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Show T ' ' u ? I . v. fi 1 ,s" . -- r A ? N' t - a Y'ulA V '.. ' ? ' V r (, - S SV' -- , . JL . f ;- r I - - v smUI c: toj J - . ' 'IT lt5 I ?; - Jc3. i.'' . iSBiAi-ii- iii?'I o. ti tr sstMMCSt Air kPu . T "Vi e VOL. 4. Ji arrest iritlt is great, hut the, laborers are few," SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MAY, ORGANIZATION OF JUT A II FOR our Utah Sunday School Association-I- t dcpomination-- but believe it will enSUNDAY SCHOOL 'WORK. would then devolve upi'i the Sec- courage men and women to brim- iW r. JI. 1AB0 MS. to thonselrts for the work, that it retary of the Territorial at the Sunday Fchwd convention at Salt keep each corresponding secretary fully will stimulate individual action and !a- Iasi City: wn all bicps taken iowasu th, tunt l!!.'! I'lu si That orgaaiation is r.ecps&srj no one posted upon tSie a S. that and of he advancement improvement mighty impulse may gben to will question. It is an admitted fact S. interests of the Territory, It would tho whole Christian work here. Perthat in union is strength, and this is be necessary for him to keep them haps some may say, wa have not proper no less true i the Sunday School work in regard to special and annual workers, that we have not trained Sunthan in all other lines of work. Espec- posted meetings, so that they might, whenever day School leaders. Perhaps not, but ially do I consider this anion and orpossible, be present at the same. It will not this work train them? Will not ganization necessary here in Utah where would be necessary for him to forward this work develop them? and give us as so small a proportion of the people are to them any circulars, documents or aids well trained, earnest leaders and vroik-er- s sn sympathy with evangelical Sunday furnished here as eke where? It seems t me the International Associa Feboul work. We have not only to win tion in order that each might be fully that we need no fuller demonstration of the childre to our schools, against their informed upon all matters pertaining to the fact that we can develop workers own inclinations to stay away, but also the great international work of the as' than the meeting held here this after-nougainst the express commands of those sociation. It would be the duty of each whom they are accustomed to abey, ane! as far as I believe if it would t in nothing xt asso- corresponding secretary to, here may 1 say that at our associamore than the individual, Lbnefit we possible, take the place of an ciation meeting I trust tba subject f would receive in the increased earnesttion in that town. How to win the cbildien to our Sunday and enthusiasm, in the fraternal and ness By connection with the Territorial Schools will be one of the subjects disunited feeling that will follow, it would association and through it with the intercussed. And because such elrenuous well repay us to organize thoroughly for national organization the teacher would efforts are made to counteract our infeel within the vast cirol of earnest wfik. fluence over th little ones, and older Almost all lines of business are organenthusiastic S. S. workers scattered all ones, we especially seed to work unitedly over our own land, and over the whole ized. We have our corporations, our and in an organized way. for where can you now go to get unions, our boards of trade and now I have said that no one will question world, the reach of the, S. Ss.? The let us have a union of the Sunday that organization is necessary. I further- beyond teacher would receive the aid and the School forces and workers. Let us more say that no one will doubt the adand the inspiration that can have cur reguar association meeting. w are sympathy vantages of organization, for if committees be gotten only by the knowledge of be- Let us have officers and properly organized it will give us the that will work for the advancement of - ing one of many working in the sane advantage of the wisdom and experiour Sunday School interests. Let us of and holy cause, the bringing cnee of over three hundred workers in great come together in this way as often as the little ones to Him who said suffer this branch of the Masters work, and little children to come unto me and for- may seem best and gather ia the inspirwho can estimate the advantage of this bid them not for of such is the kingdom ation of such papers as those presented alone? In order to accomplish this of God. are joining in the work They wh If we proceed