Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-05

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educated young men in the secular sense
OF the word, but 1t is turning out culti-
waited, polite and obedcnt sons and
daughters. Il Is going further than Civ
| ing them mere book Learning (Which we
| should appreciate to It's lull extent; Il IS
| giving the children something superior
/ 10 this. So are schools Of like character
| throughout the Church. | would con-.
slider il public calamity for this Latter
q y Saints College to be closed because
the people fail to give It the financial
support which 10 needs The tuition
which is charged is not sufficient 10 pay
/ the salaries Of the teachers; but the
amount Is triiing sum compared with
/ the benefits which our children receive
/ from such an institution. II they were
never taught single lesson from book
! ] would consider they were still learning
valuable lessons by their association
with such men as teach in that school
| ! know the men and women who teach
there. / know them to be men and
women Of high character, aud they have
| the interests OF the work OF God at
/ heart, aud II the children should live in
/ their atmosphere, ! would feel that $40
was a small amount 90 pay for sucn
privilege, The effect OF watching these
men would be found in the characters OF
| the children and ~ their actions in lie.
! was reading only last night OF a woman
who had three sons all Of whom had
gone 10 sea and had been lost on the
/ ocean. and the fourth son, her last, was
/ growing up aud had developed this same
| inclination. She desired 20 break h.
She did not know why il was that her
! children all wanted TO follow the sea,
Tor they lived long way inland. She
/ sent TO her minister and asked him u he
| could not use some influence upon her
remaining son to induce him 10 remain at
home. He did so. but bis words seemed
| TO have Little effect. ln passing through
the house he saw a beautiful painting
ON the wall Of e full rugged ship that was
| battling successfully with the waves. lie
/ said "How long have YOU had that pic.
turc in the housC' ! believe that is the
foundation OF the desire Of your children
| TO 80 TO sea. IL has been daily before
| their eyes, and has directed ther attgu-
ton TO the ocean; they have looked upon
| the grandeur OF the vessel iu full sail
and have wanted 10 see that in reality"
This picture may have had that effect
upon her children. but whether SO or
not, the elect Of living example upon
| children IS marvellous, and wish thatWc
| had great men who could move around
among Che people aud especially among
our children. Though they were iu-
| capable Of speaking publicly % they
| could only show integrity by tlcir daily
/ walk and conversation before the eyes
Of the children, they would have a host
/ OF imiutors. Aud this is what they
have in the Lauerday Saints College
They have before them the examples Of
! good men and women. who, besides
| this, give them the mental training
| which they need, aud the moral cducI-
| ton which should lay az the foundation
/ OF every students school life. know
that we appreciate too little the teachers
| we have 10 our midst. Considering the
time and means which they expend IN
procuring tie education NECESSARY to
prepare themselves for the stations
which they an, they are the poorest paid
people In the Church, OF In the commu.
| nifty. They are not paid half the value
for their services which they should
| have, and ! do not wonder that they
sometimes go OF and seek employment
IN other directions, feeling that they are
not appreciated by the people. II IL
were not for the encouragement which
they themselves receive Ia knowing that
they are progressing and gaining riches
/ which they will take with them when
they pass from this life, ] think more Of
them would go into other businesses
than have already done so. But ] would
/ like TO see their hands sustained and
their efforts appreciated by the Latter.
| day Saints. As ! say. IN these schools
| they will be taught the obedience ntces.
sary TO make them good sons and
| daughters, and good members OF the
Church, obgdienl to the Priesthood and
| yielding ready response TO every call
that Is made VI them,
We have heard during this confer
ence, that about fly per cent. OF those
/ enrolled in VuuTums are iu attendance
al their meetings. Ills a shame and "a
| disgrace What would be the result If
atty per cent OF the armies uf the
| United States In time OF war were 10
| report ON duly} Why, there would be
| some wholesale shooting, because they
/ would be accounted ms deserters, and
/ they would meet a deserlers tate. We
| today are living In q time Just as perilous
as any that ever threatened the nations
OF the earth. They threaten today the
Kingdom Of God. Yet soldiers IN the
cause OF Christ will sleep on their afmsl
They can attend meeting on SUNDAY, but
on business days they must be excused.
God will call MS TO an account d wetakc
this course with the stewardship which
lie has conferred upon Us. We are not
Welding obedience to the Priesthood
when We do o.. Hour after hour, and
day after day the Priesthood, as the
wltchmen, are crying to the people.
especially 10 the Priesthood that danger
Is nigh; that the last days have come. Of
which Jesus spoke, and troubles are
coming upon the nation. They try TO
rouse the people from slumberng
Heavy slumber has closed their eyes.
aud even when they awaken, oil Is not
in their lamps and they cannot 20 forth.
/ believe sore allllctiUn will come upon
us unless We change our course In this
respect
Let Us have obedience Ia our homes
Let ms teach our children the laws OF
God In respect to their meetings and
other duties, and when we do this we
will see more respect paid TO the aged
than Is now done Our aged people do
not have the respect OF the young which
they should have, Upon the streets and
Ia public places you see the aged and
inhm neglected Once In awhile YOU
will find one young man or one young
woman that pays respect TO grey hairs,
and IL Is such % noted exception among
us that we speak OF Il In our public
assemblies. 70 should be the exception
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