Show lessons from providence shape our courses as we may it is definite defini that we are strictly in a school while in this probationary state and it therefore behooves every one to bo be duly careful with regard to improving upon each cadi lesson as it is marked otherwise you will have to stop slop progressing in the grand scale of human movement movements so or skip a page and in la eliher either elther ccase case suffer sulter loss lose the drouth and grasshopper lesson of the past season was given riven out and by some sonio carefully and patiently conned and pretty thoroughly understood 1 and profited by but the pales pages of that lesson are not yet all turned over and many have bave now come to that portion which treat upon do laz iaz in without vegetables and ins in short bort out food of any description only as they are able to procure a little from day to day while oters 1 others fortunately are blessed with willi a comparative abundance I 1 this affords a bitter lesson for learning harning much to advant advani advantage ae that there may not b be e another so good an opportunity for acquiring at least until after many plentiful harvests on the one hand the destitute have eave a an n excellent opp opportunity 0 to reflect up upon on how far their own f former ormer conduct may have llave conduced to their present position and learn to operate more wisely widely in the future learn patience forbearance economy the dealings of the lord with his people gratitude for chasten ings as well as blessings and many other useful principles on the other hand there is a rare opportunity for those who have to aid those who lack and to use the utmost diligence in striving to widely dispense the rich blessings of heaven in the most molt godlike manner that their use may redound to the tha honor of the giver of all alt g good and to the spiritual and temporal welfare bahof both of him who dispenses and of all who participate in the glow of joy arising from good deeds and ond a wise wisa use of means over which we are placed to act ax stewards i 1 31 MASS A ss MEETING pursuant to adjournment on the of jan a large assembly convened in the tile tabernacle on saturday the ad dinst governor young president of the meeting meetings took the chair prayer by prest J at grant bad BAO balboa band played the star spangled banner and seo beo sev bev eral other enlivening tunes tuned ilon hon E reese delivered the opening speech and was followed follow ed by prest J at M grant chief justice kinney capt L IV hardy 0 P rockwell esq and J his excellency the governor who at the close of his remarks individually proffered to take taka stock and furnish miles of the route one ono t thousand miles were subscribed for and the large number I 1 present unanimously voted to susia sustain in the tile cha chartered company in in carrying a daily dally express from the missouri Alis river to california and in ill extending the line as fast fait and as far as circumstances I 1 1 11 may permit adjourned without date THE CHANCE chancellor LLOIL AND ANO REGENTS of the sity of the state of deseret held a meeting on the tha ath last at which his ills excellency the thil governor govern r crests kimball and grant bishop L D young and elders F kesler and R L Camp campbell campbeli beil bell were present the time was mostly occupied iu in tila ilia dis discussion cassion of br preparing copy for the publication of elementary school books in the deseret at alphabet and elders W woodruff and S W richards resents and elder geo D watt secretary of the board were appointed a C committee 61 to pre prepare pare part and arrange the matter for sald said said baid publications and to report progress at each successive meeting tha they may have fiare the advantage of the tha information judgment and experience of those who feel interested in th the e subject of education I 1 adjourned to meet at early candlelight candle candie liht light on an monday next feb 11 in the ro room ad i in over the e presidents office festivities the party given by the governor and legislative assembly came off in the social hall on tuesday Tiles day the alt ills his excellency Excell epcy governor young hon hou 11 C kimball president nf tie tio tle the council conj at grant speaker of the house hon flon A W babbitt secretary judges J F kinney and G P stiles dr G hurt indian agent bell livingston williams gerrish and hooper fl merchants and a large number of other prominent citizens citizen and ad a bevy of Tj talis tails fair wives and daughters were present it t 1 the hall and dining room were tastefully and n d beautifully ornamented for the occasion the supper and arrangements were excellent aud and au d all cordially participated in the frank and free enjoyment of tha P a occasion I 1 on the alt the dramatic Drann tic association gave gaie a du dunce dance lice rice and supper cupper in its the tho social hall to as many maby of their friends cs as the rooms could accommodate the decorations were the same as on n the evening of the tho and not being crowded each guest had ample range and free scope for rendering themselves futua mutually agreeable which all appeared to do with great zest and with that pure and unalloyed hilarity known only to the tha saints thanks are cordially tendered to our friend J W sullivan of san feancisco Fian fihn cisco for his customary large package ige iZe of magazines and papers which for a wonder came to hand band in good condition to the noisy carriers establishment at san francisco for a very judiciously selected package pac liage of papers and to R 1 R hopkins and abd D al thomas of san irb rrb ers bernardino for several pap papers of late date i |