properly, we as Sunday I would advise the Terrineed the help and advice of th older organization torial association to instruct its secretary School workers may occupy a grand and and wiser, while perhaps sometimes, once take steps to send a circular noble place ia the redemption of Utah the earnestness and enthusiasm we feel to at letter to each school in tho Territory in- by training the young in our schools so may act as an incentive to them in in charge of the they will be loyal umii and women, their work. Again, to feel that we are forming the teacher and requesting faithful and earnest citizens, but above sot alone in any good work, is a spur present organizations, her as a coi responding sec- and over all devoted followers of our to drive us on to greater efforts, and to Lord and Savious Jesus Christ. are retary. It would then become the duty fed that hundreds of of each corresponding secretary to keep watching us and depending upon as for the secretary of the Territorial associaaid and sympathy will do much to make GAUFJED BEACH. informed as to the progress of the tion each one diligent and active. I also Utah & Nevada ltaliraod. to supply all needed facts iinld that it extends our influence when the school, The wand of the fairy of our childand statistics concerning enrollment, atwe can ieprob?r,t to others that we are contributions etc. hood days has not been lost nor become not alone, when we can show to those tendance, teachers, ineffective as some would vainly tell us; so that a report could he made to with whom we are working, and for etc., the once desolate beach at the south for th Internationa! Association in a systewhom we are working that we are a of Salt Lake has peen transformed end matic way, giving exact faces and figures. part of a great army marching in the into a Garden of the Gods through its 1 received a few days siace fiont the earne direction, marching against Satans power, but wielded this time by the influence over our young people. We statistical Secretary, E. P. Porter, the Utah & Nevada railroad people. The will find too that it is easier to over-tom- latest report they nave from our Terriformer accommodations at Garfield anu tba obstacles that are constantly tory, and I boleive that if this proposed Lake Point proving too inadequate for is adopted we can at the next met confronting us if we feel that we are plan the comfort of the tens of thousands of in Chicago show such an increase backed by so large a concourse of those visitors and tourists last year, the work who make the Sunday School work a that the Eastern friends of Christian of enlarging was begun on a exten in Utah will feel enprayerful study, and who are constantly work and education sive plan. Just east of the boat GarI couraged to double their efforts in its field is a cievibino- new wavs and methods. As O large platform containing two understand this question, we wish a behalf. observatories besides necessary accomfor set That repent shows only 84 S. Ss in odations; thi is 300 feet long by 50 pr.ti tioal, busiimss organization ual work, and after a long and careful Utah 414 teachers and 31 Uo scholars, or feet wide. This platform reaches nearly tudy of the question 1 shall propose the a total of only 41 19 worker and scho- to the water's edge where the bath foTowlng outline, and depend upon my lars in our whole Territory, with a popu- houses arc erected consisting of 200 s who are to discus? this lation of 1 50,000. new rmis to add to or take from as may seem nee- IFbrA? tho to shows That same report iui: arvTEK of atiraction, that there is not a S. S. associatian of ersiry. however, is the pavilion built cut upon As you are aware, our Territorial orany kind in the Territory, and I wbh the water 400 feet from the shore and last fall, when that before the ganization was secretary makes his connected with it by a covered pier . Gitto-r- t and Wheeler were here, this prinos3 we could sav that we in length. 