| Show suggestions FOR SUNDAY THE sabbath should be observed by the latter day saints in the manner prescribed by the church covenants and commandments with which the humblest should be familiar the ward meetings should under the influence of tife spirit be made as instructive str active tive and attractive as possible some things are not conducive to the attainment of that object among them are speakers who in the Ae delivery livery 0 of f their discourses give the impression to the audience that they are about to conclude alad aad then mike make a number of fresh beginnings A speaker generally commits a grave error when he passes too many good camping places personal all allusions anions especially ally by way of rebuke by a speaker are almost invariably in bad ad a tas taste e in delivering an exhaustive discourse dis couise it is a good thing to avoid exhausting the patience ano and endurance of the audience long winded speakers akers are a terror to churchgoers church goers too T 0 great care cannot be exercised in regard to subject matter and the manner of enunciating it wisdom to is one of the greatest gifts of god to man it is to knowledge wit what st the tae rudder is to te the ship by its HA aid and breakers are avoided when there are more speakers than one it is not always necessary for the remarks s of the later ones to consist exclusively of a review or revised edition of those who preceded it is nut not necessary for a public speaker to I 1 announce to his audience by way of introduction tro that he is the reverse of an orator the people will find that out soon enough b to their sorrow it if the speaker tells the truth about himself generally speaking personal allusions to self for or agai not in the best beat of taste unless circumstances rend er them necessary such statements detract from the speakers akerd influence above every other consideration should be the observance of the commandment not to teach without the spirit which should bv be the governing arning influence in all the assemblies of the saints the most moat ordinary good breeding demands that the audience be attentive and mainly finly direct their eyes toward the speaker there should be no whispering during service and no leaving the building unless positively necessary tile singing portion of the exercises Is a species of of prayer when performed I 1 in a the spirit and meaning thereof this fact is favo favorable kable to congregational in ia part at let least that tat wiy they may take part in that feature of the worship the habit of some members of choirs of passing around slips of paper to ich other oiher during service may be deema by some to be respectable on account of the great ase age of the practice but alt although althou houch ich ll it may be musty with length of years it is spattered bespattered be with vulgarity it is decidedly unseemly th practice of looking over music w books and holding whispered consultations about the selection of the closing hymn is a rid rude brother to the habit just named they rhey both have bad breeding for their parentage both indicate the opposite of religious sentiment in those who are guilty ol of the behavior while most strangers who attend the Tu tabernacle bernacle services are respect ful fui in their demeanor there are exceptions to that rule some act as if they bad come to ridicule everything said and done and as if to manifest their own lack of good manners maa ners by talking giggling resorting to the use of opera glasses etc such ill behaved persons should be invited by the ushers to step outside of the building buil dine and some frioud should advise them to spend a few months among western cowboys cow boys that their demeanor in a place of public worship maybe may be improved by superior example it appears difficult for some people to learn that that which is as held religiously sacred ky by any body of people should in certain certai 12 aspects be treated in that regard by all |
