| Show TOO MUCH PLEASURE HUNTING THESE are strange times any person professing to be a latter day saint who takes tb trouble to scan mean the situation throughout the world ought to be able to see that ancient and modern prophecy to is being fulfilled with marvelous marve tous precision large number of the people belonging to the church either do not take the trouble to give any attention to this tact fact or else in tb face of the gravity of the situation treat it with an indifference equal to that manifested toward the message menage carried by the elders to the people in ic some of the nations abroad this la Is a day of warning it applies at home as ae well as abroad among the saints many are lukewarm a condition condl condi tiou that is ia displeasing pleasing dia in the sight eight or of ID 8 evinced by the mad rush after gaiety and pleasure plea aure leading la in some cues cases to vice the present tendency of the community in this respect is phenomenal it has reached a stage that appears to us to be incompatible with the profession profession sion of genuine disciples of the tord lord jesus christ even aside from the strictly religious aspect of the situation it lit is regrettable from an economic standpoint point for the sake of spending a few hours in the species of recreation obtainable by participation in excursions many people spend money which they can ill III afford to apply to such a purpose some even incur indebtedness to gratify the popular inclination in the direction of pleas ure seeking thus numbers of families are pinched by the inordinate indulgence in fleeting amusement they have in consequence to subsequently go without supplies that conduce to their health and permanent comfort doubtless many are led into the popular U 1 ar r pleasure hunting drift by example MP P 1 parents who are not in a position to afford such indulgences to say nothing about their questioning their propriety from a religious stand standpoint poi dt ar are appeal til to by their children who point for argument to the way in which other young folks are indulged and so it goes f the t fleet of jbv tb prevailing stampede after certain forms of pleasure seeking has a demoralizing effect upon the public mind we have special reference to the latter day saints it increases the tendency toward frivolity and when the minds of the young are absorbed in that direction the mental space to is occupied and no room is left for the contemplation of the solid and serious yet we are li wing ving in the most important age of the worlds history find and one of the most moat critical in that of the church it is ia a time when every officer and member ought to be considering how they can best beat serve god and build up his work how they can occupy their time simein in doing good in place of selfishly and continuously ministering to the gratification or of their personal appetites if such a course were taken what an inviting spectacle the community would present As A it is however a portion of the people exhibit a different picture we do not intend to convey the impression that we are opposed to proper recreation confined within the lines of moderation and good judgment on the contrary we favor it but when indulgence in it overleaps overleap over leaps ethe the bounds of common sense we hold that it is as morally physically and religiously hurtful we wish some of those who have been going to excess a in this direction would stop and re reflect beet that they might agree with this view and act accordingly those latter day saints who are forgetful of their religious loua obligations ought to consider the times in which we live and the nature kiture ot of the work in which they are or ought to be engaged |
