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Show Elder David 0. McKay Delivers an Address I Before the Mutuals On Wednesday evening, April 30th, 'the Mutuals of the Thirteenth ward, Ogden stake, met in conjoint session, i when a splendid preliminary program rendered, after whlc.h Elder David Da-vid McKay delivered an address taking for his theme The Home." holding a large audience in rapt atten tion for an hour and a half. He cm phaslsed the fact that home building is commenced in our youth, by con-din con-din ung our lives in a manner that would merit confidence; and eonfi- j dence in a boy or girl is not establish ed by flitting like bees from flower to, I lower. It Is B problem with many a boj and ciri and they frequently ask themselves the question. "Do I really love this girl, that I could make homej with her for life'' or it is her fascina- tion appealing to my physical nature9" He said he would give, them one key which was given lo him by a friend, while at the university, who had received re-ceived same from his loving mother I When the ei rl or boy with whom you associate arouse., w ithin your soul de-, Blrea thai are pure and ennobling, you may conclude that your love for him i 'i ber is not based on sensual arubi-j tion, and that with such a person you could make homi The boy who would be guilty of taking tak-ing out a pure girl and of endeavor in:: io betray her confidence and love and who would rob her of her virtue, which is above all the most priceless, is a tratpr a traitor of the worst' kind. Elder McKay quoted freely from' "The Cotter's Saturday N'ight." by. Robert Burns, and remarked that such beautiful scenes were far too rare in our homes today. He said a good library is a wonderful wonder-ful companion, and that we all should ee that our children had free access I to as many of the lives of great men as is possible Although many parents par-ents are very careful to keep cheap novels from their children, yet they! w ill give a dime for them to attend some picture show where this very same trash is being enacted, which: is la i worse because it makes a greater great-er impression upon the minds of the children than would the reading of the novel If we .want "Home" It Is necessary' that w e have ,-, mighty lot of loving in it. We are all too prone to be care- i less of the little courtesies due our Wives. Before marriage we are pro- J fuse with attention and expressions of appreciations for their kindly sacri- I fices, let us do It now. it will greatly lighten their many burden? We are careless of showing courte-j sy io our little children. For instance. I how often have we stepped over their toys at play, or passed between them without, asking lo be excused" And j yet. when they are in the presence of j our Friends we expect them io be ever' BO polite When they are not, they ! are only imitating us in our actions' and conduct. After a hearty vote of thanks was expressed b; Bishop J. Howard Jenkins Jen-kins and Sophia Nelson, president of! the Young Ladies" association, lo Elder; McKay and others who had taken part on the program, Counsellor Samuel Martin said that the members of the mutuals thought it very opportune to! ask the officers and teachers to meet! with Elder McKay and members or ihe mutual stake board, that they; micbi give expression of what they thouchf about their efforts and labors; iwith them As a surprise, and after! i the benediction, the meeting house jwas cleared of (hairs r.nd th" junloi i 'girls rushed in with a liberal supply 'of delicious ire cream and oak-' which' were served, while others provided a splendid program, consisting of music, I ringing, recitation, remarks and danc-1 Ing. which was very ably conducted I by Albert W. Pel! of the bishopric Samuel B Martin said ihe bishopric! had many reasons to be proud of the! officers and teachers in all organizations, organiza-tions, especially the Mutuals, that had , provided the amusements for the ward during the winter months And not .only had Mrs Nelson been a loving mother to the girls, but she had been I an aneel of mercy in visiting, working; and assisting night and day those who' j had been :-k k with influenza, and had won an enduring warm plac- in the hearts of the members of the Thir teenth ward. At 11 o'clock Elder McKay expressed ! his creat pleasure at having visited I j the Thirteenth ward Dancing con-i iinued until 11 1"., when all left feel-: ing that the evening had been most ; successful and one long to be remembered. |