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Show BB I THE UTAH HERESY. BBg Tradition huu long compelled the BBj acceptance or more than ono doctrine, BBJ making It almost an Impossibility for BBJ one creed with now doctrines to over- BBJ throw another creed with century-old BBf doctrlncfl. To supplant '" an ldon of BBJ long standing by a fresh thought BBJ with scarcely any known roots In nc- BBJ tunl thought cxperlcnco or u people, BBJ Is a most difficult endeavor, yet one BBf which men and women have Btrlvon to BBJ do In nil ages of tho world. BBJ In Utah, among tho Mormon poo- BBr pie, has arisen n now, yet old, thought BBh which threatens to enter Into vital J, conflict with tho established thinking BBJ of tho dominant church. Teachings of BBJ long standing uro challenged by ex- BBJ pounders or modern training, ques- BBJ;. tloned with n volco of erudition rather BBJ than a volco of religious zeal; for tho BBL now champion of change docs ' not BBJ profess to tench a new gospel, an BBt soma of tho depnrters from tho fnlth BBJ' hnvo done, nor to found n new cult BBJ nor to break down any organization; BBJ. but this now heresy speaks the Ideas BBJ' of scientists a ml tho doctrines of nenr- BBJ ly all advanced educationalists. BBJ What is tho conflict thus lnnugur- BBJ nted? Nothing more than tho old, old BBJ question, "What will bo dono when BBJ science and religion conflict?" Young BBJ men who seek an education In tho BBJ world of science-ara confronted nt the J i very outset with questions and, pro- BBJ sumubly facts. which enter in direct H confllctlwlth religious teachings or BBJ Hfo tlmo. They naturally turn much of IJIJB J their thoughts Inwardly, and seriously BBJ question with themselves as to what BBJ place those teachings of childhood BBJ shall take In their lives, and how their BBJ religious Ideals will stand tho test or BBJi strict scientific interpretations or nut- BBJ ural and supernatural phenomena. Tho BBJ man who has accepted religion and BBJ has madolovery Idea or life conform BBJ to thnt religion, excluding n posslbil- BBJ Ity or an error In Its teachings, nbso- BBJI lutoly positive that n God lives and H' io veals Ills truth, docs not know tho BBJ conflict which arises in tho heart ot BBJ the young man who can see, yes, and BBJ what Is more, reel a dhergcuce bo- BBJ. tween the hopes or his heart and the BBJ thoughts or his mind. ' BBJ j What Is to bo done when tho young BBJ man honestly believes that he does BBJf; not know what he thought he Vnew? BBJ Especially when hu hopes that his BBJ' future welfare hangs in the correct BBJ answer to tho question? What does it BBJ- mear to a man of sober thought and BBJ sincere desires? And is It. not really BBJ , better that a young man be honest BBJ with himself and Industriously seek BB)h thu piuper solution to his lire's mean- BBJ' I lnK. than to swallow blindly and hope H: that all will be well? Would not such BL young man reeal a stronger charm- BBJ , ter? Will not religion stand the sever- BBJj, est scrutiny or science, and is there BP no interpretntlou or science through Hg religion? Is theio ii conflict between By bdenco und religion? , BBj 'j'llu honest answer to thebo ques Hj i tions brings out tho teaclilugs of men Bfl. Hko tho liovo piofessoi-s who aro H how bciug criticised for teaching doc- H' trlues contrary to thu boiler of tho BB i i y church, ir these men who aro acknow- Kl Iedged to bo splendid scholars ques- HH tion theories which other men swal- Hv lw without doubt, does it not argue BBy ' that thore loally must bo considorablo BBJfL to harmonize between science and ro- BBJ'.'"- llgion? Wo do not know that this har- BBJ i mony cannot bo mado, but wo do BA ow that It should bo mado; , and we BBS BVJBk. "Incorely think that Instances of Utah JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJLfJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJk heresy would bo loss frequent woro there nuthorltatlvo cfrorts actually mado to hnrmonlzo them. Wo aro not suro thnt tills tiouble Is not n tempest in a tcn-pot, lioyover. In an Intorvlow Professor Joseph Peterson Pe-terson has said: "It Is represented that parents complain or our teachings. teach-ings. Uut why have wo not been permitted per-mitted to hear In tho investigation rrom parents directly Instead il facing fac-ing vaguo rumors? .... Why should qno or two officials become so excited by tho mere rumor that, some ono lins complained?" In this Inst question oan bo found much fond for thought. "Why should ono or two officials of-ficials become excited by tho mure ru- mor that some ono has complained?" In tho question we bco a something remotely re-motely .alluding to the hand or Supt. II. II. Cutnmlngs picking ut what ho deems a moto in a brother's eye. As long ns It Is left to certain officials to conduct the policy of col.'ego men thero in. apt to bo divergence of opinion, opin-ion, to say tho least; and when n college col-lege beenmeq tho object of certain narrow officials' guidance thero itlust result a, doplorable narrowness t,o (he. channels which that ship of education must sail. 'Tho nccusations agalno't lis,' says Prof. Peterson, nro based on remarks extorted from a fow students in cnrorul questioning."! Tku&rnjayks admit or no .doubt., .rjjT'fV . tii,l'rPf- Peterson? colAliillej atlnutly, fn college. yprk ,1 belevBj.uj-JacadouiIo freedoln." Where tills is1 hnnlpercd or i' i i circumscribed by authoritative limitation;,' limita-tion;,' higher study ennnot bo carried on. Fear oMionest truth-seeking In.cs-tlgatlon In.cs-tlgatlon is Inconsistent with college work. It Is certnlnly Inconsistent with the views ot thoso who hold th,t tho gospel einbrices nil truth. Colleges will not lnospcr where roar or scientific or other truth prevails. . . . It is a small matter to drop three instructors; instruc-tors; even they might soon recover fiom thnt(shock. lint io is uo nintotr for hasty and Inconsiderate action to decide tho rate or institutions and the flit uro utMtude of a people to scientific scienti-fic and revealed truth. Such decisions require time and mature deliberation." Such a statement should senq ns a warning' to thoso Institutions which hold the theory that education . and truthrul Investigation must foll'pw n prescribed channel. No honest mind has even dune so, and we think it Is too late In the ages of ogreis to nil-deitaku nil-deitaku to compel scholars to (o so. The school that follows such a path Is warping tho minds of the student:,' fitting them for the day when ijctual conditions of lire, rnclng thuiu, will enuso them to lebel with n mighty riis-gust. riis-gust. The church schools race a post-tho, post-tho, dynamic crisis which calls for an honest solution that will end well. No hasty or Inconsiderate action, ns i'rof Peterson has said, should characterize char-acterize tho solution. |