Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-09
A PRESSING NECESSITY.

A PRESSING NECESSITY
All DE General Conference on slnla!
morpIne Apostle Brigham ionns MAD.
some very forcIbe remarks coDcsru.n.
tbs faailumsm TO our city lt ne.I.
something pungint and striking 90 meet
the e,l eomplalnei off, sof, words an.
commonplace exhor.at.ons ara Insult
Gent f5r the purpose The community
needs waking gp Oh ibis question AND
he peae. Officers require o. little prod
8ipF also. Wears aware that The zen.
uemen last aralsd 90 are exceeding
Is sensitive to anything that 10 The
slirhiest degree appears 20 reflect upon
THEN activity or vigilance We cannot
help that The public welfare Is above
rrlyats esnHmsn, or individual pride
Itisa fact that there BE- q great deal
OF Juvenile disorder among a people
who ought 90 be the most peaceful
law.abidlng and exemplary Of citizens
The lawlessness which Is exhibited in
street roudyIsm. carrying away Of
gates and footbrIdges frightening good
people and small children annoying
Cinnamon ana worrying the indrm OF
mind. is not treated with that gravity
that It demands II is not FUN Il is
crime Il is not only violation Of law,
but It Is an Invasion Of human rights
and often an evidence Of cruelty and
disregard Of the feelings OF the weak
and delelrllts7
Il is perhaps o difficult task TO cone
troll the villa boys and turbulent
young men of a community. Ii IS not
always lack OF vigilance and care on
the part OF parents that Is responsible
for the acts OF young persons The root
OF the eyil is ln the person who in
dulgcs in IT, Personal labor with him,
and persistent effort % turn him from
the wrong is needed Family Influence
must be exercised over him Not con-
tlnual fault-fndlng and correction, by
any means But such a course Of train
ing as will best impress his particular
disposition and lead him TO torsake the
wrong and take hold Of the right.
Home amusements and other proper
fecreations should be imgroyised and
encouraged And respect Tor the rights
OF others should be explained and prac-
ticed In the family circle, and insisted
upon among members OF the household
as well as toward other people Il IS
ia the home that we must look. chiefly,
Tor the incubation Of right feeling and
the correction Of wrong conduct
School education Is somewhat at fault
on this important point. The intellect
Is cultivated but very little Is done IN
heart culture. Religion Is Of course
excluded from the public schools But
proper sentiment ideals Of noble
thought and act obedience TO law. re-
spect for the desires and rights OF
others, genuemanly and ladyIlke De.
pertinent. good order and the public
peace are proper subjects Tor publ,
education ana too little attention Is paid
to them in our plans Of district schoo
tuition.
Parents ought TO try and supply this
deficiency by getting their children ln-
20 the Sunday schools. the primary as.
Eoclati0ns, the religion classes an,
mutual improvement societies. Blu
Il Is not wise 20 cram religion int,
young folks so such a way as TO sur.
feit them. and make that lrksome which
ought 20 be delight. nor to expect that
different dispositions can be led and IN.
nueuced by the same measures anl
treatment Moderation Is necessary
md temperance is right 10 an things
When IL comes to the disorder on ON
public streets, and the depredat!ous up
On private property and peace. the 20
lice and other officers are expected d
perform their duty. We are not bin.
10 the fact that the force Is small com
pared with the area Of this city. j
IS well nigh Impossible 10 cover all th.