Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-13

! and the information or vulgar children,
or. later ON TO their own surmises, after
/ reading such accounts in the papers as
the Thaw trial lent 70 much better
! t0 tell them plainly about these truths,
| and the consequences OF Indulgence AZ
houses of shame. which lead 90 disease,
degradation and death as many hne
young man has found out Go his ever
lasting sorrow2 Also the shame and
degradation Of those who Indulge Tn
drink, to the drowning of their liner
feelings and coneclonresi the ruina-
ton on homes. the death OF The love ot
"a hnc woman FOR her husband ana
consequently a divorce ln the courts.
the encouragement of children from their
parents, who gradually grow TO learn
of their weakness. and whose love and
respect for "a drunken parent soon dies,
and who. NJ they have not strong char
actors follow very often, I'm the foot
steps N their parent I have seen, ir
England. "a drunk1rd mother try 90
Etarvc her infant. Co set the insurance
money on its life Such horrors az
these make one wish for a prohibition
state. 7 fully and truly believe We
must inst.l into tho minds OF our little
children, the consequences of sin ana
folly. at the ago of eight. nine OF ten
years. When a little older they will
not listen with the same childllko faith
OF are too bashful 20 wish 20 hear
Everything vulgar or of "a lowering
nature, should be strongly condemned,
and cast out OF our own lives, 20 that
our children will have a good example
When they have q fun knowledge and
know the consequences. which should
De painted ms hideous as sin ls, then
We have done part Of our duty as pa
rents. and as citizens Of a city which
wishes Co progress 20 the highest goal.
and OF "a country we wish 90 be the
finest on earth Honesty. sclf-control
and less selnshncss are some OF tho at
tributes that ought 10 be instiled I'm
our minds from childhood Then. IL
we proCtised them. we might hope that
our children would be better citizens.
and farther along 90 the goal Of pcr-
lection, and 80 help the neat genera
tion.
Why should sin and self-indulgcnce
be looked upon more leuiently IN men
than I'm women? why not have one
high moral standard for men and wo-
men? Why should young men smoke
and chew and visit saloons, and still
be received In good society. when one
on our society women, n she should do
likewise. would be ostracised from So
cicty? II a man expects his wife 20
be true TO him. then ne, too, should be
true 20 her. When one standard. and
one only. S. upheld by honest, brave
and true men and women. there will
not be- so much opposition 10 right
moral standards. We must strike at
the root and cut It out before we can
expect right results. There are too
many of our young men and women.
who do not realize the Importance OF
the od-givcn truths. and who have
their own shy and sometimes vulgar
opinions which ought to be rooted out
and right ones planted I'm their place.
We cannot expect a flower to grow in
"a place choked up with weeds I do
not believe, as President Roosevelt
says, there win be any race suicide
amongst sensible men and women. who
have been taught correct principles OF
.ife. and that the one end and aim OF
life is not for the accumulation Of
wealth for eXtravagant pleasures.
Some are selfish and do not wish any
family. Such win regret Il IN their
old age Children should be desired.
and planned for as they are souls from
God, who entrusts them 20 our care %
bring into the world, and train IN the
right way 20 help push on the work
of the world. and do all the good 20
their fellow men that IS possible, so
that the children and their parents
may return with good records. and
clean, 20 hold an accounting with their
God.
ELIZABETH CUTLER JENKINS.