Show v WILLARD CITY feb 19 1838 1803 editor E evening nets oll oli sunday last we received a visit from brother edmund ellsworth who preached to us a good discourse upon the course which should be pursued by b us as latter day saints baines ili iu order orden to obtain that happiness which we are contin continually bally haily seeking for ills his audience was very attentive i and was undoubtedly much edified in the evening elders watkins and charles white while of brigham city addressed saints and endeavored to encourage them to go on with the good work in which they had started and alid exhorted them to faithfulness in the performance of their duty on monday the superintendent of Common Schools elder walking watkins spent the day with us in ili visiting our schools there are three district schools taugh taught fr here containing in all ISO scholars and one select school taught by osmond of rich county this school Is is composed of 35 scholars all young men who are very attentive and are making rapid advancement in many of the dlf dit different branches of education A good feeling prevailed in all the schools and during our visit soma some bome suitable remarks were made which it itis is hoped will bring as good results as were wished for the scholars were very attentive cien clen olean clean ly and well clad we have had good times here herel this thib liis fils winter our evenings are occupied in attending lectures quorum meetings prayer meetings singing ringing schools ac the DF S bre BRU T is well weli ted here and is eagerly inquired after as 03 instructor which is highly prized razed by our children I 1 f with best wishes I 1 am your brother 1 ALFRED ALTRED ALT RED cob COR doli DOii SALT sant lare LAKE CITY feb 1868 editor eveking evening mews news 1 dear ahro bro tell it nol not in gath publish the streets of askelin 11 1 I overheard oer over heard uail a ran man of property dealin decline e t to 0 I 1 take a k ea apayer the other day as no one in his raper gaper house could read Is it possible I 1 asked myself that one man exists in this territory who mani tests feats such cool indifference with regard to the cultivation of his childrens minds yes there is one man although I 1 am glad to believe he is the only one who having brought his family to these mountains does not see the object of divine providence in leading him hither another of his reasons for not taking in gd a paper that he had enough t to 0 do p to procure bread meat and ashel ter for his children la that all nil a father can do for his children why he does that for his dog hog cattle and sheep who are those children that he boasts of feeding beings in trusted to his care tobe tole 0 be schooled and educated the noblest creation of god and yet he h do does ess eff not sense that they should receive 0 different care than he bestows bestons on his tio ido mestie animals said the savior suffer little rUttle children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is th the f kingdom of heaven their minds are susceptible of impressions of good or evil and should be stored with true principles FInci ples pies to the exclusion of every mr ring hing that thatis Is eroneous A childs mind like a mirror reflects the object brought to view if we desire our childrens course to be a credit to us let iet us impress tham them with princ prine L f ples pies worthy to be cherished if oui out lives and actions are buch such that should apt be reflected through our children let us reform and set examples beffre befar 7 y them worthy of their imitation and banish barlish every thing that is offensive onnen siye sive sive in the sight of god our virtues will thus live while our children exist andi anai and aud we iway rilay hope our weaknesses for forgotten g 1 t n i observer 1 l i I 1 |