Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-04

Nuft inulchiea tuuAN -
among La,ter.,lay saints Aun ~
caused mo 10 reflect. IL brought ILL
bly, to my mind that am the ino'ne,
OF sons aud daughters, toino
whom are grown 70 manhoou ""s
TO budding womanhooI, hn'
sense OF the responsibility OF my
motherhood weighed down upon ny
heart NJ II only docs when the syui
aroused by the visible presence .. W.
usual reality Of life. a retrosPect OF
my whole Ii'e rose W before me unu,
In few brief momentsi l hhl ailno,I
lived It over again. And yet l couiu
not recall an Incident wherein ny own
experience ran plfallel WIN Wv
"young girl" In question 10 ,ne oon,
tray, among the Mormon b'ys OF my
acquaintance from early youth up i
found the purest types Of honor anu OF
virtue; 10 PROPORTION as the young
men VI my acquaintance were in'
formed ON the sut'lecl Of their religion
and were consclentl0ua IN their hecepV'
ance Of II, were theif honor Vit.ue
and respectful consideration OF the
opposite sex increased, unul nOtnlng
seemed more clear ~ my m'hu thhu
the fact that the uuer tne
Latter.day Saint the Iuof the
gentleman. II IL truc good
Mormon boys were not always
polished gentlemen-lhey were oten
diamonds In the rough, but they pcs
ecssed the genuine qualities whlch
prepou deratc in the character OF "a
perfect gentleman" snd l never had
occasion 10 mislrust one OF these. Hav-
Ing been born OF Mormon parents, anu
having grown up among Tie Mormon
people, have hal opportunities 10
learn something Of the indiiierent,nnd
the worse, as we'll a. OF the best por'
ton OF their society, and | No not hesi'
tate 10 say my observation has taught
ms that In proportion M young men
belonging TO this community have
been Ignorant Of and Indifferent 10
the sacfcdness OF their religion, have
they been unmindlul Of tho virtues
characteristic Of pure-minded, honor
able men.
In view OF these facts, have scanned
the conduct OF my own children, aud |
have sought 10 know what their expe'
rience has been. My sons are nc
doubt far from being perfect, either az
Latter-day Saints or aH "gentlemon,' y
but they are "AiOrmon boys" aud
have yet to learn that they have evei
been guilty OF any indiscretions such
as charged by tho young gln'
robuied by Mis-. II. Had Mts. Il.
asked me and othcra Of my neighbofi
who have "erowing boys" Ito whom
II would give pleasure TO inIroduc,
hor) the question to which sue
says shp has never received nj
affirmative answer, We could have nn'
swerod her In ali humility, but IN
rounded measure-yos, we have taught
our boys that virtue isa priceless Jcwe
and TO avoid approaches 10 the oppo'
bits ms they would avoid the gates OI
perdition, that 10 wrong the oppOsit,
sex would DO an insult and grlevOui
Injury not only to the woman wrongeC
but 10 themselves and above all TO tn,
mother VINO bore them, who IL a wo
man! Every true mother will thus
teach and inspire her sons and daugh'
ters too, until the lessons Of Christian
virtue, truth aud purity shall DO u
enyfaven ON their tOuls that TO depnT
from them hor children would have e
do violence to her who gave them birth
and to every sacred thought anu hop'
Of Iiiei
Can II be possible that young mon
brought up under such iniiuencei
as these, with such examples as faith
full Saints ought TO set before theil
children, are found TO take unIue sd
vantages aud liberties with virtuout
daughters Of ZDn. VIII young
women, daughters OF goodly parents,
who have daily bowed with then
around the family altar In prayer t
God, and VINO have slipped from the
cup Of knowledge anu drank ut the
fountain OF virtuous life, allow youn,
men to take liberties with them which
are not invited? Or will they play Tn
SIRENS part to tempt young msn from
virtuous paths 10 ruin aud TO death
On! such things may be- possible, bu
they are not probable or common.
A virtuous man will quickly cut tn,
society OF an unvirtuoup woman. And
more quickly still will a virtuou
woman quit, and for good, the society
OF an unvirtuOus man. Neither sex
II really vlrtuous at heart, such n
Latter-uay Saints should and must /,
be Saints, will ever submit to volun'
tary association with those OF the OPP
| posite sex Of whose corruptions they
are conscious. The writer believes
that the man or w0man-young or old
or middle.aged-who respects him o.
herself will generally be respected
and those Of this class who meet with
insults are not only exceptions. bu
rare ones, and that ms rule those VIII,
meet with undue attentions, liberties
or insults are those OF either sex who, /,
say the least, throw themselves In tn,
way OF such things, iithey do not invil,
or court them. Those who loo
for evil generally find II. Those who
love Ii are not those who escape IL. Cor
rupt asthe world may be, l firmly bellev,
that II still respects virtue more than II
does vice, ana that 1t still looks up &c
aud reverrs that which IA pure anC
good, while II looks down with loath
| Ing upon vioe and crime.
CHANGING at Mrs. RS reference tC
the wives Of the Presidency anu tn,
| Twelve, permit ms to suggest tina
0verburdened with the daily cares o
their households and families. Would
II seem strange to her " told that som,
OF these families were compelled 4
attend to these home duties for tn,
want OF meaus sufficient to kesp hired
girls or servant the mothers ant
daughters being under the necessity o
doing their own work, from the kitcheI
to the parlor, and from prepar
ing their food 10 the knitting
OF their stockings and the maxim
OF their nppalelp How was 4
with the good sister who raised he
own fam ly and the children Of other
aud yet mad 40 much leisure to attend
to public uuties2 Was she under til,
necessity OF cooking, washing, ironinl