Show STAY SERVICES the seasonable remarks made at the meetinghouse meeting house the usual sabbath services of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints wera held in the meetinghouse meeting house on sunday afternoon at 2 president david john presiding after the usual opening exercises and the administering of the sacrament by the first ward ELDER W H alluded to christmas and its associations and spoke at some length upon its observance generally the children of today to day are too apt to look upon it as a day of giving gifts instead of as the anniversary of the birthday of our lord and savior we should mako this eventful day a matter cf much study so as to be able when our children ask the meaning of christmas to answer them intelligently our traditions regarding christmas have taught us that it is a day of feasting and of good cheer but this is entirely contrary to its real significance yei at the same time it is not a season when we should ba i long faced and sober in fact such a condition could nob exist among this people who have been roared in these mountain vales but chiist mas is a day for so rious reflection and a day that should be held very very indeed tho young should try to realize this as upon them rest groat responsibilities wo are sometimes led to feel impatient bhea we see our young men running wild and caring nothing for the important positions that will devolve upon them sooner or later it would civo us much more joy and satisfaction if we only knew they were educating themselves future and a feeling of solicitude for them comes over us and we feel anxious to put forth every effort in their behalf it was rare twenty six years ago compared to what it is today to day to find such a condition aaeng conr young mer as wo find nowadays now a days every father should take it dpn himself to gather his children around him his sons especially and talk in earnestness to them and do all that possibly can be done to eradicate this feeling of indifference and recklessness from aloag the youth when I 1 hear men who hold the name of saint blaspheme I 1 wonder how they can bow their knees in prayer to god and petition in the name of the deity what a complex position they place themselves in their consciences must be very elastic to say the least BISHOP M in his remarks also referred to the subject of christmas wo have been raised in so many parts of the world and we have spent our earlier years in so many schools christmas to us might possibly bo different in its celebration on account of the way we spent it in our childhood the best way however we can observe this event nil day is in the precincts of tho lords house in wor shipping him yet wo filid many negligent in their spiritual duties who do not do this they are rarely seen assembled with the saints on the lords day and hence it is not an easy matter to gain access to them and speak to them on matters that pertain unto salvation then how are we going to get to them by visiting them and showing them tho fully 0 their course many a father becomes discouraged because his son is a little wild and gives him up in despair this will not do wo must labor with them and do all wo can to causa them to forsake their evil ways we should not justify our children in doing wrong however if wo do we aro the worst enemies thoy have got wo should be friends to our offspring for by exhibiting a spirit of charity towards them they will heed us when we counsil them we can baiso our families so that will be on circled with a halo caused gained unknowing that they heeded tho counsel of their fathers and mothers the day is ai arcady here when sober men will be sought for when truthful men will be sought for and men and men who do not give way to their passions will bo in demand to fill tho mighty positions that are vacant in our ministrations we should be careful not to judge judge not that ye be not judged it would surprise some of us I 1 am if when wo appear befaro the judgment seat of god we have the same rules applied to us that wo judged our brethren and sisters by upon the earth wo must walk by tho light of tho spirit having oil in our own lamps that when wo are sailed to go in to the marriage supper of tha lamb wo may do so fully prepared after singing by the choir bishop booth offered benediction |