The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
WORK UPON
MORMON CHILDREN
Rev. George Bailey's Plan for
Missionary Work.
ADDRESS TO TEACHERS
MORE ATTENTION SHOULD BE
PAID TO CHILDREN.

The feature Of yesterdays session OF
the Teachers association of the Utah
presbytery was an address by Rev.
George Bailey of Westminster church
on THE Necessity of Early Childhood
Training" in which ne set forth that
triumph over MormOnism was depend
ent, not upon the stormy conquest OF
men and women. but the gentle train
ing Of the children and the conversion
of the young from the doctrines Of Nor
mOnism TO the teachings of other de-
nominations. Mr.. Bailey made a lengthy
talk. in which he outlined the methods
used to instill the principles of Nor
mOnism into the youth of the dominant
church, and showed how these same
methods might be turned to sccOuut 10
turn the same children to other creeds.
The morning session opened with a
chapel service on the subject of THE
Grace Of True Humility" led by Rev.
Mr.. Davis Of Kaysyille. After this Miss
Serena Nielsen gave q description Of
the Passion play at Oberammergau, ard
some interesting stories of her travels
through Europe. Rev. q. ". Martin
then conducted an interesting study
on Bits Of Nature"
Mr.. Bailey's Address.
At this point Rev. AR. Bailey made
his address. He introduced his remarks
by stating that the Christians were here
to convert the MOrmOns and show them
better way. and ne thought that it
could be more successfully done if more
earnest attention were raid to the chill
dren. As a means Of getting hold OF the
child, he mentioned singing, referring
10 the manner in which the MOrmOns
have their children sing the doctrines
of the church from their infancy, and
thus instill into their minds the teach
ings Of their religion. This, he, said,
was a good plan, and what the Chris
tians should do. But" said he, the
Mormons have mistaken views. and the
child's mind viii take in error as we'll
as truth. The consequence is that the
children are SO saturated with the doc
trine that it is hard TO get them away
from it,"
Reading from the Mormon hymn.
Praise 20 the Man Who Commdned
with jehovah" referring to joseph
Smith. the speaker said: Now, when
you get a child 10 learn that, how is it
going to distinguish between the lau-
datiOn of Joseph Smith and our hymns
that are written and sung TO the glory
of Christi"
He next took the song o, Ny
Father" and decried the idea which it
presented of a heavenly mother as well
as a Heavenly Father. THE whole
Mormon conception, their whole sys-
tenn said Mr.. Bailey with warmth, is
based upon this idea OF q procreating
God. MOrmonism does not take its aw-
full hold from woman, even after dec tn,
but makes her the plaything Of man
throughout eternity"
Mr.. Bailey then read from the Calvan-
istic doctrines in regard to the duties
Of parents and teachers in the church
in training the children. and declared
that child conversion was the most
potent factor in the conquest OF Utah
for Christianity. He urged thar the
training Of the ehildren be not neg
lected.
In the afternoon the programme was
dispensed with and the members Of the
association. about twenty five in num-
Der, enjoyed an outing at Salt2ir and
a plunge in the salt water.