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CONTENTS FOR JANUARY, 1924

Abigail Howe Young Frontispiece My Chapter Sarah E. Mitton 18Time's Circles and Changes Signs of the Times J. M. Sjodahl 19

Lula Greene Richards 1 Gleanings 21Mothers of the Latter-day Prophets Sunday School Work 22

Susa Young Gates 3 Mother's Boy Ida R. AUdredge 25Concerning Claire Ruth Moench Bell 7 Teacher Training L. John Nuttall 42An Impressive Event 11 Religion Classes Harrison R. Merrill 44Push Along E. M. Webb 14 Bobbie Went Fishing 47Little Stories of Married Life Rena's Visitor Delphia Phillips 48

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Time's Circles and Changes

For New Year 1924

Like circles of a watch-spring—coil on coil

Earth's Time is measured by its passing years.

Each inner circle shorter than the last

And yet the same in number of degrees.

Iri this, the latter Time, change follows changeSo rapidly sense fails to keep abreast.

More miracles occur in one year nowThan in a hundred—likely—anciently.

The evil powers seem raging unrestrained

More wildly than in all Time's course before.

For the Elect's sake shortened are these days

Or otherwise there could no flesh be saved.

Yet in this dark, mad rush of infancy,

Of murder, robbery, heedless accidents,

New wonders and developments for goodAre crowding fast with every circling year.

Near to the end of Nineteen twenty-three

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The year just closed—by marvelous radio

America talked audibly to England,Eight thousand miles away and over seas!

May not anticipation lead to hopeThat in a few more years we may behold

Our absent friends however far awayEven as now their voices may be heard?More is Christ's promise to the pure in heart

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What greater gift of sight than to see God?But oh! the wicked still do wickedly

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Nor learn to hear or see or understand.

Yet, as Time's changes swiftly come and goThe day approaches nearer and more near

When no one shall unto his neighbor say"Know ye the Lord?" for every one shall know

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All knees shall hend and every tongue confess

Jesus, the, Son of God redeemed the world.

Shorter and shorter will Time's circles growUntil the center point—the end is reached

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The day, the hour not even the Angels know

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That secret is with God, and Him alone

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To be revealed at His appointed timo.

Then sorrow, death and wickedness shall cease

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Then will begin Christ's glorious reign of Peace.

Lula Greene Richards

ABIGAIL HOWE YOUNGnom May 3, 1760; died January 11, 1815. An artist's conception of tlie motlier of

President Brijtl'am Youns; whose picture was never taken in life. From acomposite of photosraphs of Rricliam Youne. and the descriptions

of Abigrail gratliered by her descendants. . Slietched by I.eeGreene Richards, Abigail's great, great grandson.

Vol. 59 JANUARY, 1924 No. 1.

Mothers of the Latter-day Prophets

Abigail Howe Young

By Susa Young Gates

An old proverb has it that great

men have great mothers. One reaches

that conclusion when studying the Hves

of the great men who founded andled this Church during the last century.

Women bequeath to their sons their

emotional life values according to their

own emotional measure and its qua'i-

ties. Fathers give virility and balance,

thus rounding out life's full measure.

Brigham Young had for his mother

a woman who was descended from a

long, illustrious line of refined, inher-

ently intelligent American and English

ancestry. Abigail Howe Young camefrom the well-known Puritan family

of Howes. Her kinsmen were students

in Harvard University in the infancy

of that great school, and their historian

says that all of the Howes were dear

lovers of books. They were freemen,

proprietors in the townships wherethey settled, selectmen, representatives,

Indian commissioners, and seemed to

have brought from the old country, in

fair measure, the common sense, in-

dustry and thrift so much needed by

the emigrant. The men of the race

were almost universally tall, well pro-

portioned and of sound constitution.

The women were attractive, refined,

and more or less artistically gifted.

The Howe family, from whence they

sprang, in Warwickshire, were manyof them titled people and of excellent

repute. Brigham and his brothers Johnand Lorenzo inherited the physical

traits of the Howes, while the eldest

son, Joseph, very much resembled the

Youngs, the father John Young being

a small, wiry man.

Abigail Howe, was born in Shrews-bury, Massachusetts, on the 3rd of

May, 1766. The line runs as follows:

(1) John Howe, son of John Howe, wasfor a long time a resident of Watertown,Mass., and in 1638 or 9, was one of the

first settlers in Sudbury, Mass., where hewas admitted freeman in 1640. His deathis given as July 10, 1678, and again in 1687,

figures transposed, perhaps. He removed to

Marlborough in 1657, and it is said he wasthe first white settler in that town. Hiswife's Christian name was Mary, who sur-

vived him twenty, years. He had twelvechildren.

(2) John Howe, son of John (1), wasborn in Sudbury, in 1640. His wife's

Christian name was Elizabeth, whom hemarried January 22nd, 1662. He resided

in Marlborough, where the births of his

children are recorded. He was killed bythe Indians in Sudbury, April 20th, 1676, andhis house and buildings were burned bythe enemy. He had four children.

(3) Josiah Hov/e, son of John (2),

was born in Sudbury, in 1650. He married,

March 18, 1672, Mary Haynes of Sudbury.He settled in Marlborough, where he died

in 1711. Josiah was a soldier in King

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Philip's war. Mary married second, JohnPrescott. He had five children.

(4) Josiah Howe, son of Josiah (3) wasborn in Marlborough, in 1678; married June14th, 1700, Sarah Bigelow, and settled in

that town. He married second, Nov. 22,

1713, Mary Marble. He had by first wife

three children, and by second wife, four

children.

(5) Phineas Howe, son of Josiah (4),

by his first wife, was born in Marlborough,December 4, 1707; married March 22, 1732,

Abigail Bennett, and settled in Shrewbury,Mass. His farm was in what is now Boyls-

ton. His wife died August 22, 1784. Hedied in Boylston, January 4, 1801. Hischildren were Bezale'el, Silas, Abigail, Eliza-

beth and Phineas, who married Abigail

Goddard, and their daughter Nabby, or Abi-

gail, married John Young, and they werethe parents of Brigham Young.

Abigail Howe was but nineteen years

of age when she married a Revolution-

ary soldier named John Young. Therewere five Howe sisters, and all weresaid by pioneers who knew them to be

pretty girls, vivacious, musical andvery popular in their pioneer com-munities. Theodosia Kimball Young,wife of Brigham Young's oldest

brother, John, and Maria Haven Bur-ton, wife of Bishop Robert T. Burton,

who lived in the same village andknew them well, bore testimony to the

gentle vivacious, and attractive char-

acters of those Howe girls. They wereall singers and many social affairs werebrightened by the duets and simple

folk songs essayed by the Howe sisters.

All were very devout and deeply con-

cerned with Puritan religious life.

Abigail herself, though not as tall

as some of her sisters, was a little

above medium height. She had blue

eyes, with yellowish brown hair,

folded in natural waves and ringlets

across her shapely brow. She was ex-

ceedingly inethodical and orderly in

her temperament. Neatness, as the

old term was used, belonged to her

as of inherited right. Not robust in

her constitution, she burned up her

fires of youth in impetuous toil while

constantly on the move with her

pioneering husband. She was the

mother of eleven children.

She died 11th of January, 1815.

She was brought up in Shrewsbury,

whiqh is not far from Hopkinton.

Those little New England towns fairly

joined each other through their out-

stretched farms. Sleighing parties,

quilting bees, picnics and religious re-

vivals drew the young people together

from contiguous settlements. Abigail,

or Nabby, as she was nicknamed, wasskilled in housewifely arts, knitting,

hemstitching, a little embroidering, anda great deal of spinning and weaving,

baking, scrubbing and household ad-

justment occupying her busy hours.

She had unquestionably good school-

ing, such as was possible for pros-

perous farmers in those colonial days,

and she helped her children over their

primary pitfalls. She was intensely

humorous in her tendencies and that

sense of humor formed a balance whichcarried her over the frequent pilgrim-

ages of her husband to settle up newcountries, leaving her with the difficult

burdens of childbearing under such

circumstances, child-rearing and home-making.

The family lived sixteen years in

Hopkinton, Mass. Here the most of

the children were born. Moving in

January, 1801, in the violently coMseason of New -England weather, she

accompanied her husband, John Young,into the remote hills of Vermont, set-

ling in the little village of Whiting-

ham, Windham County, living there

long enough for Brigham Young to be

born, June 1st, 1801, in a log cabin at

the edge of the village. Then the family

removed to Sherburn, Shenango Coun-ty, New York, but did not remain there

very long. In 1807 they removed to

Smyrna, Shenango County, New York,

where her younger son, Lorenzo was

born. Moving again to Genoa County,

New York, the mother died there th?

11th of June, 1815. The mother'5.

health was poor for a long time, and it

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was a family tradition that Fanny, the

elder sister, "raised" Brigham. It is a

remarkable thing that all but one of

Abigail Howe's children, six daughters

and five sons grew up, married andall joined the Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints, with their

families, all remaining faithful to the

end.

No wonder Abigail's famous son

Brigham was a pioneer. His parents

had brought him into the world, andnurtured him in flight from point to

point, as their restless feet sought newfiresides to fill, new fields to plant

and a new wilderness to subdue. Theywere of the pioneer stock and faced

the eastern sun of desire and conquest

until western shadows brought wider

horizons before their vision.

Abigail Howe Young was a born re-

former, so we are told. She was an

invalid the last few years of her life,

troubled with the frequent New Eng-land complaint of consumption, but she

kept an active finger on the pulse of

the neighborhood. Her sympathies

were so broad, her vision was so clear,

her grasp of human values so perfect

that friends would come for her whentheir children married and take her in

wagon or sleigh to spend a few days

in counsel and assistance to youngcouples who were starting out in life.

She was greatly beloved by her associ-

ates. Her children are her noblest

monument.

The mother of Abigail Howe Youngwas Susanna Goddard Howe. She wasborn 15th of September, 1742, in

Farmingham, Mass., and married in

1761 Phineas Howe, and was living in

Hopkinton, the oldest woman there in

1834. It was a sister of Abigail's, Sus-

anna Howe, who married Phineas

Brigham from whom Brigham Youngderived his unusual given name.

Brigham Young refers once to a

visit he made to this grandmother whenspeaking to the Relief Society sisters

in regard to sericulture. He said:

PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG

Said to be the earliest picture of thePresident. Prom a dasruerrotype prob-ably taken at Nauvoo, Ilinois In 1844 ortR45.

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"If mother and grandmother got one

silk dress, and if each one lived to be a

hundred years old, it was all they wanted.

I think my grandmother's silk dress camedown to her daughter. Grandmother Sus-

anna Goddard Howe put on her tilk dress

when I went last to see her. It was, 1

think, her wedding dress, and she had been

married some seventy years." (This visit

was made in 1831, just prior to the baptism

of Brigham Young.)

A quaint letter by his ancient

mother in Israel, Susanna GoddardHowe, to one of her daughters, reads

like a voice from the past

:

Hopkinton,August 5, 1827.

Dear daughter :

—

I now set down in the presence of Godthis day to inform you of my health; that

I enjoy comfortable health at present,

through the goodness of God. Dear child,

I rejoice that I had the pleasure of reading

one more of your kind letters, it seems next

to conversing with you. We don't know as

we ever shall meet in this world again, but

I know if we do not we shall be in prepara-

tion to meet in a far better world wheretrouble and trial will end.

I wish to be remembered to all your dear

children, and I rejoice to hear that yourchildren have chosen the good part, andare following the commands of Jesus. Dearchild, I would be much gratified if it could

be the Lord's will that we could converse

and spend a few hours together, but I shall

ever be happy to receive letters from youat every opportunity you can make it con-

venient.

I spent a few hours with my sister Howe,yesterday, and she is feeble, but people are

very kind and give her a good many pre-

sents. She seems to be as reconciled as

anybody could expect in her situation. Sheseems to put her trust in Him that is able

to take care of His own. I had the pleasure

of visiting my son Haven last spring.

Mr. Haven has got to be a deacon. Mr.and Miss Clark have made a profession

of religion. Mr. Haven's two sons haveshown evidence of an interest in the Re-deemer's kingdom. Nancy has married to avery likely man, and she appears to be

thoughtful. It appears that the Lord hasdone great things for them, and blessed

be His name. In the town of Colistown there

appears to be a very powerful revival, the

most stout-hearted rebels have been broughtto bow to the feet of Jesus. Three of Mrs.Yanson's family have joined the Churchin Colistown. My son Phineas is well and is

now living in Worcester and is very steady

to his work.My son Nehemiah and family are well

and wish to be remembered to you all.

Deacon Morse and family are well anddesire to be remembered to your daughterNancy, and thank her kindly for her kindletter. I wish to be remembered in partic-

ular to Mr. Richards. My dear child I hopeyou will remember me in your prayers.

In the town of Hopkinton there has notbeen any particular attention to religion.

My son Samuel is living in the town of

Nortlibury and I heard but a few weeksago that the family were all well. My sonParker and family were all well. I don'tknow as the children, any of them, haveembraced religion yet, but I hope you will

pray for them. We feel that we need the

prayers of all Christian friends. So I mustsubscribe myself writing to my dear child

Rhod'a Richards.

Susanna Howe,Hopkinton.

Please to write soon.

HOMEMy house, though but a humble thing,

Is sweet as sweet can be.

It shelters infancy and age,

And youth and harmony.

The place is lighted with content.

It's carpeted with peace;It's fenced about with sentimentThat doth each day increase.

It's warmed by hearts as true as steel

From sill to shingle dome.And underneath this weight of wealth

I live—and call it home.Alice L. Whitson, in "Girlhood Days"

Concerning Claire

By Ruth Moench Bell

Chapter IVSomething happened. So you see

I really am "material for fiction,"

as our English teacher says. I am at

Katherine's. I went on the train all

alone. Mama put me on and Katherine

took me off. I had never seen

Katherine before. But we arrangedsomething romantic. She was to carry

a tiny American flag and I was to

wear a blue ribbon. Only, at the last

moment, we found that Annette hadcut up my blue ribbon for doll clothes,

so I had to wear led. (Annette is the

teaby sister, the one who came whenwe had Eliza and those delicious feasts

on pies.)

Katherine wouldn't believe that 1

was I. But I knew that she wasshe. I went right up to her and told

her that I was I, even if Annette

had cut up my blue ribbon. Kather-

ine knew that she was she, so we wentoff chattering together, Katherinecarrying my suit-case.

When we reached the house her

mother took me in her warm, motherly

arms and told me she would haveknown me in Denmark. But I don't

think she would; because whateverhappens to me, I am very sure that

won't, I mean Denmark.

Mrs. Clark, Katherine's mama andmy Mama's school-girl friend, insists

I am lots like my mother. She wantedme to sit right down, as soon as supper

was over, and write to Mama andtell her that I had arrived safely. 1

did the latter; but I couldn't do the

former, which is resemble Mama.Mama is very pretty, in spite of a

slight upward tilt of her nose, whichis very quaint. Mama dresses very

stylish, too. We are all tremendously

proud to have her visit school or goanywhere so our friends can see her.

