Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-06
TABERNACLE THR0NGEO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Upwards OF 1000 people gathered at
! the tabernacle services at O'Clock
\ Sunday afternoon and listened 70
| feeling address by President Martins H.
/ Tingey OF the Y L. NJ. i. A, in wnlch
| she deplored the fact that even the
| girls are now sometimes found IL tox-
icated at Saltair and have TO be ioekcd
| up: deprecated the habit OF visiting
cafes and treating at soda fountains,
| and referred to other evils creeping in
| among the young people: President Jo-
| seph +. Smith in a powerful sermon
| admitted there were evils among tne
people, but in spite OF them he frmly
] believed there was no better people
| none more honest God-fearing or more
| yirtuous In the world than the Latter
| day saints: Elder Heber J. Grant de-
| lIyered a eulogy on the late John Ha-
| fen. Utah's foremost landscape painter;
| and Emma Ramsey Morris spoke on
the vast Importance OF Primary WORK
! President Joseph +. Smith was IN
! charge of the services. The opening
hymn was GLORIOUS things of Thee
! are spoken, Zion, city of our Lord
| Prayer was offered by Elder Joseph
/ w. McMurrin. The choir sang the
/ hymn. 1.-THE morning breaks, the
| shadows flee"
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the general boards OF the Mutuals and
| primary. all Of whom were unanimously
chosen for the ensuing year
EVIL IS BROADCAST
Mrs. Martha II. Tingey said the work
| of the Mutuals Is growing. Zion Is
growing, the gospel Is growing. and she
| felt the Lord must be pleased with the
| work but there is evil among us,
4 and what can we do to stem the tide
| of evil which is broadcast in the earth!
j will tell you In a few words; live up
| 70 the principles of the gospel OF Jesus
| Christ In your daily lives. That VIII
prove n remedy. and by that we may
esoape the evil extant throughout the
| world. The parents should teach their
| children faith in God. baptism, and to
keep the Sabbath day holy. III our
| children are brought UP as they snouid
he there would be little need OF Mutual
ASSOCIATIONS. or for juvenile courts,
There is n tendency TO make the san
| hath n day of pleasure. The boys
want to play ball on that day: o, II
| we could only teach our boys the cour-
age TO say, 4 will play with you other
| DAYS. but on the Sabbath / do not play
| hoil' ,rhIs would require the highest
kind of courage. but they are capable
| of it, !,
The sneaker deprecated the use OF
| strong drinks hot drinks. tobacco III
any form. saying tobacco was only
good for sick cattle. She spoke OF
the bad effects OF the clgareuea ,Sat
| greatest educators have FOUND that
hovs addicted to this habit never
amount TO much in the schools, or the
colleges. The saloons would soon
close IL we would stop visiting them
STRONG DRINK AND FASHIONS
81 was horriaed 10 learn that girls
| II. a 4n
up at Saltair because OF indulsihs to1
freely In strong drink. IL Is pau
enoueh for our boys, but when the gltls
heein indulging In such things, ii VIII
take the hand of the Lord TO stop u
Another evil ! see creeping IN
among both our young men anu sE NJ,
ladies'. is that of striving for fashion
our garments should be neat and be-
| coming but plain, and we shoulu NOT
strive 10 follow those whose highest
object in life seems to be To acorn
their bodies. The youth Of Zion seems
100 prone 10 run TO extremes. Some OF
the Young people In salt Lake TO-DAY
aeu their good names for dress. one
Young lady said We'll. just have Ia
dress, and | can't earn enough money
any other way .
aAnother practise 10 be deplored Il
that of visiting the cafes and soda
fountains, where much i'll health Is
engendcrcd, and the habit OF treating
is established.
The anthem. Grant us Peace, Y
Lord" was sung.
PRIEST. SMITHS EXHORTATIoN
President Joseph 4. Smith said: 1--WE
have heard OF the misdeeds OF some
who have fallen into error ana trans
erosion, but believe there ~ no
another people of the same magnitude
and surrOunded with the same environ
ments, circumstances and temptations
that can produce as large percent
age of upi'ghtness. purity virtue an'
honor as this people can do. woule
like to proclaim that thought ana Una
| truth To the world.
1--WE must labor for the crring, ans
in this work should not be discouraged
! and cry quits We must frst look u
the saving Of ourselves. then our
families, our neighbors and the chi
dren of God throughout the world.
Is the duty OF the Latter-day Saints e
! teach their children the divinity Of tn
work of Joseph Smith the Prophet
and never let this perish from you
1 thoughts The day will come. and II J
| not far distant, when the name OF 10
| seph Smith will be coupled with tina
| of Jesus Christ as his agent Ia the neS
| dispensation, and millions living AM
| dead win proclaim that truth
There Is no place in the world ina
/ should be so attractive, so desirable
| so peaceful, so lovely as the home. Al
| anger. all strife be banlshcd from tn
| nome and love should abound Moth
/ ing n more sacred: God should be on
/ partner and His spirit dwell therein.
| II feel today that l am standing be
/ fore as good a people. . better peopl
i than can be found anywhere else In IN
/ world. and I do not say II In boasttna
but In all humility OF spirit Above nj
things. let US save our young people
from going Into sin
n TRIBUTE TO JOHN HAFEN
Elder Heber J. Grant delivered a
| cuiogy on John Hafen. the artist VIII
| died in Indianapolis Friday. telling o
the universal esteem Ia which he
| held. and OF the eminence he had at
| tanned as Utah's foremost landscsp