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Show thk 4 i iks, svn rda. atkil Church Department jo. Means By Which God Can Be Discovered jP Radio Addrett Delivered Sunday Evening, April 24, 1932, by Dr. Frederick J. Pack, Prof ettor of Geology, University of Utah ti j ' s " x t - r- it i( who know d t htimn rihirnaans of ui.u- - ml tP lIto The asTonomer ta all has no Leings. find.i-- GsmI g in the i III in -I t the jt A n j n Ml Of l) HI. IftltiriC h. ) ... i f i ... n U mu. .an iji .mb win) i hat - n iv J .1 'i. i u u. o ie i f. puss no (t- ki-h- v oil j nilxthe tie fh.i I c.nt expert Vdtninf simn w no x.txrs shon'd i the tributes us eng brilliant as well an th nic ble minds of the Hi iM igl most hum- And no agie, mint of opinion stringely has been reached, m ihr amonK the learned nor the unlearned. Th oso who believe ,n Urn oie divided in their opinion- - of what he la. and those who den hU existence do so on a at et v of in ounds t The w hollo affair ooininrH the onlooker that the pioblem is not being approached in thw prop r manner, otherwise mere neatly uni-A a form results would he obtained Jnd ated by the subject for discus on of the present lectuie an effort will now be made to snow that a means has been revealed bv which deity can bo discovered, and that when this rnXins is rigidly followed the results ate invariable. It Is well to boar fn mind at the cutset that if deity had not taken the .nitmtive in revealing himwlf, man would have reina.ned forever existence for as we ignorant of hisseen man Is not have already resourceful to make the dlscuwrv for himself Accordingly, deity's visits to man were not the outcome of any especial rtfabilthe indiv uais ity possessed by but rather the whom he visited, result of independent Ifvoht.on on the part of deity hints God Reveals Himself. Whcnt deity revealed L:intlf to Adam he did so In-e:y 01 dsnary Way and talked with him much as one man talks w th anothir. Heavenly guidance at this stage of hu-In man history was vety much place. It Is during a similar pcrkd' in the childs life when he too is- In but greatest need of parental help, later when the child has learned how to do things for himself, assistance is less important, Umilar-l- y in the life of the race, if the Otiginal lessons had been remembered subsequent repetitions would been largely unnecessary. have But men, like children, have the habit of forgetting what they are told, and In both cases it is only by means of cont nual iteration that the lesson is finally learned. In conformity with these conditions deity has revisited the earth on numerous occasions, primarily It appears for the purpose of reintroducing himself to his rhtldren. Although deity appeared to Adam gnd talked to him peisonally conthe necessity of tight livcerning ing, vet in the dnva of Noah, a few hundred years later the people had forgotten God and 'all fbsh had corrupted his way upon the earth," so much so in fact, to that rethe Uord found it necessary open communication with his people Again In the days of Abraham, Jacob and Moses, similar v statthe meridian ions were made. In sent his Only of t.me, the Father Begotten Son, In the exact image of hi peison." to live among the people that they too might know him Some of the people recognised him fcs the Son of God and others regarded him as an impostor. After h.s ciucifixion. he rein a ned among them for a period of forty days, and then, as he went up into heaven, it was piomlsed that he would return in the same manner that he ascended. Immediately thereafter he appeared to the inhabitants of the t.ULgtr n continent, and after among them for a short time, he departed, with the statement that he was about to visit others of bis fold. .tillThen followed a period of nearly eighteen hundred years during wh'ch the people of the Chnstlan wot Id receded no visit from the Latterlv. they divided Godhead. Into hundreds of factions, scarcely of two whch are irt agreeony ment concerning the nature of God Inor the requ.rements of his law. imdeed, it would be difficult to agine a wider variety of opinions with respect to these vital matters. One might think that deity would despair of ever having hie ch.ldren remember him. But again in the year 1820. both t Father and the Bon eame to vl 1m m s v a i ' r i i feM w i re th wrfu.d n o o r'h iv few mdeed a pmv b of divine id i y r a sons f, r tills 'lie W e ms v f i x lr. i It if that hnwiur rti n ins x ! f i ix n ml within i Mia i o' wisdom these r.t and oh Itiij't-- tuqui on the ippf iimd t1 n iiian hams yn At m be g m x.