Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-13
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W" hltn fLkASU Ri-HUNIlNG.
TnEsB are strange times. AM
person prot, saing to be- a Latter.day
saint who takes the trouble to scan III,
situation throughout the world ough
10 be able to see TINT ancient ana mod
efn prophecy IL being fulfilled viii
marvellous precision. Large number,
Of the people belonging 10 the Church
either do not take the trouble TO give
any attention 10 this TACT, or else, In
the lace oftho gravity OF the situation,
treat 1t with an indifference equal to
that manifested toward the messag,
carried by the Elders To the people in
some OF the nations abroad. This IL a
day OF warning. IL applies at home A.
well n abroad.
Among the Saints many are luke.
warm, condition that is displeasing
In the sight Of God. This ia
evinced by the mad rush after gaiely
anu pleasure, leading In some cases 10
vice. The present tendency OF Ia.
community in this respect Ia phenom.
email. II has reached stage that ap.
pears to us ~ be ineony a: bio with the
profession Of genuine disciples Of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Even aside from the strictly toIlyIous
aspect Of the situation, II IL regrettable
from an economic standpoint. For the
sake Of spending n few hours In the
species Of recreation ob,sinable by par.
ticipation In excursions, many people
spend money which they can III afford
to apply to such purpose. some even
incur Indebtedness TO gratify the popu.
lar inclination In the direction OF pleas.
ure-seeking. Thus numbers OF families
are pinchod by the inordinate indulg.
enee In ileeting amusement. They
have In consequence to subsequently
go without supplies that eonduce to
their health aud permanent comfort.
Doubtless many are led into the
popular plea'uro.huntlng drIft by OK.
ample. Parents who are not In posi-.
ton to afford such indulgences-to say
nothing about their questioning their
proprlety from a religious standpoint
aru appealed to by their children, who
point, for argument, TO the way la
which other young folks are INDUCED.
and so itgoes.
The effect Of the prevailing stampede
after certain forms Of pleasur.-seekiny
has demorallzing effect upon the
public mind. We have special refer.
enco to the Latter.day saints. II In.
creases this tendency toward frlvollty,
and when the minds Of the young are
absorbed In that direction, the mental
space Ia occupied aud no room is left
for the contemplation OF the solid and
serious. Yet we aes living IN the most
inn orlant age Of the worll's history.
aud one OF the most critical In that Of |
the Church. II is "A time when
every officer and member ought TO be |
considering how they can best serve |
God aud build up His work; how they
can occupy their time In doing good in |
place Of selllshly aud continuously
minlstering TO the qualification OF
their personal appetltes. II such n
course were taken, what an invltlt
spectacle the community would pt,
sent. As 1t Ia, however, a portion Of
the people exhibit a different picture.
We do not Intend to convoy tho
Implication that We are opposed to
proper recreation, confined within tho
lines Of moderation and good Judgment.
On tho contrary VS. favor 1t. hut
when indulgence in II overloaps the
bounds OF common sense we hold that
II In morally, physically and re.
ligiously hurtful, We wish some
Of those who have been going to tx.
cess In this direction would stop and
reflect, that they might agree with
this view and act accordingly. Those
Latior-day Saints who are iorgetml Of
their religious obligations ought to
consider the times In which we live
anu the nature OF the work In which
they ARE, or ought to be, engaged.