Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-17

UNDERSTANDINGS hioubh ''T"' ~''N
Amen!
Apostle Francis NJ Lyman said:
In answer to the question N Brother
Buckley, from Beaver. whether chil.
dfcn should he allowed 70 partake %
tho Sacramento after they are eight
ycnrs Of age and are not bhnilzsdi OF
course. the iaW ahouli De- Dhrorsoi, and.
IN order that this question need not BE-
asked Ia regard 10 The children OF the
T.ptter-day. giintr. we would adviHc
that the niah0Uf, Who have the bnp-
tlfiui under their care, Gee 70 u that
arrangements ave made IN cvcry ward
that the children may be
years u axe. We have been
ionisnt IN this rcgari--thls g.. the rule
81 the church has bccr-and the chill.
dren nave been allowed 60 partnke OF
the Sacrament after they are eight
,eafa % age IN order that they may not
feel injured and their hearts hurt. But.
the nifhors should make the arrange
mcnta In their respective wards that on
amy day IN the year. Culd or warm. the
children may be baptized when eight
years ~ age. II N "A splendid thing 20
DO. It " a nice arrangement and ought
20 be observed In all the Church. But
until this II donc-whcn children are
anxious aud want to he baptized and II
IL not their fault that they have not
hoeu-we ought not tn be- too stringent
In refusing the Sacrament Ia the chill
dron OF the fntter-dny Saints. They
would like 10 Ne baptized and they
ought 10 De. " they are not baptized
% the proper tiuc, the sin be upon the
head u the iilshop.
Second Assistant Superintendent
Kari g.. Matfcr said.
The subject given me TO speak upon
for % few inmates IL Humane Day.
a. has been customary tor the SUNDAY
School uuiOn to hav. "a day set apart
during the year ON which the runuis
school teachers should pay particular
attention to kindness 10 animals. ms
day has usually been the last sunday
w February, but the sunday school
Union board. perhaps, may M some
other day, " ~. u viii be made pub
DC. kindness to animals has also
been OnIOlncd upon us BY Holy writ,
tuf "a fisnteouH man " tnorclful "
his animals" Now, there II too much
OF this neglect yct Observable among
our people. a letter was received by
the sunday School Union board. some
| time HTu. frUm u sister up north. ~.
| qu'stlng that the brethren take thu
into confederation ana cnjOin upon the
sunday school workers the duty of
lmpresaing upon the minds Of the pu-
| pills the necessity OF being Kind TO AM.
mails and nbataining form any kind of
cruelty she also alluded TO the bud
example being set hy some In the Wilt
ter In leaving their animals out In the
storm. snow and cold. without any
covering Or without any regard to their
suffering. These dumb beasts were
neglected drring the stormy weather
nnd received bad treatment at the
hands " their mnntcrn, That brinEs
tn my mind m Instance Of several
years ago. when Hcbcr &. kimball was
/ with W.. lie was going down state
I ~ hfH A
they saw a man abusing a horse most
| numerically. Az Intelligent aud well
\ posted as ihcgc hrcnfVr were with re-
guard To handling animals, they could
not Ind out what really was wanted
Of the animal. The man was beating
turned to those brethren and aaid.
"rcthfrn. that horse viii demand Jus.
| tlcr ~ that man some time and viii
| Eut n. lie IN making himself
debtor 90 that animal" There II a
sound. glorious principle connected
| with this. Gould I, a. an Intelligent
bnlng. place myself la such u position
| TINT would become a debtor to an
animal. and place myself under such
a condition that that animal should
claim Justice from me on account Of
ili-trcatmcnt7 We may have To SHAY
animals for food and other legitimate
reasons, whom u II absolutely necon-
nary, but when II In done II should be-
done with ms little pain to the animal
an possible. Lot N bc mrrcliul, as the
Scriptures say ~ righteous man IL
merciful 10 his animals. This " a
| principle We should make n point ~
| iu all our sunday schools We should
| cnioln Il upon the pupils. not simply
one single day Ia the year. which n rct
apart fOr this. I would rather see "
urged whenever occasion requires,
whonevcr any one In the sunday school
has been cruel 60 animals In any way.
I Know II II dlnpleaAinR In the sight
Of the Lord. This should be taught
TO the children IN the sabbath schools.
that the children ~ the Latter-dny
Saints shall b. known Tor their kind
nenn 20 animals.
suppose the Sunday School Union
iiorad viii take this mater into con-
| Hidorution some DAY ana mako known
the day that Will be most convenient
and proper 10 be set apart for that
! purpose.
TREE planting and forestry. by Elder
seymour u, Young
The groves were Gods nrat tom.
/ pics" Ia one OF these temples JOS. IA
smith sought thu Lord IA prayer and
received Witt from the Father aud
the son. and high commission FROM
thum. which called him to his prophetic
| ministry the Prophet seer ana l.cyclns
tor of the diHpcnsatlon of the fulncaa
OF timea. shady groves have always
been considered aa a Nc ana sacred
place % holding communion with the
| Creator u the universe, Us well ~ FOR
ether noble purposes, Instance; The
OLD elm true that stands la the town OF
| Cambridge today said 10 be morc than
800 years old beneath this tree WASH
| ington received the command OF the
| Continental Army. In i''s, The sub
| lect Of planting trees cannot be too
| deeply Impressed upon our young peo-
| pie. ana at the approach OF every Ar
Dor Day, all the sunday school children
| should be encouraged To assist In plant.
| Ing one or more tnv~a around their
| homes. Ia gardons or neldn and other
| proper places designated by their teach.
| cra and thcir parents, Cultivation Of
forests and OF the better claaB OF timber
| has always been "a profitable labor and
| Investment TO those who entered upon
| this branch of farming. with u proper
understanding. ana with perseverance,
| and Industry continued their efforts.
| Some places In Europe. especially In
Germany. the small forests arv made to
| Yield "a large Income, supporting very
many families By the Yield OF wood and
| lumber and the gums that eNudc from
| spruce ana balsnmH. Nut-beuring trees
are OF much Importance 10 the fnrnofH
/ Of this country ANA could be- made "A
/ source of great profit To all thoE" who
would plant u few Of these species 81
forest trees. among the best and most
| profitable % which N the black walnut.
| Large farms can be- bordercd with those