The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION
DRAWS A GREAT CROWD

President Joseph F. Smith was i'm
pleasant humor last night at the sun
day school conference in the taberna-
Gle He paid glowing tributes to the
beautiful young WOmeD Of Utah. eSpe-
Cially the members of the Weber stake
choir, leCtured the young men of Salt
Lake for their vicious habits and cOun-
seled parents as to the manner in which
they should bring UP their children.
The tabernacle was packed when the
conference began at o'clock and hun
dreds Of late corners found the doors
locked when they tried to gain admis-
sion The programme was diversified
in character and. while each speaker
had something of interest to relate. the
crowd was on tip-toe for the much ex-
pected testimony of the president of the
church. When the moment arrived. Mr..
Smith adjusted his speCtacles, stepped
to the reading desk and said. i'm part:
II shall not attempt to dwell on any
particular subject. but 7 desire TO say
a few words of praise for the Ogden
tabernacle choir Their singing this
afternoon I'm the Assembly hall and here
this evening has been most commend
able, especially the young women,
whose voices have filed me with ad-
miration- I wish I could say as much
for the young people Of the Salt Lake
choir. We have good material here, but
our people do not seem to have the
right kind of enthusiasm. ! would like
to see a greater interest taken by all
our young people in the art of music,
particularly in singing
Takes Notice of the Ladies.
Il have not taken very much notice
Of the young ladies in the Ogden choir.
I am naturally a little timid looking at
young women, but from the casual
quite a number of my kinSwOmen
among them. Many years ago 1 was
talking with the late DR.. Talmage, one
of the most eloquent divines this cOun-
try has ever produced. He said to me
that the man who could sing and would
not sing ought to be sent to Sing Sing.
To a certain extent / think something
of the kind ought to be done with our
young men who have good voices and
who will not help build the tabernacle
choir"
President Smith then touched on the
olOgy and related an incident in the
career of DR.. Lyman Abbott, the sue
ceSsor of Henry Ward Beecher of the
Brooklyn tabernacle. Il heard him de-
liver a sermon once said the speaker.
lin which he was most eloquent. His
iangua &c was grand; il was the highest
type of pure English he used in trying
to tell his listeners something about
God, but when he had finished and you
had a chance to analyze his discourse
YOU would find that he merely talked
about energy He lacked that one
requisite of bringing you in closer
touch with the All Divine Power In
his greatness that was the weakness of
DIR. Abbott.
Il want to say something to parents.
In the first place they should respect
each other-with perfect respect and
decorun all the time the home life will
be something to be proud of. 4 huS-
bands duty to his wife is plain. He
should never insult or injure her, and
on the part of the wife there should be
no nagging, no sarcasm. A wife should
be a. joy to her husband. so that the
on earth to him. With such a condi-
ton existing the children will be bene-
flied. for they win be brought up I'M
der refining influences and will conduct
themselves with honor to their parents,
to themselves and to the community in
which thecr live.
Be Kind TO the Poor.
II want to make special appeal in
behalf of the unfoTtunates we have
among us. Be kind to the crippled. the
demented and the infirm. Try to bring
a little of good cheer into their lives,
for they need 1t very much. You re-
member that little incident connected
with the life of the first president of our
country One day while the general
was making a tour OF inspection with
his staff he encountered a negro. The
latter bowed and lifted his hat, and
General Washington returned the sa-
lutte in the same way. Thereupon one
of his STAFF demonstrated with him for
bowling 20 a negro The first Dresi-
dent of the United States replied. Gen
tlemen, when a man extends a cour-
tesy to me l would fall short Of the