All our friends like us better after they

have seen Mama. Even about the

house , Mama wears nice shoes andpretty house-dresses and does her hair

in the very most becoming style of

hair-dresseing. You can see that Mrs.Clark must have been mistaken. Just

the same, her remarks were comfort-

ing, after the things my relations havesaid. You remember, the things that

make it necessary to think of birds

and beautiful flowers and clouds. I

didn't have to think of birds andflowers and trees while Mrs. Clark wastalking about me. I could be happywithout.

The next day Katherine and I wentto town for films but ended with salt-

ed peanuts. Mr. Clark knew Mamaand Daddy too, and he seemed so

interested in me. Mama and Mrs. Clark

had always planned when they wereschool-girls that their daughters should

visit together ; because when they weregirls, they never had a chance to leave

their home town and they thought it

would be so nice for their daughters

to have some of the chances they

missed. And they also thought it

would be interesting for us to get ac-

quainted with each other and gei to

be such good friends as our parents

were. I think it was lovely of ti.ctr

t'-- do it. Katherine an 1 I becamefriends at once.

Katherine has an uncle who worries

considerably about the length of

Katherine's skirts. I mean the absence

of length. If I had a few yards of

material I would try tO lengthen mydresses. He might begin on me next.

And it must be terribly embarrasing

to have a man call attention to yourlegs when you can't possibly cover

them. It was almost as trying as the

way my relations went on about mynose that I couldn't lengthen.

I am eating everything on the table.

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I mean some of everything on the

table, as I promised Mama I would, so

as not to be a nuisance. This includes

raw tomatoes, which I never have liked.

It also includes another orgy on pies,

which I have always liked. Only 1

suppose I must be growing up because

I find I can get enough pie now. Andwhen I was a child I could not.

'For mercy's sake and for pity's

sake," I wrote to Mama, as soon as

I could, "Please, please send my brownstockings and oxfords."

It is because of that yipping Gyp.He is Katherine's awful Mastiff. Hejust hates white stockings or shoes or

white night gowns. And everything

I have is white. I dont dare let himsee me when I am dressed for the

night. And it is almost impossible

to keep him from seeing me. He sleeps

in the same room with Katherine andme. Katherine loves him dearly and I

don't dare tell her how I feel.

For courtesy I offer to turn out the

light, that is I offered before I foundout how Gyp feels about night gowns.Now I either have to walk all the wayacross the floor, with my night gownon and let him make a rush at me andlick me all over; or else I have to putmy gown on after I get into bed. Eventhen on my way to the bed I nearlyalways stumble over him or else fumblehis great, shaggy head when I am feel-

ing for the bed.

Then there is the apple tree.

Katherine and I could have the mostwonderful times up that tree, eating

apples and reading, if only that yippingGyp would .stay away. He zvill hangaround all the time for a chance to

reach up and lick my legs because of

the white stockings. He won't leave

me alone. And how I need iny brownoxfords! If only Mama would get

them here ! The canvas has worn out

on the big toe where we climb, I meanwhich we use to climb with, and the

canvas has also worn off the place

where my bunion sticks out or enlarged

joint or whatever it is.

If Katherine were not such an aw-fully out-doors girl, we might stay in

the house and get away from Gyp once

in a while. But she likes to run andclimb fences and of course, I mustbe courteous, as I promised Mama,and run, too. Gyp always follows be-

hind, licking my legs and shoes every

step of the way.

We are to go up the canyon next

week with the Bee-Hive Girls. It

was nice of them to invite me, since

I am younger and a stranger. It will

be a relief to get away from Gyp.Mrs. Clark took us to the picture

show last night. And that is anotherthing of which Mama does not ap-

prove. Picture shows and pies are

her especial abhorrence.

After the show, Mrs. Clark boughta big bag of chocolates. I ate two or

three pieces, but long before I hadgorged myself, as I should liked to

have done, I declined any more in

order to be polite. I felt guilty eating

the chocolates because Daddy does not

allow us to eat candy except with ourmeals. He gives us all we want at

meal time but we are never to eat it

be:ween meals. That is one reason weall have sound teeth, that and because

we chew something hard with our

meals.

Mrs. Clark remarked about my teeth

and asked how I kept away from the

dentists. But I didn't like to tell her,

Katherine might get angry with me for

spoiling her chocolate feeds. I'll tell

Katherine after we go to bed. Wenearly always talk all night even after

we get to sleep.

We are having a wonderful time upthe canyon, only I am having to eat

some more things I have never liked,

prunes, onions and salad. Daddy likes

potato salad about as much as I do.

He says it is made of cold potatoes,

raw onions, buttermilk and mustard.

This makes Adelaide and Lottie fur-

ious with him. They both have a keen

relish for any kind of salad. If wedon't eat everything on our plates, we

Jan. 1924 CONCERNING CLAIRE

have to do K. P. (Kitchen Police or

dishwashing,) or else be ducked in the

spring or rake ten feet of rocks as

big as Gyp's head. P>ecause of this I

have also learned to eat sweet

-pickles and poached eggs. I really

ate them. But I must confess I slipped

the salad onto Katherine's plate, (she

revels in it) and the prunes ontoGladys' plate. (She can get away withthem if she tries to and she was kindenough to try for my sake. She is

a very good chum.)All the girls have been lovely to

me. I think one of the nicest thingsin this world is to make friends witha strange girl. I had no idea it

could be so nice. Every girl hasmade it a point to come up and get•acquainted with me and they all act

as if they had known me all their

lives and loved me dearly.

The leader. Miss Richards, hastaught them to do this and be goodcomrades with all. There is such a

good spirit in camp. No one is

spiteful to any one. No one is left

out of anything. No one ever says

an unkind thing to any one or aboutthem. There is a perfectly tre-

mendous fine if we do. But I don't

think it is that so much as thebeautiful spirit of our leader, MissRichards, that makes them do this.

One night after supper we all sat

about the fire-place, toasting Marsh-mallows and singing and visiting

together in such a cozy, sociable

way. We were all trying to get as

close to Miss Richards as we could

and pretty soon she said: "Girl's, this

will be a time you will always re-

member. If you are kind and apply

the Golden Rule, while you are heretogether, you will remember this

time with joy. But if you are ever

unkind or unfair and make some-one unhappy, you will remember it

with regret. Whenever you think

of it, you will try to turn the page,

as you would a blotted page in yourfavorite book. There will be some-

thing on memory's page you will

never care to see."

We all felt so good when she gotthrough. Katherine reached over andgave my hand a squeeze in the

darkness. I returned the pressure

with interest. All the girls had their

arms about each other when wewent to bed. And, I suppose be-

cause I was a stranger, they threwtheir arms about me and squeezedme good night. Every time now if

any girl begins to be ugly, the othei

girls remind her with a look or a

word and we laugh and throw off

the bad mood. This camp in the can-

yon has been like heaven ever since.

It really is lovely of the girls to be so

good to me when I am younger thanany of them.

After we got home from the can-

yon there was a letter from dear

Mama enclosing money for me to

come home and inviting Katherineto come and see us through theChristmas vacation; because school

is to open soon, now.There was one thing in Mama's

letter which made me feel very queeragain. I don't know whether to be glad

or sad. Daddy has a position of prom-inence in Dunlap, which is ever so

much larger than our home town. Andwe are going to move.

Fall is coming on and I am getting

so homesick to see the family anddearie, dearie Mama and the old place.

I am glad they did not move till I

came home to say good-bye to things.

However will I get along withoutour trees and everything, especially

in the fall which is my favorite season.

The two trees that I love best of all

are the two late peach trees. It will

be just like parting from life-long

friends to part from them. One is anorange peach tree and the other is a

lemon peach tree. It's peaches are

shaped like lemons and they cling to

the stone. Every fall when the air

begins to get cool and the trees bare,

I linger about these two trees and

10 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR Jan. i<)3f

dream under their branches, while I

try to find a peach or two that is ripe

enough to eat.

Long after the other trees are bare

and the air gets nippy and I can feel

snow in the air, there are peaches on

those trees. That is why I love them

so. Sometimes most of them do not

ripen but I eat them while they are

hard and love them just the same.

And sometimes they are ice cold from

the frost.

I love the soft haze that comes over

the mountains when these peaches

come on. And I wish my dresses had

long sleeves in them and I long for

sweaters ; and fires seem so comfort-

ing; and we have bon-fires and burn

the dead leaves. Though Daddy never

will let us burn them as long as they

rustle or have life in them. It is only

when they are just dried and soft and

lifeless that we rake rhem up. It is

so much fun to run in the leaves and

pile them up in heaps while they can

rustle.

Everything that is fall, I love ; and

everything that is fall makes me think

of my two fall friends, the orange and

lemon peach trees. They are still

faithful when everj'one else is in the

boxes or eaten. They say: "Snow is

coming and there will be no morefruit, so I will hold out as long as

I can."

I listened to them and then I gointo the cellar and look at the big bin

of red app':es, Jonathans, and the big

bin of Winter Pearmains, and the

Hubbard squashes, the turnips, onions,

carrots which mean good vegetable

soup in the winter when we come homefrom school. Even the cabbages andpotatoes look so good

!

Then load after load of coal arrives

and is stored in it's bin and load after

load of wood. And that means grate

fires and stories and books and songs

and toasting our toes ; not to mentionsleigh rides and chilblains and pop-corn and Christmas and mysterious

bundles hidden about the house; be-

cause each of us gives each other a

present on Christmas ; and we all try

to hide them in a good, safe place andsometimes we run across the sameplace. And it's all so much fun. AndI love to stand in the crotch of those

old peach trees and dream it all out

before it happens. And now we are

going away from them to some other

place.

Well, all of it is part of going into

a book, I suppose. Because in a bookthe heroine which is me, always goes

away and something always happens.I wonder and wonder what it will befor me.

( To be continued)

Obedience

There is something that even a child can do,

That is greater than deeds of war

;

It is only this—to obey God's word.

For He can request no more.

There is something that even a child can say.

That is greater than book or song

;

It is only this—to be firm and pray,

And to trust Him all day long.

Bertha A, Kleinman

CH1X.DRE1V REPRESENTING "STARS OF MORNING"

An Impressive Event

For many years the programs pre- General Board. It consisted of a semi-

pared for the General Conferences of pageant called "Voices from the Dust"

the Deseret Simday School Union have or "Messages from the Book of Mor-been of a most unusual character, but mon Prophets" and was presented on

that given October 7, 1923, was prob- the night of the Conference as follows

:

ably the most interesting and impres- I_

sive of them all. The General Board, 1. Song, "Jos. Smith's First Prayer"

in discussing the program to be ren- Congregation

dered at the Conference, thought that^ ^I'^^^f

^^ ^^"^^ "^".^"^ ^- ^^"°°"

instead of the usual topics or class ex,- 3" RoirCali ' and Presentation 'of ' Sundayercises, something in the nature of a School Authorities General Secretary

pageant might be appropriately given. Albert Hamer Reiser

and a special committee composed of ^- Song, "An Angel From On High"....

George D. Pyper, chairman, Charles H.Congregation

Hart, Charles B. Felt, Harold G. Rey- Aroir-T^c Tror^Iv tutt r,TTCTnolds, Henry H. Rolapp, T. Albert ,^

^O^CES FROM THE DUSTTT J T7J J r) T/-- u 11 -ii. Messages from Book of Mormon ProphetsHooper and Edward P. Knnball, with

directed by Prof. Elbert H. EastmondGeneral Secretary A. Hamer Reiser as- Poem Introductions by Theodore E.

sociated, was appointed to work out a Curtis

plan. This committee, with the aid of At the Organ, Edw. P. Kimball

Professor Elbert H. Eastmond of the \ Introduction ..

. .ElderHenry H Rolapp

_., ^r T-T- • rx-. ^- <jrand Processional, Stars of Morn-Bngham Young University of Provo, jng shout for Jov"President Nephi L. Morris, of the Salt Sunday School Children from Salt Lake

Lake Stake, Elder Eugene H. Hilton Stake

of the L. D. S. High School, and Elder ^^ Prologue, Including Bible Prophecies

rr\ J t:- r- X- r- 11 r ^ j Concerning the Coming Forth of theTheodore E. Curtis, finally perfected a ^^^^ ^f Mormon. "The Spirit of Truth-program which was approved by thq , Miss Inez Witbeck

ao

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Jan. 1924 AN IMPRESSIVE EVENT 13

4. Messages of Ancient Prophets(a) "The Spirit of Faith"

Miss La Rue CarrLehi Geo. Bowles

(b) "The Spirit of ObedienceMiss Grace Emery

Nephi T. Albert Hooper(c) "The Spirit of Sacrifice"

Miss Lucy GedgeAbinadi Jos. F. Smith, III

(d) "The Spirit of Equality"'

Mrs. Belle S. RossMosiah N. D. Thatcher

(e) "The Spirit of Righteousness"Miss Leah Gedge

Benjamin Orson D. Romney, Jr.(f) "The Spirit of Repentance"

Mrs. Vida Fox ClawsonAlma, the Younger Alma O. Taylor

(g) "The Spirit of Prophecy"Miss Marian Redd

Samuel P. Melvin Petersen(h) "The Spirit of Liberty"

Miss. Gladys HicksEther Edward H. Eardley

(i) "The Spirit of Testimony"Miss Emily Brinton

Mormon Winslow F. Smith• (j) "The Spirit of Revelation"

Mrs. Eleanor B. ThomasMoroni Herbert B. Maw

5. Song, "We Thank Thee, O God for aProphet"

HL1. Application. Elder Stephen L. Richards2. Remarks President Heber J. Grant3. Doxology Congregation4. Benediction .

'.

A great book, eight feet wide, ten

feet high and two feet thick, an exact

copy of the Book of Mormon, had beenbuilt and placed upon a specially

erected platform covering the choir

seats in front of the organ, and a cur-

tain of leaves, made by ProfessorEastmond, representing* a grove, hid

the Book of Mormon from sight. To-ward the end of the prologue, givenBy Miss Witbeck. the leafy curtains

were drawn aside revealing the Bookof Mormon. As each Book of Mor-mon character was called forth bypoetic introduction, the lid of the greatBook, operated by hidden wires, slow-

ly opened, and the Prophet, in ap-propriate costume, stepped forth anddelivered his message, then retired

and the lid of the Book quietly closed.

This was repeated until ten characters

representing as many ancient prophets

of this continent had delivered their

messages, introduced by as manysisters as shown on the program andall accompanied by exquisite and ap-propriate music rendered by EdwardP. Kimball on the great organ. Cal-

ciums and spotlights added much to

the dramatic presentation of the

subject.

