Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-23

inyitrd him into the house. Now ] |
amid "my friend. why do you swear |
about III 1t seems to me that man
in your circumstances ought TO pray |
rather than swear. IL would be much !
more becoming In you 20 humble your |
self and appeal TO the Lord FOR n little |
from Him, rather than to |
curse and swear as l have heard you |
do. 1 said to him. this ~ my home,
this Ii my family who live here. have |
very large family and have all |
can do 20 provide for them. So far no
I can ind or provide labor for my chill
drcn thcy are out at work. Indeed
come OF them are at work who ought
20 be- going TO school. Notwlthstand-
ing an this. we are willing to help you
ur any other person, 80 far nH we can.
who comes to US In need. but don't
Ike any one 60 come upon my premises
and use profane language. or ours.
and swear Now. I advise you ncvor
20 swear again, hold sacred the name
Of the Lord. and do n little praying.
ana III promise you. you viii got
along better In this world than you
have done"
thon called my wifc's attention 10
the condition OF this poor boy. and she
prepared him a good warm bath. gave
MIN a clean undcrHhirt and n pair OF
socks, and n pair OF boots. and q rood
breakfast and sent him on his way.
This in the way we treated this po1r
creature. but We do not treat thrr,
1ll that way. We could not afford 10
give all that come boots and sock.
ana clothes and baths. Tor we have not
enough 70 go round. but We have al
ways managed 90 give something to
the poor. and refuse no one who asks
Tor food. believe this H. the general
sentiment and character ~ the Latter
NN a.
Mormon people are kindly dis
nn7od. and are generous toward
the poor and unfortunate. and that
thrrc IN not a f.nttor-dny Saint under
the sound Of my voice or anywhere
That would not divide his portion with
~. follow creature In case OF need
have this testimony 10 bear 60 the
Lntter.dny Saints. President Cannon
asks whether would advise, where
men come asking for food, that they
be Invited TO do a little work FOR ID.
! should most decidedly be In favor OF
asking man who had plenty OF time
on hla hands. and nothing else, and
who had physical strength. 20 devote
n little OF his time and strength by
way M compcnHntlnR for that which
ho received. but you want to watch
ihrm little; l nm not talking now OF
the Lnttor.dny Saints who seek Tor
employment There are very fow Lat
tor.dny Saints who have 20 beg. In
decd I know OF none. and I am sorry
there are any protesting 10 be- Latter
dhy Saints who do beg; there ought
not 90 be- any Inttor.dny Saint beg
Fnrn The bcggnrs that we have are
those That are not of u.s. and they are
sometimes very wicked In their hearts
ana not at all grateful az times for
what they receive. I have seen men
90 away from my door with good
L.. A. A. A
enough FOR any king Go cat. fnr my
folks make good bread and good but
ter. na good as | ever ate on enrthD
and when out of tho gate they have
thrown u Into the street II was not
food they wanted. They wanted
money. For WHAT That they might
go TO some gambling hell or 90 some
responsible Tor that. We can only
judge BY appearances and by the
prumptlnra 81 the good spirit within
NJ. and u n better 10 give 10 n dozen
that arr unworthy than 90 turn away
empty one worthy person.
There n another phase OF this auea.
tion that I want TO refer TO- There IL
such thing a. encouraging idicncHa
ana fostering paupcriam among mon.
Men ana women ought not 10 be will
Ink to receive charity unless thoy arc
compelled TO do 10 TO keep them from
suffering. Every man and woman
ought 10 poHsonH the spirit OF indie
pondence, u uelf-auataining spirit, that
would prompt him or her 10 say, when
they are In need, u am willing 20
give my labor IN exchange for that
which you give mo" No man ought
Co be satisfied 10 receive. and 10 do
nothing Tor n. After man ~ brought
down Co poverty and IN under the
necessity of receiving aid and hts
friends give Il him. he should feel that
u II an obligation under which he n
placed. ana when the Lord should
open his way he would return tho glft.
That IL the feeling We should cult
vnte In our hearts. 10 make US free
and Independent people. The cultivn-
ton % any other feeling or spirit than
this ~ calculated 10 make pauporH, 20
degrade and bring mankind down 60
beggary. which ~ a most wretohcd
condition for men 90 be In. II IA a bad
| thing Tor men 20 think the world owes
them "a living, and all they have 90 do
IN 10 beg or steal TO get u. when II
| comes 10 this class OF people am very
much of the mind expressed once by
Or. johnson, when begfnr came Ia
him and asked aims and Insisted that
| the doctor should he generous In help.
ing him. "for." said he. doctor. you
know that I must live" Hut the doe
tor said. II don't see the least nccos-
] silly for It," when a man becomes n
| parasite. living upon the charity OF his