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Show - - t ' 1C EDITORIAL I itjuttj atttion Li - - e k will-drin- , ' ,,,...,,,neetand-thscrewattbistraia.b- is ::odthl.I -- I -- - high-power- Radio Address Digest s lumber telasit proceseec. Irtvolve diagnos- - tie criticism of the individual; (2) the ofa plan of General Superintendent et the eorrectivemaking action; and (3) the -Deseret Sunday Scheel ratan lattechhart and management of retiowteg b a digest et the that plan through to the and radio &fibres. thvii Sabi lay. of ettahunent--t- he production est Aug. tt. MIL el of the dean' ed results. the Church Beier ever Statism Though this procesa . common ILSL, Salt Lake City,31rials. I to repentance and to educa1 tioo . may be restated In sevILLitUiTANCIL. ' tbe'' prteel- ot menUl, rowel . end eral ways, the basis Ideas will remain the same. spiritual growth and freedom TflZ ITE1.14-01SIs applied to bring about de. prooOsired changes in human SICS 01 repentance Involve IDU.Tb Is a!se the alga et starting with a godly sorrow edocetkles. for sin."' and continuing to the th repentance and odors-tine- s. desired outcomes wittp 'works meet for repentimea.. es orderly. produces Second Assistant 6 N , Page SiAtten-- C 1 - : :. , ' Cti.. ?iii':' ,..., : .:.., - 414ft-- 3:2,7::,; i, ...; '- ..,,;,.,it.,,.': t , ,,,,,,,s,,, , 7 .,,i ;:' ,..;-- ' -4'i 1- ;'-'- - 1 :i.,::, ,, i .11 I'L: ,','::::: ;. :t.1:;;k,;;, ::'"' ' ;,;i'-,.':- : i ,:- :it,:. i4Liii - ' ' t: t ,:, 'ii..1 P KIS. GIORGI RITNOLDS or as a',Otizen ot the nation to whichNhe beIMIs, must be a man who tries to serve God, who endeavors to keep the law of the Lord, who believes in God and in rewards and punishments, who listens to and Yates the voles of his conscience, and who seeks with all his powers of heart and mind, body, and soul to do that which be believes to be true and righteous. g I DO NOT BILIEVZ for man is a moment that better-prepare- d a to help his is that human beings may live more adequate and abundant lives; lives of joy, and achieveMant;-livea..- ,OLIreedom.lturn, Ignorance, disease, frustration, crime, injustice, selfishness, from all vice and from everything which threatens to destroy the souls of men. AS WI APpLY these companion Principles of repentance and education, we must appraise the kt.iyidtml and discover what about him needs to be changed in txler to aceomplish improvement and the attainment of the desired ends of more adequate' being and living. What ends are desired? To answer this question we must construct a plan of life, which includes the desired ends, attributes and conditions. Philosophies of life vary. Philosophies of ',education differ. The philosophy of life of the Latter-da- y Saints is embodied in the restored gospel of our, Lor4 and Savior Jesus Christ, the tilt of life and salvation. Dt. I. L. THOILNDEILE, for "A godly sorrow for sin" Imgeneral education, offers a lucid statement of purpose: The art plies criticism of the hulof human living is to change lviduala judgment that somethe world for the better and to thing needs to be done to maks things, animals, plants, If he is jobs man and oneself more servicechange . able for lifs ends." spared shame. sorrow, (utterTHE AIM or IDCCATION ing, frus1ratiot4 defeat, error. should then be, to make men Injury. deterioration. death. "A want the right things and to godly sorrow' Implies disconmaks them better able so to tent powerful enough to give control the forces of nature and and resolution to themselves that they can satImpetus change. 'A godly sorrow for isfy them wants." sin feeds the desire to escape The processes of education the consequences of sin In orand of repentance start with der that one may enjoy life and feeling of needwith the pies-n- ee or arousal of a sense of experience virtue. The purpose of education and of repentance dissatisfaction with the inacle- Progress Toward Spiritual Maturity BY Eloier -- , - - .. ,., ; - r '''''.."f-.- - I - - ,, bete. Is my accomplished t I,li k - 1 : it . . lvabit--forrnin- 11.41-- l-;- h- ages.,-,,fhtert,ivo- - fellows who Is an unbeliever In God and In our Redeenter....nd Ia the work of the atonement that Ho an individual responsibility to sea - that the work is done whkh Cad requires at our that we do it by RI, barn help and through Eli grace to the best, nt7,our ability; and that Ira mast net leave to others t14 work that God has placed upon our shoulders. I believe' most thoroughly that a min to be his best, as a tathati as a husband, - judo-met- -- AIL WE answer wait given in favor of restrictino the drinking Id;erties of the'.autorno,.. bile driver. Who, then, has a right to drink? , If 35,000,000 autacnobilis drivers, do not have a right to drink for fear of enl dangering the public safety, how about the pedestrian? Of the 39,800 fatal automobile accidents caused during the year . .' church:s; police officers, and others to 1931, a very large proportion of these wets caused by drunken pedestrians curb it. walking directly in front of a speeding Once before in the columns of the automobile They not only endanger Church News wis reproduced on article own lives their but the lives of those ridentitled Has Right to Drink?" in the automobiles. ing Charles S. Longacre, Secre- written No person has a right to dethrone ofAmerican Temperance Assotor)! and impair hie good his reason ciation and the International Religious use of intoxicating liquor the by Liberty Assoc'icition. This article was also ' and Bethereby endanger the public Safety printed in :Elio lesprovenseet Ere. and the general welfare of Srxiety. CaUSet of the great value of the rnoOnei'versortal liberty in society is cirtonal fixesmted we take pleasure in once the cumscribed rights of others. Perby ogain reproducing this pamphlet below: sonal liberty does not mepn a personal TIME AGO white riding SOME license to inflict on injury upon another on the train between Washington and person. Personal Liberty cannot in justice Chicago, a group of business men were infringe upon the rightful liberty of discussing the futility of laws restricting