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Show THE EVIL OF GOSSIP. j President Joseph P.Smith has an article in the last Improvement Improve-ment Era on the evil results that attend gossiping and backbiting, j After quoting the Bible on the subject, the writer continues: Bug with all these warnings, and with the constant drilling into our ears of the virtue of minding our own business which was early a characteristic of the "Mormon" people, and which is so yet, thank God there are still persons among us who delight in meddling with others' affairs, setting forth idle tales about their neighbors, and seeking to create strife and turmoil among the people. They are loath to lead out to do anything them-1 selves, but are constantly worrying worry-ing about what others do, and how they do it. They are ever ) i - a'ert for the disagreeable, and j seldom see good in anything, or' behold virtue in the motive of anyone. Such a spirit should be avoided, avoid-ed, and especially by young men and women, who should lather seek to. cultivate magnanimous, charitable, and loving thoughts towards all. We meet in others just about the sentiments we ; . .entertain of them, and are paid : in return with much ,the ;same s ' . .coi" that we circulate. Our duty, t tii','1 -j;! ui'rourd oiJreves with an atmosphere of kindness' and consideration for our fellows. Such of course will prove favor able to all that is best in us, and will produce a like effect upon all who come within the circle of our influence. It will, besides, and best of all, insure us the good will and Spirit of our Fath- J - er in heaven, thus enabling our-souls our-souls to broaden, expand and develop. Let it be the aim of the Saints to cultivate the spirit of generosity generos-ity and goodwill, such as was exemplified in the life of Christ, and proclaimed when the angels heralded abroad the message, "Peace on earth, to men good "will," and which has been reiter- j ated in the modern restoration of the gospel. Watch constantly for that which is worthy and noble in your fellow man. - It makes a person better to see and speak of good in his neighbor; while there is unbounded delight in observing the effect that a few words of appreciation and encouragement en-couragement have upon men, women and children with whom we assodiate. Let those try it who really wish to get the genuine gen-uine sweet out of life. The meddler, the gossip, the faultfinder, on the other hand, .soon ruin their own capacity for observing the better side of hu-. hu-. man nature; and, not finding it in others, search in vain for its influence in their own souls. |