Show I 1 OUR YOUNG TOUNG PEOPLE THEIR HERITAGE AN DEST DESTINY at the last quarterly conference of oe sevier stake elder claud cornwall of the general board of 0 the Y M M 1 I A treated the subject of our young people their heritage aage and destiny and among other things in his splendid address he spoke of the wonderful heritage left to us by the early pioneers who grubbed the brush and built the bridges the lesson leeson he gave ought to sink deep into the consciousness of our young folks and make them better citizens impregnated with the love tor for the soil on which they were brought up this country was built by people who ardently de to possess a little spot at least of gods earth a little spot which they could call their own on which they could erect their modest homes and worship their god in their way their affection tor for the soil led them to dig die and delve early and late their energy and devotion built up our substantial cities lovely rural communities and prosperous farms but as the country has grown and men and women have swarmed like ants into great cities many people seem to have lost all this love for the soil they just flit from one spot to another sending down no toots roots anywhere some ot of them are forced into this roving life by the nature of their occupations yet the majority of 0 them are not forced into such changeable habits habit by any vital reason and they lose loaa many of their gains every time they uproot themselves they would ind find f many rewards it they would settle down make a reputation for themselves aela s as workmen or businessmen in a good town cultivate the old time love for the soil and develop attractive dwelling places one often finds recent immigrants wiio who have this spirit more than the natives one such man was speaking the other day of his home place 1 could kiss the ground 0 that place lip he said critical natives might find fault with certain features of his home and location but to him it has been a haven of refuge and a home of d eliat he lias set out trees and plants and every year the place keeps improving I 1 and showing the of his loving touch I 1 there are many people of this type in richfield both native ainer amer 1 j i icons and those who have come here from far countries tho the vicinity is richer for their presence any neighborhood where a family having these ideals is located is bound to gain beca because use the presence of even one such individual is an incentive to others to take hold land and do improvement pro work |