others. No person has a right to do what the right to drink Intoxicating beverhe pleases or desires. Ho has no personal - a 144,11t ta drink the liberty to rob nether man of his prop- - some as they have a right to eat," said city, of his honor, or of his life. No man one. "It is foolish," ockled another, "to has a right to, seduce another man's vote for kiwi to outlaw the liquor trafwife or his kaughter. No man has a fic when Probliition does not prohibit. right to build slaughterhouse on the in spite of the taws that Man public square. No man has a right to aim to restrain the sale of intadcants To sell the public poisoned food. No man has a right to sell cocaine morphine, ultiniipt to regulate drinking Is on interference with a man's personal liberties or other deadly and drug and with his inherent right to drink" promiscuously to the public, no matter how much individuals may crave it. At this point the conversation was asked who a Who has a right to drink? Do I as interrupted by .ipassenger the question: "Do you gentlemen bea prosective father or 8ou as a proslieve that the engineer and the train pective mother have a right to drink that operate thrstrain-shauld enjoy alcoholic beverages or use cocaine the therty to. &ink intadiating bever- or rnarltuona when science tells me that ages?" The unanimma reply was an ermy offspring will have to suffer the anasked his passenger nphatie"Nor ;blight and curse of both mental and other question: "Why should the engi- hysical defects and a premature death lt deniel.,., withgre-óferings- - of drirA...?",-fibe vertfict was:, the right to maladies as the -- tons,"The law should require these men to be quence? No father has a right to come ,Itt sober so as not to endanger the lives or home staggering and jabbering and the passengers on this train." The in cursing and abusing his wife and children because of drink. No mother has a torrogator asked again: 'Hàw Many engineers are there in the United Statesr' right to bring shorne and disgrace and a They answered, "About 63,000." 'The handicap upon her offspring because of drink No son or daughter has a right Interrogator said: "You ore badly mistaken. Besides the 60,000 railroad engito bring reproach and dishonor and inneers there Ore 35.000,003 liCIIIISed engigratitude upon an upright and respectrriabile engineers, who ore entrusted able father and mother because of drink. with No citizen has a right to make o pauper gasoline 'engines on the public highways, where there ore no out of himself to be supported by society roils and guards and signals. Wit, not because of drink. Any nation that debauches and corrupts its youth through Just as necessary that these automobile the curse of drink destroys its own future engineers should be required to be sober as the railroad engineers?' Again the and commits national suicide. irtTHE FATAL ACCIDENT-TOL- L beand our nation is steadily ciirthing coming mare terrage each year.- No one knows wriei he goes out in his car Upon the highwal whether he silt be .,sate there or whe)her he will even return to his borne Drunkenness behind the steering wheel is becoming more ond mire of a menoce in spite of oil the if fats of I It Pays To Serve WhoHas a Right To Drink? -- , Monist Goon of FEATURES opinion, be Is the bigbest , type of man, the best 'AU.. the strongest, ths bravest and' the best is every relationship of life, who is in deed and in truth a Christian, or, as I would rather put it a Saint. a 'ler. rant of God. There may tometimee thoughts arise in our mindirwith regard to policy; time serving ideas that may afflict us for a abort time; but I believe the sober, second thought of every man and every woman who has received a portion of the Spirit of God, is that it pays to serve God. It pan; to do the best we can, and to learn to do it better. It pay. to keep our covenants. It pays now and it will pay eternally. God grant that ;we all may see its truth is this light, that we may use the energies and ties that God has blessed us with to His service. God will remain with us if we will be true to Him; and more than this, I know that Re is tsbtmdantly capable of taking care of Ms work. At the same time We must do our part; do it In 101e . in faith, in zeal, and then the blessing of God will follow and His MOMpurposes will be plished. (Pres. George Reynolds, General Conference ad1906. Presidress., Out dent Reynolds was born Jan.t 1 1842, at Marlebone, London, England; ordained March 18. 1866; set apart as a member of Ole First Council of the Seventy April 10, 1890, and died Aug. 9, 1909, at Salt 411 query or 'discomfort of one's present state. I am best moll-vot- ed to learn something new toRYOYR 14t:',11,t,l11.0. Or condition if I am discontented with myself and want to do something to improve my present state. Discontent comes from discovery of one's limitations and of the hardships, pains, penalties, frustrations and dangers of one's present situation. Improvement starts when one discovers that heren enjoy a happier state. When I become aware of what I am being deprived of by ignorance, I am motivated to Overcome ignorance. 'ONIC OF THE FOREMOST handicaps we human beings and our teschers,have to overcome is our own 'blindness to ourshortcorningsour inability to appraise ourselves and to discover what needs to be Improved about ourselves. Associated with this blindness Is our resentment toward those who would make us wars of our needs. This is the plight of the mentally, morally, emotionally and spiritually immature. This handirap is best overcome by the development of the attribute of humility, open- - mindedteachableness, ness. Humility Li a prominent characteristic of the intelligent, maturing mind- - Surely it is the d, teachable, humble, meek people who will ultimately "inherit the earth.' To make progress toward spiritual maturity, then, we mukt desire it Wtrmust becerns aware oil our present lack and we must be motivated, encouraged and Inspired by the blessedness of the condition of the spiritually mature. THIE CHURCH SECTION, WEEK OF AUGUST 23,1949 , open-minde- |