Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16
HOW EXCELLENCE IS INHERITED
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES uunnrnIu lrb

/ trying by doing his tasks for him a
| superb "heredity' Is very often dis
| solved by the senseless, yet well meant
| helping the child, Most nations have
proven the truth Of the premises given
| here, by the fact that they continued TO
| rise so long as they had outside ad-
versitles to overcome. No single thing
so greatly Increases the strength of
! purpose, and the consciousness Of
power, as does victory over
difficulties, Mastery produces the
master one who demonstrates
his right ana power 10 lead. Defeat
brings weakness, To do for a child,
thereby preventing his own effort, and
hence the realization Of triumph
power. Is sin against him, A child
born of parents who are putting forth
supreme effort Is manifold n re prOmts-
ing than one born Of paren,s who have
ceased 70 strive for higher place
Such are sure to be lacking In that pur-
pose force that delight In overcoming
difficulties, Latent, passive. pastime,
admiration for classic things Is mere
sentiment, not purpose made active,
OF very great Importance IS the
hcredity Of disposition; of receptiyity
of mind, OF willingness 10 be instructed.
IhIs fact has value In the known prIn.
ciples OF origin Of knowledge, nine
tenths of which we rub of" from
others. Parents whose stations In life
are such as TO give them the right to
order Others about, to command and
Instruct those around about them;
give the heredity to their children Of
less receptlyity less Willingness TO learn,
less inclination to learn from the eX-
perlence of others, while the children of
the lowly, the employed, the servant
and the toiling class are Willingness,
eager, TO receive OF knowledge from all
who can instruct Furthermore, these
children Of the toiling class are more
willing TO toll on, to patiently strive
for mastery.
such parents as have prominence in
any line or degree must remember that
heredity of self-sulliciency, satisfied,
don't wish to rise higher" means
oblivion for their children. The meek
shall inherit the earth" said the Great
Preacher The lowIy who hunger for
knowledge land the will for patient
striving that such usually possess)
alone have the spirit of eternal prog
ress. Let him that is athirst take Of
the water of life freely" Desire brings
NAAfi "hl'h III Ahlh htNtAPHE DbhNls
Ii is not true that nervous force be-
comes depleted in the blood Of the
prominent but it Is true that purpose
Is allowed to de out. They who have
no great necessity cannot give a heredI-
~ OF the disposition to struggle against
adyersities. Eight years ago the writ
er heard Francis w. Parker Of Chi
cago. say to the people who settled
these valleys: IF the day of your
struggles against difficulties and oppo-
sitipn is past the day of your growth
Is over No nation, no people, no ia
mlly has ever been sufficiently endowed
with undying purpose, to keep going
forward after adversely has ceased.
The mighty spirit beings Of the eternal
world seek bodily form In other and
struggling nations
OF all the foregoing we can only say
In answer to the properly asked ques-
ton Does the parent cause the pur-
pose powers of the child 70 be what !
they are?' by no means. While blood
faint degeneracy Of the body comes
from similar state in the parent as
cause in mental and moral qualities |
the parent seems only to invite beings |
from the spirit realm like their own
lives, Ii seems TO be law OF eternal |
being that parents may by their lives
choose what kind Of spirit may assocl- |
ate with them, Therefore the daily life |
OF the parent must have more in |
iluence within the home circle than the |
simple generalities of because grand |
pa was So" Since mankind can best
learn In line with the principle seen in,
SOW the wind and reap the whlrl- |
wind II follows that they whose lives |
are purest highest, noblest, most de-
void of selfserving, most given to !
making the world better because we
live" will find among their family cir
Gle the noblest and best Of the children
Of the spirit father. Therefore the
several children OF home are mile
stones that speak Of the upward on
ward journey of the parents.
Many superb 'heredity" has been
rendered imperative, perhaps annihi-
lated by the unwise efforts. in home
and school, arising from Il blind public
sentiment which demands Of the teach
er that the child be assisted In all diff
cult tasks thereby preventing power