Show P EDI edt TO RIALS w U i OTHE THE KETTLE CALLING THE POT ETC s lai lal j J CURING bu rim nim the tho fato late election and for it 1 I I 1 asom ome omo time timo ti m 0 prior ilor flor to it complaints of fraud and bulldozing in the so south uth were as common from republican goiti sources as eulogies of garfield and A stunes stones add s of laife hl we have always laken tien these charges if at all with a I 1 considerable modicum of salt they S tare lare are no doubt greatly exaggerated kev ize s tand land many of them themi like rumors about tile the mormons cormons Mor mons are utter J fale rale falsehoods hoods boods fabricated for outside outbid e effect the charles charies and courier bof of recent date declares that there is HO no truth inthe in the chargo charge that tile the democrats moc moe rats intimidated anybody in Char charleston leAfon county but that every citizen could vote as he plea piea pleased sed without let or hindrance hIndra nide fide 11 but on the other hand it declares that the conduct of the colored republic republicans cans outside of tho city was widely dif dil ferent atmas almost as much as a colored lored mans life was worth to vote the democratic ticket none could safely do it beyond the corporate limits of charleston this fact is es by the affidavits submitted to the board of state canvassers r jand further the states that ine th 6 republican supervisors and deputy u marshals rs a jn in various districts of louisiana illana interfered in such a way f as to prevent colored men from vot ing the we democratic e ticket iu charges af this character from either elther party ought to 16 be thoroughly thorough lk sr investigated before they thes obtain ere credence and behave we have no doubt that reven ovenin evenin m the tho south southy where it is 1 barly supposed the democracy rules by intimidation and violence that chicanery interference with the freedom and purr ity of elections and general political Intrigue intrigues i exist as can truth truthfully full fuli y be charged against their hypon opponents ants a 1 1 ii A tco va mayr matt CIN MAIT I 1 know know enow KU 4 OW THYSELF y r ineke inere T therm is ayery avery a very I 1 important and use ful field of knowledge which is far moo too bel gel seldom dom entered and that is the study of the human system in a aa aspect hect or man as post a body or machine thir through ough H which the spirit acts upon material things gg it appears to be a very es point that the spirit should possess what we call a body but in hiba how many minds is there anyn axle axie aty j ty that the h e s should own the best kind of hrody a body so that its action aci aei I 1 might be all that could be de sired in this human sense 91 91 si president young very sagely said sald many bany years ago that most children were athe the result of accident in other words that the transmission of i difo seemed to involve no special thought tho tight or preparation on the part of the parents but that the opportune ties of married life were so far unan pr p 1 a C ed or misunderstood that its res responsibilities b ivorid were of so small a magnitude as never to inspire higher bf thoughts C than that of momentary b gratification observation in in many directions b bears 3 r s ou out athi tt this hi conclusion the world bullof of th those to whom life is a burthen of those who are unable to endure the shack of circumstances circumstance or to power of even the mildest form of disease mil Wil millions lions of 0 ithe human family because of ignorance of the tho rudimentary principles oft oli procreation nill fill up early and nar now row irow graves from sheer lack of that twi ivi dwity tali tall ty which should spring from thoughtful though tt vigorous parentage and jak jhk far romany too many need really to be bom again mainly because they were 1 l not well weil bom at af the firt first 0 howey however erIq js a wonderful k power its operations reach so far and ard act so intensely that it aids re 1 cupe ration and very perseveringly alms aims to perfect that which it has produced and if this natural and ete etc eter r nal effort were mo seconded by human experience and intelligent action A quite a proportion of the evils i growing from prima primal ignorance dlight plight be averted 1 but our habits of life our meth odson nursing our lack of know A ledge ledga in regard to the functions and ON af the body all ail help heip to further establish tho the defects already created tanes tastes are indulged passions are fostered food is incorrectly prepared our oun whole hygiene lacks system so that even natural emonts efforts att at re recuperation operation c ration are thwarted every hour and as we advance in life so dowe continue bla ela ly habit babit narcotics tobacco liquors tea coffee animal food fine flour are almost universally use dand each eacil acting contrary to the best instincts of man breeds disease decimates life J and provides for death the hosts whom lie he marshals into the quiet resting places of the earth the increase of intelligence in these departments part ments and the application of that intelligence would redeem L many a victim of hereditary taint silently re revolutionizing izing and building up the frail structure the weak and feeble organization of childhood