The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-31
TABERNACLE SERVICES.
Prayer by Elder 81. 6. Park.
The choir sang the hymn:
Ye children Of our God, etc.

IioD, IN Rnlcn ne he!Q that reIigiOu
training and education were prefer
able, and made better citizens of pee
pie, than "bosk learning" He saii
! the gospel of Christ contained prinoi
pies intended to arrest the intention
and tointeIest mankind. He believes
the saints were accorded by every
bedy credit for what they had accom-
plIshed IN these mountains By reason
of their faith 10 the gospel. TIT
saints we're strong advocates OF mar
rage, believing that every man AND
woman shorld enter into that relA
tionship; they believe in the divinity
of the command to multiply auC
rsplenish the earth. In ell of their
gatherings there would be found G
large proportion of those young in
years. Their faith was that children
were an inheritance from the Lord,
and happy was the man who had
many of them. The ideas so preva-
lent in the world that limit should
be put upon the number OF children
born in the world, had lot yet taken
hold of the saints. Their increase
of population is the subject OF much
thought. Whenever tourists visit the
settlements of Utah they are struck
with the fruitfulness of the saints. II
this increase shall continue, there
must be a swarming from the. parent
hive. Utah will be found too small
for the people, who must scatter out,
aud find homes and sustenAnce In
the surrounding states and territories.
The future of any community de-
ponds upon the characteristics of the
children. Education in the world
was a oatohword, meaning o know
ledge OF certain things, found in
books, an ability to read and write,
an understanding OF the rules of arith
me.ie, q knowledge of the classics,
etc., but the speaker believed that ali
the children might be so educated
and yet not be good citizens. In the
world there was dispogition 10 sepRr-
ate church aud state, and thus
destroy the very foundation Of reli-
gion, which in its highest ssnse was
a union of temporal anu spiritual
things. Where this occurred there
Was better government, and people
we're more moral. If the young men
of a community have no correct idea
Of their origin. having the thought
that they are the mere product of
chance, their actions will correspond
with that thought, they will be selfish
and not reach out for the higher
things. But if they realize that they
are the sons of God, that they had a
preexistence, and resided in heaven
before they came here, and that a
existed between them and
their Heavenly Father, their ideas
would have effect upon the actions of
their lie. II their minds are thus
enlightened as to their origin and
their relations with God, if they under,
stand Gods lave, their actions will be
directed by this knowledge. But III
their education is purged OF reli-
gious sentiment. il the pest is ignored
and the revelations OF God are cast
aside, and if their training consists
only OF teaching in worldly thipgs,
then will supervepe religious GOODNESS,
snd men will grow selfish, living for
themselves alone, ignoring the past
and having no care for the future.
He thought there should be reli-
gious sentiment taught in all the
schools, as much as knowledge OF
The arts and sciences. Without the
of the religious sentiment
the morals would suffer, and the race
would become q race of Iahmaelites.
The youth OF the saints we're taught
that they should not live for them
selves alone; but in living for others
hey were best serving themselves
and God. In illustration of how that
.eaching prevailed be referred to the
system, by which many
hundreds OF men were constantly out
ia the world, preaching the gospel,
and trying to save others besides
themselves. They look upon the
human family az brothers and sisters,
and in their love for the race. they
abored to save, and cement and bind
together society. Their faith, earnest
ness, and persistency, bad enabled
them to gather from the natisns OF
the earth, the people who we're icuEd
here in the mountains, a people
united in serving one God and obey
ing his commands. The saints had
not only sent out tbs missionaries but
had assisted hundreds to come here
who wanted to cast their lots with
the people in serving God. They
have not only brought thou
sands here, but have colonized them
in the western valleys, and taught
them in the principles of self-sGsten-
ance. The morality of the saints was
also much higher than that Of the
world generally. He attributed these
things to the faith OF the people in
God, and the influence surrounding
the youth. But while the saints were
giving 80 much attention to educa-
ton in religion, they did not neglect
the education in the worldly branches,
which they realized were beneficial
and necessary, and were important
in helping them 10 becoming good
citizens, and fulfilling their duties to
each othtr and the state. Elder
Naisbitt predicted that the saints
would room have their political and
social rights accorded them, and that
they would not be confined to Utah
and the surrounding territories, AMI
that they would not have placed over
them officers in whose election they
had no voice. He spoke of the poll
teal corruption to be found in the
United States, from Congress down,
and wanted to see the time come
when honesty and efficiency in the
public service would be the rule. He
thought If more attention were
paid to religion, this condition
would sooner be brought about.
Tue gospel laugh. by the
saints had for its object the
improvement OF the race, to purify
and make men and Institutions better,
and it was doing its work, and it
would eventually prevail. The
Saints understand this. and they are
seeking to cultivate in their children
q love for God and his institutions,
TO train them up as workers for the
Lord, and lsborers for the human
family, to give them higher educs'
ton than can be obtained in TIE