300 effected the Halt hud an o jraniz.ati in in v'rru town where ov-and we have ili Pan mis K5 by Go Let in si,e,c This Lake? organizaton in ad its branches, there were enough workers to fill the and arc ready fare to go on with the offices, ami a cm responding secretary in taining in the center a high tower, overlake on all and comwork. Under all the existing clrcum- - each Sunday School in th Territory. In looking the of the snowan view unequaled ftanccs surroun ling our work here we this wav can v.e show to th? Christian manding tie asatch of moan cannot organize as in tho thickly set Sunday Sch laborers, that wo too art capped pal.s t.m on the the tains on cast, have tled States where each county can advancing still; that we are carrying west and the to Oqjinb diiectly a central organization, and from it organ- tho banner of Christ into the town of while to the norlb'-a-.end north-v.Hize m every towns. up v f n i r Us hinds Utah Territory, that we ore doing what he the Antelope and respectively AW must for the present regard Utah in us lies to pieaeh and teach the gioii-uUt Stansbury Islam!?, the Goat Inland count v, and make tributary to as a O gospel of the Son of God to dies, Sea stretching out of sight to the T.ojth cadi Sunday our Territorial on f hut out people who h.m sn long lf them. between Sc hooi within i's limits. I suggc'-- l that from us li rt.t and ouwer, .And notniffv h're have always The attraction Wo endeavor to have associations formed do I believe th..t proper oigauiz.'iu;i , 1 pre-par- e fp-.a- 5 V n. res-yl- to-da- y. , e i - fellow-worker- afb-cte- d re-no- rt bfo'-S'- I to-da- fc r y ft 1SS7. NO. shower bath, mirror and cvi-rcomf,.i ami convenience suggested bv long experience. i Kate put it right when she said: Salt I.ak 9 sal:ral Here a thousand miles from the Yvt ern ocean, and two thousand from tho Eastern, yet you have the great t be seaside at your vt ry door. Here in the midst of the si hurdling sands of of the Nevada an Wyoming deserts, are fin parks with pleasant walks and Italian bky, the softest air mild simmer days and cool nights. Surely it is Fairy Land. Fh-h- ! sani-toriu- t S sin-rif- w strive to raise the f alien, we not do eemetbing more, Ia rmovie Die temptation And the tempter from the door. A May PECULIAR PRAYER. England was euprised when sb learned that tho United States spends annually $63,240,000 for public schools. Bat alosg with these figures that speak so loudly for the intelligence of our people was home as in mockery, these 0 words the United States spends for stroag drink. Yes, fer every dollar we pay to our schocls that our children may be educated and trained in ways of virtu, we pay f 14 to the sas loons and that drag them down to vice. Then, the schools are open six hours a day, five days in the week and from six to ten months in the year, while th saloons are engages in the work of dsstruction at least fifteen hours a day all the days of the week, in many places, and all the weeks of the year. According to the census of 1880 there were i the United States 141,300 $000,-000,00- grog-shop- public schools, and 140,136 legalized saloons, besides hundreds that, are open in violation of law. Again, tbeic are only 81,000 Christian ministers in our land, but there are twenty men selling liquor to one proclaiming the gospel. Twenty times as much is spent for drink as for all our churches. What must be the result when so much more is spent to degrade than to elevate? Evidently, a degeneracy ia moral. Cau we as a nation, afford to sit idly clown and allow this state of things to continue? Gaiot says: republic only rests on intelligence and If this nation shall enter morality.0 the next century under as favorable upon has the present one, our it as auspices schools and churches must keep pace with the population, while these insidseious foes that lurk in every rectifrom of our paths youths ducing tude must be overthrown. The war that is so favorably begun must continue until the enemy shall unconditionlly surra n Jtr. Wh ether our nation shall continue to shine in the future as it has in the past, the guiding star to all nations, depends upon how we solve the question now before us which is, Shall we control the rum power or shall we continue to bo controled by it? My brothers, solve it right at the ballot box. by-w- ay Cure to every man and nation Comt-- s the moment to Umtie, In the war with truth aad error or the goid or evil side. Fast thou chosen, 0 my brother, On whose party thou wilt stand E'er the down from its w-.