Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-12
PRAYER, WORK ANDPLAY


A Course 81 study and TraininE That
weed Ont nom the Priesthood Many
Nsn who Are Not Possessed ~ an IN
Tagging zsai-Piain Food and Prayers.
wha, kind OF q life Is II in orr col.
leges' Well, suppose II Is much the
same ~ tho life IN colleges which arr
not ecclesiastical OF course, church
students have many moro prayers TO say,
aud are expected TO observe the rules
with more fidelity than other students.
Thoy rise eariy--in foreign colleges at
in winter and ia suinmer-in mot
English colleges at 0 all the year round
Half an hour il allowed for dressing,
Aitor which all 90 down In silence 10 the
church, where morning prayers arr said,
and meditation Is held for half an hour
on some spiritual subject. Meditation
Is followed Immediately by the celcbra.
ton Of mas, and altogether about an
hour Is spent every morning In spiritual
exercises. Then follows study TIL break.
fast time, ats
Breakfast consists Of bowl OF coffee
or tea, with bread and butter at discre'
ton In tho home colleges, while abroad
ono has choice between coffee. milk
and chocolate, but the bread must be
eaten dry. It's wonderful what a sub.
stantial meal can he made Of coffee and
dry bread when there IL nothing clse 10
be- had. A tow minutes for recreation
arc allowed after breakfast, then work
goes on till dinner time, broken ONLY by
half an hours recreation ~ II o'clock.
rLALs FAIu.
Dinner, which il eaten at 1. q az.
ways n good, substantial meal. aud
ample justice Il done TO u after tho
rather tain breakfast No study Is al.
lowed during the hour aud half FOL.
lowing dinner, All who are well enough
must join in the public g.imes, which
for the most part are played with great
spirit and kernly enjoyed.
AZ o'clock tho studie. commence
again. and class and lecture or propara.
ton for them. with half an hours rest
At .. go on until : or half pat, when
thirty minutes are given 30 prayer aud
the reading Of the life Of some saint,
After the prayers all 20 to tho refoctory
for supper, which, like dinner. "a eaten
IN silence. broken only by tho voico Of
tho reader. who reads aloud some bio.
graphical or historical work.
After supper there h. recreation, and
at foreign colleges this Is always tho
fayorite hour Of the day. And very
pleasant u IL 10 hear the fresh young
voices and merry hearted laughter echo
ing along tho college oloisterA
AZ . the big bell rings out again for
the last time that day, aud at IT, first
peal the talk and laugh arc hushed, the
groups hrcak up, all-proiessors aud
church students aliko-make their way
TO tho church Tor night prayers. Prayers
over the point Tor the next morning.
meiitations are rad out. and after the
singing Of q hymn all retire to n well
earned rest, which in most cases Is only
too soon disturbed by tho noisy changing
Of the great bell In the early morning.
1nE WORK ~ HARD.
or course, every day Is not u study
day. Sunday IL always, more or les, a
day u rost, and at least one afternoon
every week Is devoted to outdoor rccro
alton.
Yet, In spite Of occasional play days
N thoy arc called. and the holidays twic,
year, the lilo 70 hard enough. II mus,
necessarily 70 on for some dozen year,
before the student Is called up for ord.
nation. Tho life Of Catholic priest 4
indeed ono 10 which many are called