So many requests were received to

have the pageant repeated that it wasagain given on Wednesday, November7, 1923, at 5 :30 p. m., to anothercrowded house, composed piostly of

Intermediate and Theological SundaySchool pupils and with the same im-pressive effect. Jos. J. Cannon rep-

resented Alma the Younger, in place

of Alma O. Taylor, who was unableto be present. On this second oc-casion, in addition to the "Messagesfrom the Prophets," a tableau repre-senting the Angel Moroni showing theplates to the Prophet Joseph Smith,was presented, the characters beingrepresented by Rex Williams and E.Wesley Smith, respectively. Preced-ing and during the tableau, "An Angelfrom on High" was sung by a malequartet composed of Hyrum Christen-sen, M. Lenzi McAllister, AugustGlissmeyer, and Henry Glissmeyer.

In presenting this pageant, the Gen-eral Sunday School Board senseddeeply the great responsibility, andeven danger involved in the drama-tization of the sacred prophets of theBook of Mormon, but the one hun-dredth anniversary of the coming forthof the book, the inspired addresses onthe subject during the General Con-ference, the quiet intensity of the greataudience which filled the Tabernacleto its utmost capacity, the enthusiasmof those taking part in the spectacle,

who seemed to be filled with a spiritual

exaltation during the presentation

—

all furnished an atmosphere whichfully justified the dramatization andmade the occasion as sacred as it wasthrilling and inspiring.

Elder James E. Talmage, of the

Council of the Twelve, in a letter to

14' THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR Jan. 19^4

Superintendent David O. McKay, now conference of the Deseret Sunday School

President of the European Mission. Union on Sunday night. I was thrilled

^, . r- 1through and through, and 1 cannot but

commenting on the recent General^^g^^d the planning and carrying out of

Conference, had this to say of- the those Book of Mormon themes as due to

Sunda}' School program

:

anything but direct inspiration from the

Lord. The results of that presentation

"The're was a glorious consummation, an will live and be productive of good in-

effective climax indeed, to the addresses definitely ; for no one who witnessed that

relating to the Book of Mormon, in the presentation can forget it."

Push Along

Come, dear mates, and let us rally

To our slogan, '"Push Along."

Make our motto, "Never dally.

Be alive, and push along."

Waking early from ottr slumber

In our hearts a cheerful song,

Quickl}^ out of bed we'll clamberWide awake to push along.

Push along, push along.

Be alive and push along.

Soon our animals are tended,

And our outside chores are done

;

In the house our tasks are ended

In their order, one by one.

Then our thanks are gladly given

For our lives and health and food.

And all blessings showered from heaven

For our comfort and our good.

Push along, push along,

Be alive and push along.

When at school we'll truly study

At our work, and at our play,

Every moment find us readyFor each duty of the day.

Whether joy, or care, or sorrow

In our hearts we'll keep this song;Save our troubles for tomorrow,Be alive, and push along.

Push along, push along.

Be alive and push along.

When this mortal life is endedWe will live and push along.

When the higher spheres we've wended,We will live and push along.

When o'er sin we rise victorious

We can join the righteous throng,

And we'll rise to heights most glorious

For we'll live and push along.

Push along, push along.

Eternally we'll push along.

E. M. Webb

Little Stories of Married Life

By Elizabeth Cannon Porter

ASHES OF ROSES

Judith lay late in bed that NewYears" morning. Life looked so un-

utterably drab that she had nothing to

get up for. Her love, that had seemedso glowing, had crumbled suddenly to

ashes. She thought that Thorndykehad loved her for herself : now it seem-

ed that he had loved her for her money.Wealth had brought her little but re-

sponsibility. Now, she thought it hadlured her lover.

She turned sick when she thought

of his amazing proposition. He woulddeed his property to his sons— (it hadbeen the request of his dead wife)—and he would come and manipulate

her means for her. He not only

wanted her to relinquish her dowerrights, but he would lose his own iu-

dependence.

She did not care for the property

involved. But the proposition out-

raged a deep-seated sense of justice

in her. Unless Thorndyke loved her

for herself, she did not want him.

Money will buy many things—com-fort, education, travel, independence,

a certain amount of freedom. It will

not buy love nor health, nor life.

Her love had been intense like the

mid-summer sun because it came to

her late,—at thirty-five. She had been

one of those rare women who bloomlate. They are the more precious as

the last rose of summer than as buds

in a month full of roses. Her beauty

had been earned by vivid interest in

the affairs of humanity and long years

of right living, for life writes its his-

tory on the face. A sallow girl, she

had lost her chances of marriage in her

youth like so many who become "old

maids,'' not because she was unsought,

but for the reason that she was morediscriminating in her taste. Her love

for Thorndyke Rook was the passio'i

of her life.

In view of his actions, she could not

lielieve that he loved her for her

beauty, just as he had married his first

wife for hers. Only Mrs. Rook's hadfaded through years of invalidism.

What a wonderful courtship it hadbeen ! He made love well. Motor trips,

theaters, even the things in her ownhome permeated with the spirit of it.

Bereft of love how desolate everything

was

!

Every memory of the man stabbe 1

her heart with pain. It was nearly

three weeks since the quarrel. Suspic-

ious of his intentions, she had told himthat unless he could do right by her in

the beginning, she did not want him.

She was piqued that he should care

more for a dead woman's wishes than

her living presence. He had stalked

out and she had not seen him since

—might never see him again.

After the break, instead of collaps-

ing, womanlike, she had picked up the

threads of her life with the courage of

her race. She had sent for herbatchelor cousin, Everet, who was also

a lawyer, and set about arranging heraffairs. She would go away. If twopeople quarrel, it is better to be the onewho leaves,—gets into a new environ-

ment. The one who stays with the

familiar scenes suffers most. Everethad stayed with her and gone into

things thoroughly . She took himr.round with her constantly.

She turned over and sighed. It wasNew Years' day and people would becalling. How banal to say the sameold things ! She arose and surveyedthe fretwork of frost on the trees out-

side. She piled her auburn hair highon her head and donned a rose colored

negligee at utter variance with hermood.

16 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR Jan. igs4

"Mr. Thorndyke Rook," announcedSusan. In spite of the dregs of bitter-

ness into which it was plunged, herheart gave a leap.

What did he want? Just as shewas, she went down the steps. At thefoot of the stairs he caught her andkissed her.

"Judith," he exclaimed, "If you will

take me I will marry you on any terms.I've been thinking that if I gave the

TDoys their share of my property now.for their education, that it will do themmore good than all of it after I amdead. When I saw you with that mai i

I knew that I couldn't give you up.""Man, you mean Everet?" she

laughed tremulouslv. So he wasjealous!

"He's been with you everywhere.I couldn't stand it."

"Yes, but he was attending to mybusiness. I am going away.""Where are you going?" he asked

suspiciously.

"To Europe, next month. I've beenso unhappy that I had planned on acruise of the Mediterranean."

"Alone?"

"Yes."

"We'll engage passage for two andmake it a honeymoon."Her answer was crushed against his

breast.

One Man's Real JobA man's job is his best friend. It clothes and feeds his wife

and cliildren, pays the rent, and supplies them with the wherewithalto develop and become cultivated. The least a man can d'o in returnIS to love his job. A man's job is grateful. It is like a little gardenthat thrives on love. It will one day flower into fruit worth while,for him and his to enjoy. If you ask any successful man the reasonfor his making good, he will tell you that first and foremost it isbecause he likes his work; indeed he loves it. His whole heart andsoul are wrapped up in it. His whole physical and mental energies arefocussed on it. He walks his work, he talks his work, he is entirelyinseparable from his work, and that is the way every man worth hissalt ought to be if he wants to make his work w'hat it should be,and make of himself what lie wants to be. Arthur Capper, U. S.Senator from Kansas.

The Fountain of JoyMaeterhnck's Bluebird is an illegory of the child's Pilgrim's

Progress in ministering to others. Two children are sent forth tofind the bluebird which a sick child needs to make her well andhappy again. Searching everywhere they never found the rightbluebird. On returning home, Tyltyl says, "I will give her my dove."As he takes it from the cage, he cries'out "Hullo! Why, he's blue;much bluer than when we went away. This is the bluebird we werelooking for and he was here all the time." When happiness is soughtfor self, It IS never really found; the true principle is to lose our lifeand find it again when we share our treasure with another's need.Joy IS in doing as James did, ministering, saving and blessing mankind.I he real bird of Paradise is in your own soul, when yuu are wiUing togive to help suffering humanity. The real fountain of joy is withinyou, when you open the door for your Lord's indwelling. Then, likeHim, you will give to live, you will become poor, making many riclrhaving nothing, yet possessing all things, you will find your real selfby following His example of self-sacrifice.—Selected'.

::oiTORMiUPIHIOUGHTJUVENILE INSTRUCTOR

Organ of the Deseret Sunday School UnionPresident Heber J, Grant, EditorGeorge D. Pyper. Associate Editor^t-p n fT'M*^^ Rftsf". tUitiiness Manager

Published MonthlyPrice $1.50 a year, payable in advance

Entered at the Post Office, Salt Lake City, s"econd Class Matter.

Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postagsprovided for in Section I/O?. Act of October 3,

1917, authorized on July S, igtS.

Copyright, Jp^J by Heber I. Grant, for theDeseret Siitidny School Union.

Officers of the Deseret Sunday School UnionDavid O. McKay General Supt.Stephen L. Richards 1st Asst. General Supt.George D. Pyper 2nd Asst. General Supt..ToHN F. Bennett General Treasurer.Albert Hamer Reiser General Secretary

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL BOARDDavid O. McKay E. G. GowansStephen L. Richards .\dam S. Bennion^orgc D. Pyper Edward P. Kimball[ohn F. Bennett Tracy Y. Cannon=eymour B. Young T. Albert HooperGeorge M. Cannon Alfred C. ReesHorace H. Cummings Robert L. Juddlosiah Burrows Charles J. RossWilliam A. Morton Frank K. SeegmillerHenry H. Rolapp George N. ChildHarold G. Revnoldf Mbert E, Bowen' harles B. Feh P. Melvin Petersen[Toward R. Driggs 'Winslow F. SmithVfilton Benninn Eugene H. HiltonCharles H. Hart

DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATESFlorence Home Smith Mabel CookIna Johnson Blanche Love Gee

Salt Lake City January, 1924

The Season's Greetings from OurSuperintendent

My Beloved Friends

:

At the approach of the festive sea-

son, when every friend is wishing all

other friends, "A Merry Christmasand A Happy New Year," I want to

assure you that you have a friend andfellow laborer across the Atlantic,

whose heart is full of the best wishes

for you that ever a heart expressed.

I know of no other group of men andwomen who are prompted by nobler

ideals, or who render service to their

fellowmen more unselfishly, than you.

The days you thus spend extend into

weeks, weeks into months, months into

years. Your time, your energy andyour talents you devote freely to a

noble cause that has become dear to

you. In your minds there is never athought of monetary' considerations

or material compensations of any kind,

for efforts so freely put forth. Yourservice is in every sense of the word,gratuitous. It is prompted by the

spirit of love exemplified so perfectly

by the Savior of men. whose servants

you are. His ideals you cherish,

whose birth was heralded by the heav-enly host "praising God and saying :

—

'Glory to God in the highest, and onearth peace, good-will toward men.'

"

Him you honor and worship in whoseadvent on earth God is glorified, earth

is promised peace, and all men giventhe assurance of God's good will to-

ward them!If every man born into the world

Avould have as the beacon of his life

these three glorious ideals, how muchsweeter and happier life would be I

With such an aim, every man wouldseek to glorify all that is Pure, all that

is Just, all that is Honorable, all that

is Virtuous, all that is Tme, all that

leads to perfection—for all these hewould glorify when he glorifies God.He would eschew all that is impure,all that is dishonorable, all that is

vile.

If every man desired to show goodwill towards his fellowmen, and man-ifested that desire in a thousand kindsayings and little deeds, that wouldreflect unselfishness and self-sacrifice,

what a contribution each would maketoward the happiness and peace of

the world

!

In all the unselfish labors of the

General Board, and of our associates

in the Sunday School Union, there is

manifest this aim to glorify God, to

seek first the Kingdom of God and

18 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR Jan. IQ24

His righteousness. There i.s manifestalso the realization that this can best

be done by doing good to the Lord'schildren. "Inasmuch as ye have doneit unto the least of these, my servants,

ye have done it unto me.''

Brethren, the more I see of the self-

ishness and the sordidness of this

old world, the more beautiful and sub-

lime seem the generous services andthe lofty ideals of the Priesthood in

1he Church of Jesus Christ! It is an

inspiration to see the exemplification

of this in the lives of two thousand

young men and women devoting their

time and their hard-earned means,

preaching the Gospel of peace. It is

an honor to be numbered among them.

Their pure and unspotted, characters

give evidence of the virtue of their

cause : but this inspiration is height-

ened by the thought of the large num-ber enrolled in the Church Auxiliary

.-\ssociations whose avowed purposeis to uphold all that is good and true,

and to bless their fellow men, andwho are rendering willing efforts

and making generous contributions to

make the world a better place in whichto live—an army organized in love,

manifesting good will toward men.

Though Jesus was not born onChristmas, yet this is now the season

when the Christ spirit is most mani-fest among the children of men. It

is a fitting time, therefore, to renew

our desires and to strengthen ourdetermination to do all that lies withinour power to make real among menthe message heralded by the angelswhen the Savior was born. We shall

glorify God by seeking after that whichis worthy and true and beautiful ; weshall strive to establish peace on earthby exercising that good will towardour fellows, which God has showntoward us.

The greatest need of this old worldto-day, is peace. The turbulent stormsof hate, of enmity, of distrust and of

sin are threatening to wreck humanity.It is a time for men,—true men—to

dedicate their lives to God, and to

cry with the spirit and power of Christ,

"Peace, be still!"

With this thought of renewed con-secration in mind, I send to you, mybeloved fel'ow workers, and to oure.fteemed associates in the great Sun-day School work throughout the world,

my love and best wishes that everyofficer, teacher and student may have,

A MERRYj MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND THEHAl'PIEST NEW YEAR OF HIS LIFE !

"r)h friends ! with whom my feet havetrod

The quiet aisles of prayer,

Glad witness to your zeal for GodAnd love of man, I bear."

Affectionately,

Your friend and brother,

David O. Mc Kay

My Chapter

By Sarah E. Mitton

The hour is late, my eyelids droop,

The pages too grow dim;

I'll close my book and breath my prayer,

And sing my evening hymn.And with the early breaking dawn.Again will I begin

My Chapter.

And when life's volume I complete.When the tomb enshrouds me in:

When heaven shall place within my reach.Her pages clean and thin

;

There in that bright eternal dawn.Again will I begin

My Chapter.

Signs ^^TiMESBYJMSJODAHI^

The anniversary of the incarnation

of our Lord and the anniversary of

the birth of the Prophet Joseph, whichmay w^ell be observed as an introduc-

tion to the great festival, suggest a

thought which seems timely.

Glory to God

Christmas Carols, Christmas bells

and anthems, are but faint imitations

of the enrapturing strain heard by the

Dethlehem shepherds

:

Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace.

