The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-03-07

his bond; he will have the considera
ton and respect for the rights and
feelings of others; his faith in God
and In his fellow man will be un
shakeable; he will hold himself am
enable to "the law and the testi
mony," as well as to the so-called
moral code, ever striving to keep
himself in harmony with the reveal.
ed will of God, as he understands IL;
he will not close his eyes to the
numerous evidences in nature of ihe
handiwork of God nor deny the testi-
mony of an overruling Providence in
the affairs Of men,
These are a few OF the things that
re,Jgion can and will do t3I everybody
A. such results worth while? In e
light of these possibilities need we
ask is there any need OF religious
| training in ch.iLnood?" especially
when we grant that, las the twig is
ben. the trees incllnol." But the
| question is not so much one OF The
desirability of attaining these ends
as of awakening an active interest
which shall lead in that direction, IN
spite OF the counter influences sur.
rCuNCing the children, which lead to
fl lure and sin. The flowery pain OF
ease, sensuous pleasure, and worldly
fame Is seemingly much more aliur
inG to childhood and youth than IL
the straight and narrow way" when
leads to life eternal | believe that
children are naturally good, but the
best that Is in them Is frequently per-
yerted by unfavorable influences CT
hrl edity and environment. ro a Ger
tub extent, children may inherit ewi
GIuetites and inclination when ~
quire much discipline to overcome;
aud bad environment may under.
mine and destroy the noblest herii-
age, Again, the mind of the chi
is very plastic, so that impressions
VI childhood are likely to i,.s' Ter
ever. This fact furnishes one very
iml ortant reason for the r2lil,!ous
training of children. Another reason
5 th4t the home seldom does is fll!
duty in giving children a proper on
look upon life, aud deep.rrlt"G
iaiih in God, coupled with sGoerc
q ain Of 10 do nj
!, parents woLld constantly Md
~ before their children thu h.ghes'
deals of truth, faith, and nonur, and
then try to live these ideals hcn.sel-
YES, the problem o! religious rrainirg
IL schools, church organizations, etc,
y ulld not be hard to solve. AS Pre-
s'dent Joseph +. Smith has sa,u 1T
l., the home that needs reforming ="
There is too much shifting OF rcspon
6ibility i'm religious training away
sIcm the home. The failure of me
home to do its dut! makes ne task
o. TIE Sunday school, the Religion
class and other organizations very
difficult one. Cold indifference to re-
ligious teaching on the part OF par
ents in the family circle Is often suf-
ficient to annul the work of the most
faithful and devoted teacher. Then
again, there is the influence OF the
playground, the street corner, and the
| Of tha nlinnn m
crowd to which the child may belong
which to a great extent, spells all the
the good that the home and the
Church have been able to do. A bad
example, 'smutty" story, coarse
Joke, or a sighting remark about the
Church, the priesthood, or the sacred
ordinances of the gospel, may be like
n dose of poison to the spiritual ma
ture of child. Yet the child lives II
the world, and hence he cennot av
ord contact with its evil as well al
its good influences. Therefore lh'
need of adequate training to direc
his footsteps in the right way Thu
number of so.called educated tramp
in the world today, the crowded pri
sons and reformatories, the humble
of dTunkards, thieves, fakirs and nor
} al reprobates loudly testify to tn,
} crying need OF religious training IL
childhood. A well balanced educa
, ton requires the harmOniOus doypl
Cpment of all the human faculties
: the spiritual nature not the least i'm
1 pOrtant
A one-sided education often read
to infidelity, and infidelity destroy
instead of builds up both individual
and society. Men and women @
faith are required to build UP h
: kingdom, hence the children Of toda
y need that kind of training which wi
: | IN tham IN no tho hind nf man an