Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-11

mr. Ma,sn', Instructive Lecture on
that suti CT nj the students
soc0eiy Las; Night.


Atihe Students Society last even-
inc. Dr. Karl q. Maeser delivered n
h,gbly instructive lecture which was
u.teued to with wrapt attention. His
,ptiset was "Excelsior," which was n
ND his father gave him, he snid,
wben ho Xas boy, AMI told him u
take It for his motto.
PREVIOUS 10 the lecture, however.
p,oth,r Ezra Robinson fecitod An.
I'm, d Speech at the funeral OF Julius
sg.at, anu was warmly applauded at
Mis- Glendolln Lewis favored the
.ndienre with musical selection
which was much appreciated.
IN. Maefer continued his address by
sayipp thalltho wOr1 excelsiOrAs "a met
40 10 him meant ia tne liIhest sener,
nth, virtue, honor, Integrity, power,
LIN knowledse anu intelligence, ana
AZ stiain T. thee things ~ their purity
90 ullucts should be our aim aud
sbisei. We may not completely nrrivn
~ tne desired end Ia this world, but
usean progress and continue In that
line hereafter, IN an onward march to
n,rsetiOn. lie muntil neu these
ibings, us said, because he wished
h encourage the young people
snndlnk ~ they were, many
Of them, upon the threshold Of life anu
responsibility, 10 strive ior tne gooI
and beautiful anu all that goes to make
ma perfect, well spent successful lie.
He wished TO impress upon the minds
oil ali the Importance OF doing every.
thing we'll. Never be N scrub. What
ia scfub? One that counts for nothing
because he cannot be depended on,
whose course liz DOWNWARD and not
UPWARD. He knows not what the
word excelsiOr means. You Will IND
him ON the street smoking, or In the
saloon drinking, carousing snd wasting
away bis life, anu IN places generally
where only scrubs lolter anu congre-
gate, and such arc they who usually
break the sabbath anu esteem bghtiy
holy and sacred things. DO not be n
scrul; avoid rca ding trashy novels anu
literature. Never spcnu your time In
spinning filthy yarns anu stories, this
d what scrub, do.
The lecturer said no might 20 on
mentioning many things Of this
nature but the subject was not
pleasant one 10 contemplate. lie
would turn to the opposite Hgain.
BE master workman Ia whatever you
DO. Never be content to take the ruar
rank In what vocation you have
cn0.en, forge ahead anu leave Infer
i0rity behind you. No matter whether
you are farmer, mechanic, or n
Professional man, or whatever you are
all proper pursuits are necessary In
lhs great household OF humanity. DO
rot be a scrub ia your line OF work.
You cannot afford 10 be. Become a
pattern IN Whatever you are, ue you u
husband or u wife,a father or "a mother,
sou or daughter, sister or BROTHER
clliEen--in any capacity you may bs
called to act. He the beat.
what IA glorious work Of All educa.
tl5ual anu eter nj character we are
engaged Ia In these latter Gayil What
opportunities you have, young people
that are born anu raised here
among the advantages that sur
FOUND ~ Here the speaker
enumerated the many advantages for
advancement and developement to b.
obtained in the various improvement
associations, SUNDAY schools, day
schools, Church schools, etc. The
young people and others that could
were advised to make the beet Of these
opportunities. II they allowed priyi-
leses that tuoy could make use OF
10 slip by earelessly aud unheeded,
sooner or later IN their lives they
would regret 1t. These wasted oppOr.
tuniiies would become Goals OF fire ON
their heads anu their deep burns In old
age would cause much pain anu suffer
ing. Make the mo5t OF every chance
that you have.
The speaker remembered chances no
hat allowed to sip by In his early
days; he felt that nau he made use vi
them tney would have been OF great
advantage 10 MIN many times In his
life since, but they were gone forever;
no matter how hard he long.d Ioi
them, they were gone forever.
Look around you; read the history OF
the past profit by lessons before you.
We read OF heroes, martyrs TO
science, art, religion anu to the
higher qualities that men pos
sese. Meu aud women who have
been the ttandArdbt aiers OF truth and
righteousness. These are before you
10 lT0ht by their example anu LAHORE.
DO an artist In your work. Have an
Ideal az the artist uoes, anu good one.
The man who has no ideal does not
Know what excelsior ". Every man
ami woman should. like the artist,
have In their minn's eye "a beautiful
IDEAL To work to, that your course may
10 towards thu highest excelsior motto
continually.
God hue revealed laws that II We will
live In accordance with them will in.
tule TO US health, longevity and
strength that our bodies may DO III
abode for the Godlike anu eternal spirit
mat dwells In them.
How about those that corrupt their
ooui1s by smoking, drinking aud NOV.
ing IN AN atmosphere that Is polluted
morally and physically? What Is
,,helr iueai2 You cannot see II for to.
laccO smoke.
Dr.. Maeser spoke OF the lsraelites.
now they were freed from their
Egyptian bondage by the power OF
Nod through the fundamentally Of
Moses tho servant Of God; how God
guided, fed and instructed His people
lor many years that He might cOu-
unue with them, but they were not
worthy OF this great and glorious
privilege, and when they came to
Mount Sinai and the Lord told them
70 come up to the mount that He
might speak TO them, they were
alisld aud SAIL Moses will 20 up ami
We VIII make a fence aroundllhe mount
tel "whosoever shall go inside OF that,
70 II man or beast save It be thee, We
WI slay,"but there IL no fence around
slouut sinai now. IL has beon re.
moved and We can climb to the top Of