Glory to God is the object of the

coming to the earth of the Son of

God in the flesh. He came to reveal

God to us. For "no one knoweth the

Father, save the Son, and he to whom-soever the Son will reveal him." Theseare the words of our Lord himself.

(Matt. 11:27.) Paul, therefore, (Heb.

1:3), strikingly says that the Son is

"the brightness" of God's glory, and"the express image of his person."

This fundamental gospel truth, the

Prophet Joseph in a frequently quoted

sermon, delivered in Nauvoo, April

6, 1844, expressed thus

:

"God himself, the Father of us all, dwelton an earth, the same as Jesus Christ did."

In the same sermon he said

:

"If you were to see him today you wouldsee him like a man in form, like your-selves, in all the person, image, and veryform as a man; for Adam was created in

the very fashion, image, and likeness of

God." {Jour, of Dis., Vol. 6, p. 3.)

The teachings of the prophet con-

cerning God and his Son, thoughBiblical, sound strange to the world.

And yet, there are indications—andthis is one of the signs of the time

—

that men of learning and liberal

thought are beginning to see the light

from afar and to approach it as near

as their creeds will permit them. Forinstance I notice in the Literary Digest

of Nov. 24, that the famous dean of

St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Dr.

Inge, speaking of the incarnation, re-

cently said

:

Surely Christ came to earth to reveal to

us, not that he was like God, but that

God was like himself. The question whichwe ought to ask is, "Since Christ is God,what may we infer about the nature of

God?"

Is not this a remarkable rapproche-

ment to the very truth more clearly

stated by the Prophet Joseph in 1844?

On Earth Peace

Our Lord is the Prince of Peace.

One object of his mission on earth

is to bring peace in a world of strife.

Must we regard this part of his mission

as a failure? Some do. They tell us

that wars mtist go on as long as

human nature is human nature, andthey glory in it, like cannibals used to

do in the shedding of the blood of

their victims. But the day will surely

come when this glorious world, re-

deemed from the clutches of the adver-

sary, will have peace, when all its

affairs are administered by our Lordhimself through his appointed servants,

for the salvation of both living anddead.

The desire for peace is more general

among men now than it has ever been.

Even now, the jur}' of Mr. Bok's

.\merican Peace Award, of which Mr.E;ihu Root is the chairman, is con-

sidering plans for the maintenance of

world peace. That organization has

received the last few months 22,-

165 communications containing sug-

gestions on that subject. The plan

accepted by the jury as the best will

be submitted to the American people

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for acceptance or rejection. The veryfact that such a peace movement hasbeen made possible proves that theground is being prepared for the lay-

ing of the foundations for the kingdomof peace.

The Monroe Doctrine

Speaking of the kingdom of peacereminds us at this time of the Monroedoctrine, which, a hundred years ago,Dec. 2, 1823, was declared to be theAmerican doctrine by President JamesMonroe, in his message to congress.The bold, clear stand taken at that timehas saved this hemisphere from manya sanguinary conflict. It has beena great instrument for peace. The cen-tenary anniversary was quietly ob-served in Washington and elsewhereon the 2nd of this month.

At the time when President Monroeformulated this instrument of peace, anumber of the Spanish dependenciesin America had declared their inde-pendence, after twenty years of warand bloodshed. In 1822, Spain appeal-ed to the coalition ot powers knownas the Holy Alliance, of which Russia,Prussia, and France were the domi-nating members, for assistance to re-cover her lost American domain. Atthe same time the Czar of Russia laidclaim to the American Pacific coastas far south as 51 degrees northernlatitude. Then it was that PresidentMonroe addressed congress, but inreality, the entire world, and declared

:

(1) "That the American continents, by thefree and independent condition which theyhave assumed and sustained, are hence-forth not to be considered as subjects forfuture colonization by any EuropeanPower."

(2) That "we owe it, therefore, to can-dor and to the amicable relations existingbetween the United States and thosepowers, to declare that we should con-sider any attempt on their part to extendtheir system to any portion of this hemis-phere as dangerous to our peace and safety."

That is the Monroe doctrine. Un-doubtedly it was inspired, in the .same

sense as was the Constitution (Doc.and Cov. 101 :80.) for the preservationof peace and liberty in the world. Didnot the Lord say, through Nephi:"And this land shall be a land of

liberty unto the Gentiles, and thereshall be no kings upon the land, whoshall raise up unto the Gentiles"? (2Ne. 10: 11.)

To THE North Pole

Two polar expeditions are beingplanned for next summer: One byLieutenant Commander Robert A.Bartlett, who was navigator on Peary'snorthern trip, and one by CaptainRoald Amundson. The latter will havethree

, airplanes, one of which will bepiloted by Lieutenant Ralph E. David-son of the U. S. navy. Mr. Bartlettwill attempt the flight either by planeor the gaint dirigible Shenandoah. It

is probable, therefore, that the idea ofreaching the North Pole by aircraft

will be realized. In 1897, Andree, theSwedish explorer, made the attemptfrom Spitzbergen. Two days afterhis departure he released a carrier

pigeon which reached the inhabitedworld and that was the last we heardof him. But at the time there was nodirigible air craft. He was carried bya big gas bag, and was at the mercy ofthe weather and the wind. It is differ-

ent now. They can even send radiomessages to and from the pole, as wasdemonstrated a few days ago, when amessage was dispatched from Hart-ford. Conn., to a ship in the frozenNorth, and an answer was received in

five minutes.

What may explorers expect to gainby further expeditions in the regionsof ice and snow?

The answer to that question is notagreed on. Generally the impressionprevails that the ever moving ice packis all there is in the unexplored regionsof the Arctic. But in Popular ScienceMonthly for December, LieutenantCommander Fitzhue Green, of theU. S. Navy, says the indications are

Jan. 1914 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 21

that between Alaska and the Pole,

there is an island about the size of the

state of Pennsylvania, enjoying a semi-tropical climate, owing to volcanic

fires, something like Iceland on the

Atlantic side. This paradise in the ice,

the explorers are sure to find, hethinks. He gives his reasons, and anofficer in the navy who also is anArctic explorer of great experience is

surely entitled to a hearing on this

subject.

We shall certainly follow the ex-

peditions next year with keen interest.

Is it not barely possible that throughthese explorations the word of the

Lord in Doc. and Cov. 133 :26 will be

made clearer than it seems to be nowto many students of that volume? Theword referred to reads

:

"And they who are in the north countries

shall come in remembrance before the Lord

;

and their prophets shall hear his voiceand shall no longer stay themselves ; andthey shall smite the rocks, and the ice shall

flow down at their presence."

Gleanings

There are thoughts that inspire to

lofty action, that put iron into the

will, that expand the heart and mind.Our lives are going to be largely de-

termined by our choice from all these

thoughts. Every good thought wethink lifts us up into its own world.Forceful, vigorous thoughts put tone

and precision into the whole of life.

And yet, the life will rise no higher

than the character of the thoughts wethink.

Let a man begin to force himself to

think each day a few good, vigorousthoughts, and by and by the mind will

naturally run to wholesome themes.It is a religious duty to invite the best

thoughts.

—

Frederick Lynch.

Keep the Tongue

Keep it from unkindness. Wordsare sometimes wounds. Not very deepwounds always, and yet they irritate.

Speech is unkind sometimes when there

is no unkindness in the heart ; so muchthe worse that unintentionally pain is

caused.

Keep it from falsehood. It is so easyto give a false coloring, to so make astatement that it may convey a meaningdifferent from the truth while yet there

is an appearance of truth, that we needto be on our guard. There are verymany who would shrink from telling alie who yet suffer themselves in such

inaccurate or exaggerated or one-sided

statements that they really come under

the condemnation of those whose"lying lips are an abomination to the

Lord."

Keep it from slander. The goodreputation of others should be dear to

us. Sin should not be suffered to gounrebuked, but it should be in accord-

ance with the Scripture method : "Goand tell him of his fault betwixt thee

and him alone." And it should be borne

in mind that what is too often con-

sidered as merely harmless gossip runs

dangerously near, if it does not pass,

the confines of slander. A reputation

is too sacred to be made a plaything

of, even if the intent be not malicious.

—Rural New Yorker.

For what is life that we should makesuch ado about it, and hug it so closely

and look to it to fill our hearts ? Whatis all early life, with all its bad and

good luck, its riches and its poverty,

but a vapor that passes away—noise

and smoke overclouding the enduring

light of heaven? A man may be very

happy and blest in this life, yet he mayfeel that, however pleasant it is, at root

it is no reality, but only a shadow of

realities which are eternal and infinite

in the bosom of God—a piecemeal pat-

tern of the light kingdom, the city not

made with hand eternal in the heav-

ens.

—

Charles Kingsley.

® SUNDAY SCHOOLWORIC ^

Committee: Charles B. Felt, Chairman; Harold G. Reynolds, Henry H. Rolapp andRobert L. Judd

Superintendents' Department

General Superintendency, DaVid O. McKay, Stephen L. Richards and Geo. D. Pyper

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God our Father, hear us pray,

Send Thy grace this holy day;As we take of emblems blest.

On our Savior's love we rest.

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CONCERT RECITATION FOR MARCH, 1923

(Matthew Chapter 5, Verse 16)

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your goodworks, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

Jan. 1924 SUPERINTENDENTS' DEPARTMENT 23

UNIFORM FAST DAY LESSON

Subject: Why do I believe that I

should set a good example in my daily

life?

The great purpose of life is the devel-

opment of the native talents of each andevery human being. We habitually think

of humanity as consisting of the me andthe others. Both need to be trained.

The individual, by setting a good ex-

ample in his daily life influences himself

very greatly for good. Acting along anycertain line tends to become habitual. Theperson who sets a good' example in his

daily life tends more and more to be-

come a creature of good habits. What is

the influence of pra3'ing on one's owncharacter? Assuredly it causes one to

feel so much one's dependence on one's

Father that such a person would not feel

right without approaching his Creatoreach day in prayer. Likewise being dili-

gent in helping the poor, going to the

house of the Lord, controlling one's tem-per, etc., makes the doing of these goodworks second nature to the one "whopersistently does them."

What will be the effect of my setting

a good example upon that great groupof thousand's or even millions whom we'call the others? This group was alwaysuppermost in the mind of the Savior. Headmonishes us to let our light shine be-

fore others that they seeing our goodWorks may glorify our Father in heaven.

We owe it to our fellow men to set a

good example. Man comes to earth en-

dowed with certain natural tendencies to

action. These we call instincts. Scientists

,are quite agreed that moral progress

of the individual can only be attained bydirecting these tendencies.

One of the greatest of man's instincts

is that of imitation. The child imitates

sounds and thus learns to talk. He imi-

tates actions and learns to walk, to write.

He imitates good deeds and becomesgood. We all are largely what we are

because of imitating the good exampleof others. If others, then, have helped us

through their good example, we owe it to

our associates to help them in like man-ner.

I have a right to tell only clean stories.

Others hearing them will likely think

good stories and then tell them to others.

To poison the well of thought is one of

the most vicious offenses.

Why should I not smoke? Others mayimitate me. Why not drink tea and cof-

fee? Same reason. Why should I be

industrious? The habit of industry is

catching.

Why should I refrain from profanity?

If nobody profaned, nobody else could

learn how to revile the sacred name of

our Creator? Why be studious? Whybe cleanly? Why be a true Latter-day

Saint in every word and' deed?

Ask the class to relate incidents of the

] ower of a good example.

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Put-Off Town

Did you ever go to Put-Off Town,Where the houses are old and tumbledown,And everything tarries and everything drags,

With dirty streets and people in rags?

On the street called Slow lives old man Wait,

And his two little boys named Linger and Late,

With unclean hands and tousled hair.

And a naughty sister named Don't Care.

Did you ever go to Put-Off TownTo play with the little girls. Fret and Frown?Or go to the home of old man WaitAnd whistle for his boys to come to the gate?

To play ball all day on Tarry Street,

Leaving your errands for other feet,

To stop, or shirk, or linger, or frown.Is the nearest way to this Put-Off Town.

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Albert Hamer Reiser, General Secretary

THE ANNUAL REPORT

The Annual Statistical and FinancialReport for 1923 will be due from wardSunday School secretaries on January 10,

1924 and from stake secretaries on Jan-uary 20, 1924. It is of utmost importancethat ward and stake secretaries send in

their respective reports on or before thesedates. Ward secretaries should rememberthat the stake report must await all wardreports. One late ward report can hold upnot only the stake report but the generalreport as well.

January is a good time to set standardsfor the year, and it is hoped that thestandards of promptness and accuracywill be set with the Annual Report.

The Annual Report is useless for gen-eral purposes tnitil every stake and everymission report is received'. There are somany occasions arising early in the yearwhen the data obtainable from the gen-eral report is demanded or would be help-ful that if Sunday Schools secretariesknew of them, they would not fail, weare sure, to send their reports promptlywhen they are due.

Revise the Rolls

The December issue of tlie JuvenileInstructor contained an e.xpianation ofthe process involved in the revision of theSunday School rolls. See the Secretaries'IJepartment. Secretaries are again re-minded that the complete annual revisionof the rolls is essential to the accuracy ofSunday School reports. It is worthy ofnpte that if rolls are not revised at thebeginning of the year, but names, whichshould h'.ve been removed, are allowed toremain throughout the year, the yearlytotals are inflated far beyond what theyshould be. Then if the rolls are revisedthe follov/ing year, an unjust and un-favoralile comparison of years exists,

wliich can only be avoided by con-

scientiously revising the rolls every year,and then at the beginning of the year.

Approval of Sunday School Minutes

Originally it was customary to havethe minutes of Sunday School meetingsread before the Sunday School and ap-proved by all present. Later the roll

v.'as established to have them read at theSuperintendent's weekly council meetingand approved there.

Now the rule has been established tohave the minutes of Sunday School meet-ings read by the member of the SundaySchool snperintendency to whom is

assigned resronsibility for Music andRecords. He shall read them v/ith theview to determining their sufficiency andaccuracy and if he finds them satisfactory,

he will approve them. This rule makesit possible also for this assistant super-intendent to keep in close touch with thesecretary and to collaborate with him in

the study of the condition of the SundayScliool from the statistical point of view.This member of the Superintendence wihbe able to keep the Superiutendency asa whole informiCd through his reportsat the weekly Superintendents' councilmeeting with regard' to the school's con-dition in progress.

Secretaries will welcome this change of

rule, because of the direct, definite pointof contact it will give them and their

work with the Superiutendency. Reports,financial and secretarial, being includedwithin the scope of the interest andresponsibility of such assistant superin-tendent, will bring all phases of thesecretary's work to his attention. Thissliould prove a source of considerablestrength to the Secretaries' department.

As a result of this change, we may ex-pect all secretarial work to function morendcquately. Indeed, it should not bedifficult for secretaries to raise the stand*-

ards of their work to a high and entirejysatisfactory plane.

