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Show i r.itu a s ! ii r . THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JULY 14 1934 t: th fw momenta ur tost M Hmi slgnlfl- 001i.cLt,oh'1 mention of which wTi weli ad here for th ask H?' raJac matter to follow. M we concluded that jTo beidn with,h"man hu e t rmbeing mliglpu in it broadest sens wherein 1. It n philosophy ' tilnelQ,n- h- !h the irii. r?"V they of disorder. Wtthont n philosophy , J2 MWW no thinking human ", rj?.11 himself and tho M.id ta whlch h Un,Y" -cour- - and pt mil! J to oensclousneea with. ,7 ,'fl i.,r wlthou formulating orte oonelsWiiAjwhlch conclusions or W- Upbuilding or nature constitute his rfu!0 41 fU1 wbthp for good ll Error j Gvhlmoelof further that in the, me world,fjd4 the same universe and Creatures the fun. should always be J 5"!fnK.tb daiP answersfundamental :fMn:..fOT ques. UfOa The fact that such ".Jf cas the fact that there Is divergence of concern- ' Ivf. --ndaientaUT opinion to Pr,m facie error) if1 a method for detecting was suggested a method may be jfcEiS t1 from answers an-- " the bat melthod wrong was this: Whenever a proposition agrees purS Ypy eentlai detail with Christianity, true science and sound reason, embrace le without further - question. Whop It does not, have no do with It. - Brand it 0r n.'i.vold all things that are ), cotne times In the i I,v of when thla simple of deter, r lni.rJ?,lLratona,te,t truth and erner At aucH ttmN 1 becomes nee ? for tliethUseeker after truth raetbod of deter-4 W another, which falls , that '- M n?05s o i-far -as to eldm say It fails nd ffel afe In using-thsu- t -- - e wt thla .hour of f , sr-w- th ceP II,., 11 d srel rht . ' rge-eftiided- .i' tel . nF L,f V prrlalva i - t Gives Ifasnns nt In fro. 1 r f the Diet method between truth and ' f determinstton ar. u03 allIt of them en- 1', irely explainable! may be that discovered the 10t been revealed, full ' f thlMekS!. grown, through the channels of d- -' It may be that the 7, n TildUo,u domarkstlon between tree ' ' mslenco and nearly true science is f eometlme shaded too broadly., it b that sound reaaoa has been Wftrpe4 by tradition and miituld- t ft Is no unl 11 longer quits 5TV14 mT be that, what by om to bo pure ' 1 chpltlnl,T has departed' gradually hi meet Im perceptibly, and Is no -. fnd longer that at all. but merely a . oemblance, even though s otriklng ' oemblance. . , t Isn't that the preserlp. .. T tion is wrung.-- , The prescription la Tho llsht. dose of tho right prescription right will euro tho speoinc malady every tims. It Is with the Ingredients of which tho prescription to compounded that wo havo our difflculttos.! And If tho Ingredients are unobtainable or Impure, of course the prescription win not effect a euro. Indeed It effect the direct opposite and may lead to dire results. Cites MOIcoIty The figure ta an apt one. The ' Pr"c,lcJ to Xoubt as tocounterpart which, are the funds.1 answers to tne fundamental Ouestiona of life may always be by testing the answers as (to harmony and lack of flirt with pore Christianity, science and sound reason. That - To it to a lr?reorlponflawless prescription repeat, It never falls to produce the apoclfle so result long as, th Ingredients are right. L ' lr ' where the difficulty th,t. begins Always It is much more b to establish the genuineness and purity of the simple Ingredients themselves than It 1s to available and tested fngrs-dlencorrectly into a specific prescription. In other words, how mey I know what Is puro Chvistlanlty. to me science, whst Is sound what reason. If I can not establish the absolute Identity of my I do not dare use the ingredients I may ask the experts, compound. the men of religion and science, to Identify the Ingredients for me. If can. well and good, but oft wethey will find the e. .experts disagreeing among and there the difficulties in-- I crease, and If there were no other method of determination between tbs Hght answers and the wrong answers the situation would be well nigh hopeless. But this other method of determination saves the day, even when the experts disagree. The other method of which I speak to that of checking with direct revelation, ancient and modern, as recorded in the traditional scriptures and elsewhere. Expresses Desire t. In approaching this moot I earnestly desire to be reasonable. There to no thought here of the arbitrary or dogmatic. If direct revelation from