Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-24
REsrICl ION sAcnED PLACES.

REsPtCi FOR SACRED PLACES.
OF all people, tho Llt,er.day Saints
should 10 exemplars u deeorous con.
duct In places De Heated to the service
Of thu Lord. A spirit Of contention,
Of disorder, or Of levily, IL wholly out
Of place In house consecn,cd TO
the worship Of tho Most High. The
circumstance In which the Saints
have been placed have made II ueces.
saTy s1mutimrs 10 use their meeting
houses fora variety Of purposes, but In
all these uses the chief feature
connected with the building-its doyo.
ton 70 a sacred oJect--should DO well
borne Ia mind. 1. should never be
forgotten that tho house Of God lisa
houio Of order. II this fact DO i'm.
pressed upon the people, 10 word or
deed, by th9se who have tho chief re-
spontIullily IN directing affairs relat.
ing to halls Tor religious meetiugl, the
effect Of the example on others will DO
10 lead them toward appropriate c5n-
duct ia the sacrs places.
Tho Saints have been controlled by
circumstances IN tho manner and
style u buildings they have construct.
cd Tor houses Of worship. Sometimes
they have had to DO content with
edlncgs that have been TAR from
richly furnished or olab5ratoly
decorated; At other times they have
been able to erect costly aud hand.
somo structures, anu both have been
pleasing 10 the Lord. Elegant fittings
and ofnamcnlation minister 10 the
comfort and convenience OF those who
assemble Ia a house VI wophip, but
neither these nor bare walls aud rough
furniture Of themselves add 10 the
sacred character OF the plAee. That
arises from rs purpose and use ~
whatever 10 disorderly IL oiiensiy, to
the Lord, and therefore will not DO &C.
copied Of and blessed by Him, II n
room designed for meollnRs DO un,ldy
Ia ils appearance by the seats bolng
disarfangei, Or the walls aud floor
brgtImsd with dirt, its sAnolily, II uny
be- intended for II, Il neeessafily de-
lrac,ed from. People who assemble
therein are not Impressed with TO-.
spect Tor 10, aud since In the condition
described Il IL not a house Of order, II
hardly can be- designated as llliug the
requirements ns a house OF the Lord.
But its Appearance bo clean and lily,
II beats evidence Of the respect Ia
which II 10 held by those who occupy
Il, and teslilrs that they regard clean.
illness as an elcmon. Of sacrsinps.
We may apply the suggestions 10.
gariing the peaceful aud harmonious
aspect ottho room and ~ furniture 70
the conduct Of the people who Assem- bic
there. Those who arc permitted to
enter a house Of worship should exhibit
duo reverence therein, because OF tue
one 10 whose service II 10 act apart.
Elements ola disturbing patute are
not proper In house used for the wor-
ship Of G1I, oven when divlre services
Is not going on. The boisierous ulrth,
j0sIiiug, allowing u children 10 ron
n0islly about or climb over seats, and
other features Of like character that oc.
casionaly arc witnessed before the
opening and ct the close OF mselingl,
arc altogether Inappropriate, aud
whenever a disposition 70 ongug'
therein Il mauiisst II should receive q
prompt aud effective check from thos'
In charge.
Il has boon often noticed Ia Sabbath
meetings ut tho raoprnnclo that tourist
who arc whiting here, and amons
them many who lay claim 10 goo
standing as exUmplari OF Christian
+ conduct, exhibit great lack Of respea
, for house that IL dedicated 10 th
4 worship Of the Most High. BY shit
s ing from place to place anu gain
. about o. though they were In
museum, auj, whon they have salll
! lied ,hoir curiosity, stalking our Of Ia
D pla G., while dlyilo service Is going OF
8 they exhibit lam ulnbls ignlrauo1 q
@ IisregsrI OF tho common rules
D.. pIiIgu ss that docs not receive the 49,
). probation OF cultured and rrnno
NJ people anywhere. The Saints G
. ueoiaIly should decry all such In
o. proper conduct by exhibiting tn
20 dignity AMI being models Of pr
p. pr.ely aud deogTum.
% There 10 no necessity fJr people
3 display la saorei udlngci an appeal
% anol Ui uusociability, or TO draw Ion
,t nces that be,oken either pretsuso
p aaIuoss or real sorrow. This procoe,
b. Jug would DO Inappropriate, Tor viii
90 tho house Of tho Lord is q house