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Show m o RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS. Speakers in St. George Tabernacle Advocate Prayer and Obedience Sorvicos couvouod in tho St. Georgo tuborunclo lust Sunday nftor-noon nftor-noon at tho usual hour. Tho choir sang, "Arlso O Glorious Zion." Tho opening pruyor waB oirorod by Eldor John S. Woodbury. Ohoir sang, 'T'ho Morning Breaks, tho Shadows Floo." Tho sucramont was adraiuibtorod under tho dlroction of tho West ward bishopric. . . Elder Sumuol L. Adams; Jr., doomed tho opportunity of speaking to a congregation of Lattor-day Saints a groat aud ruro privilcgo, this being tho first ho hud had for many yours. Having boon away from St. Goorgo for somo tlmo aud having now ro turned to visit with friouds, was thankful for tho prlvllogo of grootiug so many of thorn in this capacity. Bollovod in ovory prinoiplo of tho gospol and desired to livo up to nil of thorn. Was not a. public spoakor but would respond to a call of tho prosidiug prlosthood to occupy tho pulpit, if ho could do no moro than stand there speechless, to show his willhiguobs. Eldor Frank Fostor was tho second spoakor. Said tho Lut tor-day Saints nro silicon) In tho gospol and bollovo in practicing as woll us proachlng. Of nil dospicablo creaturos in tho sight of God u hypoorito is tho worst. Spoakor said ho did not livo up to all tho commncdmoiits of God, but it was not becauso ho couldn't, or bo-causo bo-causo any of tho saints couldn't, but bocuuso wo do uot tuko tlmo and pains. Spoke at lougth on saloons and wiuo shops and thoir bad results umoug tho young pooplo. Tho poople of this locality havo trlod tho saloons, hoping thoroby to oloso privato wiuo-shopB wiuo-shopB and bring casos of drunkonnoss boforo tho law, but thlB method proved to bo of nioro.hurm than good. Bore tosthnouoy to tho cxlstonco of a living God and to tho truth of Mormonism. Elder Arthur F. Milos commented on liquor and saloon ovib, tind thought if parcutB took moro pains to keep thoir sons on tho right trnok, daughters daugh-ters would not so frequently go astray. Montlonod ns a sourco of spiritual strength nttondanco at rbligl-ous rbligl-ous organizations for old at- woll as young; uttondnnco to family prayors und eocrot prayorj-, anil con-ildonco con-ildonco und fellowship in one's mothor. Spoko of tho gront necessity of oirort to Inspire faith in tho young, as it is tho ronl und most powerful hicontivo to action. Encouraged charity and obodionuo beyond moroly paying tho fust offering, etc., 1 und oxhortod saints to obedionco in tho paying of tithing. Tho saints ought to fool deoply Intorstod in tho gonornl education of their children, and spoko of tho vuluo in tho courses us taught in tho Sunday Schools and other auxiliary organizations." President Goorgo F. Whitehead ,(&, slncoroly ppreoj'-ted lbo romnrka mado by tho lroroDi and oinolally tho humblo spirit that bad actuated thorn. Tho ohoir "8 Iho nuthom, "Duughtors of J5Wn," and tho hon-odlotlon hon-odlotlon was oirorod by Eldor Thomns E. King.' ' |