Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21

a ship TO come their way and pick
them up. As | SIT In my little room and
look out through my little port hole"
! window With glass nearly an inch I'm
| thickness, and see that vast world Of
| waving rolling water, swelling and re.
| ceulng as II Il were full OF great mon
| stefs heaying II up and down from
underneath, like moving hills and val.
| leys every now and then q wave climbs
| up TO my window and dashes all over il
| as II to Brighten iae away / think
| What an awful experience Il would
De 10 De east adrlft In small boat or
ralt IN such a tumult OF waters,
A MISSIONARIES FAITH
But we never fear much; last night
one OK the young men was speaking
ABOUT The possibility of such q large
ship as ours sinking, and while admit
ing the possibility 80 far as the mag.
nlhcen, ship went, he added IN a tone
OF unQuestiondl certainty. but never
with missionaries on board" Sublime
trust and confidence Something for
everyone Of you 10 attain. But remem-
Der We must strive TO deserve this d.
vine protection, too. lest we some day
fail 10 receive what We sometimes do
not deserve, But It Is fact worth re-
memberng that no ship has yet gone
down that had Latter-day Saint mis-
sionarles or emigrants on board.
My dear children, study earnestly TO
Sing well, AMI mean what YOU sing. Let
us gradually excel the whole world in
our singing and In everything else that
is beautiful ana good We must not
think this can be done easily. for many
IN the world as yet excel as In many
things because they strive more earn
estly than do our young people as a
rule to become great, And Il is while
WS are young thatwe must get a prop-
er start If We ever excel We can't
catch up with them By playing. picnic
ing, dancing laughing at funny songs
and seeing funny plays. these things
are enjoyable enough for a little while
when we are not In earnest, thinking Of
nothing In particular. But Ike soap
bubbles they leave as nothing substan-
tai TO use la life, and In fact they of
ten unit as for any excellence.
CHILDREN SINGERS.
In few days shall be IN some Of
tne great cities Of England where The
children are often very stullious and
Nh'l' MUM AlifHllNN rs given 10
teaching them to sing, and to love good
music ! shall try ana tell YOU some
thing Of how they do u. and where they
excel you, II they do. II YOU are TO he
sent out ag teachers 70 preach great
truths TO these earnest and studlous
people you must learn 20 love to study
and learn TO know more than they do.
else your ignorance viii make Il hard
and trying task. Tor you can't win their
respect unless you al least equal them
IN all things. Don't get TO think an
hours careful and earnest work In the
class too much, II isn't half enough to
accomplish great things, as we want
you 10 DO by and by Learn to sing 80
well that The other 1900 children in
Salt Lake city viii want to learn to do
likewise. And I'm this way you viii
be admired for the good you dc, and
viii be leading Others to do good to
themselves for music and singing IL
held all the world over to be one Of
the best, most refined and lovely Of
all accomplishments.
Love to you all, your teacher
y. STEPHENS.