Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-27
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A week or 90 ago the NEWS PUT
lished, from correspondent signing
himself "Legiou," suggestion headed
"Spcnk W, Bruthrc,!" the substance
Of which was that too many aprahur'
al funerals, perhaps aG.ciinga reutic,
solemn, sympathetic tone, wcfs not 90
be- heard BY many u the audience,
who, owiag TO the mouru'ul aud
Christening Circumstance, were in n
condition plculinrly receptive to tho
conBolatory and instructive truths OF
tho Gospel pertaining 10 he, death
and the resurrection. Since that time
we have received a poc,iohl criticism
Of the same tenor and accompanied by
the same sugggs,ions from lady
who thinka the nIvica shoul also be,
"spoaE az, Sister !"--sur cores.
poudcDt alludiug TO Il .lioi lcloly and
Young LaIics' Improvement asslc.a.
ton conferences, where mol more than
half the congregation could hear the
words Of the speaker. Aud now Ia
the latest mail from Box Elder county
comes letter from "M," dattd
Portage, Dec. %, ia which tho NEWS
Ii mildly complained Of for ros
having gone for enough Ia iu
oatliorpublIoaiIon on the subject. IN"
accordingly reiuforcos tho previous
suggestion, "SpeaE Ufv 10y another
one, "5pcaE to tho Front, Bto;hroul
Speak ~ the Front" Hcquotts up.
pfoyingly a tex taken by Elder Brig.
ham Young at the last October Con.
ference In the Tabornacl,, to the effect
tina, he folt moved 10 speak 60 one VI
the pillars Of the gallery In tho east
und u the vast building. "M" con.
tlnuct: "If some Of tho rect of the
speakers Ia the Tabernacle would follow
his example Il would make our largo
assemblies IN that hall much moro
interesting, for Il IL very annoying, 70
say tho least, after people have
come from 100 to 800 milc8 10 attend
Conference, aud sat aud strained every
nerve Of thtir hearing organs 20 catch
what the speaker IS saying, 10 have
the latter then turn bis back to them
and talk TO the brethren on tho stand
or those sitting to his hight or LETT, anu
let the large portion Of his audience
guois at what he has said; or, "a have
often done myself, got tho evening or
morning paper 10 read VIVA, I would
have preferred TO hear from theepeaket's
own lips" Our correspondent COZ.
cludes: 81 do not wish 10 complain or
find fault, and l offer thesD remarks
with the very best Of feelings aud In
behalf OF vast multiludes OF brethren
and sisters who want to feast on tue
good things provided for the Saints
at these Conference mscilng.;"
oil OF which the NEWS reality
believes, and thlull the brethren
who are unfortunately liable to the
faults referred to Will take no oilense
at the mention Of them. Nothing eau
be more tedious ami disappointing %
an audience anxious TO hear than 10
have to sit an hour or mogu with only
a word Or fragment OF sentence
now and thun TO bring 10 tins ears a
realization Of The fac! that some one 10
speaking; aud where there Ia no vocal
or physical weakness ON tho lattcr's
part there would seem TO bs no excuse
Tor thus imposing ON them. Il Is some.
times a very effective Orat0riUalartihCe
30 10 pitch the voice that the blcalhless
attention OF the hearer Ia necessary.
Before large audiences, however, this
can rarely bs employed with profit,
aud never TO such au extent as to re.
quire n constant and uncomfortable
s.raining OF the ears, with the rick that
even then much viii bs lost. Whist
ever is worth saying IN public at all Is
worth saying loud enough 70 be- heard;
aud those who speak In meetings, as
we'll ~ those who preside, Will earn
much gratitude n tnuy bear the TACT
constantly Ia mind and govern .hcm-
selves anu thoiT meetings uy IL.