Show for the deseret news newt the humanization of mankind BY ALEXANDER OTT cold must be the heart which would mish wish lish to check the ef effa fusions of sincerity and benedo lence ence in the emancipation of body and soul let the mercenary lordi ing who styles himself t e minister of christ or the ambitious courtier whose maxim is that millions were ivere created to administer to the artificial wants and pleasures of a few let these con conand end for ignorance for mental and physical slavery of the people but bub for the latter day saints who see none lone but accidental inequalities amon among I 1 mankind who can discern a natural eat equality ial lal tty ity between a king and a beggar let us as true friends to humanity spurn the contemptuous idea let us also appeal to reason the innate the thi thirst rs t f for un r ireal I 1 happiness ap is a principle so strong stron and s so universal in the human braar breast as never nev L to have been een controvert ed and yet the first glimmerings glimme rings of reflection and experience must convince us that the bulk of mankind fail n the pursuit or rather never rationally engage in it at all it is very true that some principles seem to be e implanted in the human understanding understand ng which speak conviction to the almost untutored heart and command attention from their force orce and universality but at the period of childhood when nature begins aright t jie le process of education the false cyst systems ems of atmaa maa man generally thwart her best efforts I 1 infer from this that although nature may show the outlines of truth and rectitude ir if 8 the gospel light alone which gives the coloring and finishing touch to the hu maniza tion of mankind here duty becomes a fixed principle here the foundries boun dries are drawn between right and wrong between life and death here we agree in what whai what before was dub dubious lous ious here ws we gain firmness and stability to our character here in fine human nature arrives at its h highest excellence its best rewards and its most rational and animating hopes with humble and dutiful submission to te fhe appointments of providence we will learnie learn lear nhe be most sacred lessons from the imperfections of human nature viz the necessity of rising hi hiher higher her in the scale of moral discipline and that M th in this world where our nomad wings may inay rest safely where the flowers springing up at the foundation of eternal wisdom are sweeter and ari art d the atmosphere is congenial to the pure in heart |