The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-06

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/ calculated to do good. With Brothel
Cannon, l feel that our condition L
very different to-day compared VIII
what it was fifty years ago, then
band of people despised. feel tha'
our father has been good TO US II
giving us these mountain wales. Ht
has been kind to our young in keep
ing them from the evils of the day
but it Semes he has allowed then u
see enough of the results OF the
Christianity Of the world, with the
everlasting gospel we enjoy, u
make comparisons for the good OF
our young. Born among the trials
and drivings of this people, 1 have
often felt the necessity of the
schooling which is now open To
nearly all our young. Then two OF
three months in a year was as
much, as young person could nope
to devote to education in a school
and those who desired to advance, III
educational matters, above Others
had to do so by self-deYOtion and by
hard work and individual eXertions
l believe that God intended we
should be the most intelligent peo-
pie on the earth, for he has offered
US a premium TO be intelligent. l
do not believe that God desires any
one to be illiterate or ignorant, but
that we should educate our children.
We should instill into their minds a
knowledge of letters and a knOwl-
edge of all that will eXalt them in
the sight of man; but not forgetting,
alsO,tO instill into them a knowledge
of the principles of the gospel, and
to make them acquainted, from the
time they are on their mothers
knee, with the principles Of honesty,
of truth and of virtue. If the
mothers in Israel have made the re-
oUlTo TO make their children Intel
ligent, brave and honest, to go
abroad and spread the gospel, | am
certain that their offspring viii be
the brightest and best of men, for
that VIII. oh mother wishes her off
spring to be that will they be.
There is no instance of a man whose
name has been written in the bright
galaxy of human stars, but he has
inherited from his mother an in
dOmitable will; he has imbibed from
her the impulses she feels, and has
learned to follow out her thoughts.
l therefore appeal to my sisters to-
upbuild the education of their off
spring and make them bright, noble
and good. l have never heard an
elder cOuntenance wrong. This l
know by listening to them from my
youth. L have never heard an
elder teach us not to be YirtuOuS. III
any person before me has heard
them teach that which is evil, he
has heard them say more than l
have; but it has been the constant
desire of all to teach what is right, to
be honest, to be upright and to be
holy. L would warn the youth to
avoid evil. If any man cOunsels
you to be unrighteous, to be dis
honest, beware of him; he is a
evil in the world, and he
should be degraded to the lowest
depths. Avoid the advice of such
men as you would avoid the damn
ing advise of the damned. 1t is the
wish of God that virtue and honesty
CtlAAl lAlCSI1GN DAlOu1O CllCOulDdOO llIC
world. Turn away from evil as you
would turn away the head of a
friend from a gun pointed at him
and in the hand of an enemy. The
man who walks upright in the
sight of God should have no fear,
he has no fear; but he that is given
to theft, to seduction, to whOredom,
and to corruption, should hide his
face in shame. Have you ever seen
a man guilty Of transgression in
this church who could look you
and honestly in the face I?
l tell you that man is coward who |
is not honest and virtuous, and
appeal to the old and 20 our young
to live so that they can look all their |
brethren honestly and fearlessly in
the face. Where there is hayward |
or a weak one in the faith, we should
strive to save him from the paths of |
degradation, from evil and sin. for |
ours is mission to save There is
another thing l wish to refer to, |
though it may not be wise; still l |
feel as though | must say it, and |
that is that our mothers and fathers |
are not in the confidence of their
children. How many mothers are
there to whom their daughters go to |
unburden their hearts sorrowp |
How many of our sons go to the |
fathers and seek their advice and |
and how many fathers
and mothers take their children in |
to their confidence? Very few, !
very few. By failing to interest our
selves in these sorrows and trials of |
our children we often drive them |
from us in harshness. We should |
know more of the associates of our
young, and our lives should be de-
voted to supporting them until they |
can stand alone. When they do stand |
alone, l tell you they viii stand so
that you must be proud of |
them.
PRESIDENT GEO. @. CANNON read
an epitome of the receipts of tithing
from the various stakes, and some of |
the expenditures Of more important
items. The papers, vouchers, bal
ance sheets, were on a vote, sub
mitted to the auditing committee to
examine and report upon. The tenn
pie donations for the stakes in this
temple district were then read; also
an exhibit of the business of the |
Perpetual Emigration company, for
the half year ending March 31st. |
The report was accepted. The sta
tistical and financial report of the
relief societies for the half year end
ing March Is was also read. This |
report was also accepted. Apostle !
Cannon said women have rights in
Utah and they are showing that they
are capable of exercising them, and
there is a broad field for them to put
their exertionS into execution, and
express my own and the wishes Of
my brethren in wishing them to
continue in their work of relieving
the sick and the distressed. The
yearly report of the Deseret Sunday
School for the year 1880 was also
and accepted.
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR said it
would be impossible to give a de-
tailed financial account of the
disbursements of the truStee-in-
trust, but an auditing committee
has been appointed by the confer
ence, to whom all these things must
be referred, and to them we must
trust to see that they are correct.
We RENTED, at the Jubilee, quite a
large amount due the emigration
fund, leaving still a very large
sum due, and it amounts prob
ably to some 100000 or 100000.
Having RENTED about that same