into something of the sta stamina mina which should belong to manhood and womanhood alike now to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints there have been revealed principles princia les leg which aim at the salvation of the body in this life as there are principles which provide for the salvation of both body and spirit in the life to come and there are hidden treasures of knowledge and increase of health and strength in that revelation known as the word of wisdom bom it was given in the early rise of the church as if to intimate that this salvation of the body and spir spirit it should run in parallel lines in the practice of those to whom the revelation was sent yet how many have regarded this as intended to deprive man and woman of something which in itself was really good and this by way of trial triai only or to foster the spirit of self seif sacrifice as a parent mig might lit exact an any auy y require requirement me nt of his children merely to show his authority or to exhibit to others that autocratic power which compels obedience need it be said that this view is erroneous that human research human experience professional authority everywhere in works devoted to hygiene to physiology and kindred topics amply vindicate and establish establish the divinity and salvation inherent in the word of wisdom we may have almost ceased to honor it in our practice its authority may be questioned and its thought have become nearly obsolete ill in our feeling and fashion but it is in the record by the giver and the salvation lupro it promises is only the her heritage itale it of the willing and ob obedient this study should command more attention in the homes of israel it should be a leading study in all our schools and when our youth are thus educated in regard to the use and preservation of their bodies and abid are acquainted wa with th the functions of each part of the sy system steinan and d the system in combination far less les argument will be necessary in regard to drinking intoxicants in regard t to 0 tobacco and cigarettes in regard to late hours and sexual lapses in regard to every overy formoe vice which degrades the bay and makes it the slave slav of habit in any foolish or criminal dired direction tim tia i and when the word of wisdom is taught and recommended from this standpoint its reasonableness truth beauty and salvation will become more and more apparent it will be realized that life and the enjoyment thereof are best secured by the intelligent use of every elemen tand that tastes and functions mark alone the pr progress 0 gress of our culture and thein flu ence of the truths we have received we need public lecturers in this f leid field we need private classes for the study of these topics we need more prominence given them in our schools and more practical act ionin our family ci reles circles thus carrying out the motto of ages dlan dian man ilan know thyself self selo and showing our appreciation of the poetic dictum the proper study of mankind is man ilan MODERN MIRACLES tim THE subject of modem miracles is being freely and widely discussed by the american press having been brought into present notice by the candid admissions of rev dr stephen H Tyng 0 jr of new yo york rk concerning 0 tile the alleged miraculous healing sat lourdes lest our readers 1 ersha have not kept in memory the accod accounts ants which were given give n some time ago of the remarkable occurrences at the new now catholic shrine in france we will briefly recount the particulars lourdes is a french freach town with a population of between five and six thousand and is situated near ar gelles and close to the pyrenees Pyre nees mountains the people are trusting and simple leading a pastoral life and are mostly devout catholics one day nearly twenty three years ago a girl ot of fourteen years with two young companions went into a wood to gather sticks approaching a cave or grotto in the side of a mountain the young girl saw sav as she stated a vision of a young woman dressed in a long white robe in her hand a golden chain with a pendant cross the other children did not see the white i ra robed bed lady but the girl afterwards saw her at eighteen different times and took others to the spot but they failed to see the vision the priests at first doubted but afterwards applied certain tests to determine the truth or falsity of the girls story one was for the lady suppose supposed d to be the holy virgin to make a rosebush at the grotto bloom in february this was announced as but a poor test and the promise was given of greater proof next day a stream of water trickled out of the rock and has continued to flow ever since in considerable volume the lady required that a shrine should be built at the grotto the young girl entered a convent was greatly afflicted in body and died in 1878 having maintained her testimony for over twenty years A splendid edifice has been constructed ted on the hill above one side of the grotto with numerous confessionals fessio nals in which priests speaking different languages officiate the church was erected by voluntary contributions is of elaborate architecture tec ture and is adorned with silk banners beautiful needlework and valuable gems the gifts of devotees at the shrine of notre dame de lourdes