Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-22

Momons are full OF aolicltude tina
their uhildron shall be 20 reared aud
trained that they win choose the bet
ter way, that IN the resurrection they
may come forth to eternal, celestial
glory. Nit. Parker consequently found
very willing listeners. His utterances
will be- carefully scanned for seeds OF
heresy; but nH he has the art OF saying
things IN a pleasing way, there VIII be
little objection 10 his theories.
Last Sunday he was honofed with
an invitation to Salt Lake for the pur-
pose Of delivering an address In the
great Mormon Tabernacle. lie was
announced as from Boston. IL
was In some sense repetition
Of the Eliot visit last autumn.
When tho Mormons want 10 make n
stranger feel welcome md at home
they give him an audience In the Tab
ernacle. To stand on the platform
there before six thousand or eight thoh-
sand people Rlyes stranger a sensa-
ton. Mr.. Parker had fine audience.
| There was nm audience OF threo hum
bred behind him. II was the choir.
and the visitor probably heard N fine
n body OF singers as he ever listened to.
In front were Mt leRst five thousand
people. His subject WAS "rho Child"
and he handled II IN n very eloquent,
entertaining ami instructive manner.
The skeleton OF the lecture was--
/. Every child In a born savage.
.. Every child IL born naturalist.
=. Every child Il born worker.
4. Every child Is born singer.
D. Every child Ii born lover.
The elaboration OF these points gave
us a delightful hour Of listening. MIR
Parker, IN might he expected Of man
| who had lived In Boaton,ls inl OF Her
bert Spcncer'e philosophy OF evolution.
When he nunUn need his fret PROPOSE.
tion, that every child isn born snvnge,f
was amused 10 see the heads OF Mormon
people around him Jerk backward ~
they looked sharply up Mt him, rs u
framing n silent protest AGAINST such an
uttefance. But he saw his position at
glance and deitly explained away the
seeming harshness OF his words.
Thereafter there was nothing but plain
sailing and the pe1agogue left thoughts
that ought TO produce great good even
among Mormon reformers.
Mt. Parkeris accompanied his wife,
who has also enjoyed distinction H.
Boston. As Mrs. Franc Stewart she
was well known In the Boston School
OF Oratory IA an assistant Of Messrs
Munro anu Raymond. As.wife Of n
n schoolmaster OF a rcformatofy bent OF
mind She has become rofOrmer her
sell and a PARTNER with her husband In
his public work. She was announced
to give an address last sunday evening
In tho Tabernacle on "Dress Re-
form" But her husband was given the
fret chance, and she couldn't put him
out. When he sat down she excused
herself and promised the talk ut an.
other time. But II was Surprising
what n disappointment 1t causeu
among tho females. THE Mormon
women are opposed TO nonsense In
dress. Yet the fashions are NJ seductive
! that they cannot resist the mptatlOn-
I that In, the younger ones ami those
, who have little money cannot. But
conscience Il alive, und they are eager
10 find that dress reform that will en-.
able them TO be pretty aud piou- nj
the same time.
Mr.. Parker goes from here % Ohio,
where he holds another institute TIM
month. His work IN Chicago, he tell.
T me, is in fine condition, aud hts plans
are making progress. The German,
have taken him up a. an ideal educa
tor, and his future is reenrc.
CHARLrs ELLIS.