Show BUDGET elder Nals bitts discourse on mutual Improver neut Un siness af fairsa veteran teleran dead from our corr spon dent editon wo enjoyed an intellectual trtat here last bunday sunday nov in in the discourse of that eminent poet and philosopher of the latter day saints elder 11 W naisbitt of salt lake city who 13 is on a missionary tour through the northern counties in the afternoon elder naisbitt delivered a very interesting discourse upon the practical lives of the latter day saints temporally and spiritually lually in pioneering 0 and settling the country and developing its resources also upon the necessity of co operation being established in tho the true meaning e a and nd spirit of the principle it at 7 tg p m another largo large audience ad asseri assembled in in the tabernacle eager to listen to a continuation of the gent lemans eloquence nor mere were we disappointed we were treated to a POWERFUL rOW ERFUL ORATION af upon the true nature and genius of our mutual improvement assoria As socia tiong for the young after defining the real meaning meaning of the term mutual as signifying helping each ot herthe speaker took for his texts two important viz iz knowledge is power and the glory of god is intelligence he ile had thought when witnessing the exercises and entertainments of many man of our associations that in many instances they lacked that solidity and permanency which should characterize the sessions ces of these associations in ili making selections to form a program many members would often search far and wide for something novel and funny while there was plenty of material at hand of great value which would be neglected their chief object seemed to be their own amusement while others would take but little interest in them ifancy if any and here ho was reminded afan ot an anecdote where two individuals were discussing AN SUBJECT when all at once one exclaimed to the other othor 1 I thank god I 1 know nothing about it oh oil said tho the other then you thank god for your ignorance yea yes then you have live a great deal to bo be thankful for or was the reply these associations offered a wide field for the acquisition of knowledge not only pertaining to je hc principles of our religion and their application a to our lives but also for becoming acquainted with the arts and sciences sciences histories ac eich each E ich association should own its own meetinghouse to which should be connected a good library and thu this library should be composed of all the choicest treasures of literature and find the productions of the great master minds ot of the past or present here the englishman should come and read HIS ENGLISH NEW NEWSPAPER and tho the scandinavian should come and read his hit danish news paper and the german should be able to come and read in his own ian language aage the paper from his fatherland latil that as the love of country was of interest A with all of these j different dif nationalities should have facilities fl tor or keeping posted in regard to affairs in their native countries years ago tho the speaker had bad hoped that classes would be formed in in connection with these assoria associations where the young of both sexes could learn in in regard to the laws of life and how to preserve themselves from many odthe of the evils and abuses which exist in consequence of ignorance shakespeare had said man alan know thyself th self another poet has lim said the greatest study of mankind is is man physiology is is a necessary study as what we ive eat cat and drink affects to a greater or I 1 less m degree our dispose 1 eions temper tempers and organizations if we become tired of studying this wo we might go farther and study y the planetary motions of our solar ten em ia is a grand orand study as also is chemis tt try every young man nian and man should study and become acquainted quain ted with their surrounding sui rounding loob agriculturists often looked upon iia its being ignorant but ho lie the tile speaker had learned long ago thai tt nat a farmer needed to bo be very in ill t tell igent and know tho tile nature ui of the tile oil the different qualities ies of wheat also the r and care of etc A gond library is ia very no siry in an ail association lie remembered come time uy ago using being caled called to go to a certain place as ns a ims in sio aua after a long m aw and tedious rice n do lie reach readied ed the place a 1 I 1 after wilf washing bing iid fuld king of 8 me f L little at tit tile houi 0 o w ier ere ho ile waa entertained he lie looked loot a maill for pm fad fwd tor for his igind n md ft II 11 ull geould find was tun booekr one e ot of tp attil I 1 WAS tile book of MOI NN ro mou ill in ohp flu lam X malle und the other doctor grunt i s medicine elder naisbitt is u an au advocate lir for progressive sive treasures being beitl castal established liti lied in in these associations ilk discourses were listened to with marked attention and evidently were much appreciated BUSINESS is 13 much as usual in in brigham with w ith the addition of several new flew stores have been lately erected ami aud two more are in course of erection namely A E cos largo large merchandise store on main alain i street also 0 G snow abro bros new hardware store on the game same thoroughfare which have favorable prospects for well patronized WILLIAM WILLIA 31 DAVIS DA VIS one of the first settlers of box elder count county Y an and d who was tho the first bishop of brigham city and has been blind for the last 13 years died last thursday november of old a age 9 c nearly 8 88 8 years yours J T BRIGHAM CITY nov 27 1883 |