The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-25

Iooked upon. until added strength
ana rlpeT years, enable them to con
quer each impeachment and smooth
down the irregularities of the way.
! considerations such as these
should teach US to lay the founda
lions broad and deep, wherein oul
Children are to rear the Superstruc
ture OF their temporal and eterna
lives Their prosperity and honor
able industry, will bring them sue
cess as muceJ as the same qualities
will to ourselves. Their souls are
just as valuable as our Own-iust a:
precious in the sight Of OmnipOtence
Just as immortal and they may
have far more important parts to
play IN the programme Of the future
development Of our race upon the
earth. Vanity may lead some of us
TO look upon ourselves as favored
| by Providence, as having missions
to reform others, but calm, dis
eliminating reason denies this claim
unless our lives are cOrreSpOndingly
elevated above the common plane
of human action. To the philOSOphic
mind there is no aristOcracy in VIZ
tue, one ranking only above another,
in ratio with the prepOnderance of
good deeds.
Our first Impressions are often the
most indellible and lasting OF any
we receive, and we ofteneSt revert
in memory to them, as they pos
.Sessed worth, and were imbued
with a charm, unknown to those of
any other period of our lives. We
find the old, whose brOWS are whit
ened by the frOSts of age and suffer-
ing, whose lettering limbs and feeble
strength denote physical decay speak
with a most simple childlike rever-
ence of the time when they listened
to and obeyed, or departed from, the
cOunsels flowing from a loved pa
rents lips. 1t is a satisfaction to
them if they had manifested obedi-
ence, of regret if they had cast
counsel on one side. 1t is with the
old as though the springtime recol-
lectiOnS of life were as vivid as
they had been years before. The
victories and triumphs Of their
manhood, while gratifying to their
reason, had no longer their control
ling influence, and the wearied spirit
sought rest and quietnesS and con
tent in childhood memories.
Such facts being granted, how
necessary that our intercourse and
teachings to the young immortal
cOnfded to our care and love, should
be such as will be productive Of
good and virtuOus thoughts and
deeds-that they will be such as
will cause them, when age has
frosted their hair, time has dimmed
the brightness of their eyes and
creased their brOWs with deep lines
Of thought and sorrow, that they
iaay be proud we taught them; and
We likewise may be happy that such
gOodly fruits had sprung from our
feeble efforts, or the wisely
directed Iabors of our prime. 1t
is always gratifying to a parent
to recognize merit in his child.
1t is the prOudest and most graft
flying moment of his life, to witness
a scion Of his, SO 1--we as to be in
Strumentai in advancing the cause
Of humanity. While young the seed
of good actions should be SoWn.
Little and seemingly Insignificant
seed, which is to flourish and bloom.
and bear such a priceless harvest OF
JOY. We each can add our efforts to
the good cause and aid in the spread
Of correct principles. We can act
honestly and uprightly, that our ac-
tons can bear the brightest light
and closest scrutiny. If we seek
diligently to improve the oppOrtu-
mites we have, having duty" eyeI
for a watch cry, we will find our
sphere increasing in Importance ami
extending in its boundaries. BY
exercise our power will increase
and our skill in adapting means to
an end will grow upon us. Individ-
ualS and nations have given such
things their most serious attention.
and matured consideration, and
have been repaid by beneficial re-
suits; extensions Of power and en-
larged dominion. Samuel was
brought UP in the midst of the
sacred and holy places occupied by
a prophet of God; his mind was
from earliest recolieC-
ton with reverential forms of
worship; and by experience
he knew that God did live
and take cogniZance Of affairs
and actions Oh the earth. He knew
he had being and reigned in heaven
and controlled events on earth.
Therefore he could ask, in faith be-
lieving, for blessings and favors, in
full assurance of receiving them at
his hands. The force of educational
routine was eXemplified in the case
Of the Spartan youth. who let the
fox rend his vitalS rather than dis
grace himself by discovering to
others his theft. But such illUStra-
lions belong more properly TO our
next number, till when we omit |
hem.
At a very early age we see man
Tested those passions end different |
phases of temperament, which, if |
lOt properly trained and cultivated. |
will injure us permanently, for they |
will cline, tn nc thrOuChOut olIr en-