Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-13

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arts Of the circus, fair Or thtAtor to
compass the end In view, 10 not AZ good
rs II ought 10 he. Some are ready
enough TO run into eNoesses, 10 escape
from discipline aud observation, With.
out all the forces Ot organization lend
Ing themselves to undesirable txponui.
turo and opportunity.
Human nature Is human nature, as
all observation snd experience prove.
There nrv hosis who ore taio In oou.
scfvativo society, and yet ore not proof
against temptation Or the tempter.
And while the strong may plead
agency, and the shallow philosopher
the certainty and need Of trial, all the
machinery OF society, particularly re-.
ligious society, ought to be restraining
and helpful, rather thsu passive aud
critical. Consequently sectional out.
ings are vastly better than indiscTlmi.
nate gatherings where oversight, aud
Interest would DO looked upon 10 In.
ttusiye aud without shadow Of right.
There arc forms Of recreation which
at superficial glance would DO hold
~ outside Of criticism aud beyond ,he
reach VI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
observations. such ~ the SATURDAY
nigh, or Sunday motning drive iplo
tho canyons on fishing excursion.
We noticed the other Jay the mention
Of party Of this kind ia tho morning
paper, the majority OF whom had been
taught the propristy Of sabbath obsorv.
auce, tor they were the sons Of good
old "Mgrmou" famiiier, and not
unlikely every one could have had his
sport or enjoyment on tho week day 1.
they had wished, even n they were
all In business. But ssmo become ~
pefvetfe ia feeling and thought a. to
more readily iHJulgo IN thlng fsrbld.
don Than that IN which no restrain,
exist.
In this way We look upon tho wheel
craze which now dominates the land,
aud which scoms 10 prefer the Sabbath
for It's time II ., recreation aad com.
petition, runs to Pennington, to
Kaysvillr, to Ogden, TO Ofal or OF Cot.
tonwood being Of weekly occurrence.
As tar an VT have seen, tho press and
pulpit are b IA aceessorlrs, for Temou.
STRANGE and protest 90 II has como from
elthcrl hiss taken the form Of apology
rather than rebuEc.
Now, we aTc NJ lar from desiring to
curb proper recreation ~ from desiring
to restore the Puritan Sabbath. But
there are come things which tend TO
break down long. accepted sapc,ities
religious obseryances and divine lava
that no religiOnist can contons. and
when public acts conflict with IN,
wishes, ideas and soruples OF the ma.
iorlly, It becomes qu,stion whether
tho Innoyator ia gentleman enough 10
resrect tue feelings, thoughts and
habits Of his ncighbDr or friend. II
not plessant nj least to see a man cut.
ting HE srain, hauling hi, bay. trim.
ming his lawn Or performing huy
mechanical labor on the sabbath, I'm.
less absolutely A necessity.
Into taess wheeling, outing md
other devices Of unhealthy fancy.
we note that the fair sex nre
being drawn ia Increasing mum.
bors. We may not find fault
with that instinct which desires this
congenlal association. for even beayep.
like the home or society generally,
would be- shorn of its glory u tbey
were not admitted. FAt the same time
we know that their c,untepapce or
otherwise atlprts nil the teomIpp inter.
eats OF mankind. and the stsrnsr sex
USE inducements CuniaIr ma well ma
air) 70 secure their pfesenoe nj the
race course. heel course. the I.,k.
and even ON fishing eSeurslops n II
can pe done. Yet. II they wsrs edu.
Gated to remembrance against usyrsnt
yrniaI or untm.ly tbiugs or acts,
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