- wandal Shakt-- U.y dust aamst the land T7 l v s - tin-sout- i 1 fi, MJKNBTT. Sooner or later all guilty nations perish as did Assyria, Greece, Home, Tyic. The sword of Carthago, and Egypt. cn is not in Lastc to i,c r yet doth linger. My brother-- , h t swords lu- arguments, and bullet? e La'b'K Thus peaceful inav tic battle be fought, lest shall again speak in retribution by tl, loud voice of t! e cannon, or the cruei rage of an angry mob. It nav not be gc itrnliy known that nur accomodations finm the been irrat, and government derives a revenue of is hut now die company spending $4 A, fliXqOOttiOO annually from liquor traf 000 uo that the olaee will want nothing tic. As IffT'iOO fall annually into eminent only re that money can bay. graves the Ua v'Ctim. the In addition, each bath room is fur- reives $1000 it uc- the an while of it hand wash nab stand. nished with a stationary Oii.i-pu- I epts this blood tax ofliceribs? If every gal ion were taxed a thousand dollars it wouhi not eompenate alone for the tear? shed r the innocent wives and children. Think of a Christian nation ifs manhood, degrading debasing womanhood, defrauding childhood for the taka of money. Our laws are wrong itt principle and ruinous in practice. Not man aan have the right to sell that whin's ruins both body and soul. The youag in onr Fchoois anal streets cry out to u Lead us not into temptation. Until th masses are so educated that a saloon will not be tolerated, the young are not safe. FACTS AND FIGURES. T MlhS ( 1 sj Ib-aves- 't V i The first Mormon temple in Utah was wm-feat St. George and dedicated April Cth, 1877. Os that occasion the dedicatory prayer w&t offered by Pres. Daniel, H. Wells, once the commander-in-chie- f of th notorious Nzqtoo legion, and now on & mission in England, a refugee from justice on account of too much marrying. A rery peculiar prayer it was, -- remarkable for length, and extremely odd. We print a a part of it as it appeared in th Deseret News of May 16th, 1877. W thank thee, 0 Lord, wli'UB then hast led to this that thy people distant laud and whom thoo hast preserved by thins own right am, ha? hmn permitted to establish themselves is the homes which thou hast given them, and that, through thy continued blessings, they have been enabled to gather together the materials of which this building is composed, to put together and erect the same, even a Temple, which we dedicat and new consecrate to thee, that it may b holy unto the, tho Lord our God, for eaered and holy purposes, arid that "the blessing, even life forevermore, may bo commanded hre, from heaven, eves from thy presence and may flow through the ordinances which appertain unto thy holy place, us thy chil. dren. We pray that the blessings pertaining to our eternal pal ration and to the establishing of thy kingdom .upon this thin earth may be poured out upon thy holy Priesthood and thy people, who shall worship and officiate in this thy holy House. We dedicate and consecrate the foundation of this building upon which it stands. Cause, 0 Lord, that it may not give way nor yield in consequence of any destructive elements that may be in the soil, aad may the nature of those elements be changed so as to i I ! become strengthening instead of weakening that the same may always remain firm and sound, W e dedicate and consecrate the lower and upper walls of the building aad the buttresses which support the same, and all the material the stone, the lime and the sand, which compose the mortar, and all that pertains thereunto, together with the flagging, tho timbers, the joist, the floors, and the foundations upon which they rest, that the same may be protected and preserved, that non of the elements either through storms, fire or earthquakes, may have power to destroy, disturb or in jura this tby holy House. We also dedicate and consecrate unto thee all tii? openings, entrance, doors and windows, and their fastenings of the basement story. We also present to thee the Baptismal Font, in which is performed the ordinance of baptism for the living and the dead; with the steps, the railing around, aad the oxen upon which it rests, the foundations, together with the connections and apparatus for furc-lshing, ciueying, Lolling aad heating ths water, with all that pertains to it, dedicating and coast crating unto thee, the Lord, our Father end God, that they may be holy unto thy name. We pray that thy blessing may attend those of thy servants who and who may officiate in th ordinances that may be performed therein, ia behalf of thy pco; ie, and m behalf of those, our progenitors, our relatives and friends, who hav? goim before us to the spirit world so far as we may be cnaided and permitted tooffeiafe for them. SV? delicate to th? also the rooms of this buildiug In th first, second and tiur-- ctorieg, with th? roffais and supportoJie!-f,incluing the side rooms, with th? partition walls, i for the purpo-e- s for whii b they may be used Conchi J d on Fagi s. ; JW5-- k; F. k't |