Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-02

want to see them valiant in the work OF
God and full Of faith. We want 10 see
them willing when called upon TO 20 on
a mission TO preach the Gospel, and we
are very sorry u we hear them make
any excuse. This being the case, Il is
important that we should consider the
condition and circumstances OF our chill
dren while they are under our care.
When they 20 from US, we lose more or
less OF our Influence over them, but
while they are with us we should en-
deavor to teach them all along the line
tile principles OF the Gospel, here a little
and there a little. as their minds are
capable Of understanding the doctrines
OF the Church. When we iai to d this
relative to our young people. W. aii
thus lar to do our duty. and peadyen.
ture we may have sorrow and regret
because Of our negligence In teaching
/ and insiructlng as the Lord has directed
we should do. The Lord has not been
unmirdiul Of this; for lie has given us
/ His word that "inasmuch as parents
| have children In Zion, or In any OF her
Stakes which are organized. that teach
them not TO understand the doctrine OF
repentance. faith IN Christ the Son o
the living God and OF baptism and the
gilt Of the Holy Ghost by the laying on
/ oil hands when eight years old, the sin
| be upon the heads Of the parents
Doc * Cow, Sec. 6S. IS verse know
| there is feeling in the midst OF our
| people 'how extensive Il IS ! do not
| know to let children remain without
| baptism until they come 20 years OF
accountability, when they can choose
for themselves. The Lord says this is
wrong God has entrusted these chill
drcn TO us, and we are supposed to
exercise control or Jurisdiction over
them aud to teach them In all the ways
Of the Lord. / have frequently heard
remarks Of this kind, and have thought
that such parents have yet failed TO
receive the testimony Of the Spirit of
God relative to the divinity OF this
work, because II We have this testimony
m our hearts, then oh, the anxiety we
have that our offspring may be honor.
able men aud women IN the Church Of
Christ. / believe we are held respon.
sible to a degree la regard to the train.
ing and educating the young people.
believe in some cases we are willing
that they should SO to excuses in
amusemcnts. We let them 10 to the
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pleasant IN the sight Of the Lord.
Nowadays there seems 20 be a mania
among the people for card.playng We
often see In the newspapers that So.and
So had a nice card parry and they tell
OF the different games played. Now,
do not know really that there IS any
particular wrong IN a game Of cards.
am not a Judge In this matter, because
have never yet learned to distinguish
one card from another. ! am quite
ignorant to talk about cards when ! do
not know anything about them, am
noip But / have had some experience
In coniilcring this matter and studying
the results ol this social game OF card
playing. Perhaps il Is not IN the game
itself, but In the fascination that results
from IL. People become fascinated with
the game. have known In my exper-
fence where young people would wake
up in the night and get out OF bed to
have a game Of cards. | believe that It