Show may day walk and aud Celebration celeb ration by the sunday school children in the forenoon coreno n of friday last several companies of infantry were seen marching out of the city towards tow ton artis the benches north and east cast of the city and tip up city creek kanyon and on inquiring into the cause of such all an unusual turn out and display of the juveli juvenile lle ile portion of community it was the list day of may and that the teachers of the sunday schools in the several wards with their scholars had bad according to previous arrangement ran gement turned out for a may day walk after which they were to meet in id the tabernacle at 2 i PM m and band be addressed by elder Wco woodruff druff and others all appeared gay gaiane and lively as they pa passed ased along and during the fore part of the hie day group them could be seea seen on the slope dabove 1 above the city marching and countermarching counter marching in every direction amusing themselves in youthful sports and recreations at 2 PM rm they returned to the city and repaired to thel the lusic Music hall where they were formed into line by the marshal of th the e day it A ailred allred alir ed and his assistants and preceded by a brass band rr iri arched up past the go governor rv s res residence idena e ana and t thence h en fi ce downto nacle acle ri theas thoas play made in passing C through I 1 the streets was quite interesting many of t the fie girls were attired in white and beautifully decorated with wreaths of flowers and ana ever greens in various wa way Y as s and the boys haa hia hadnot not neglected to adorn their persons in manner to suit themselves individually which with the banners carried by both w wath etli many ate mottoes inscribed added eded greatly to th the e interesting t display of youthful and innocent amose amusement m writ erit I 1 after belag being seated in the tle tabernacle wh where ere many odthe citi eitl citizens zens zons atte atto attended to witness the occasion they ther were called to order by the marshal and the juvenile choir sung praise to the man that communed with jehovah I 1 p prayer rayer by I 1 ishop edward hunter music by the brass band elder woodruff then delivered the following addre address ss 4 k 4 1 my dear young friend sJ have be been 1 requested to deliver an address upon this autere utere S ting occa I 1 do so with pleasure for if there is any scenery upon earth calculated to inspire the soul of mou mon with sentiments of joy and thanksgiving that scenery now presents itsell before us for tor lor in looking upon this assembly in ia a ireat great measure tile the innocence beauty aud and glory garv ot zion wion the sons eoas and daughters of tile the children of israel audom alid of the upon whom rests our furj future hope I 1 see congregated boore bo ore ra me this day a large asseth assembly bly comprising both teachers and pupils of tile the schools established by the latter day saints in this peaceful city walled in by the everlasting everL isling hills and andl rocky mountains in tile the great variety of or countenances presenting themselves to my view vi ewI 1 behold not only innocence loveliness manliness and virgin beauty but the impress of bety ahn eif elf in embryo stands 1 I bold boid relief upon your brow yes the very spirit that fires your tabernacle bes beg bespeaks immortality while the image of your heavenly parents creal crea 1 tor god rests upon you we can clan with all propriety ask our heavey father to give us Hi spirit and ins inspire pire i our hearts to give you good counsel and guide your youthful minds iu in that path which will enable you to fulfill your your sour high destiny in that thai way and manner that you 1 may prove an ornament to zion a comfort and consolation to your parents and an lionor to god and finally be crowned with glory immortality and eternal ilfe life though today to day you may in compari comparison soni sont appear lik ilk like e the pink plak the violet tile the lily or the tha he flowers of the hills and vales which you have innocently ly been gi gil upon this may days walk and with which you yoa on have hare decorate decorated I 1 your time lime and circumstances wiil place you where like the sturdy oak oah the mi mighty gaty sycamore amores of the forest or 0 r the spreading cedars of lebanon which have stood the blasts and storms of a thousand winters you will have to walk in the footsteps of your parents feel their i burdens and b ar off the kingdom of god and il be e prepared to meet that great and mighty storm ol 01 revolution re and chango change all ali the tha i prophets of god have bave declared 1 shall coma come upon the generation ia which you live these could not be an assembly of boys and girls of tile the same barne number outside of these chambers I 1 of itle ilia mountains upon tile the face of the whole earth who are destined by the tha decrees of almighty god to fill as high and holy callings and to perform as s great a work in their day as you who are assembled before me this day and hear my voice and this bec because luse you are the sons sous and daughters 0 of f the prophets and apostles of god and are tile the fruits fru its of the lords anointed and upon your shoulders the kingdom of god will speedily rest then think not strange