the God whom we all know exists, is not a rational and possible thing,' I do not want belief In it to be a of my religion anymore than part want It to be part-o- f yours. I you am willing to discard anything that will not stand the test of human credul-it- y. of logic and reason. I am will-ln- g to abandon any, belief that conflicts with any proved scientific law. I am anxious to be nd of any doctrine that will not harmonise with pure Christianity, and I urge you strongly to adopt tho sms frame of mind.' of Regardless environment. background.'birth, tradition or training.l I have no desire to retain unto myself any concept, doc--trine, theory- or belief, religious or scientific, that doe not dovetail with the harmonious picture of the universe; and neither do you. If tho prophet of alt time have alt been In error concerning their for God. spokeamanahip have . boon sincere butif - they men. If they have heen knowing and scheming ' frauds perpetrating a hoax the gullible people of many upon if tho that they have said havo notthings come to pass, if tha filings they have said have not . boon reasonable, nor full of wisdom nor fundamentally sound nor good for man. most assuredly you and I vrtU want to our belief In the revelationsreject of God to man , through prophet Baade of Belief-- 1 th other hand, if revelation won divine sources to proved to bo , Dtlr1T rational and reasonable thing. If events which hsvs -l hv happened as fore- ??Jb?1d told. others are obviously Imminently pending, if what has bee L revealed ha been constructive, lo--1 piIraoo Turn to page Seven) & .t "ff? corn-pou- ta thera-selve- I "Priceless historical data i, self-delud- ed ns, r iua ' ge , accurate and authentic as ths ut- most effsrt and thoroughness In systematic research can do. Btill more, it is an invaluable compendium of information on the record sources of the southern States a classified directory of what rec--. ords were kept there, the dates they cover, and their present place of ' deposit. Such helpful explana- -' tfcns are given of wills deeds, mir. riage bonds, marriage licenses, land grants, etc., as to make it a veritable text book in genealogi- clIt research. will surely rank among tie of modern family , best histories. : When published in full, there will j be throe volumes containing from I&00 to aeo pages. Patrons of the library are invited to this book as sm inspiration study In compiling their own family genealogies. ; following letter to an ex- ample of a practice which may be followed hy other ward groups with profit. Dear Brother Bennett: I am glad to tell you that the ) Payson Third ward Genealogical society held very enjoyable re- search excursion, to the Genealogical Library at Salt Lake on June 20th and X feel to aay that much good waa accomplished. On tha hasis of thought that, we had are rived sri ai point in the lesson as- ' signment, where practical work would be of great assistance in the student to understand '.the lesson more fully, ae well as promoting greater Interest In them, , ' ng TRUE spirit of missionary Stanley D. Rees Secretary, work to scon In this letter from mission, to brother, Richard, who ha just received hie cell to a bfpPu2sr in Great ef the German-Austria- n Britain. "Tou have the greatest experiencet of your life ahead 'of you. cn realise all that a mission holds for you until you are! actually In the missionary field.la experience I wouldn't trade my mission with its experiences for ten colleges or for anything else. ' It gives you a firm for future life, and a realisation of what the world to. You willfooting find the why end tiow' to many questions that have probably bean running through your mind, as a boy, Th greatest of all, however, to to gain a real testimony, so Tu don have to depend upon other people being right or wrong. You will know for yourself. , haven't deen ny great ,mlracles wrought during mv mis-- 1 "i alon, hut it was miracle enough to me to experience a real testimony within me. t st , . growing U IX . jh, I briW-i- ii. jvh .1 i end secondly realising ths greed need for us to work on direct line instead of surnames when participating In Tempts excursions This research excursion to the result. This to not intended bV any mean for one to displace ths other, but ralhee to stimulate Interest to Temple work with practical work in research. Thors were thirteen members 1 the party, of whom twelve took out an annual