Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-19
PRESIDENT Sl1lTH
ADDRESSES STUDENTS

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the devotional exercises OF the Latter
day Saints university this morning.
After the singing, I'VE Thank Thee o
God, for Prophet" and prayer by
Bishop Preston the President addressed
the student body in words that were
kind and very impressive.
He said that he deeply appreciated
the recognition which the students ex-
pressed OF the authority by which this
institution was sustained Taking his
text from remarks made by President
Paul IN which the latter referred to
questions asked him by New York firms
concerning the habits OF certain young
men who had attended school, Presl-
dent Smith spoke Of gambling and 9th
err bad habits formed by many young
men. He had heard IL said that the
habit Of gambling, when once con
iirmed, could never be overcome. IL Is
as destructive OF will power as opium
or morphine The matter of speculation
has come In our day to be something
ominous The bulls and bears OF the
stock market rule to the financial ruin
of those who are weak enough to yield
to the spirit Of gambling Some Of our
people have been led away BY this evil
spirit They have no tia FOR prayer
or the other duties of saint THIS
species Of getting money is illegitimate,
and is not in harmony with good ciu-
Zenshlp and morality.
A course Of life In which men live by
their wits In the manipulation OF the
prices OF stock is not consistent with
true manhood or with honest labor, nor
does II aid in the building up Of states
and communities When we hear for
example, that sugar stock is down, and
people who own 1t become discouraged
and sell what they own, that simply
means that the financial agents OF great
companies are In the field buying up
the stock, which Will presently go up
again In price and the spectators VIII
gain what the plain people lose,
Young men, be honest with your
selves. An honest man, 1t has been
said, Is the noblest work OF God. Do
not be deceived by the apparent pros
perlty OF men who are not honest
There are those who appear TO flourish
even when they are not honorable; but
" YOU win consider their entire ca
reer YOU will find that most
of them come TO full stop sooner or
later. There IA an end to their progress,
an end to their happiness, either IN THIS
life or In the life 20 come. IN wiiich eV-
cry one shall be resurrected ana shall
receive according to what they have
done. As In one man all died because
OF sin. so by the righteousness OF Jesus
Christ shall all be raised. Then we
shall all stand before the bar OF Him
who will Judge with righteous judg-
ment. and those who have been untrue
here win be thrust out into outer dark
ness there. But the man who has been
true and honest, who has kept himself
unspotted from the world, VINO has lived
not only for time but for eternity, who
has ayailfi himself Of the light That
shineth, will hear that saying wen,
done thou good and faithful servant
The principle that every one Will be re-
warded according 10 his works, Is Just
equitable and consistent, and must APP
neal 10 the enlightened judgment OF
every man and woman. A man who,
when he has reached the age of 60 and
upwards, can truthfully say that ne mas
never consciously wronged man or
woman, or deceived his neighoor or
borne false witness aaginst him, ana
has kept himself pure, can surely ieel
that he has some claim on the mercy
and favor Of God, the giyer OF every
good and perfect gift The speaker
had heard an Apostle say that II was
good TO see a man repent, but that II
was better TO see a man who had not
committed sin. We have every reason
10 place confidence In any man that
has never fallen; but for the man who
has repented. we always feel a tremor
OF uncertainty as TO what he may yet
do. Young men, do not yield TO temp
tatIon. BE men. The best evidence
of true manhood Is that a man can
control himself: for greater Is he that
ruleth his own spirit than he that
ruleth a city.
And whenever queries arise In your
minds as to doctrine or conduct. adopt
the plain. consistent, and common
sense view. The Gospel Is I'm harmony
with the plain average understanding
OF mankind. All thcorzing should rec
OgUlTO tniS ldlk. MUNk Nl AlAN hAN'-
tlons submitted 10 the First Presi-
dency for solution are easily answered
In this way. Good common sense should
always be exercised In Gospel matters.
May peace be upon this school. upon
its teachers and students. Aud may
every one Of you aspire 90 some use
ful and honorable position IN which you
may earn a livelihood by honest ana
sincere labor. not by any sort Of fraud.
speculation or gambling II YOU have
any friends l feel IN my heart that |
nm one Of them I have been n boy
myself and have had to work Tor my
support ] have known what poverty
Is: but by the mercy and love Of God,
ana the help occasionally Of n good
friend. / have been kept within the
bounds Of propriety and consistency In
these matters" The speaker closed by
expressing bis good wishes for the stu
iente of the institution.