Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-05

law, prohibiting the use of intoxicants,
tea and coffee and the excessive use
of meat. Some are inclined to excuse
themselves for not complying because
in the, beginning 1t was not given as u
direct commandment. 1t should be re-
membered, said the speaker that many.
years ago, the Word of Wisdom was
declared by President Young as being
~ commandment, binding upon the peo-
pie,
Meats should be used spsringly, in
time of famine and hunger. If We
would use only half the amount OF
meats which we now consume, no tea.
coffee or tobacco, this people could not
help but become wealthy. Our people
are a self-supportiug people. We man
utacture all the sugar w4thin the state.
and the same IS the case IN idaho, and
probably Colorado, and the people are
self-sustaining in these particulars, and
have resulted in placing these states
high up in the financial world,
There Is no profit in the use of tea,
coffee, tobacco Or liquor. Those VINO
sell these articles make money in the
barter OF them, but none 10 those who
use them. The presiding brethren
realize the Importance of the enforce
ment of this law among the people.
There are many who are observing the
Word OF Wisdom-an army of thein,
but there is also a great army who do
not observe 1t, and who must be labor.
ed with to show them the value OF liv-
ing according to the revelation read
by President Smith. We favor and up-
hold any movement which Will forward
the cause of temperance and morality.
We hold out to men oil righteous
ness the hand of fellowship, and as
we repent OF our sins, we call upon all
men to repent and keep strictly the.
laws and commandments of God. II
we are true to what we know to be
right, we will be blessed OF the Lord.
The speaker said of late he had been
much concerned over the observance
OF the Sabbath day by the I.atter-day
Saints Efforts are being made TO i'm
press upon the people the necessity
of sacredly observing and honoring
the Sabbath day, How, may the day
be spent in a strictly proper manner?
The Lord requires those who have
children to teach their children the
| proinciples OF the gospel, and also to
teach them to observe the Sabbath
| day. The day should be utilized by
| fathers and mothers in properly in
| structng their children in the home
| circle, in singing, reading tho scrip
| lures and in otherwise fulfilling the re-
| quirements OF the Lord respecting the
| training of the youth regarding Things
| pertaining to the kingdom of heaven.
What a glorious thing if in each of
the homes OF the half million Latter
| day Saints, there could be Sabbath
teaching, sabbath reading and Sabbath
| singing of the songs of Zion. What
an influence could be welded for good
among the children of the saints, IL
the children could be gathered around
the home freside and in attitude of
prayer and devotion, praise God In
reading and in song, in the observance
of the hold Sabbath day | have
felt deeply on this subject for long
time, and ] believe that the parents
| In Zion should take UP a labor among
| their own children for the proper
observance of the Sabbath. Treat the
little ones with all kindness, gather
them around you in love and kind
ness, and teach them to sing. to pray
and to believe In the doctrines of
faith repentance and baptism. The
children will then grow up with respect
for the Sabbath day, and when they
are called to go forth to the nations
to preach the gospel they will be clean
and competent to teach the people Of
| the world, and know they stand APP
proved by their Heavenly Father in
their lives of Latter-day Saints.