-i- ts I , other er srng'h finoi gh wa king bv r.u'h t! i n bv tgh? TJuri too God is impossible for hai ni'i That to look npi n his face nptuial and live whi,h o' o um means who have seen him tiiat the f tii-i- xx 'Vm re the lxi nthing il to at Die hards of then the pr mi ha m an tha those who need Inxlne gn iI.iihc will recetxe jt hbcallv, ou c PMire pri id d t hey and w God and then werk dill-ask r 0 tiie iv mil iinmnu iki f i u i n of ttu'r de m firt th urn: it may appe.i- - that this is too r go ou and aid-in- g pri mi to. b. f xjvri f c x.iliie pt v h i 'm i.iiihI nil u hnl. ti tm j the rppk sir m the ). ne,J ex- cae J lii iiior and In a word g i v Bordeaux District Progresses t nc h r I'.t to m naur n m n ;n s u .s W tn . ad ii h b imhI M and d n if riq akes lire-n.- en tion fur pa r Mi.r.gs of uXe, he would it is not unlikey tha t tn choicest r x injoja of prr'i. as the iesji cf God to com half-- b v m or rhaiH' ared incju ry. Asking Not Miff ictetit. ,rrr thos It is not enough 'ho. tha wisdom from t be l.ordwho and tiu i ((mshould rncrelv r. wait for me rcplx j b i: ly the Jxird has c in munot stat'd that sai h pt P from thing roitao expeo" this attiudt - re- bun . .e for ir.iiv unanwred spou-.ithard the prawrs On the oMmr has said that PM on - for l.o'd w mIoiii mast a.sk nx.tg w . t oat d. will t,p .i t lie r ji'aw rs i m unfaltei mglv and Uin fa t h until 'he blsiig is r n a t, d. d, And filth it will )C not ccanoates worn. Thus 'orh nor o u th the .nlieritance lag, of tboae who wearx n w'i dong, uxi-- h but rather of thoe who ml m: u.f.glj to the to Obj.t.on offoiik.praxim. int the the (ffi ac a iro-- 1 greund thnt it is not of desi.J fsiiit- - vm iar in o d r. bj non, how c v c i v lure Liboratorv p ' In lie wrid for onn-.u- i no lx !' in the hands ef ft. i ,.i n v vu . th. all t . - r- i i in t - wr - x oi-d'-- ' f- :.! the Bonkwux of the French mission nHt tn Angoialciuc tn March for a rtlstrkl I'Onfereiu'e at whhh the above pie-tu-n was taken. Aand Ttie mlHskmarics are tag around llie fountain in front of live tower where Mguente ilc Valois tlie well known author, writ Ikorn. 'this tower hi now part of IIk citv hall. ThU ilisrid Is like newest in the French mMon and the work In its four brandies is now in lltc pioneering stage. Many friends have Iteen nindc ami tike missionarUs are looking forward to a liriglit future. who send The atxive murdouarie1 to their friends at home, gn'ditig are laft to right Elders t.llliert Kenneth II. Barker, E. Marriott. i, Ifarold If Smith, Hryon stwart It. t arxb Ihela-I.Valciiiine. Birlxs Foster, aim S-- McrrMl and Alfred U. Brunt wer n'O'Mtih lttjui-4iiperience ire no' Xor M.ih .w. i on: dx. are liue iu il.tK s inicxid imIx by and thus of mark'd nt lug con rarx, On th ill. unusual the .no uie co. union hci.,age of In ina i. ml and are posc,--tv it i bx ng iluld of arc God. in trith, they orlin,vi ly omfwhiit moie abundposse-Fand those ant Iv pfople jo.inp v of M.phiHiuttod traiaing than and thoe of ly the more aged Confubnce harde ied xpti cnee in Gotl confidence among human beings, is the groundwork upon UnforxvhUh tixhzation is built tunate th individual who ha lost this pr ious gift. No IHocriiuination. It is epec.ali piovident that the test of Gods exilnc (an be applied bv all imn li alikt tiie poor and th as well ;cs the rn If ,us will as tin- - burned this were not ,so. d is., rmim ition xiouKi not and would exist justice prevad ssiin. for J.iutr. ition. the test could be appl d only by those of great learning and that the lest of the w oi id w re excludor vice vera The njusticeof ed a condition is appaifnt withsuh out ( mu m n t Effbacj of Prajer Qiicqmmsl. In certain qnartci. th notion has gain'd fnvor- - 'In' r opporv m.t . s to h ix e bt p