Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-26

lar as we can. AS / said before. they
must have enioybient. We require TO
have places OF recreation. We have the
Springs, Saltair, and various other places
all around us. We can 20 there II We
will and enjoy healthy and sacred
recreation; and we can 20 there. and
let our boys and girls 20 there, and lind
mischief and ruin; for Satan visits those
places as well as Others, Parents
should lool; out for their children. We
should cultivate family government, and
children should be taught ~ that love
and affection that they will delight TO be
governed, and will realize that their
parents do better for them than they
would for ihemse YES. All proper
restraints should be thrown around the
young people. In this fast age, when
lightning aud steam and everything that
eau be thought OF is aroused TO anima.
ton, and when the eye Is never satisfied
with seeing, nor the ear with hearing,
we all need TO put on Gospel restraints,
and not seek TO crafty the eye and the
ear only, but seek to crafty the spirit oil
the Lord, that every time we 30 out aud
come In we shall 10 out and come ~
strengthened OF the Lord, blessed by
His providence and able TO rejoice In
His goodness aud mereies. ! want the
young men and the young women TO
ieel the importance Of those principles
that arc taught to them In their Mutual
Improvement Associations and IN the
holy GOSPEL; to avoid these vicious
habits that confinc and bind the soul
In bondage, and acquire the liberty TO
stand above all these things.
DO you ever realize, young men, that
you do not know which OF you are go
ing to be called to stand before kings
and queens some Of these times, and
the lords and mobiles Of the earthi
They are going TO beckon you into
their society before long, aud when you
so there you ought to be the risni sort OF
men, that will klow how to stand mp ia
their midst and honor the principles Of
the Gospel Did II ever occur TO you
concerning Daniel and his brethren who
were carried away captives into Babylon;
how that the king wished TO show three
or four Of these Jewish young men some
| special favor and he gave orders that
they should be fed IRON the king $
table; they should have so much vine
at each meal, and so much meats, they
should have all tue varieties that made
himself aud his aristocrats look so full
and well favored. When these Jewish
young men were brought ir and the
order was given TO supply them with all
this, VIVA, did they say to ~ They
said to the prince Of the eunuchs;
Prove ny servants | bcseceh thee, ten
days and let them give Us pulse 70 eat. and
water 90 drink.
Thea let our counienanecs be looked upon
before thee. and the counienance q N,
children that eat Of the portion u ,hc King
meat, and as thou seeii. deal with Thy ser
wants.
So the prince INDUCED them, aud they
went ON with their usual temperate
mode Of living without the wine and
the other things which were offered
and at the end OF the ten days "theii
couutenances appeared iairer and ialtei
in flesh than all the children which die
eat the portion OF the kings meat.
Directly the king had wonderful dream
that disturbed him. lie awoke an,
could no, tell what the matter was. bu
Il occurred to him that he had I
dream. and he could not remember
what the dream was. Well, the Spirit o
the Lord came upon Daniel, and he
was told TO tell the king what had beer
troubling him-the dream and the In
depreciation thereof.
Now. II occurs to me that these young
men OF Israel are going to be called int
the Kings presence, and be situated
where they must stand straight ant
strong In the Spirit OF the Lord our God
living by every word that proceed,
from HIS mouth; 10 eat aud drink thoi,
things which the Spirit Of the Lord die
tGtes and nothing else, so that lie may
have a man that He can speak to anc
make him as lie did Daniel, a prophet
seer and revcla,or, right there in III,
land oil babylon before that great king
We are going TO want some such men
| wonder Il there are some OF thes,
men standing before me this afternoon,
who will be called aud invited into III,
presence OF the king and his ministers
And how will you dor VIII you be
! come like theml or, will you hearker
to the word OF God, and perhaps saw,
the king and the Kingdom by III,
7 knowledge ana revelation OF the thing
you will have 10 declare unto them
There Is a world OF importance in thes
, things.
You know how Il was with Joseph
He saved all that part OF the habiLabli
globe, Just because he YVES Gods chill,
and had His favor with him. When h,
was brought out OF prison he could tel
the king not only concerning the sever
fat kline, but also the seven lean kline
and how to save the nations OF the ear,l
and TO bring them ali into captivity /,
Egypt; and he did Il. Are we Taisin,
up young men OF that spirit and tina
: stamp, that are going to be filled viii
the revelations OF the Lord Jesus IL
! these trying timesf When prospect,
, overshadows them, will II overcome
! theml Will Il drown their senses anC
take away their ability for usefulness
, The young men should be looking fol
the time TO come when their ia,hers ant
, mothers may depart, and whei
{ responsibility will come upon them
! Who is there that is discipllning himsel
Tor such seTvicep That is the question
, for everyone OF you young men and you
| young ladies to be thinking about; To-
the young ladies would like to be wivei
, OF such men.
The fathers, who are grey OF hair
, bald OF head and bowed oil form, ar,
, looking forward expecting not grea
, | while hence to meet their change
, There is certain class OF work Tor then
! to do. You want to be looking owe
your generations carefully and see |
! they are walking In the ways OF III,
Lord. You want to know u they hav,
got the offices Of the Priesthood amonl
. inem; II they are endeayoring to homo
. these callings IN the Priesthood, and ar,
working righteousness. And II yol
have any hayward children, that hav,