Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

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70 lite their religion and to keep the
commandments OF the Lord, TO purge
iniQulty from their midst and also folly
and sin and the transgresson Of the
commandments Of the laws Of God unto
them. | may add to this that perhaps
there never was a time when the work
of the Lard In the earth was in greater
eyl 1tnee or reality than II Is today As
protf OF this, We need only to open
our eyes and see the energy and actiy-
ity Of tie enemies OF this people at the
present time. When the wicked rage
and the ltathen imagine vain thing
relative 10 this people we may set il
down as a fact that the devil is not
dead and tta' the work Of the Lord Is
not dead, either.
I'VE are lucky in much that is gool
and necessary. One OF the things that
think Is very necessary Is that We
should teach our boys mechanism,
teach them the arts Of industry, and
not allow our sons to grow up with
the idea that there Is nothing honorable
In labor, except II be IN the profession
of law, or In some other line practical
ly unproductive; | was also about to
say unremuneratlve, but / know Of
scarcely any employment more remun-
erative than is the practise OF law, 10
those, at least who are proficient. But
what do they do to build up the coun-
try? What do they produce to bene-
fit the world? There may be a few of
them who have farms; there may be a
few OF them who have manufactures;
there may be a few Of them who may
be interested and engaged in other pro-
ductiye labor, something that win
build up the country and the people and
establish permanenCe, stability and
prosperity in the land, but the vast
majority of them are leeches upon the
body polite and are worthless as to the
building up Of any community. There
are a good many Of our boys who feel
that they could not be farmers and
that the pursuit Of farming and stock
raising Is beneath their dignity There
are some who think It Is mental and
low for them to engage In building en-
terprises as masons, carpenters or build
ers in general. There are but few Of
our boys who take to the hammer and
the anvil and to those pursuits of la
Dor that are essential to the perma-
hence Of any community In the world
and that are necessary TO build up the
country.
81 say that we are remiss and slack
In relation 10 these things, that we are
not instilling them sufficiently in the
minds Of our children, and that we are
not giving them the opportunity that
they should enjoy OF learning how TO
produce from the earth and the things
that are on the face Of II that which Is
necessary for the advancement and
prosperity of mankind, Some Of us
have the Idea that II is degrading for
our daughters to learn how to cook,
how to keep house, or to make a dress,
apron or bonnet, II necessary. No
Daughters In families that are blessed
with plenty Of means are taught TO
go out In society and spend their time
In Idle, useless pleasure, instead OF be-
ing taught how TO be economical, In
dustrions and frugal and how to be.
come good housewives. That is de-
grading! | would like TO say to this
congregation, and 10 the world. that II
| possessed millions of dollars | would
not be satisfied or content in my mind
unless my boys knew how to do some
thing that would bring them in a liv-
ing. how TO handle a pitchfork or 10
run a moving machine or reaper. or
how to pillow the ground and SOW the
seed; nor would | be satisfied II nv
daughters did not know how TO keen a
house / would be ashamed OF my
children II thev did not know some
thing Of these things.
I'VE need manual training schools IN
stead OF so much book learning and the
stufiing of fairy tales and fables. which
are contained IN many OF our sch oil
books Of TODAY. II we would devote
more money and time, more energy and
attention TO teaching our children man.
ual labor In our schools than we 90 n
would be a better thing for the ri'i9g
generation,
There are MANY subjects NJ this
character, In addition to the PRINCIPLES
OF the Gospel Of eternal truth ana the
plan Of life and salvation. than can be
dwelt upon with profit by those wis
NAV sneak to us.
Now. do not desire 20 nrolong nv
remarks this morning. 7 nray Cod To
bless those who may sneak 10 us and
inspire them to say those things thot
will he Instructive and henehcial. and
that we nav All eniov thai measure ~
the spirit Of intelligence thai we NAV
divine rightly the word OF truth r~d
that we ail NAV receive r,eat N due
season. Thst God NAV Grant MS thee
privileges and blessings IS nv prayer.
In the name Of Jesus Amen"
ELDER SEYMOUR b. YOUNG.
Of the First Seven Presidents OF Seven
ties, was the next speaker He was
grateful to the Lord for the prosperity
that attends the Saints everywhere. He
had testimony TO bear-the same testi-
mon that he had alwas borne. He re-
ioiced In the fact that our young people
had so many opportunities Of advance
ment and culture. Yet he regretted
that there was so little manual train
Ing In our system OF education Presi- !
ient Brigham Young used to teach this |
Idea as a necessary part of every edu- |
rational system. In speaking thus |
Elder Young explained that he was not |
inclined to find fault with what the |
earnest and devoted men and women |
we're doing for our young people. both |
In our Church schools and in the aux |
lIarv organizations Of the Church. But |
he felt nevertheless that We ought TO |
30 more IN the way or teaching man
nal training than we DO. Our schools |
viii always remain incomplete until |
hey have departments where the |
Mechanical arts are taught
Throughout our communities the |
Saints are In comparative comfort. In |
,ur outlying settlements II Is a very |
are thing to find an INDECENT person.
There are exceptions 10 this In this
,lty. for which there are sufficient rea.
,ons. But on the whole our people are
iery prosperous. And there are many |
wilderness that there II Improvement.
We can see, I'm avery stake. that the
words OF our leaders have been Needed
Especially IL this the case with respect
o the principle Of ti,hlng The bless
ngs OF the Lord have been poured out
ipon the people very markedly.
Along with this prosperity however,
here may be noted an Increase OF OPP