strung e my dear YOU young dg brethren and sisters that while willie I 1 attempt to address you I 1 upon tile he occasion of a mayday may day walk that my mind should so soar ir aloft or reach forth after your future lives and aud destiny for I 1 behold in you ele eie element rhent unlike any assembly of the children of tile the world for while biffle the greatest portion of them with their parents only onix aspire to obtain goi goh t wealth pleasure Pleas pleasure urt e P popularity 0 a rity and honor and j homage paid BM them thein from r in man an you like abel sell enoch Sain samuel riel tiel jusus jesus huldah nul Hul dali dall ayda agua mary blary and nd other joly children of old will wih be caile d often in the tile days of your youth by the voice ce 0 of f god by holy angels by dreams and vision visions 0 of f the night light until your young and tender minds wi avil I 1 be filled with the inspiration of or tile the almighty and with wilh etli tte tle tha tto revelations of eternal truth light and knowledge knowledg li and be prepared chila I 1 young to confound the hie wisdom of the world hi in a measure as jesus did tile the doctors and lawyers hi ill the temple when twelve deais of oease aee aze 1 I feel feet to exhort and counsel you on my young frien s to listen to the voice of god od and obey it while young as samuel did that you may be great god g od and useful aul ani the beloved of the tha lord and your parents and by all good men obey your parents patents and honor lionor them f r by doing this you will obtain those great areat blessings which god has promised aromi eryou soul youl you are blessed with godly parents your fat fathers bersand and mothers have been gathered er from the various nations of til tit the earth into nto these valleys of the tha mountains bec bee because a I 1 ase they love god and wish to keep his com mandame ts Is tile the gospel of jesus christ ws was carried unto them they heard it believed and it ami and have bave gathered unto zion that they may assist to build u p the kin hin king gloin lorn of god upon fie tile earth and be saved with heir hein children from thai tha judgments which are coming corri hig upon the world your parents have a great desire for your isel w elare fare bey hey they wish you to learn the truth to ba be made acquainted with every virtuous holy and good principle and to practice it iu in your lives that you on may nay be ise lse wise good and happy and escape those thosa sorrow sand miseries ini series serles which the tile wicked experience and for this purpose they wint you yoa to pray iway to lijo lonor ifor god to obey the gospel i they giey have established sabbath schools in tl ile fhe the e va various rious ilous wards of his this city for your benefit that you might 11 search the scriptures and learn from them ahem I 1 hope and trust that you will profit hy by this his bis worthy exertion of your parent parents sand and teachers for or your benefit you are now laying a foundation in the bloom and beauty of youth and in the morning of your youl days to step forth upon the stage of I 1 life ife to act a conspicuous part in the midst of he the most important dispensation and generation in which man mail has ever lived andi can say in in lruth truth and safety that tile the result of your future lives the tile influence which you will exert arnit arntt among tig ilg man roan and finally your eternal aes des destiny tiny for time and will in a great measure me asure depend upon the foundation which you lay a in tho the he days of your youth the manner in which you store your mind ani anc cultivate it while young I 1 therefore neither you nor your parents par can be too cani cari carifell tull full io see sec hat that your youn your yountz and hurtful minds art ate fed and stored with good s yuu you want to learn that which is true when you learn 1 about god jesus christ the angels the fhe holy ghost the gospel the way to be saved your duty to your parents brethren sisters or to any cf your fellow men raen or any history art or science I 1 say bay when you learn any of those lings things ti vou you want to learn that which is 13 true so that when you get et those thin things riveted in in your mind and planted in your heart and you trust to it in life and lean upon it for support that it may not fail you like a broken reed feed it is one of oie the greated greatest ble bie blessings sings that god ever bestowed u upon n children children that they have had parents who were in in possession of ta true principles in relation to their heavenly fata salvation eternal life and were qualified al capable Wa pable of teaching and tradition aling their children in the same that hat they may be qualified to fulfill the object of their creation white on the other hand it is one of the greatest calamities that can befell a nation or people lo 10 be overwhelmed with false views in in relation to themselves their creator their salvati salvation onard ard should the children of that people ever be taught the truth they would have to say as one of the prophets said the children of the gentiles would say as they were gathered ta 19 zion inthe last days that their fathers had inherited lies and vanity and thin things wherein there is no profit y many of you my young friends are