Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-13
REPORTED ny ARTHUR wIS1rR.

AsIaee good many Of the youth
tre.ent, would like TO give our boys
uuis CHAPTER Of my experience. Ny
hair "a growing white now, and al
though do not think ! am old, 1
,uppo.e everybody else would call me
old. therefore may say something
thatif were younger might not be
deemed otcr. when was boy !
made ND my mind that would be-
ius, o. good boy rs possibly could
he. When | was quite a young fellow
I had very dear friend. He was the
most brilliant young man, Of his age,
that | over knew In this Church. Some
Of our associates would drink whisky
when they could get u, and he ioun
fault with me because 1 did not drink
whisky. SAID he, "GogTge, you art
unsaclablo. Why cau't you drink a
little whisky with the boys? 1t WOMB
luft you. DOM care any thing about
whisky, but like To bv s0ciabl';
md i don't look well for W to
refuse to drink with them" said,
"All right. 10 far ~ you are com
eerned, but ] dou't drink whisky"
And | refused to taste IL. Well'l know
tbat II made me mn uusuciahlC
Young man with them. lilo wa.
man Of fine promise and
occupied rromiEont positions; hut
when he was thirty.iour year, Of age
10 nlied dtunknfd's grave, and Lett
this reputation NJ n dreadful legacy to
ME family. When I talked AMI ren.
soned with him he did not think that
he would ever become a druukard lie
.,ld that he did not care about liquor.
But that was his tate.
since then I have been in grcai
deal OF society where wine dringinL
his been common, and where smoking
las been the rule, aud IL In my eIperi
,uce that / was always more re-
erected than u ever hsn
either drunk or smoked.
loot no credit In any society that
have ever been IN for not paftaking Of
these things. On tho contrary, found
that bad more influence, b,causc
inrn viii respect others who are hfm
10 these matters. There II no man
VITO drinks that does not In his soul
igrl that he would he better of II he
dll not driulS. aud ne admires n ninu
who 90 NJ fiuh. Now, / am NJ
ny present age anu have neyct drunk
glass II hquDt IA luy lie. | made
HpMy MINI when was IA boy that
would neither -muke nor chew lOblc-
e., and tevor nave. mRlu up my
mil 4 also thai | would not drink tea "
lice, AID have otf,Tvei that
though my life, Ani know
an healthier and better for IT.
started out o. ll'e In that way.
! wun,.d 10 Ur n Latttf.dpy saint,
and | wanted % be- an Elder Ia this
ChiToh. That was the highest ambi,
I'm | ever hal. | never wanted a.
Id any other uiiicr; bu, ! did dr,irr
ugeeiingly that 1 might lie consider.
rd worthy To preach the Gospel Of the
HOn Of God. When thut office wa
conferred upOn me, thnt wac all de.
sired. | have skunk from hul Hing
office. l have brsuught my brethren
not 20 choose me 10 hll lOrtiour. |
knew wien | was boy that should
he chosen one o. the Apostles, AMI
have cone out more than once In secret
aud btsUughl the Lord 10 choose some.
body else, for | did not want 10 OIL
that position. | ifesued It, fer ]
knew how serious q thiug " would he
10 hold 10 sacred an Cilltr nB that Of az
Apostle. have ask"g God, II | could
be saved nnd exalted without that
4 llCt, 10 chuOCe someone ulss, When
Il was chosen one Of the fiist fresi.
dency besOught President Tayluruud
my hfdhfGn not 10 choose nv; that
there were others who were far more
ciThhle Than 90 IN the position. Rut
twas 70 ordered, aud have eutoavor.
eli 10 the best OF my ability, IN humil.
ity, 10 On that position.
/ DO not speak w this strain g. bX.
cit, IN your minds ambition fuf Office
hut IN encourage you 10 put yOlHglvos
ilpClltlon7 where you eau be useful.
% not acquire these miserable habiis.
D. not allow intoxicating beverages to
touch yOur lips. d. not fall into tn
destructive haiti uf smoking cigarettes
and chewing tobacco. DO not give
way to drinking toa or coffee and other
things Of this kind. BE Lattef-1ay
Saints, BE firm wherever you are,
anu ~ au example 10 oyefy body.
lNaltt0 say that much 10 the Dung
boys. need not say II Ga tue girli; for
u isA remarkable thing thAt women,
ASA Eule, do not drink llqgor nor usr
looacco. Thoy ore not gwen 10 these
oNll practices, AMI In this respect they
lei an example - itoif brothers, 10 |
saeir sous, TO their husbands, and In |
eime instances, no DOUBT, TO their |
lIhtr. The women Ia this Church |
He worthy OF al prgist. They Menore |
ANenuvc 10 their meetings, more faith |
ial In tho observance OF HE duties |
lhat devolve upon them, ana have |
proved s,Ruucher advocates OF the truth |
ana shown lets treachery IN our recent !
uouhlvs Than the men have. | know |
'hal God ID exceedingly pleased with |
the women VI this Church, for they |
nave hhOwn charRc eristics that are |
Hoilhy Of the angels in heaven. |
Know that God will blesa tho mOthers |
ga the daughters OF Zion for their |
nIellly ~ the Gospel and for the devO.
sun mat they manifest, And the men |
thls Church might take les~Ons from |
,lle sisters In the way they attend 10 |
,uteungs aud perform the other duties
tlA' utvolve upon them. Therefore, | |
fN II u not necessary 10 talk to our |
rtlcIs about drinking. do not know |
ANoman Ia the Church, Ut any stand.
lhs' uat ever touches any intoxicating |
uhnks. ITO not know a woman M |
lne church that smokes or chewa to-
p.eeo \ young man would think no
Nah uitpg aqurer sort 0f a girl H.
s1sh hh went 10 vislt hcr, she should