Show expressions FROM THE PEOPLE DANGER manger TO soung YOUNG PEOPLE of parents in the matter of Trat training ning their childrens I 1 morals SALT LAKE CITY sept 13 3 1885 editor Deseret News dear sir not ion lon long iong since I 1 heard a very good man one much interested in the toe young one full of zeal and enthusiastic thus thusia lastic in what he thinks is right but as I 1 thought over much inclined to put a high estimate upon his own ideas utter the following words NO 0 VIRTUOUS GIRL IIA lia evell EVER BEE BEEN T SEDUCED these words were called forth by a discussion concerning the danger of allowing our girls to attend night meetings without suitable escorts to protect them this circumstance caused mo me to reflect seriously about this matter and I 1 was forced to the conclusion that not only do the young require careful watching but in some instances those who have the watchcase watch care eare over the young need educating up to a point where they can cob coT comprehend the true condition of things in our midst there are those unfortunately who apparently are unable to compte liend anything beyond a certain prescribed line of reasoning and will take for granted that what they find to be the case in a single instance is true as a general rule and capable of general or universal application the fallacy of such reasoning is self seit evident it is true that the general tendency of human nature is the thie same the world over the deviations from which are the exceptions and many of the mistakes which are made in life are the result of mistaking the exceptional cases as forming the general rule many times force of circumstances places the young in positions where they are arc subject to influences which lead to the destruction of virtue those parents or guardians who neglect to place around the young people under their watchcase watch care eare every safeguard that is possible against evil are incurring heavy res responsibilities for which they will be called caned to account at some kome future d day ai at the present time we are PASSING AN ordeal that should call forth the vigilance of e every latter day saint in this regard we it b being the avowed Jur purpose pose of our enemies to corrupt the morals and ine sinuously into nto th the minds of the oung young a disregard for the principles of holiness Ko holiness liness and virtue do we not know that in the young girls iris as well as the boys there are ie certain r t in growing browin and undeveloped inclinations cli cil nations and desires with which they thep themselves are unacquainted and which are liable to lead them into en excesses and develop into criminal acts unless restrained and given the proper tendency eject evell as a young tree Is trained and given the proper shape to make it appropriate to its position in the garden while there may be instances where individuals have inherited that strength of character and force of will coupled perhaps with an innate desire for what is good to enable them to resist evil tendencies there are others who have inherited through some unexpected prenatal causes a MORAL WEAKNESS or a lack of fortitude in resisting tem nations tat lons ions it should be a well understood fact that the external surroundings burrou n d go far towards forming the moral character and that familiarity with vice engenders sinful thoughts and cic vice versa eversa well says the objector our girls must have some recreation and amusement they must go somewhere we cannot keep them at home all of the time very good then see that they are properly protected aben when they go out until they are 0 old oid d enough to see through the thin sophistry of the seducer and acquire strength of mind to resist the bland ish ments of the tempter that you may na i af not have upon your heads the awl antul responsibility of their sins dof OF TWO EVILS CHOOSE THE LEAST I 1 often hear the latter day saint parents remark that they would rather their children would grow up in ignorance as regards the wisdom of this world than thau that they should be educated in the disbelief of the true principles of the dospel and I 1 would rather my garld iris were kept at home even sho should uis they bu be deprived of biome borne a advantages es than thin that they should be a allowed through neglect or careless ness nes s to have their minds tinctured ared with the corrupting influence of ta the a world there are no people with whom I 1 am acquainted who are more given to excursions cur and pleasure parties than the tile people of this city and too much care cannot be exercised in allowing our inis girls iris the privileges of these thebe indulgences s bath bathing I 1 lu in the laap lak iak is no doubt healthful ad and the ride back and forth invigorating but at the hamd time excursion parties afford opportunities tor for forming acquaintances which may result in irreparable misery and lifelong lo 10 1 regret afu eli ela the shepherd sees the wolf prowling around the sheepfold sheep fold he is stimulated to extra watchfulness so with us when there are iu in our midst those human wolves who openly avow their determination to contaminate our youth and lead them into dens deus of infamy and when the results of their hellish work Is glaringly before us in the victims whose adin ruin they have accomplished complis hed we certainly should be on our guard especially when we know that ithone lecherous assassins of virtue and morality are continually receiving judicial protection and encouragement coura gement in their thel r fiendish tices respectfully PA PARENT next nENT |