to this place the afflicted have made pilgrimages gr from all parts of the continent and the cures announced are numerous and marvelous crutches bandages trusses and other discarded aids to the crippled and diseased who find no further use for them are kept in an enclosure as witnesses of the miracles said to have been performed in answer to prayer at the shrine dr tyng is a protestant preacher he has visited lourdes has examined into the claims of the numerous healings and now in america in the midst of anui anti catholic people he pronounces the healings genuine for this he is badly berated by his protestant brethren they think liis ids avowals dangerous to their faith as countenancing romanism then it is contrary to the dogma of sectarian theology which pronounces all miracles as done away and no longer needed skeptics de denounce dounce the whole thing a fraud as they do the miracles of scripture and all other supposed manifestations of divine power but of course the catholics are much pleased with dr tangs candor and strengthened by his admissions we are not in a position to give fair judgment as to the facts of the alleged miracles at lourdes lour Zour des therefore we shall not attempt either to dispute or admit their authenticity but we have something to say on the principles involved inthe in the dispute concerning them the skeptics who deny the truth of any miracle in any age or country are far more consistent than the professors of religion who admit the iness of bible accounts of healings and remarkable manifestations of divine power in olden times and eastern lands while they deny the recurrences of such things in our own age and country what has haq been can be As solomon solomo expresses it the thing that hath been done is that which shall be dene 11 and in the words worda these same de of modern miracles use in their sunday form of worship As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen god is de declared to be the same yesterday today to day and for ever and yet when testimony is borne bome of similar results of the exercise of faith today to day as were manifested in former ages incredulity anger and indignation are exhibited by those who profess to believe devoutly in the scriptures and who con eon condemn denin to eternal flames all that dispute the divine authenticity of those ancient ma marvels avels to the latter day saints there is no need to declare that as great miracles have been froug wrought I 1 hit fit in this age and church through the prayer of faith and the laying on of hands as any that are recorded in holy writ they are familiar with these things but to others we testify th that at the cause which produced the afflec afflicts affects ts alluded to ages ago will do the very same v today to day as we have proven to our entire satisfaction and positive knowledge and yet we do not belleve believe that a mir miracle acio aclO was ever performed guti quoi quoting ting that term in the tile popular sense the tho word is generally used to denote a violation of or entire departure fro from orom ni the we laws law of nature we believe that god godl works in by and through the laws of nature and not in it opposition ori oti to them also that the remarkable healings and other wonders described in scripture iture were the natural effects of cau causes ses th that at were e a and d are are as certain and uniform in their operations as any of the forces which some scientists imagine they understand jesus proclaimed a great and eter dal truth when he said ali afi c ail all iliin things 98 gs 98 are possible to them that believe faith is is a moving power f at ti 1 s a spiritual force it acts on fixed principles when results are as regular and s the exercise of physical power men osten know how to use their but they do not know how M 0 o exe exercise that s spiritual pi ritual iab lab latent ent forc th in them called faith jn in its fullis it is embodied and wielded by y the Eternal Etem alFather Father eather and through jt the worlds were framed god jap ak e chao chaos s heard and worlds came into order by reason of the faith falth there was inyim in him 11 jesus jesu s by its power healed the sick raised the de dead ad rebuked the winds walked upon the water combined the tho the appropriate elements into mineor bread or nish fish and finally ascended on high overcoming the force 0 of f gravitation by y a far superior but just as natural power all men in their spiritual being are the sons of god and the brothers of the lord bord jesus faith is an inherent faculty of their souls a as s the offspring of deity but they do not understand its As working neither will they perfectly while they remain in mortal flesh flesh but christs promise is verily true fahe he that in me math the works that I 1 do shall he do also and greater works thaw than th these es e shall he do because I 1 go to nl my father so the sick can be healed dowby falth faith an and id i other apparent departures from n natural laws can pan be effected just as much as at any former period for principles do ao not change chantre 0 with time 1 0 U union nion of faith produces augmented results As six men lifting simultaneously can raise a much heavier weight than one man alone unless his strength is as great as that of the six combined so |