Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-25

in IrlyCrfulnrss In the family circle,
and ln attending to every duty na Lat
tcr-dny Saints. The faiier and mother
who neglect 10 teach their children and
In encourage them 10 perform ihelr du-
ties. viii live to r gret their own folly.
We read In the Book Of Doctrine
ana Covenants that II In required u
parents 10 teach their children ITO I'M
defEtand the doctrine Of repentance.
faith IN Christ the Son Of the living
God. and of baptism and the gift OF
the Holy Ghost by the laying on Of tho
hands when eight years old" and
they shall also teach their children 10
pray ana to walk uprightiy before the
Lord" And n the parents fail 90 do
this. ana the children no uHtfay aud
turn from the TRUTH then the Lord huH
said that the rln shall be- upon the
heads ~ the parents. what 20 t0rri-
bic thought n ~ that father who
loves his children with an HE heart
should be- held responsible before God
for having neglected those whom be-
has loved poo dearly until they have
turned away from the truth mud have
become outrnsta. The loss of those
children Will be- charged 90 the par
ents. and they Will boz held rpHpuusI-
bile FOR thpit apnatacy and darkness I
have tried to Imagine how It would be
possible Tor one who ~ guilty of this
great crime In the finht NJ the Lord
tu reconcile his feelings, should he pore
adventure be- admitted into the ccloH-
tini kingdom. while knowing that
through hln neglect HE children were
In outer darkness iiut I came tu tho
conclusion. after reflection upon this
subject. that where parents nro ncg-
ipptfm Of their children. ana In con-
.. - D. IHEIINH.H
urr unworthy 90 enter into the coles
tiH Kingdom ~ our Gud,it VIII b. Inn
possible Tor the parents 90 enter there.
Z believe that Co be- the truth. I do
not believe II would be- possible for me-
iu ho admitted into eNnltntlnu and
glory In tho KINGDOM ~ God N
through my neglect ~ duty my chill
dren shnul become the children %
darkness md be east out from the
urcfrnru ~ God 20 great ~ the r"-
FponsihIilty resting upon parents to-
ward their clLldron that n ln most
terrible thing for parents 60 neglect
their children In this regard let MS
remember that God Almighty has
spoken from tho heavens In these last
days. that Iic has restored the Cos
poi In ltH fulnpHa. and that tie has
bestowed the Holy Priesthood upon
men. Lot ~ remember that lie has
given unto ~ talents and Gifts. and
lie holds u- responsible for the
use We make ~ those talents and Gifts,
~ ia matter ~ integrity on thc part ~
tho people ~ God toward God himself
n u n matter which savers ~ life unto
life of Of death unto death. unto an
that have entered into tho covenant ~
the Gospel of christ. ~ r. not some
thing that We can tfinc with. u q.
like n two-cdTed sword. ~ cuts both
ways, Therefore, we should look wen
90 our ways and see 90 u that We dis.
charge our duties faithfully ~ parent.
In Zion The wives should De- united
with thcF husbands. aud the husbands
with their wives, In tNrrtlng their In
fuonce over their children In this ~.
rrCuun l cannot conceive NJ any
thing that would Erlrvc my heart 10
much ns o. see one uf my children turn
away from the Gospel and bcromr nn
unpelioypr. aud separated from ihH PEG.
pie of God. There IL nothing ! can
think Of that would ho Ho dreadful TO
me. Death ~ thu body from any cause
children turning away from THIS Gospel,
Ny children must not and will not turn
away with my consent n they do
turn away. II must be- over my protest,
and against my example, ! VIII plead
with my children I VIII endnavur With
all the power I poFrsn 20 have them
a. true and faithful 10 this Gospel nH u
o. possible Cor me 10 be-; because with
out ull Of them In the kingdom ~ God
/ would feel that my household was
not perfect I want my children a. go
with me. n isin prove myself worthy
OF an entrance Into the kingdom oi
God. | want my children there; ana
l pruposo to enter into the kingdom ~
my uod. have got out for that, ana I
propose, with the help of the Lord and
through humility and obedience, 10
complete my mission on this onrih AMI
90 be- true 10 God all my days. have
made up my mind 10 this, and am de-
tcrminrd with the help Of God that
VIII not fan, Therefore, l
want my children with me ! want my
family 10 accompany me, that where !
go they may 30 also, and that they
may share whatever eNnltatlon l r--
celve. II grlcveH tho hearts ~ parents
when their children are disobcdient 60
them. 1 would like my children. and
ain the children In Zion. 90 know that
there Is nothing In this world that Is
0f 20 much value 10 them 40 the
knowledge Of the Gospel a. II has been
restored 10 the earth In these latter
days through the Prophet Joseph
Smith. There N nothing that can
for lts loss. There Is
NNtnlNk on tAiAN ANAh hAN ANWlNNNf
with the eNcrllrucy OF the knowledge
OF Jesus Christ. Let, therefore. all the
parents In Zion look after their chill
drrn. and teach them the principles u
the Gospel, and strive 40 FAR nH posi-
bic 10 get them 20 do their duty-nut
mechanically, because they are urged
to do Il. hut try 90 instill into the hearts
nf the children the spirit OF truth ana
an abiding love Tor the Gospel, that
they may not only do their duty be-
cause Il Is pleasing 20 their parents,
hut because Il In pleasing also 10 them
selves.
We heard this morning something
about the tree which puts forth good
fruit, and that an evil tree can-
not put forth good fruit We
have an kinds Of trees, and
those trees which really do Put forth
good fruit are comparatively tcw'
when | speak OF good fruit, 1 refer tI
that fruit which IA mete Tor the
Fathers kingdom, There are many
varieties Of fruit. and there are many
degrees Of gunuu,Ha Then there are
trees which bear no fruit at an. These
cannot continue long; for when the
tree ceases to boar fruit, u becomes
cumbersome 90 the garden, ana ere
long 10 viii have tl hr heWn down ana
east into The Gre because of Jos worth
o. resR Tho same result VIII follow
with those trees which bear bad fruit
ln ChrIsIs Church We cannot ho
neutral nor inert. We must either
progress or VtroErado. II Ii necessary
Tor the LlttDr-day Saints 60 Keep
pushing nu ln order that they may
Keep their faith alive and their spirits
quickoued 10 the performance of their
duties. Let an remember that we are