Little drops of knowledge, little grains of senseSolve the mighty problem of the home expense.Had the little leaks earlier been checked.Then the mighty vessel never had been wrecked.Thus the little trifles make the sum of life—Making home an Eden, or an endless strife.

Committee

WORK FOR MARCH

Charles B. Feb, Chairman; Harold G. Reynolds, Henry H. Rolapp andRobert L. ]udd

For Sunday Schools in which there are

only three departments

Theological Department

Text: "Restoration of the Gospel," byO. ]. P. Widstoe. See Advanced Theo-logical lessons, this issue, for outlines.

Intermediate Department

Text: "What Jesus Taught," by O. J. P.Widtsoe. See Second Intermediate De'partment, Fourth Year, this issu«, forouth'nes.

Primary Department

Text: "Bible and Church HistoryStories." See Primary Department, thisissue, for outlines.

Mother's Boy

Dear little baby darling

Mothers pride and joyHer laughing, dimpled treasure;

Her t'ny baby boyHis eyes like stars are shining

And speak a vv^r-d of love

Just what may he be thinkingSo lately from above.

Those tiny hands so busy.

Those little restless feet,'

Oh may they never falter

Lifes trials with courage meet.Those baby lips so rosy.

That .smile and coo all dayMay no vile thoughts find utterance

From those pure lips I pray.

And may he have the courageTo stand for truth and right

As day by day he journeys onToward Eternal light.

That I'ttle soul now knows no sin

His life is spotless whileSo may it be as time rolls onAnd he has won the fight.

Ida R. Alldredse

iflEs ^'^ORGAN IST S'DEPARTMENT

Edward P. Kimball, Chairman; Tracy Y. Cannon, and P. Melvin Petersen

Special Fast Day Song for March

"Sowing" The subject of the UniformFast Day Lesson has to do with setting

a good example in one's daily life. Thereis no more powerful way of "Sowingseeds of good and ill" than by our daily

conduct. Let the Chorister explain in a

few words why this particular song is

chosen this day.

Notice to Choristers and Organists

Beginning with this issue, the work for

this department will cliange from the

policy which has been followed in the

last two years. In the Choristers' depart-

ment the analysis of songs will be

discontinued, as will that of an organ

piece for the Organists. In place of this,

a lesson will be presented each month,based upon problems tliat have lieen or

may be presented to the Committee.The lessons may or may not be for each

department separately, according to their

nature—this will depend on the subject

to be treated: sometimes it will be neces-

sary to present material which concernsequally Choristers and Organists. In

such instances tl'e lesson should be con-

sidered conjointly. On the other handdistinctive problems .peculiar to eachdepartment will have to be projected; in

this case they will need to be discussed

by the respective departments. In anyevent, the Committee will indicate it?

dt.'ires in this direction.

't is fdt tl.at this innovation will injecL

;ii'-v interest into tlic work and the com-mittee, will welcome helpful suggestionsand the submission to it of problemswhich may be looked upon as generalenough In make them applicable to Sun-day School work throughout the Churcli.

The following lesson is to be consideredl-y both Ch( risters and Organists in cop-joint session.

Four Part Singing in the MonthlyUnion Meetings

By Tracy Y. Cannon

Properly conducted practices of four

part' singing in the monthly union meet-ings, followed by helpful discussions in

the Choristers and Organists' departmentof the songs that are there practiced, will

do more for the successful maintenanceof four part singing in the local schoolsthan any other factor.

The conditions in the union meetingare almost ideal for four part singing.

There are generally enough male voices

present to balance the female voices.

The chorister and organist who conduct,

are—or at least should be—thoroughlyable to make the song practice vital andinteresting. The grouping of the singers

into the parts they sing presents no spe-

cial difficulty. 'There are generally a

sufficient number of song books to supplyeach singer with a copy, and the singers

are all mature and vitally interested* in

the success of the song practice.

Here is a splendid opportunity to con-

vert the stake and ward officers and the

local teachers to the lieauty of four part

singing. Even though an objection mightbe raised that conditions in the local

schools are less favorable for four part

singing than in the stake union meeting,

tlie very effectiveness of four part sing-

ing in the union meeting will so stir their

souls that they will make all the greatereffort to overcome the difficulties that

stand in its way in the local schools.

The battle is almost won when the heartysupport of tlie local officers and teachers

is gained.

When all the officers and teachersalready know the song tbat is to be prac-

ticed in the local school, the help theygive makes the learning of the n.ew songa oniparativ.ely easy matter. It meansthat in each class tbere is at leant oneliersfin who can lead out with confidencewliile llie cifficers on tlie stand are alsoaiding greatly because they face thescliDi'l as they sing and are thereforeheard by all those who arc learning thesong. It is well known by experiencedclioristers tbat wliere a few singers in a

congregation know a song the otherssoon "catch on."

The stake song practice should be anincentive for every school in the stake to

all practice the same new songs eachniontli. There is altogether too muchlia|)h2zard custom in the selection of

songs for practice. Twelve new songslearned by the entire stake «ach yearwould soon give the schools a wonderfulrepertory. This means twenty-foursongs in two years, thirty-six songs in

three years and forty-eight songs in fouryears! How many schools now knowforty-eight songs? Think of being ableto sing well forty-eight songs in four

parts!

The choristers' opportunity for pre-

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seaiting the word content of the song,

bringing out the fine points of expression

in the music, good enunciation, etc., is

very great in the union meeting. Such a

song, for instance, as "In Remembranceof Thy Suffering," S. S. Songs, No. 45,

(See analysis of this song in the October,

1923, Juvenile Instructor) furnishes the

chorister and organist a wonderful op-

portunity for work in expression and in-

terpretation. One verse of that song

properly learned in four parts in union

meeting will give the local choristers and

organists enough ideas to carry themthrough their four local practices on that

song.

In the Choristers and Organists' de-

partment let there be an intelligent

discussion of the best ways of presenting

the songs for the month to the local

schools; how best to present the wordcontent and various parts so that they

will be easily memorized by the pupils;

how to make the singers feel the expres-

sion and thus give a beautiful interpre-

tation to the song. Surely these points

should fire the choristers and organists

with enthusiasm and determination to put

the song "over big."

In the U'Cxt union meeting discuss the

problem of four part singing in the

monthly union meeting along the lines

here suggested.

How can the song practice be best

conducted in your stake union meeting?Name the advantages to be gained by this

practice. What relation has the unfon

meeting song practice to the ward school

song practice? Hov.' can officers and

teachers assist in the ward school songpractice? How may the word content

of the song, "In Remembrance of ThySuffering," be best taught? What is the

central thought of this song? How maythe music be most effectively presented'?

How may the singers be made to feel

the expression of this song? What is the

proper musical interpretation if this song,

line by line?

BEAVER WEST WARD SUNDAY SCHOOL. BEAVEH. ITAH

Henry H. Rolapp, Chairman; Harvard R.Charles H. Hart, George N.

Parents Class Work for 1924

January 1924: January 6, Uniform FastDay Lessons; January 13, and 20th;"Salvation for the Dead"; January27, "The Infhience of Love."

February 1924: February 3, UniformFast Day Lesson; February 10, and17th; Salvation for the Dead," Feb-ruary 24, "Moral Training."

March 1924: March 2. Uniform FastDay Lesson; March 9th and 16th,"Salvation for the Dead"; March23rd, "Keeping Our Boys and Girlsat Home"; March 30th, Local topic,or review.

April 1924: April 6th, Fast Day Lesson;April 13th and 20th, "Salvation forthe Dead"; April 27th, "Temptationsof Boys and Girls."

May 1924: May 4th, Fast Day Lesson;May 11th, "Our Mother"; May 18th,"Salvation for the Dead"; May 25th,"Life Lessons During the Wayvi'ardAge."

June 1924: June 1st, Fast Day Lesson;June 8th, and 15th, "Salvation forthe Dead"; June 22nd, "Care of theBaby in Summer"; June 29th, "Howthe Mind Develops."

July 1924: July 6th, Fast Day Lesson;July I3th and 20th, "Salvation for theDead"; July •27th, "The Duty of theState."

August 1924: 'August 3rd, Fast DayLesson; August 10th, and 17th,"Salvation for the Dead"; August24th, "Habits of Infancy and Child-hood"; .August 31st, "Training bythe Church."

September 1924: September 7th, FastDay Lesson; September 14th and21st, "Salvation for the Dead"; Sep-tember 28th, "The Laws of Habit "

October 1924: October 5th, Fast DayLesson; October 12th and 19th,"Salvation for the Dead"; October26th, "Man's Partnership iv i t hNature."

November 1924: November 2nd, FastDay Lesson; November 9th and 16th"Salvation for the Dead"; November23rd, "Thanksgiving Day Observ-ance"; November 30'th, "Salvation forthe Dead."

December 1924: December 7th, Fast DayLesson; December 14th, "Salvationto( U.t Ltd'; December 21st, "TheSpirit of Christmas"; December 28th,Resume of the Year's Work.

Driggs, E. G. Goivans, Seymour B. Young,Child, and Milton Bennion

LESSONS FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject: Why do I believe that Ishould set a good example in my daily;life? (See Superintendents' departmentfor suggestions.)

Philosophy of Temple Work

Lesson 5—Need and Meaning ofPriesthood

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

The universe which w« know, and thehistory of dwellers upon this earth, de-clare the dominant power of God' andHis personal interest in the welfare ofhumankind as His children; there alsois manifest a definite, continuous plan oflife, set forth in the Scriptures, for thosewho would receive salvation in theeternal worlds.

In this plan it is indicated that Godmade "man in His own image" "maleand female created He them," and gavethem dominion and commandments (Gen.1:25-31; 2:16, 17, and other laws and instructions from time to time).

The plan required that God the Father '

send to earth One who is the "expressiniage" of His person (Heb. 1:3), and ofwhom man is "the similitude" (P. of GP., Mos«s 1:6), as a leader and Savior.The Savior, being sent of God, called

others among men (John 20:21). He isthe Son of God, the "great high priest"(Heb. 4:14; History of the Church Vol.

PP.:,^^^"^' Joseph Smith's Teachings,

p. 123) to those who have "the heavenlvcalling" (Heb. 3:1).

This procedure shows how the Priest-hood is constituted, and the need thereofin God's plan of salvation. Its meaningcovers: (1) power to act in the authorityof God in the name of His Son; (2) theorder of those who are chosen for thissacred calling; and (3) th« possessionof keys for conferring special blessingsthrough the heavenly authorization.

r^Av*^''°™ ^^^ Scriptures the calling

of Abraham, Moses, Aaron, the Twelvedisciples of Jesus, and Joseph Smith the

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Prophet, and' others in this dispensation).An essential element in carrying on

God's work among men is the Priesthoodafter the Order of the Son of God (Doc.and Gov. 107:3), its field not being con-fined to mortality, but reaching forwardinto the spirit world (History of theChurch. Vol. 6, pp. 183, 184, 250-4:

Joseph Smith's Teachings, pp. 30, 31,

127).

Lesson 6—Need 'and meaning of theChurch

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Among the great leaders in the earlyhistory of the world was Abraham, ac-counted "the friend of God." To himthe Almighty made a great promise (Gen.12:3; 22:17, 18).

The fulfilment of the national elementin this promise depended upon organiza-tion, with officers and laws; that of theblessing element required a divinelycreated organization, functioning withdivine power among men and spirits of

the departed. This organization is knownas a Church, its divine authorization mak-ing it the Church of God (Doc. and Cov.1:30).

Jesus of Nazareth, the head of theorganization on earth, was sent of God.His public ministry in the flesh beganby organizing a church in greater per-fection than it had existed in Israel. Hechose twelve Apostles (Luke 6:13),Seventies (Luke 10:1), etc. This organ-ization was the Church of Jesus Christ—the Church of God on earth (Doc. andCov. 1:1; 20:1; 115:3, 4). In formertimes its membership was composed ofFormer-day Saints; in latter times, ofLatter-day Saints.

In latter days, this Church of JesusChrist is more completely organized thaniormerly, and therefore operates morefully than at any other period of whichhistory gives us record (Doc. and Cov.Sees. 20, 84, 107, and others). It posses-ses all required authority, from the con-ferring of the Aaronic Priesthood byJohn the Baptist (Doc. and Cov. Sec,13) to receiving the final keys in thedispensation of the fulness of times (Doc.and Cov. 110:11-16; 112:30; 128:20).

This Church is the agency by which thefulness of God's blessings are conveyedin ordinances and ceremonies to everynation, kindred, tongue, and people (Doc.and Cov. 133:37, 38), that all the familiesof the earth may be blessed. Its scope is

not confined to the mortal spheres, butextends to the spirit world (I Cor. 15:17-20, 40. 41; II Cor. 12:1-4; Doc. and Cov.Sees. 76. 128, 132, and others).

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Subject: Keeping Our Boys and Girlsa't Home.Parent and Child, Volume III, Lesson 8.

Questions

1. What are the first indications thatour home is losing its hold upon our boy?Our girl?

2. What influences are at work in eachinstance?

3. Is it because conditions outside thehome offer more, or is it the home offer-ing less of that which the boy or girl,

desires?

4. Did it ever occur to you that "desire"may be diverted, but that it cannot bedestroyed?

5. Is it not best to divert by substitu-tion rather than by prohibition? Alsoto substitute in kind as near as it may be?

6. \yhat are you doing in your hometo satisfy the desire which takes your boyor girl to the neighbor's or to the publicplaces?

7. What are you doing to interest thegrowing boy or girl?

8. Parents, are you companionable? Doyou get into the boy or girl's field ofdiscussion? Do you talk with them ratherthan to them? Do you get into theirgames, their troubles, their pleasures,their life?

It may be advisable to assign each ofthe above questions to a different memberof the class a week in advance of the dis-cussion. The discussion should be defi-nite, and all facts or experience should berelatively important in leading to correctconclusions.

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

Local topic, or review.

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Second Year—Great Biblical

Characters

LESSONS FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject; Why do I believe that I

should set a good example in my daily

life? (See Superintendents' department

for suggestions.)

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 7—Abraham's Second Estate

Abraham shows spiritual strength mhis earth life.

References: Pearl of Great Price,

Abraham 1:1-13: Genesis 13. 14:17-24;

Geikie, "Hours with the Bible," pp.

258-261.

.Abraham's father an idol worshiper.

Abraham desired and worked for right-

eousn.ess. (Analyze carefully Abr.

1:1-2.)

His life enrlangered—rescued by an angel.

His dealings with his fellow men.

1. Unselfishness with Lot (Genesis 13:

8-13).

2 Pleads that Sodom be spared (Gene-

sis 18:16-33).

3. Independence—"Xo man made Abra-

ham rich" (Genesis 14:17-24).

A good example of one who "overcame."

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Lesson 8

—

Abraham Pioneers HolyLand. Receives Priesthood

References: Pearl of Great Price, Abra-

ham 1, 2:1-21; Genesis 12:1-10; 13:14-18.