opl thin do It'irn of (.oils ex.s ln no leai.nd those who are some I'frpetts tb.s ,s trii but in .s fact bib oth'rs it iv not p ople liaxj the adthat conof ulmcs numlrbss vantage tacts wi.h (ltiucs that favor the Gi d snh s the 'x.stence finls Jn I'otir pact vet these fuili nms are men lysupport'v e rahcr than .1 mdimen- rtls-Pi- ct at Ic.mt temporanlx prvpar-a- 1 for the net ossai i change to come uf on tluni. Mankind in gtn-ai.is probably not thus pieparcd. hnowketlge of XIhI Availaldc to All But God has not let the masses without a means of knoxxing him, for he h is said .set k and e shall find, km ck and it hhall be opened even more dirtet unto vou import is Uwj promise of James as follows to the ti ibes of If anv of vou lae4c wisdom, let him ask of God that gixeth to all men hherall. and upbuildeth not, and it shall be gven him but let him ask in kijih, nothing wavering. tor he titot wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man thipk that he shall receive from the Ivord." (James anything 1 ) Happily, God has thus made it. possible for every human being to know of his existence This means is not new, it is the old for faithful promise of reward tf Jrul 0- praer 'promise Extremely Exacting. .Although the promise ie of universal application and unequivocal in its purpose, yet the conditions upon which it is based are neither simple nor generalized A careful examination of the statement shows It to be equally as exacting as that and of Anv scientific experiment. to perhaps even more difficult comply with, for an individual can apwho rarv? ability poasesses proach the lxrd with perfect con-us fidence of reward But first let examine tho conditions Promise of Vnivcraol Application. The promise may be regarded as of Universal application, since it Is to the "twelve tribes directed which aro scattered abroad," and Is intend d primarily for those who "lack wisdom," or neadv Insight Into divine law. Surely it cannot . Burn-lughan- h m I . I , p tdu t . ml p ( di. d The po-nb.d r( 0m.n'd xx m. oo it, t ix i be im it J j rAx ta d f.im'x pro me A xx P h praxcr .rnd mav b. riov i ( x ,41 Its mump .at.m c nf r i j i.' v f i h m t h oetve ihe retdits. i dc.rcd of tho pni.Mpb cr. ;hi h G.ght-e- t ground isf tlius withou us at ion. k j n. Mifenkmariew of of i. 'hk Contributing to 1'iultuv. Two outsarnling cauv- - .,'1 believed to contribute chieflx to H, in praver iutn nd unirre.solut ness o' purpose fh th iintfcs wisdom of ins plate. God h:nsunwprcilira'.d av ,r.ng 'a th. prumies asupon .1 rr a n, we have and thi, is not a siiifllf atia.nn.tit (Ads in compireon hil-vnmi.se ence men are tu ngs nrd tr.q i ii'lv aU forr no; should Ji.x whth k en have .s.mtlar arm's w .Mi ben lu ir chiUln n iia mu" a both o Iful id r ' no More ov. r it hoald ' r in u iml that the promit w ltd is g ,i any ilv A ' 'i t c i - K i v dvrts un 1 )e,-- tht djald it : edu-ntf- v 'i. i e' eJ law of naure. r Iaelf is sono ; mo.v on the ground that ti ofm can explain the nrcessitx of faith in connection with it Here also tjve im onsistencx of the ot.)x . r is oner where i th uppaient, Inforwhhh all pf the factors are xpliimd? Who knows, for example w irx us why absorbs heat while thaxx.n rate of one light travels at thethousand rin.es hundred ftghtv-aiper .second or why volcano uxa naes from the interior c'4 the we all know tha earth' let ah cr.se is the Moreover w il0 f man mu.'t Know that the mmd be m a rrccptixe mood m order proprrlx to njo music s m ry, and food. .God has atinour.'d t.he o' a similar a't ud. fin conmetmn with ffecti p i''(r. IleuM Witliont Those who denv the ff. ox of it f.rst witnout pMAxer m tho saiiie I late thrms'lvrs f r as the individual who to turn the sw.ch becau-- e h does tmt blive in tho X'ossiiihfx of eiof'r.cu! ilium nation. A was recently hard to pror'.sf-r.- r th.it he d id not bcluxe in at the same, i.m le ami pra'cr pav-- d adn that he lia.l J he word, licrwcxer is comm miabie a iKi i hing the judgi.u-n- t etandrd Of reserving nmd All until investigations art that re igion nkfi is that vta irims be tested wtth Gk (Peasc Turn To Page Eight) x . nesitv Inver-ugalio- tcs-in- ate-go- as id ncr |
