The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-18
SUNDAY SERVICES.

While Of these emblems we partske,
In jesus name and for his sake,
Let US remember and e sure
Our hearts and hands are clean ano
pure.
ELDER JOHN MORGAN was the FIRST
speaker. He said the saints mel
from time to time to receive and ad'
minister such words OF instruction as
the spirit might dictate. An elder
endeavoring TO impart instruction to
the saints, must have the spirit OF
God to enlighted his mind and
quicken his understanding. So also
must they who hear have the spirit oil
the Lord to enable them to compre-
bend what was said. The variety OF
instruction that the saints received
seemed to prepare them for this life
and the lie hereafter. There ap-
peared to be a growing interest IN
the minds of the saints IN regard
to the youth, and the latter were
also showing that they appre-
ciate that interest. The speaker
was in correspondence with about
fifty young elders who we're out IN
the world preaching the gospel, and
1t gave him an opportunity OF know
ing that the young men appreciated
the duties which devolyed upon them
as the persons who must hereafter
beai cf the kingdom. TIE mutual
improvement associations were doing
much good in impsrtlng instructions
to the young men and teaching them
their duties. There was feeling OF
respect in the hearts of the young
men for their fathers and those who
had grown gray in the service OF the
Lord. 1t was tDis respect which
spuEred the youth up to perform the
lab0rs set before them IN the service OF
the Lord. Considerable interest was
manifested by the saints in regard TO
the young people Of Salt Lake City.
The speaker recommended In dealing
with the youth in efforts to restrain
them from Wsywsrdness, to be gov
erned by the spirit of moderation,
and not be harsh and inconsiderate.
A man was seldom turned from evil
ways by harsh measures. Kindness
WAS much better, and would avail
more than the opposite. Elder Nor
gan remem oered hearing "Brick"
Pomeroy say be had never found a
man, no matter how low he had fall
len, but who had good parts about
him, and who, by proper treatment,
could be made something OF.
The speaker had noticed the
association of the children OF
saints with those not OF that faith.
This was noticeable in the mission |
schools which bad been established |
Tor the sole purpose of leading the |
Iaints' children away from the faith |
If their parents. It was surprising |
hat old Latter-dsy Saints would send |
heir children to these schools, the !
esohers of which we're writing articles |
ior eastern educational Journals scor
ng the saints and exciting the people |
against the Mormons. Very few of
he young men rea lied the fact that |
,ney were associsting with and up
holding the men who we're endesvor-
ng to pull down the work which |
heir fathers had spent their lives in
He had seen young elders |
associsting with people who were |
sending abroad to the newspapers |
yisg articles 10 poison the minds of
The people against the saints. II
these young men could realize that
hey were giving counteDance and |
support to the enemies of their |
parents, they certainly would dis
the association. Parents |
also permit their children to be sb- I
sent after nightiall, wandering about |
The street and being led into tempts-
ion and paths which they would not |
follow if proper care for them was
AIKEN st home. The home should |
be made attractive, when children
would not be so anXions to get away. |
The improvement associations were |
loing much to keep the youth
70 the proper path, but there was
pet room for improvement, and es
oecially by parents. It would be well |
1 the associations would devote more |
Time Ind attention to theological in.
itruction, and the impsfting OF in-
-ormation to the young men who go |
orth as missionaries and perform the !
luties which devolve upon elders of
israel.
APOSTLE JOHN HENRY SMITH fol-
owed, saying be bad been much
pleased IN listening to the remarks OF
Elder Morgan. 1t would be wise for |
he listeners to treasure the teachings |
q their minds. Moderation and |
kindness and love were powerful for |
,ood. II the United States had ex-
,rcised love and moderation with the
Iaints the latter Nsuld have been in
position to that now occu-
pied by them. If man counsels for
good, for peace, for harmony, for the
building up, he srouses feelings OF re.
,pect and love and consideration; but
f he advises the contrary course,
,ombative ness and resentment are
aroused The saints had tried to |
follow the teachings of Christ, to suffer |
abuse without resentlnR it, to
teach love and moderation, but
the world had turned against them
hunding and persecuting them, and
would have driven them to the wall,
had God permitted it. Toe speaker
urged that in dealing with those
who are going astrsy, to exercise love
and kindness, instesd OF employing
hsrsh measures. Kindness and good
counsel would appeal to and Influence
the Judgment, whereas severity would
excite combahveness and bring re-
A hand stretched forth
with friendly purpose would do more
than one that was menscing. Inc
Judgment should be appealed to ard
and not crowded into
opposition. Christ's was q mission
of love and peace, and the saints
should pattern after him. They
should try to save instead OF destroy,
and their Judgments should be just.
tempered by moderation rather than
shsrpened by severity. The speaker
urged his bearers to live to do good.
He would not have them long-fsced
aud solemn vissged, but cheerful and
happy, living lives of purity and up
iiRhtness. The gospel was gospel
of peace, and 1t was for each one.