L Left native land for righteousness sake.

Promised Holy Land forever (use

map).Goes to Egypt and teaches there

(Abr. 3:1-21; 2:11-15, sec explana-

tion of cut No. 3, p. 74).

TI. Significance of words "sought for"

(Abra. 1:4; 2:2).

Receives Priesthood from Mel-chizedek (Doc. & Gov. 84.14).

Greatest possible advancement 'by

means of Priesthood C\br. 1:1-4).

How can we profit; similarly?

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 9—Results of Abraham's Right-eousness

Becomes the "friend of God" (Doc. &Gov. 84:63).

"The Father of the Faithful" (Gen. 17:

1-8).

Begins the chosen race through whomChrist comes.

"Abraham's bosom" (Doc. & Gov. 84:34;

Parable of Lazarus and Dives. Luke16:19-31; see also Doc. & Gov. 124:19;

132:49).

.\braham called blessed for all time (Gen.22:15-19).

".\d'ded upon forever and ever."

How can we make the most possible of

our lives?

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

Written Review

1. What was the result of the "fall"

upon .Adam both phvsically and spirit-

ually ?

2. Name the elements of greatness ex-

emplified in the life of Adam after the

"fall."

3. What elements of leadership mustEnoch have manifested as head of the

United Order?

4. What three great characteristics

nipressed you in vour study of Noah'slife?'

5. Discuss the life of Abraham point-

ing out some great events which dem-or.strated his power to overcome his

environment; his unselfishness; and his

great faith in God.

N. B. Students are given the option of

ansv.eriuy any three of the above cjues-

t ons submitted.

Advanced Theological

LESSONS FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject; Why do I believe that I

should set a good example in my daily

life? (See Superintendents' departmentfor suggestions.)

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Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 7—The Preparation of anEarth-Teacher

The revelation of God comes only

through faith and obedience, coupled withdiligent self effort.

References: The Restoration, Chap. S,

pp. 33-35; Chap. IV, pp. 43-46; Doc. &Cov. Sec. 11:15-22; 9:8-9; 88:78-84.

I. The three years of waiting.

1. Its educational value.

2. Its probative value on the question

of genuineness.

II. The four years of probation.

1. The first and subsequent visits to

Cumorah.2. The significance of the long wait-

ing.

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Lesson 8—The Hidden Record

God's word to men is preserved for the

continued teaching and guidance of Hispeople.

References: The Restoration, Chap. 6.

I. The Book of Mormon.II. What the record contains.

1. The principal subdivision of the

III. Its translation and publication.

IV. Evidence of its genuineness.

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 9. -Progress in the Work of theRestoration

Without divine sanction and authority,

Joseph Smith assumed to do no act rela-

;tive to the establishment of a church.

Reference: The Restoration, Chap. 7.

I. The Protestant churches.1. What led to their founding?2. What was the source of authority

of their founders?3. Restraint shown by Joseph Smith.

II. Divine authority restored to earth.

The Aaronic Priesthood.(a) What it is.

(b) How restored.

(c) Its powers.

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

Written Review

1. What is meant by The Restorationas the term is used in our lessons?

2. Discuss the significance of the inea-sured deliberation with which the vjov^ ofThe Restoration was carried forward.

I.. U. S. SIINU.VV SCHOOL, JEMOME, AUIZONAOrganized Sept. -;i, 1023, by Braneli President, K. Clarence White.

SuperintendentErnest L. Ray,

DEPARTMENT

Harold G. Reynolds, Chairman; Horace H. Cummings, T. Albert Hooperand Winsloiv F. Smith

Second Year—Book of Mormon

LESSONS FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject: Why do I believe that I

should set a good example in my daily

life? (See Superintendents' departmentfor suggestions.)

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 7.—Lehi, the Leader to aPromised Land

Objective: To teach that the Lord gives

strength to His faithful servants to helpthem accomplish the things He com-mands them to do.

General References: Book of MormonI Nephi and II Nephi, Chaps. 1-4; Dic-tionary of the Book of Mormon, page205; Story of the Book of Mormon,Chaps. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Problems and Ilhistrations: In the de-velopment and application of the subjectdiscuss with the class; Lehi trusted in

the Lord. In spite of the murmurings ofhis wife and the opposition of his oldersons, he persisted, having full faith thatGod would make success possible.

Topics:

I. Social life in Jerusalem.1. Form of government.2. Prosperity of people.3. Wickedness of people.

II. Lehi's Ministry.1. His faithfulness and teachings.2. His vision and testimony.3. His message rejected and. his life

sought.

III. Lehi's departure into Wilderness.L Sends back for records.2. Records secured.3. Why they were needed.

IV. Sends for Ishmael's family.Need for this family.

V. Journey to the Sea.1. The Liahona.2. The broken bow.

VI. The Building of the Ship.1. Journey across ocean.2. Arrival in promised land'.

VII. Lehi's Solicitude for His Family.1. Leman and' Lemual.2. Encourages N«phi and younger

children.

3. Blesses his family before his

death.

Note to teachers: Lehi was one of themost remarkable characters of whom wehave any record. His remarkable faith,

his trust in God, are inspirational to all

who read of them. It will be interestingto the members of your class to comparethe calls of Moses, Lehi, and BrighamYoung.

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Lesson 8. Sariah's Family, a Chosen Seed

Objective: To teach that the Lordchose this family to accomplish Hispurposes.

General References: Dictionary of theBook of Mormon, page 311; The Storyof the Book of Mormon, Chap. 1; TheBook of Mormon, 3:5; 9:1-2, 13-14.

Problems and Ilhistrations: In thedevelopment and application of the sub-ject, discuss with the class: The Lordchose and' guided the family of Sariah,because of the strength of character andrighteousness of that family.

Topics:

I. Sariah, Lehi's Wife.1. Dwelling place.

2. Lineage.

11. Her Family in Jerusalem.1. Four sons.2. Some daughters.

III. .\ddition to Her Family After Leav-ing Jerusalem.

IV. Promise of the Lord to Her Family.1. Vision of her husband Lehi.2. Promises to her son Nephi.

Note to teachers: In the developmentof this lesson, it will be necessary to havein mind the mighty things accomplishedby and through the seed of this woman.This, of course, means a knowledge ofpractically the entire course for this year.By this time the teachers should haveread the Book of Mormon through andbe able to make this lesson interesting.

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Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 9.—Nephi, Founder of a NewNation

Objective: To teach that but one man,faithful to his God, is mighty, even in theface of great physical opposition, and canaccomplish seemingly insurmountabletasks.

Memorize: "Inasmuch as ye keep rnycommandments ye shall prosper in theland and inasmuch as ye will not keep mycommandments ye shall be cut off frommy promise."

General References: Story of the Bookof Mormon, Chap:;. 1-S. Dictionary of theBook of Mormon, page 256.

Problems and Illustrations: In the de-velopment and application of the subject,

discuss with the class that the Lord will

reward faith and an endeavor to do Hiswill. He will not tolerate any person orthing to permanently hinder His work.

Topics:

I. Nephi's Personality.1. His ancestry 1:1.

2. His education.3. His character.

a. Sober.b. Studious.c. Athletic 8:31.

d. Loyal, 5:15, 16.

e. Faithful, 38:50-54.

II. Nephi's Ministry.Spiritual leader of his people.

a. Predicted by an angel, 6:27.

b. Predicted by Lehi, 52:26-29.

c. Prediction fulfilled, 61:19.

III. Nephi Made King.1. Maintained righteousness.2. Built a temple.3. Kept a faithful record.

Its value.

(1) Educationally.

(2) Spiritually.

IV. Taught his people industry.

Note to teachers: It will be well to

have the special references read in theclass. The figures given indicate pageand verse in the new edition of the Bookof Mormon.

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

This is the date for the first quarterlyreview. During the week teachers shouldcheck up and make sure the necessarymaterial will be on hand for your writtenreview. If you approach this task in thesame spirit in which Nephi approachedhis work, your review will be a successand you and your class will have joy andsatisfaction in it.

Written Review

1. What was the general attitude to-

ward religion at the time of Columbus?2. What did the discovery of the "New

World" accomplish for religion?

3. Give your impression of the out-

standing characters of Calvin.4. In what ways did Ro.ger Williams

render the greatest good to his people?5. State briefly the result of Joseph

Smith's prayer upon the religions of the

world.Answer any three or all.

Fourth Year—What Jesus Taught

LESSONS FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject: Why do I believe that I

should set a good example in my daily

life? (See Superintendents' departmentfor suggestions.)

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 7.—The Presence of Evil andWhy Evil is in the World

General References: "What JesusTaught," Chaps. 7 and 8. Pay attention to

references at the end of each chapter.

Objective: To teach that evil in the

world gives us opportunity to prove ourlove for and adherence to the good.

Problems and illustrations: In the de-

velopment and application of this lesson

discuss with the class the fall of Satan,emphasizing the pqint that this was the

result of his own acts, in which he andthose who followed him exercised their

free agency. Consider the effect that

resisting evil has upon the character,emphasizing the point that through oppo-sition, difficulties, trials, and the over-coming of evil we are able to build astrong character.

Have the pupils name some of the pit-

falls which beset the paths of young peo-ple nowadays. How should these evils beovercome?

Suggestive Topics:

I. How Evil Came into the World.The council of spirits.

a. Satan rejected.

b. Christ chosen.c. Lucifer rebels.

34 THE JUTEMLH INSTRUCTOR Jan. IQ24

II. Satan's Desperate Hope.The temptation of ejsus.

HI. Why there is evil in the world.

IV. Man's free agency and his resultant

responsibility.

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Lesson 8.—"The Crown of Creation"

Objective: To teach that th-e worth of

spuls is great in the sight of our HeavenlyFather.General References: "What Jesus

Taught." Chap. 9, and references at the

end of chapter; Doctrine and CovenantsSection 13:10-16.

Problems and illustrations: In the de-

velopment and application of this lesson

refer the class to the dispute in heaven,

pointing out the value the Lord placed ontlie souls of men. Discuss with the pupils

the glorious possibilities of life as a test-

ing period wherein man helps to achieve

his own salvation through overcomingthe sin and materialism of the world.Consider the importance the Church

Ilaces on missionary work and how we

can prepare to engage in this labor.

Memory Verse, Mark 8:36

"What shall it profit a man if he shall

gain the whole world and lose his ownsoul?"

Suggestive Topics:

I. Our Heavenly Father's Solicitude for

Man.1. .As sliown by the sacrifice of

Jesus.

2. The significance of the parableof the lost sheep.

3. Why this solicitude.

II. Man's Resulting Responsibility.1. To God.2. To himself.

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 9.—"The Forgiving Father"

Objective: To teach that the Father is

willing to forgive His children, if they

acknowledge their sins before Him andtruly repent of them.General References: "What Jesus

Taught," Chap. 10, and references at

close of chapter.

Problem and illustrations: In the de-

velopment and application of this lesson

draw from the pupils their views as to the

sowing of wild oats and our H.eavenly

Father's attitude toward sin.

Memory Verse, Doc. & Cov. 1:3

"I the Lord cannot look upon sin with

the least degree of allowance, neverthe-

less, he that repents and does the com-mandments of the Lord shall be forgiven."

Suggestive Topics:

I. The Father's Love for His Children.

II. The Father's Willingness to Forgive.

III. The Father's Attitude Toward Sin.

Note: With each lesson the picture in

the pupil's text should be studi.ed andanalyzed. Study "The l^nrgiving Father"by Molitor.

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

Written Review

1. Why is a knowledge of the teach-

ings of the Savior of great value to you?2. Wliat does it mean to you to know

God and Jesus Christ, and how can a

testimony be obtained?3. What satisfaction d'o you find

worshioing a personal God?the special mission of th

ni

Holy Ghost?

The Friend We Never See

Around the corner I have a friend, in the great city that has no end.Yet days go by and weeks rush on, and before I know it a year is gone;.A,nd I never see my old friend's face, for life is a swift and terrible race.

He knows I hke him just as wiiW as in the days when I rang his bell

.r.d ne rang mine. We were younger then, and now we are busy, tired men

—

Tired with playing a foolish game, tired with trying to make a name."To-morrow," I say, "I will call on Jim, just to show that I'm thinking of him."But to-morrow comes and to-morrow goes, and the distance between us grows and

grows.Aro'-'nd the corner—yet miles away. "Here's a telegram, sir." "John died to-day!"And that's what we get and deserve in the end—around the corner a vanished

friend.

—Anonymous.

FIRST INTERMEDIATEDEPARTMENT

George M. Cannon, Chairman; Josiah Burrows, Adam Bennion, Alfred C. Rees

and Eugene H. Hilton.

Second Year—Stories from the

Bible

LiESSONS FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject: Why do I believe that I

sliould set a good example in my -daily

r.fe? (See Superintendents' department

this issue, for suggestions).

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 7.—Abram and Lot

References: Genesis 11:26-32; 12:1-10;

13:1-8. (The teachers may well, for their

own information, read the Pearl of Great

Price, as it refers to Bible characters.)

Objective: That those whom God se-

lects for great work here on earth mustbe people of broadmindedness and nobil-

ity of character.

I. Terah, the father of Abram.His three sons, Abram, Nahor, andHaran.

II. Terah and family leave land of their

nativity, Ur of the Chaldees.

1. Start to go to land of Canaan.2. The stop at Haran.

a. Nam.e the place where they

located Haran in honor of

the son of that man.b. Those who went with Terah

were his son Abram and his

wife Sarai; and' his GrandsonLot—a son of Haran whodied.

c. Death of Terah at Haran.III. Abram told by the Lord to leave

Haran.1. The Lord's promise unto Abram

(Genesis 12.2).

2. Abram and Sarai, his wife; Lot,

his nephew; and all their sub-

stance and all their householdwent into the land of Canaan.

3. Another promise of the Lordunto Abram (Genesis 12:7).

IV. Recause of famine in Canaan, Abramand those with him go into Egypt.Sojourn in Egypt with increase in

wealth.

V. Return from Egypt into Canaan.1. Abram calls on the name of the

. Lord at a place where formerly

he had built an altar to the

Lord.2. Abram and Lot, with their flocks

and herds and followers, too

numerous to find pastura,ge

desired.

3. Quarrel of their herdsmen.

VI. Nobility and Dignity of Abram.Lot given his choice of the land.

a. Selects the rich plains^ in

which were cities of Sodomand Gomorrah.

b. The Lord gives his third

promise to Abram, (Genesis

13:14-18.)

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Lesson 8.—Abram Continues to Serve

God and is Prospered

Text: Genesis chapter 14:11-24. Also

let the teacher assign such verses as will

be properly understood by children in

ihe chapters which follow.

Objective: The Word of the Lord is

certain and fails not.

I. The battle of the kings.

1. Lot, Abram's Nephew, taken

captive with the other dwellers

of Sodom.2. Messenger who had' escaped

comes to Abram and tells of the

calamity.

