Deseret Evening News | 1908-12-09 | Page 4 | Religion in the State

for the state always will la best seen ism morals by the anniversary of o Milton who one of tho exponents of that V Vinn inn recent article In the Spectator tor tho sefa forth what Erig few real realize ize 1110 anil tho car carnal nal til the Puritan movement ha i seriously to take hold of their Tho was descended from sensual marauders whoso conversion Christianity was largely nominal to gorging and drinking lj uso the apostolic words with of tho llesh and of tho mind It was necessary that a powerful antidote to this animalism should bo andi found v Tho serious Is traced to tho in that a icier claims that shortly death every other man to that sect Religious reform and freedom T ni not 11 When the court and showed themselves unwilling ing reform tho common people bo camo all tho to puri atmosphere and under Charles I Puritanism tho political palladium and moral salvation of England No doubt there arc who would surround the state by wall religious In their narrow minds they cannot con of tho mission of truo in Imo religion la men they ans apprehensive lest there should bo an encroachment upon the of politicians But their fears unfounded The real dan dangers gers to tho from unbridled materialism mid self sh lawlessness Against evils the state needs the Influence of a ng religious force The nations that desire to become factors for good in inthe the world must go back to tho old deals They must aim at tho building of a commonwealth In mobs under tho leadership of agitators nor tyrants but Jn frets and women live under law