The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-14
Elders Speak On the Mutual I'm
provement Work.
AN APPEAL TO THE SAINTS
SUPPORT is NEEDED TO CARE
y FOR THE POOR.
Addresses Made BY Elders Richard
R. Lyman and George A. Smith
and President Joseph E. Taylor
Labors of the Missionaries-The
Influence of the Home.

The speaker at the tabernacle yester-
day were Elders Richard r. Lyman,
George A. Smith and Joseph q. Taylor,
all OF whom spoke on the work OF the
Mutual improvement association and the
young people of the church. The choir
sang in beginning Glorious Things OF
Thee Are Spoken. Zion City of Our God,
and Invocation was offered by Elder VIII
lam Binford. The second anthem was
Prayer is the Souls Sincere Desire.
Elder Lyman spoke of the great ah7
NapIaseS TO be gained, besides teShhlcai
knowledge. in church gatherings. 10 reaa
scripture or TO keep the Sabbath hoiy VIII
not alone give to us salvation. Otner
things are necessary; We must reaa with
q desire 10 benefit. Then viii parents pc
more gentle to their families. 1t IS the
case IN many homes that fathers ana
mothers speak unkindiy TO their chlldfen
who. in return, speak unklndly 10 tnelr
parents. If We enjoy the spirit OF Coo
this Will not be. The spirit of unforglNe-
ness is TOO common among US Inc
mother has the power TO rule her cIIi-
dren if she Will develop kindly spirit
in them. / believe Il woman Is IN great
measure TO blame if her child goes
wrong; more so than the father Snow
ME man who helps to build up the
church. who does good work, and l Will
show you a man who has 4 powerful
mother. whatever his father may nave
Elder Lyman then spoke of the excel
lent chance for gospel work in the NJ.
i. A., ana me progress Oh me VI Setill1'A-
Ylfs. The evil lives. he continued. OF sons
!. &Id daughters bring more sorrow to the
: parents than any other thing Let us
Il labor together, let us try and see II We
cannot turn our young men back from
their waywardneSs and toward a study
of the gospel. Have you taught your
children TO pray? If you have, the labor
VIII not be so hard. &c to the young man
who has once been taught 10 pray at ms
mothers knee and ii viii not be marc
to again bring him into the Mutual I'M
aGGOriaffnf Ii have not
taught your children to pray. you have
done them great wrong, Ter IL VIII "
harder to bring them into this course II
YOU have treated your son unkindlY, he
will in your old age, treat you that way
If you have failed to teach him to pray
again you viii regret it. In years tc
need PRAYER, You viii want for 1t; ne
has never been taught to pray. Let Us
ductive Of priceless good in this state.
Elder George A. Smith. the second
speaker, spoke first OF the belief OF tht
church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-dal
Saints in inspiration. Our implicit Belle
Is that the heavens are not sealed unit
us-that We Viii be privileged to enter anC
face our God: He outlined the history
and growth OF the church. laying specIa
stress upon the beliefs and doctrines. H'
dwelt at some length on the oppression O
the saints. the murder of its leaders, thu
driving of the church from its home il
Illinois. the fnGi exodus ana the adVen
Of the pioneers. The speaker detailed tn
early experiences ana naFQShlES InrouSl
which the saints passed, and praiseC
President Brigham Young. the peerless
leader, for his wisdom. inspired of God
We must continue to Go the viii Of God
for the blessings we now enjoy were thu
acquired.
We VIII assist the young men. as ha
been said. Let US be charitable. We will
when lin our old age, need their help
Elder Smith admOnished tie saints Z
care for the needy, whether OF our faitl
or not. Contribute as much as you cal
to the help Of the poor who see hunge
staring them in the face this winter. l
we are true Latter-day Saints, We vii
not see them want.
Elder Joseph Z. Taylor was the las
SPEAKER. He desired to add his testimOn,
"a these Of the preceding elders. II
sHOke Of the missionaries and their wor
.zn6 stated that upon the children of tn
convert depended the honor and glory o
the family. The convert comes to Utah
ScatterS east or west, and is soon los
sight of by the elder who baptized hin
His children, however. live on. and gro1
TO be either something or nothing in tn
church. Hence. we must all work for tn
Mutual Improvement association and Civ
ii our enthusiastic support. We mus
make something of them all Elder Taylo
closed with a few words on the respons
biity of mothers and an urgent appes
for aid in the Improvement work.
The choir sang. Song of the Re
deemed" anG benedictioll was pronounce
by Elder c. W PenrOse.