3. Abram and his trained servants

pursue those who had taken Lot.

4. Surprise and defeat them in the

night and bring back the cap-

tives.

5. Melchizedek, great High Priest

of God, blesses Abram and en-

tertains him on his return.

6. Abram recognizes the authority

of M.elchizedek and pays tithes

to him.(Note: This great man is the one

after whom the Higher Priest-

hood in our Church is named..•\11 who hold the office of anelder or any higher office, holds

the Melchizedek Priesthood.)

n. King of Sodom offers Abram all the

spoils of the valley.

1. Abram's dignified refusal.

Will not take for himself any-thing lest the king of Sodom(a most wicked city) shouldsay he had made Abram rich.

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III. Abram childless.

1. Pleads with the Lord, and askshow can the promise of theLord be fulfilled if he has nochildren.

2. The Lord renews his promisesto Abram (Genesis 15:1; againin verses 5 and 6 promises therethat his seed shall be numerousas the stars; again in verse 18—promises the land "from theriver of Egypt unto the greatriver Euphrates).

IV. Abram is given Hagar as a wife byhis wife Sarai.Ten years after the return from

Egypt, Hagar becomes Abrarn'swife and when he is 86 yearsold Ishmael her son is born.

V'. Abram's name changed to Abraham(piomises of the Lord renewed).(Genesis 17:1-8.)

1. Sarai's name changed to Sarah,and she is promised a son to becalled Isaac (Genesis 17:15-22).

2. Isaac born (Genesis 21:1-3).3. The feast for Isaac (Genesis 21:

8.21).

Ishmael ridicules Isaac andhe and his mother are sentaway, but are preserved bythe Lord and Ishmael be-comes the beginning of agreat nation (the Arabs).

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 9.—How the Lord Tested

Abraham's Faith

Text: Genesis 22.

Objective: God sometimes proves theintegrity of His servants by giving themcommands which try their faith and loveto the uttermost.

I. The Lord tests Abraham's faith.1. The Lord's command to Abra-

ham.2. Abraham proceeds to carry out

the command.3. The trip to the mountain (a

three-day journey).4. Those in the company:

a. Abraham.b. His son Isaac.c. Two of Abraham's young

men.5. Arrives in good view of the

mountain; two young men toldto remain there. Abrahamplaces the wood for the burntoffering upon Isaac; he himselfcarries the fire and the knife forthe offering.

6. Isaac's question: "Where is the

lamb for the burnt offering?". Abraham's answer, "(Jod will

provide."

II. Isaac's willingness to be sacrificed.

1. Was young; the burden placedupon him shows that he hadmuch strength; these and hisfather's age, all indicate he of-fered no resistance to his fath-er's proposed action.

2. Isaac bound and placed uponthe altar.

3. While Abraham's upraised handwith the knife was ready tostrike, a voice of the angel ofthe Lord out of heaven callgdto him and told him to not layhis hand upon the lad and notto do anything to him.

4. The ram in the thicket.

III. Sarah's death and burial. (Genesis23:1-20.)

Fourth Year—Ancient Apostles

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject: Why do I believe that I

should set a good example in my dailylife? (See Superintendents' departmentfor suggestions.)

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 7.—A Marvelous Manifestation

Text: Ancient Apostles.

Objective: To teach that a testimonycan be had through sincerity and purityof heart.

I. On Mount Hermon.1. Its description.2. Purpose of visit.

3. Sermon on self-denial.4. Sleep of the Apostles.

II. The Transfiguration.1. Meaning.2. Savior glorified.

3. Elias and Moses appear.4. Father confesses the Son.5. Effect upon the Apostles.6. Peter's testimony.

III. Peter's Testimony Strengthened.1. By miracles.2. By seeing heavenly beingg.3. By inspiration.4. By declaration of the Father.

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IV. Return to the multitude.1. Healing of boy.2. The contrast.

To teachers: Dwell upon the impor-tance of the transfiguration. Show howthe Savior gave His disciples every op-portunity to know that He was the Sonof God. What opportunities are givenus today to know that this is the true

Church? What makes you boys and girls

think that Jesus is the Savior? ThatJoseph Smith was a real prophet?

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Lesson 8.—Lessons in True Leadership

Text: Ancient Apostks.Objective: To teach that a true leader

serves his fellow men.L Tribute,

n. Lesson on Forgiveness,in. Rich Young Man.IV. Power of faith.

To teachers: It will be necessary that

you read these parables and incidents

from the text itself. You will then beable to make an effective and impressivelesson out of each story. You may chooseto read to the class these beautiful par-ables given by the Savior. In each case,

connect up the story with the daily life

of the boys and girls. The lesson on"Tribute" can be applied to paying of

tithes. "Forgiveness" is a theme whichyou can develop with good effect. Thestory of the "Rich Young Man" is thestory of many people in our own day whowill not follow the Savior on account of

their own selfish desires. Do your class

members prize the Gospel above all otherpossessions? What do they do to provetheir love for it? Name some tempta-tions that they overcome to show their

loyalty to the Church. What are sorne

of the pleasures they deny themselves in

order to obey the commandments of theLord'? How can they develop faith as

they grow older? What kind of men and

women does the Lord select as Hisleaders?

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 9.—On the Night of the Betrayal

Text: Ancient Apostles.Objective: To teach that strength of

character is developed by withstandingtemptation.

I. The Last Supper.II. In Gethsemane.

III. The Betrayal.IV. Peter's Denial.To teachers: Here is an abundance of

rich material to impress your class withthe deep emotions which stirred the soulof the Savior in His last hours.

Picture to your class the scene in theupper room. Point out how impressiveour Sacrament service should be, sinceit is His institution. The prayer in thegarden brings out how great was His

, burden yet how ready He was to bear it.

What lesson is taught to us today;when we are called upon to pay tithes,

observe the Sabbath day, fast, attend ourmeetings, go on missions, etc.?

How was Peter found' so weak in spiteof his protestations of love for the Mas-iter? Do you boys and girls stand up anddefend the Gospel and our leaders? Whatopportunities are given us to show thatwe are not ashamed of this Church; notashamed of being called a "Mormon"?How does our missionary service developour young men and women in their loy-alty and fidelity to the work of the Lord?

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

Written Review

1. How do good men and women helpus?

2. Name some things the Savior didfor us.

3. Why was the Savior baptized?4. What kind of men did Jesus call to

be His disciples?

A Happy New Year

By Bertha A. Kleinman

A happy New Year, little children,

The New Year is calling to you,For her days can be happy days onlj

When you do your part

—

'Smihng thru.'

Chas. l'>. Felt, Chairman; Fra>k K. Seegmiller; assifted by Florence Home Smith,

and Mabel Cook

WORK FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject: Why do I believe that I

should' set a good example in my daily

life?

Aim: We can make others better by

doin:r what is right.

Song: No. 211, "Jesus wants me for a

sunbeam," or No. 183, "Jesus bids meshine," or No. 117, "Little Lispers."

Lesson: If your playmate strikes you

how does it make you feel? If he gives

you candy, how does it make you feel? If

you strike him, how does he feel? If yougive him candy? Which is the better wayto treat him? Why? Any good, kind

act makes others happy. \\'hen we makethem happy, we make them better boysand girls. When we do anything right,

it makes others fee! like doing what is

right.

What are some good things children

can do? If we should go to SundaySchool regularly, don't you think somelittle girl or boy who didn't go mightlike to go with us? If you should pre-

pare your lessons well don't you think

some other little person would want to

get prepared?

Why should we use nice languge? Whyshould we pray? If we prayed everynight and mornin.g, what would ouryounger brother or sister perhaps wantto do?

Once there was a Latter-day Saint boynamed Ralph whose brother was verysick. George had come to stay at Ralph'shome. Ralph's father always sent for

the elders to come and pray for any sick

person in his house. George's father didnot do this so George thought it strangeto see the elders anoint the sick boy withoil and pray for him. ITe was healed.

George went home. Once he, too, be-came sick. His father was greatly sur-

prised when George told him to send for

the elders to bless him. And best of all

our Heavenly Father healed him whenthe elders came and prayed over George.

Lesson 2L—The Good Samaritan

Text: Luke 10:25-37.

Reference: "Bible and Church His-

torj' Stories," page 93.

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 22.

—

Feeding the Five Thousand

6:1-14;,

His-

Text: Matt. 14:13-21: JohnMark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17.

Reference: "Bible and Churchtory Stories," page 95.

Third Sunday, March 16. 1924

Lesson 23.—Walking on the Water

Text: Matthew 14:22-23.

Reference: "Bible and Church His-

tory Stories," page 100.

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 24.—Stilling the Tempest

Text: Matt. 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41;

Luke 8.22-26.

Reference: "Bible and Church His-

tory Stories," page 103,

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

No lesson assigned, but to be used to

get up to schedule if for any reason youare behind, or for a review of the first

quarter's work.

Preview Questions for March Lessons

1. \\hat promise is given to those wholearn and live the first and second great

commandments as given in Luke 10:27-

28?2. .Accepting the stories of Lessons 22,

23 and 24 as true, "what manner of man"do you think Jesus was? Do they har-

monize with the story of Creation, andif so how?

3. What do you think of the possibili-

ties of our securing a faith which wouldnot justify its being said of us "O ye of

little faith," but rather that under what-ever circumstances we might be placed

—

in sickness, in danger or in any great

trial—the beautiful message would cometo our sou!

—"Peace, be still!"

ir'm. A. Morton, Chairman; Charles J. Ross; assisted by Ina Johnson and Blanche Love Gee

LESSONS FOR MARCH

First Sunday, March 2, 1924

Uniform Fast Day Lesson

Subject: Why do I believe that I

should set a good example in my daily

life?

Objective: To teach that if I live a life

worthy to be followed Tjy others, I amnot only helping myself, but am helpingothers.

Genera! References: Luke 2:51; I John?:28; 3:18-24; Matt. 12:33-35. (See Sup-erintendents' Department.)

Questions and Prpblems:Christ set an exemplary life for us to

tollov\f. Christ, as a boy, was obedientto His parents. He was kind and loving

to all, willing to do for others, forgettingself. Jesus said that when we werethinking f ood we could not help but dogood. He also said that we would beknown and judged by what we did.

After Jesus had gone to His HeavenlyFather, John, one of Jesus' disciples,

pleaded with the people, especially thelittle children, to be what Christ wantedthem to be, to do things He taught themto do.

John said, "My little children, let us notlove in word', neither in tongue, but in

deed, and in truth."

'And whatsoever ye ask we receiveof Him, because we keep His command-jnent, and do those things that arepleasing in His sight."

What did John mean when he said,

that if we were good we would do goodthings?How did Jesus, as a little boy, show

us how to treat our parents?What did Jesus mean, when He said,

"Little children, let us not love in word,neither by tongue, but in deed and in

truth"?Read to the children the poem, "Which

Loved Best," by Joy Allison.

Which one of the children in this storyloved in deed and truth? Which oneloved only in tongue?What can we do to prove o.ur love

for parents? For our Heavenly Father?

Topics:

L I'.xample for others is necessary.1. Christ set examole for us.

2. We must set one for others.

3. Blessings promised if we keep

God's commandments.IL How we can set example.

1. Keeping the Word of Wisdom.2. Being happy and cheerful.

3. Doing good.helping neighbors, etc.

4. Helping in home, Sunday School,

5. Playing fair.

6. Telling truth.

Second Sunday, March 9, 1924

Lesson 44.—Christ Feeding the FiveThousand

Objective: To teach that those whoearnestly strive to help others receive

God's blessings.

General References: Matt. 14:13-21;

Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-18; John 6:1-13;

"Sunday Morning in the Kindergarten,

Second Year."Questions and Problems: Jesus and

His disciples are together after a hard

day's work of preaching to the people.

Tlie disciples feel that Jesus needs rest,

so they depart by ship to a desert place.

The people saw Jesus depart and fol-

lowed in great crowds. Jesus felt sorry

for the people. He began teaching themmany things they needed to know. It wasgetting late. The disciples asked Jesus

to send the people to buy food as they

were a long way from home. Jesus told

the disciples to feed them. The disciples

were surprised and questioned if theyshould' go to the city and buy brea.d.

Jesus asked how many Igaves they hadon hand. Five loaves and two fishes.

Jesus told the disciples to seat the people

in groups. He then blessed the food andhad it passed to the people. There weretwelve basketfuls left. After Jesus hadted the people spiritually and physically.

He sent them home.Why did the people follow Jesus to this

desert place? Jesus was tired after Hisday's work. Why didn't He send themhome? When the people grew tfred andhungry, what did Jesus do? Why did

Jesus bless the food? What do we dobefore we eat our ineals? Why do wethank our Heavenly Father for our foodand then ask Him to bless it? How manycan ask a blessing? How many wouldlike to learn? Have some child that knowshow help the others to learn. Stimulatethe children to want to give thanks for

40 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR Jan. ig24

their food. This may be the means of

carrying a religious feeling into homes.

Topics:I. Why did Jesus and disciples go to the

desert place?

1. Disciples and Jesus seek rest.

2. They get on ship.

3. Arrival at desert place.

4. People follow.

5. Jesus has compassion on people.

II. Jesus Feeds the People.

1. Jesus blesses food.

2. He feeds the people.

3. They are sent home.III. How we can feed the hungry.

1. Feed the poor.

2. Many people are starving for

kind words and smiles. Letus feed them.

Third Sunday, March 16, 1924

Lesson 45.—The Raising of the Daughterof Jairus

Objective: To teach that we musthave faith in Jesus in order to obtain Hisblessings.

General References: Matt. 9:18, 19, 23-

26; Mark 5:22-24, 35-43; Luke 8:41, 42,

49-56. "Sunday Morning in the Kinder-garten, Second Year."

Questions and Problems: Jairus, aruler, had a little daughter, loved byeverybody. She was taken ill. It wasfeared she would die. Jairus heard, of

Jesus. Goes to seek Jesus. Jesus is

found. Returns with Jairus. On the waythey are met by servant who tells themthat daugliter is dead. Jesus comfortsJairus, telling him to have faith. Theyarrive at the house. People are making agreat noise. Jesus orders people away,telling them that the maid is not dead.People mock him. Jesus takes maid bythe hand, telling her to rise. Peoplemarvel.Why did the people laugh and mock

Jesus, when He said the maid was notdead?Why did Jesus say to Jairus, "Be not

afraid, only believe."

Jesus isn't with us today, but he hasgiven rhat same power to our Church.Whom do we send for when we are ill?

What do the elders do when they visitthe sick?

Who told them to do this?

Topics:I. Jairus' home.

1. Beautiful daughter, loved by all.

2. Her illness.

3. Jairus seeks Jesus.

4. Jesus and Jairus returning.

5: Met by servant.

