Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-01

BEHOLD. the noautain Of the lord
10 latter days shan riao.
Prayer was offered by Elder Rodney
&. Badger.
The choir sang the hymn;
LORD, wilt Thou hear me when pray,
Am for cvr ] mnol
The Priesthood Of the Fifth warl
OBLIGATED In tho administration Of the
Sacrament.
ELDgR nENJAMIN cLufF, IN,
tof Brigham Young Academy, Provo)
delivered u brief lecture on the
subject " self.ruliurc. Closely con.
nccted with the subject " mutual
improvement, he said, n that
OF self.culturc. All improvement II
self.lmprovomont; Tor II shy self.cl0t
alone that wo are cducntcd. Our
environments, our books, our teachers,
all stimulate aud direct ~; but II we
are 10 learn We ouHul sos must put forth
effort. In no organization more than
Ia the associations whose conference
We are today attending II effort tond.
lug 10 selfculturn ~ necessary; because
while much l. 10 be learned In this
general meetings and class gatherings,
the greater portion Of the work, II
done at all, must be- accomplished 10y
the individual In private study. There
must b. hard, earnest work Mt home "
desirable results are 10 be reached.
The great law Of development running
through mans whole being, moral, Ia.
iollectual, physical, Ia systematic
cxercisu-work. Nature nbhot8 idle.
ntss, aud reveals ~ the idle none OF
her precious secrets; but 10 those who
apply themselves with energy and sYs.
TEN she generously unloCks her doors
aud permits free access 10 all her hidden
treasures Of knowledge. In "a Hysic.
matte course of sclf.Culture, the FIRST
powers Of tIe mind 10 receive our at.
teutlon arc the perccptlvu powers.
Then would follow the memory and
the Imagination, the conception, Judg.
ment and reason, In their order. The
feelings and emotions also demand
cOnslderation-ihe cgolstic, or those
We feel In view Of self, the altruirtlc or
those We feel for Others, aud the COS.
mic, or the emotions Ia Wow Of the true,
the beautiful aud the good. Following
the emotions are the will power, aticn-
ton, choice and action. All u thvto
cultivation, and should receive care
aud attention from ~ 10 that end. The
habit Of close aud careful observation
should also DO cultivated, inasnuch ~
without this the useful Lessons nature
would teach Us are but half learned.
These powers can bc easily cultivated,
aud u proper study Of the natural
sciences, botany geology, zoology, II
nm excellent exercise for their develop.
mcnt. The memory, too, should be
carefully trained. This, however, not
being n faculty In tho sense In which
we have used the term, bat rather
capabllily Of all the faculties, must be
cultivated In connection with all the
faculties. Some people are deficient In
the memory Of date. and names. They
should study history. The NJ. /. A.
reading course furnishes excellent
books tor their study. The great law
Of memory Il 10 remember; reflect on
that which you have read and heard
AMI recall II often, II you would
strengthen your memory. lmnginh.
ton, that faculty OF the mind by
which self forms Ideals, should also
be developed. Every young man
should have worthy ideal,
and should strive 10 attain It.
a worthy ideal inspires laudablc am.
billion, aud ambition eau bo satisfied
only by energetic effort, pofhags,
after all, the faculty most worthy Of
cultlvatlon--at least Il was 40 con.
sidend by the ancicuts--is reason, OF
the power 20 discern cause relations.
The study u history phil1sophlcally, OF
logic, OF mathematics and VI the
sciences tonds strongly 10 develop tho
reasoning powers. Neither must We
/ forget IN our system OF feli.culture
/ tho cultivation OF tho emotions.
Sulfestucm and HelfcOnii loncu,
when they do not deguner.
hte Into eg1tlsm, arc cOmmcndnble
| IN any young man. Love aud sym.
athy Tor Others should also 10 en-.
/ Outraged. Hut, though a man be- gifted
with all the intellectually desirable,
! N hu has not the win power 10 back il,
! he loses Ia the great human struggle.
| The power u concentration can DO
| cultivated by carefully attending To
those subjects with which the MUD II
| occupied-lctllng no stray thoughts
| intride upon tho mind. Choice
aud action arc similarly developed.
| rhe subject u will.culture IN an i'm.
pOrtant one, for 10 the will more than
| anything else ! attribute mans sue.
cess In life, ami 10 the want Of II his
failure. To obtain the greatest Tesults
IN solfculture, however, one must
choose his course ~ study with refer.
enco 10 his adaptability. l do not be-.
llcvo that We eau become proficient Ia
any Hue We might select at random.
We must work along those lines which
the Creator has marked out for us with
energy nnd devotion In order 10 attain
the highest degree Of perfection. 10 n
for us TO seek aud iind, then pursue
with energy aud devotion, and suucea.
will crown our Efforts.
ELDER JuNIus y. WILLS
next read lengthy communication
from President Joseph r.. Smith, All.
dressed 10 President Woodruff, IN
the course Of which he said that a.
circumstances would not permit hi.
attendance ut tho Mutual Impruye.
mont AssOcintions' conference, hu de.
sired TO express himself briefly by lot.
ter,ln the hope that he might continue
"a be remembered by the Saints and
the youth Oi Zion, among whom he
lJoyously laboted Ia times past, but OF
whose society lac had been deprived foi
several years. In every step ~ the
progress made by the Saints FROM the
beginning, the Impress Of the divine
purpose, power aud deslgn was visible
Ia NIL eyes by the Spirit Of God; aud al
no time In the history OF the Church
was this more No than withlnthcplst,le.
cade. The trying circumstances through
which the Saints have passed Tor thu
last few years sOemed 10 have been
necessary 20 develop In them q
greater measure Of faith, hope