pioneer leader to determine to settle In the valley of th Great Balt Luke. The story to follow gives another slant on th circumstances which brought about th Important decision as to wher the pioneer should establish themselves. Next week: Brigham Young and Captain Fremont." Learning to be Patient we not patient In that oldan tim When my unchastened heart began to long For bile that lay beyond ita reach; my prime Waa wild. Impulsive, passionate I . and strong. could not wait for happiness and lovs, Heaven-sen- t, to eome and nest! la my breast; I could not realise that time might prove That pat)nt waiting uould avail me beat. "Let me be happy bow," my heart cried out, fin min own way, and with my chosen lot: Th future to too dark and full of doubt For me to tarry, and I trust It not. "Take all my blessing, all I am and have. But give th glimpse of heaven before the grave." Ah met Ood heard my wayward, selfish cry And. taking pity on my blinded I heart, angel of strong grief draw nigh. Who pierced' my bosom in It tend: rest part. to the drank wrath's wine-cu- p bitter lets, With strong amassment and a Ht bade the X The Ooancil" Tree ia Naavos, where meeting hetweeu Brigham Young and Father Defcmet, was held. This tees baa IF branches and is often referred to as ths Tree of the Apostles." . Union." leader. Quotes tattler In a letter written In March, 1151, Father Da Smet describe what happened He says in part: "In th fall of 1141, as I drew near to the frontier of the state of 1 found Missouri ths ad van a guard of tbs Mormons numbering oa about ten thousand camped ths territory of the Omaha not far from th old Council Bluffs. (The territory of the Omaha covered th alto now occupied by th elly of, Omaha and Its suburbs. Winter Quarters, later Florence, to now a part of th city of Omaha. A later story will describe it more fully. Editor's note ) They had Just been drives out for the second Union. time from a state of th They had resolved to wlntor on th threshold of th Great Desert and then to mov onward Into It. to put diatane between Ibemaetvea and their persecutors, without even knowing ati that tlms ths end of their long Wanderings nor tha place where they should once more erect for themselves permanent dwellings ' They naked me a thousand ...I,',' FATHER DeSMET questions about tha regions I had explored and the valley which I hava Just d scribed ln a previous part of th same letter) pleased 1 them greatly from the account gav them of It. Waa that what determined them ta eettle there!) I would not dare assert it. They are there! In the last thre years Utah has changed its aspect and from a desert hee become a flourwhich will soon ishing territory become on of the states of the broken will; fell Then, humbled, straightway upon my knees. And God doth know my heart Ik kneeling atlll; 1 have grown patient, seeking not to choose Mine own blind lot, but take that God shall aend. In which, it what I long for X should lose, I know th loss will work sons blessed ensome better fated-for mine and m than I Could ever compass underneath the sky. Anonyms as.