Show SUNDAY excursions Forso for some tamo im past ALD has observed among young people in particular a tendency to daae crate the sabbath day excursions tc to the lake and the hot springe springs pic pie and fishing in the cani can are among the principal al lu rementa from those higher thoughts and nobler aspirations and devotions which should occupy the one day in seven that is set apart as a it day of rest christian christians the world over revere the sabbath and everyone who professes a abeli belief efin in divinity must censure those who are disposed to and in some cases do turn a it day of religious devo lion tion into a period of pleasure since the establishment of the lake park resort on every sabbath day large numbers of holida holiday y maker makers have leak ogden with the lake as their destination the sacred stillness that should pervade the sabbath has been profaned by inappropriate music and songs how no w ire we have to say bay against lake park resort in and ot of itself everybody baa has a right to push forward any enterprise he b e pleases and so far as we know lake park ia is conducted in an or we WO wish to say that it is not in consonance with the religious prin cit pies ples of a latter day saint at al least for any person to desecrate the sabbath day by turning it into a time of pleasure at lako park or any where else young people when away from the controlling in fluentes fluen ces of home are apt to give theL themselves selves up completely to pleasure t they ibey are sometimes led into immoral associations and in one evil moment will blast a life of promise and their hopes for future prosperity and lind honor among their fellows are ruthlessly crushed by yielding in a period of unrestraint to baser passions parents parent should see that their sons eons and daughters are spending their time is becomes become a god fearing people on the ba majk bath da day y for if the desecration 0 of f that day continues the results of the evil will assuredly crop out in the not distant future in connection with the above subject we also wish to ref refer er to another matter of grave imbor tance that is the folly of our you young 1 ng folks attending night excursions to various places distant from home very frequently excursions extend into the ear early ly hours of morning and their evil effects must be apparent to all it ii is un y for ua us to call attention to the dire remits results that must accrue from persistent stent indulgence in auch such pleasures the effect on cal system is enervating i in the xa and the practice of andul indulging ging in extremely late or rather early hours should be discountenanced as much as possible we do not with wish to be understood as decrying wholesome and reasonable pleasure we wih wish to aee see the young latter day sainta saints enjoy themselves and render their licca happy but thia this enjoyment should be within proper bound bounds and should not in anyway be euch such as will detract from their present or future usefulness the future hold holds out to the young people of zion the most in tiling prospects obedience to the principles of the gospel and a proper observance ob ce of the lawe laws of nature and nature natures god will bring their own reward what we have said above baa has been solely for the good of sons and daughters and we hope to see then them stand egand out ae as shining examples ot 01 the salu salutary tary effects of a pure system of religion if they would achieve this object they alet must relinquish the unseemly cus custode tom a an andS ditingo ungodly ly harito habile that have constituted the b r ch 4 r to oa winch manya brilliant brillit nt life bas has been wrecked and t the ue wo worldly idly follies that have caused the downfall and r ruin uin of more than one powerful empire |