blessed far above your parents in this respect for many of us in in the days of f our childhood and youth had parents who were surrounded with the false principles reli rell religions gions a and rill traditions of the generation in in which they lived and they taught the them M to their children as th ebest li liht light ht and knowledge they had in this respect thi hey were under tinder no condemnation dem nation but when the lord raised up a prophet and taught us the truth we badoa unlearn what w had learned in the days of our youth you have not that difficulty lo 10 pass through the lord lias ilas revealed unto your parents the truth they know how low to teach you true and arid righteous principles you should strive to prize these things and profit by them there is one thing I 1 wish y to impress upon ution your minds ana and that j ja t the importance of improving your time while young in in treasuring treasuring up knowledg knowledge e and learning those things which will be useful to you in after life E L know from experience and so do most parents that the child cannot appreciate the he worth of true intelligence the importance of improving their time in storing up useful knowledge while they are young as they tiley will when wilen they come to act upon the stage of life become fathers and mothers and feel the fu full fuli 1 I 1 force ot 0 the responsibilities of training up children chi Uren many a parent paren Hias bas has said when they haye have found themselves placed in very responsible positions positions ions lons and have not felt qualified to fill their place from lack oh kno knowledge wie 19 0 that I 1 had improved my time in tile the d days ay of my youth 0 that 1 I had bad treasured up 1 knowledge idge I 1 had the privilege lexe leze of at attending tending sabbath Sabbat li and weekday week day school it would now be a great blessing 1 to me but the time is past and I 1 cannot recall it now 1 my youn young friends take rny my counsel and the he counsel cou isel isei of your parents and teacher teachers and obtain all the know knowledge leage you can while you are young and louwill you will b be e ti thankful for it when you become men and women fathers and mothers and ile have to enter upon the business ct of life as your parents now do do not be discouraged because you cannot learn lil lii all ill at once learn one thing at a a time ti me learn it well and ole treasure I 1 as 1 a it t up upp hen lilen learn adoth another er trl tri fh h and t treasure reas u re that up epand in a few years you yon will have a great store of useful knowledge which will not only be a great blessing bless biess iril t yourselves and your children but to your youn your fellow men i jo do you vou oil not often hear the sound of the tile liam ham mer and ard the tile chisel in the hands of the workmen woi wol kinen kmen polishing the he stone for tile the temple which we are building unto the alame glame name of the lord upon this temple block the tile men who are bil building 1 that temple lay up only one stone slone at a time and if they continue it will be finished and beamut hed fied and be one of the most mist splendid buildings in america sa it willbe vill be with wilh you isyou co stiina to learn one good lesson after another and s tore store up principle upon principle and truth upon truth by and bye you yon will be enabled to edify not no only tonly yourselves but tiie the thousands who ho may may hear bear you I 1 iio ilo hope pe my roy young youn f friends friend that you trl tri inay aibe nibe be enabled to prize an and appreciate the blessings bies bles and privileges which you enjoy in the he days d or your our out youth in these peaceful valleys ot of the leve lave love your fathers and mot liers tiers appreciate alid and enjoy their socie society y ala tia while ae you aie ate with them for you will soon e enough be a I 1 art with them and if ie you live to se see that tha t ayou u win wih see the time when you will fully appreciate their society and know the worth of their counsel and botoe fore obey your parents in all things and comfort their hearts for you have power to do ti i nhen when they are weary and pressed with the cares of life seek to ease their burdens and snide upon them in their hours bours of sorrow and you will cast a charm of joy and peace around them which they cannot obtain from any other sour source e be kind to your brothers and sisters and all with whom you associate kind words and good manners will cost you nothing and will add dd grealy geraly to in the hap bap happiness of thos those I 1 around oll you yon oil 11 ba irue irae to yours youri elves Aves by doing ri 1 I lit in all things by improving pro nn g well weil your time and talents by being wise virtuous and good go pod od be true irue to youn your godby god by keeping his commandments ana doing lle hs swill will for lie he holets bolks your destiny and the destiny of your parents and of all men in his own hands and he will reward ali all according to their whether they hey be good or evil and all will be amply paid for doing well and I 1 feel to say to you all who compose comp ose this til ill I 1 great assembly of sabbath school chialdi children ren bi be happy be I 1 contented enjoy the days of your youth crooy your peaceful homes |