membership, and our plan so far Is to visit the Library once each month. I am pleased to aay that this plan has been placed before the stake board and haa met with much approval usd I Seel to aay that In thw stake the idea haa met with mJcb appeal to all concerned and I believe It will the means of further excursions befrom other frards. The. handling and costa of travsl are similar to Temple excursions. wish to thank you and otbst broth- I ers add sisters for your great courtesy te us upon our first visit to the Library, and pray the Lord to bless you all in your work. We will be with you again in July. Yours very trulv. IX M. BANNISTER. Chairman Research Committee, Payso4 Third Ward. G. 8. i . NOTICE HUL8E GENEALOGY Huise Benjamin of East Setaukeh New York, waa to have joined the Latter-da- y reported Church and mpved to Utah. ASaints Huise genealogy s being compiled.! and any descendants of Benjamin iHulse are urged to communicate lmmediate-h- r with Mrs. Sadie B. Edward , (Mrs. Howard Edwards) North N. Country Road, Port Jeferson, J til STRESS LAID ON TEACHING Problems of Youth Given Consideration in Bulletin - The Inward Miricle A that would havs been lost others iee, has been preserved in 'Kinfolks. on crumbling grave-stonInscriptions in hundreds of the South's vanishing family burial grounds have been copied and photograph- - . ed. Ancient family Bible, falling apart, have been preserved, their entries thus saved for the record. Deep delving in state and county records has developed a chapter re- plete with Information of how oth- ere can use them. Here in this book are authenticated facta. They come from land grants, deeds, wills, mar-riarecords, (many reproduced), from family letters, newspaper clipreo- -, pings, --official war service rda." ; Kinfolks! to W comprehenslvs genealogical record of Uarllee and allied ancestral families, made s es -- hr - i aub-jeo- Pc,r k KIMTOIAP T N April, 1914, there wsa placed upoa the shelves of the Library 01 the Genealogical society of Utah volume I of Kinfolks" by Col. l llllu-- C. Uarllee. This record of S8 pages bad been called in one press notice "the greatest contribution to the recorded genealogy of the folks who were and are the backbone of tne South of tho nation for that matter that ever has been com piled. "It la a laoor of loe not done for commercial profit but to pre- serve the records of those unsung heroines and heroes who marry and have children, fight the battlos, of our wars as officers or in the ranks, work on the daily job in peace time, and from whom spring the strength of a nation such as the ' United States of America. dlf-1j- V piaciimhw J.r 5$L NEALOGIG t of Determination Between Fundamentals And Variables By Elder Richard L. Evans ; l ChurcK Department t And Venables of Life - Importance pHE ward of thorough teaching, especially In its relationship to young people and the problems confronting them, to stressed in bulletin sent to take and ward officersbeing throughout the Church today. The need for regular contacts of wrd teacherjj, with ths members of the ward assigned to them, to given special emphasis. The of closer relationships between need ents sod children to pointed parand ward teachers are urged to out, encourage parents to assume their full responsibility la connection with the training and supervision of their children. Teachers are urged through the bulletin to become as familiar as Possible with conditions in each family. and to bo helpful in pressing upoh the young people the necessity of developing tho funday, mentals and qualifications of truthfulness, obedience and morality. Teachers also ore urged to encourage parents to stress these qualities ta ths training of their children- It to fuggeated that teachers en- home with respect, kindter every liness, discretion and a real interest In the welfare and progress of every member of the family , In order that ward teaching may become a more powerful stlmuloue to the Increase of faith and activity oe the .part of parents and children. Religious and ethical problems of the family are suggested for discussion in the home, hon-ost- s A great many tourists come to Utah, aqd pay high tribute to the work of our people. They see something hero that to delivering mankind from bondage, and bringing liberty. Such a revival to not th work of man, but the work of th Spirit of God. Elder Levi Edgar Young, ' of the First Iounri! of Seventy, i i |