Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-28
ADVICE TO YOUNG ELDERS,
Suggestions as 10 How 10 Impress
Useful Pao,s 10 their Minds.
= Note ON giadstono-iie Aohiessd
uis GREATNESS Ibraugh Persist.
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To tie Editor
II was common saying among the
Purllans that "brown bread is good
fare" hope this letter may be
"brown broado 10 some Of the young
Elders home who expect missions.
There have been as mnpy,lit not more,
bapiisms maize In the Kentucky con-
ference during the last year NJ In any
conference So the south. The bright
band OF twenty.iour Elders, with their
capable president, y. A. smith, are
working oneTgotlclll sowing the good
seeds Of truth. The success Of the
, conference In attributed to the
plain and lucid manner In
which tho Eliors explain the
first principles OF tue Gospel.
/ The Elders who seem to make the
greatest success hero arc those who ap-
| ply themselves hard 10 concentrated
study, during every spare moment,
that they may accomplish something
that may be VI use 10 other. The
Elder In this conference who Ia max.
| Ing the greatest number VI converts,
presents tue Gospel In such a plain
manner that the youngest child eau
/ gasp his meaning. He u
Rich In saving common sense,
And a. the greatest only are,
In hia simplicity divine"
Tho people love him for he 10 afraid
/ Of no man.
President Elias s. Kimball, ut our
, June Conference, desired tho Elders 90
preach tho fret four principles oi the
Gospel only; ami no advised them 10
study much, aud become pro.
] ioiCnt on the foundation principle
-faitb-which IL infinitely explained
| IN the Doctrine aud Covenants. Tue
otter principle she told them to care
FULLY study also.
II wo Elders desire to become we'll
/ posted In regard to tho Gospel, We
ought 10 take n book that treats on the
! subjects We detife 10 inveetigate, and
read II over carefully. For instance, ~
| get the subject of faith well implanted
In the miud we should read In regard
10 n, thun reflect upon what we have
read, then write our thoughts, and
aitetward, ~ possible, 70 OF by our.
selves aud speak our thoughts aloud.
This Ia the way our great orators have
attained their ability. II IN only by
repeated practice and work on any
subject that we may get II firmly i'm
planted Ia our minds, 30 that whom We
get up 10 speak va will DO Able TO talk
iiusntly and with ease. Tho great
crater, Demoslhenee, who only be-
cRme 20 capable u stirring the hearts
OF his heaTan by arouous labor, hal n
large looking glass In his house, and
no would stand before this and 10
through bis exercises. The great orators
OF today have only become such By
working anu practising till they have
achieved success.
While Ia EoglAnd 1 had the pleasure
OF visiting Hawarden Castle, the home
u Mr. GlAdtt0ne-the "GrAnd Old
Mau,n Ho never wastes his time. 10
reading books no docs 10 slowly au1
thUughtiully, and marks passages
he desires 10 remember. 1 went
10 the little church mile from
his home, where ho wake every
morning At seven O'Clock anu
has his preyefs. saw bis
Bible, which was well worn
and eoiled with the constant use Of
year.. Ho 10 nno orator, great
man. He only became Of 20 mucn use
10 mankind by laboring harj, aud us
Ing oil his spare time In tho Aooumula'
ton OF knowledge.
When the Elders come nearer 10 per
feotion In mental trainiug We will
have bright memory, our Iudgmeh
quick and ready 10 act, and We will b.
attentive anu sharp 10 observe. Thl
can only DO attained by work and &C
tive disciplinary practice.
In learning 10 become wlee uu
minds become active anu powerful
like the ship with a captain who ssel
that ho has plenty Of coal on board L
work his vessel across the ocean, II
, discern accurately ana think correctly
IL the object Of mental Training.
nave noticed Ia listening 10 the Elder
talk that they who speak with earnest
ness anu force, with a little wit throw
Ia onoe In a while, make the most con
. verti; aud the Elders who cultiVAt
, the Spirit Of God ia their hearts arc tn
, ones who speak with this most earnest
. uoHs and paweT, aud are the most sue
cessiul IN their lahore.
joins q. CUTLER, in.