Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-08
OUR CHILDREN,
Some Sound Suggestions As TO
Tfe:r General Culture.
Editor DESERT Eers:

Editor DESERT Netcs:
write in behalf of our children.
on whom depea-: the health, cult
ure ard morality OF future genera
tions- 1t is therefore highly i'm
portant, not only for their own
health, happiness and success in
life, but for those who come after
them, that their education should
be carefully Attended to, physically,
mentally and morally. Health is
considered both by rich and Door
one OF the greatest blessings, and If
not possessed it hinders eur career
nlife and spoils cur enjoyment of
Whatever other blessing. we may
posses. Yet health is too often
sacrificed in pursuit OF pleasure or
ambition, and only when it Is gone.
perhaps never to be rssaired, DO we
awake 10 realization of its true
value. Oh ldren should be taught the
value Of health rs early as possible.
and until they have the judgment
to know what is good for them and
the sslf rts:riint which is necessary
TO exercise a wise control over
Themselves, We should do il for
them, not By allowing then, to
ram lie a. their Cxn sweet will on
the Lcr'.'s Gay in company with ali
manner OF vice, but by training
them as they should 60. which can
hariIy Dc done too early. They
should not be allowed - indulge
too ifeeiy IN the pleasures Of
the tsoie, thus laying the seeds
Ok y-oeiss;a in after life, bot should
be given g:n:,le enough, allowing
yourself TO he the. judge. Nor
should !hsir minds lie less carefully
attenGei to than thsir stn,aachs.
Some schools, in my opinion, are far
too much on the examining order for
the future health and strength of
the in;aii-ct5 they are supposed to
cultivate. The action Of the mind.
like that II the stomach, is INJECTED
aad finally weakened by purtiny
into it more than it can thoroughly
digest.
But to make our children truly
worthy, EIt only OF honor and sue
cess in this woriJ. but of the King
DOM OF Heaven, something else Is
also needed besides physical and
mental culture The heart needs
cultivation as truly "a the physique
or Intellect, and II this is neglected
(Which We can by no means afford
to do without being called to ac-
count for t at some future da.el we
are doing our children griveous
wrong not alone for the time but for
all eternity. Therefore no matter
what the physical or mental advsn-
tages OF oar children may be,
We must not neglect that higher
Culture vf'.ch is the foundation Of
fiture character and happiness.
Cultivate IN them n love OF right
doing, act as their home missionary,
DON'T OH ct 10 them as your conn
Ia ATOMS u nlre;ing on the Sabbath
DAY, instruct them TO be charitable
towards their fellow-men, and TO
have a firm aad abiding faith in the
love, vision. and personal care of
their eici'-Ii Father. by so doing
We give them an armor which is
PROOF a-ains. all the evils,
prosecutions, daceptions, van
lilies ana s,r-Ows of the wicked
world, az when they depart from
this si9ge ~ action, a citizenship in
heaven I-s. and STIR rolling
years has. easel to move. they
viii -'~- v.taai bless us for firmly
doins arv - them when in
this sJs'a -yi'a':or.
DR.. JOHN Cook.
LAKE. SHORE January End, 1891.