6. Jairus' faith.

II. Jesus arriving at Jairus' home.1 People making noise.

2. Jesus gives orders.

3. Jesus is mocked by people.4. The power of God' demonstrated. '

III. The same power on earth today.1. Have faith.

2. Trust in Heavenly Father'sjudgment.

3. Send for elders.

4. Remember God will give uswhat we need if we live worthyof His blessings.

Fourth Sunday, March 23, 1924

Lesson 46.—Jesus and the Children

Objective: To teach that "The purein heart shall see God."

General References: Matt. 19:13-15;

Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17; "SundayMorning in the Kindergarten, SecondYear."Questions and Problems: Jesus preach-

ing to the people. Mothers bring their

children to be blessed. Disciples scoldmothers for bothering Jesus. Jesus dis-

pleased with disciples and rebukes them.He takes children up in His arms andblesses them, saying. "Suffer little chil-

dren [meaning bring little children] to

come unto me, and forbid them not, for

of such is the kingdom of Heaven."Why did the mothers bring their chil-

dren to Jesus?What did the disciples want to do?Why didn't Jesus let them send the

children away? *

What did Jesus tell the disciples?

How did Jesus treat the children?Have you heard of little children being

blessed these days?Who blesses them?

Topics:I. Jesus preaching.

1. Children are brought.2. Disciples interfere.

3. Jesus rebukes them.4. Jesus blesses little children.

II. Blessings for little children.1. Blessed when babies.2. Blessed when ill,

3. Blessed' when sent on missions.4. We should live so as to enjoy

blessings.

Fifth Sunday, March 30, 1924

Special Lesson on Faith

Objective: To teach children to recog-

Jan. 1924 KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT 41

nize blessings and to establish strongerfaith in the Priesthood.

General Reference: From children's

and teachers' experiences.Questions and Problems: When ill,

whom do we send for? Have children andteachers tell blessings received fromHeavenly Father. Teachers relate inci-

dents from missionary's life, in lives ofparents, or other experiences.Teachers stimulate children to relate

incidents, thus strengthening their testi-

monies and faith.

Who sends us blessings?Do we always receive what we ask for?

Why not?

Have children try to see that every-thing that we get is a blessing.Have them name all they can think of.

What did Jesus mean when He saidthat we could have whatever we asked

for if, when we prayed, we believed thatour Heavenly Father would give?

Topics:

I. Kinds of blessings received.1. Healings.2. Plenty to eat and wear.3. Homes.4. Kind and loving parents.5. Meetings given us to attend.6. We are blessed with joy and sun-

shine.

TI. How to receive blessings.

1. By asking for only what weneed.

2. Knowing that what we ask forwill be given us if for our good.

3. By being thankful for all wehave.

4. By being kind and happy.

Daddy's Pockets

By Ida R. Alldredge

I am waiting for my Daddy,It is almost half past five

And I know he'll soon be comingJust as sure as I'm alive. ,

Then he lets me start to huntingFirst I find a set of keys

And a pocket knife and pencil

But I know its none of these.

I can hardly wait a minuteFor there's always a surprise

In some pocket of his trousers

I can tell it by his eyes.

Then way down in one small corner

In his pocket at the backI pull out a funny looker

Which he calls a jumping jack.

First he takes me up and kisses

Then he puts me on his kneeThen he winks his eyes at motherAnd he makes me guess you see.

I am sure it must be candyOr a package of store gum

Daddy shakes his head and whistles

when I g^ess he'll give me some.

Its the finest kind of present

For it's always on the goAnd it keeps me lots of companyWhen I am alone, you know.

Every night in Daddy's pocket

There is something good for meSomething there to eat or play with

Just as nice as it can be.

Now I think it must be popcornOr a tiny baby doll

But he laughs and says no siree,

I don't seem to know at all.

And I think it would be awfulIf the style should change for men

For there'd be no Daddy's pockets

With surprises in them then.

I)EFAR.TN(BNT

\\'rittcn for the General Church Boardof Education, by L. John Nuttall,

Brigham Young University

Collection and Ownership

(To accompany Lesson XXII, How WeLearn. Teacher-Training Text 1923-24)

Most juvenile crime is against pro-

perty. M^ich of the loss of virtue amongv>'orking girls is occasioned by the long-

ings for fine things which the life of sin

seems to promise. Honest^' has been the

goal of ethical teachers throughout the

periods of history because the wholesystem of private property depends uponit. No vault can be built that can operate

without an honest man. No business

safeguard or system of checks can be

erected that will survive unless trusted

inspectors can be found. So importantis this proper respect for the propertyof others and attitude of mutual exchangein wealth getting that whole religions

are based upon it. A large percentageof our law is designed to protect usagainst those who do not respect our

property rights. The need for such lawsis, no doubt, a reflection on our social

system which evidently does not so teach

that all citizens know and do the right

things in these matters of wealth getting.

Whether all are taught effectively or not,

it is true that a large percentage of

the time now spent in teaching that is

aimetl directly at the building of moralcharacter is spent in teaching honesty. Anadolescent youth, at which age mostserious crimes are committed, is alreadyquite firmly fi.xed in his habits of morallife. Honesty, to be taught well, needsthe careful guidance of the early instincts

described in the readings suggested in

this lesson.

Three tendencies need to be kept in

mind. The first of these is the foodgetting tendency. The strength of this

instinct and' the perfection of the earlymechanism for eating is one of the mar-vels of all infancy. Early in life

there is little tendency to distinguishtastes. Hunger calls forth cries and thepresence of the breast or bottle or foodbrings forth the eating responses. Inchildhood there is really little use for

the primitive instinctive ,food huntingmovements because civilization providesplenty to eat at regular intervals. Buttastes have developed and the qualities

of certain foods have been learned. Ac-

cordingly the food hunting instinct in-

stead of remaining dormant, attachesitself to the new stimulus and pie or cakehunting and taking develops. Thismakes good subjects for cartoonists andhumorists. It keeps som.e mothers underconstant nerve strain. At first there is

no moral significance attached to the

acts by the child but later forbidding

orders make the acts immoral and serious.

Primitive man hunted and fished. Hestored food in countries demanding it.

These same instincts persist today. Hunt-ing and' fishing soon lose their foodgetting value but remain a means of

expression for th,e instinct. They are

our safest guess in attempts to correct

the evils mentioned above. The storing

of food is still in evidence somewhat but

is expressed more generally by the ac-

cumulation of money, or medium of ex-

change and value. Gangs still collect

and cache food. Here, often, one of the

greatest problems is found. Not bylessons about work but by opportunities

provided by parents and communities for

earning the material for these "questsfor adventure" should this tendency bedirected along the line of right conductand honesty.

The second tendency to be watchedis the collecting instinct. Beginning in

early childhood independent of food or

even play value. ol)jects are gathered.

Just getting the things and keeping themis fun. They may never be used. Grad-ually through later childhood moresocialized objects are selected and tlie

race for collecting becomes more com-petitive. Even here the use seems to besecondary. In adlilt life we still collect.

There is no negative possibility in this

tendency until late in later childliood andyouth v.hen the objects begin to assumethe nature of social usage. Mere gather-ing of objects of personal adornment orfrivolous romance may be avoided bysuggestions of books, fancy work, pic

tures, etc. During childhood the methodof obtaining objects often shows no re-

spect for social usage or the ideals of

honesty. The tendency to collect is in-

born. The feeling for ownership is native.

.\ child needs to be taught the propertyrights of others. Experience seems toshow that to deprive children of their

collections does not accomplish this butrather that increased collections withguidance in the process is the means to

this end. This guidance involves instruc-

Jan. 1924 TEACHER-TRAIXING DEPARTMENT 43

tioii in social relationships, directions in

finding and classifying objects and at

times, requires group collecting anddi\'iding. Occasionally punishment maybe needed as is shown by our juvenile

court records.

The third part of this tendency is the

feeling for ownership. '.'My" and "mine"

are words that find early use in the voca-

bulary of children. .-Ks soon as the "Self"

is defined in the consciousness of the

child, other things belong to it. Clothing,

toys, food, etc., are easily taken pos-

session of. Objects such as soap, fur-

niture, food for family use are at times

appropriated. Here is found one of the

greatest opportunities for home teaching.

By encouraging this ownership and teach-

ing the meaning of joint ownership anduse, many positive attitudes can be

formed. At times children ask regardingpublic property. .Each claims a share for

himself and family. Future respect for

this property is increased by encouragingthis ownership idea, not on the basis of

cost or service but on the protective

force of the instinctive feeling of owner-ship. If pupils earl}' associate the in-

stinct by means of which they protect

what is theirs with these public places,

much of our vandalism would be checked

at its source. Ownership is, in its early

stages, purely selfish. The tendency to

possess is associated with almost anymeans of obtaining the d'esired object.

The matching, grabbing, secreting acts

of early childhood need correction. Toown things and want to get them should

be encouraged but the proper meansneeds to be taught. Proper forms of ask-

ing for things from both adults and otherchildren should early become habitual

with children. In later childhood tradingdevelops. With this instinct carefully

guided, the proper basis for good business

is formed in the child's mind; unguide.d,

gambling or some form of taking ad-

vantage are easily started. When adoles-

cence develops and ownership is joined

with the parental motive, the most power-ful incentive is formed. Here again,

the instinct to collect and own will func-

tion and needs encouragement. The place

for moral instruction is found in con-trolling the means of obtaining neededfunds or objects. Parents here are often

the victims of theft because of lack of

respect for their property rights by the

children. Young peoples' collective

activity in games or e.xpeditions of "fun"often result in disaster for some neighbor.

The crowd's desire are not met by a

formed habit of proper means. Ideals

help here. Law should be studied. In

cases of real offence reasonable penalties

should be inflicted.

Church teachers meet the problem of

honesty. Let me summarize the abovesuggestions:

1. Distinguish between the instinctive

tendencies to obtain and the need for

learning the rights of others.

2. Control the means of satisfying the

instincts by forming a series of properhabits at each stage of development in

the child.

Look Pleasant

We can not, of course, all be handsome,And its hard for us all to be good;

We are sure now and then to be lonesome,And we don't always do as we should.

To be patient is not always easy,

To be cheerful is much harder still,

But at least we can always be pleasant,

If we make up our minds that we will.

And it pays every time to be kindly.

Although we feel worried and blue;

If you smile at the world and look cheerful.

The world will soon smile back at you.

So try and brace up and look pleasant,

No matter how low you are down;Good humor is always contagious.

But you banish your friends when you frown.—Light and Life Evangel.

Written for the General Church Board of Education by Harrison R. Merrill,Brigham Young University

What Others Are Saying About Week-Day ReHgious Education

The demand for week-day religioustraining for the children of America is

becoming more and more pronounced.From east and' west comes the cry for

increased spirituality.

From the report of the Finding Com-mittee appointed by the Conference onReligious Education, the following ex-cerpt is given in the magazine—"Christ-ian Education," November number:Recommendation No. 3. "We believe

that adequate religious instruction shouldbe provided in every community by thechurches acting harmoniously togetherto meet the community needs, and thatthe State Authorities should co-operatein every proper way to secure attendanceof public school children- upon suchprivate courses of religious instruction."

Supplementary Material for the UpperGrades

Lesson XIII

Subject—The Correct Baptism

How ought men to be baptized? Thatquestion, as simple as it sounds, hascaused' a great deal of discussion amcmgreligious men, all of whom claimed' to bebelievers in the New Testament. What is

the correst answer to the question?Let us see. Who ought to know most

about this matter? I think I hear theanswer of young Religion Class workersall over the Church, "Jesus ought toknow best."

He does. Let us go to Him to findour answer.

Jesus came to teach men how to livethe Gospel, therefore we feel sure thatHe would teach tliem how to performthis important ordinance. Since Jesus wasa good teacher, we should expect Himto teach perfectly. Teaching by exampleis the highest form of teaching, therefore,Jesus would probably use that method.Let us watch Him, then, in order thatwe may see what He does.

Upon one of the first days after Hebegan His missionary labors, He wentto John who was baptizing people in

the River Jordan. John knew Jesus to be

the Son of God and so testified; There-fore, when Jesus demanded baptism, Johnwas actually shocked. He said, "I haveneed to be baptizied of Thee, and comestThou to me?"Jesus was not to be denied."Suffer it to be so now," He replied.Why? "To fulfil all righteousness,"

Jesus said, "that all might know that noman is exempt from baptism, not eventhe Son of God."God in heaven approved and completed

the baptism by sending the Holy Ghost toHis Son as Jesus stood on the banks ofJordan.

,

According to the Bible, Jesus was takendown into the water and came up outof it again. The Apostle Paul in hisletter to the Roman saints, likens bap-tism to a burial, signifying that thebaptism is by immersion.

Questions

1. Who is the "Great Teacher?" .

2. What is the best method to use inteaching a principle?

3. Tell of the baptism of Jesus. (SeeMatt. 3:13-17).

4. Describe the scene on the banksof Jordan. Refer to the Bible,—one ofthe Gospels or all of them.

5. Compare the stories of Christ'sbaptism that appear in the Gospels.

6. Who baptized Jesus?

Lesson XIV

Subject—Preparation for Baptism

A person who is baptized is enteringinto a very solemn contract with theChurch on earth and God in Heaven;therefore, he should think seriously whathe is doing before he is baptized. Bap-tism is really the baptized person's sig-nature to a contract. When a personis baptized he is really saying to all

the world and to God in Heaven, "I haveagreed from this time on to serve Godand to keep His commandments. I havelaid aside my old life, and from now onI intend to be of service to my country,and to my God. I hereby acknowledgethat the Church is God's work and thatthe authorities of the Church are God''!servants."

Jan. 1924 RELIGION CLASSES 45

It isn't enough for a person to be good:he must be good for something if he is

truly worthy of baptism. He must bewilling to do good as well as to be good.After a person is baptized, if he is really

square he will continue to live up to his

contract; if he doesn't, of course, thecontract is no longer binding.

Jesus gave two great commandmentsas the measure by which men may tell

whether they are keeping their contracts,

The first was, "Thou shalt love the Lord,thy God, with all thy heart, v/ith all thysoul, and' with all thy mind, and with all

thy strength;" the second was, "Thoushalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Thereis none other commandment greater thanthese."

Questions

1. Why should people think seriouslyof what they are doing before beingbaptized?

2. What does baptism represent?3. What is the contract we sign when

we are baptized?4. With whom are we contracting?5. How can we tell whether we are

keeping our contract or not?6. How can we tell if we love God

with all our hearts?7. Quote the "Golden Rule" if you

can. (See Matt. 7:12).

8. How can we break the contract weentered into?

9. Give a story in which some onelived the "Golden Rule?"

Lesson XV

Subject—What is a Christian?

David Harum, a banker, held a mort-gage on a widow's home. The mortgagecame due and the widow was withoutfunds. On Christmas morning, Davidhad the woman call at his office. Shecame, full of fear and trembling. Davidcaused her to be seated in his office, thenhe took from his pocket a piece of paperand unrolled it revealing to the widow'sgaze a tarnished dime.

"That dime," David said in effect, "wasgiven to me when I was a boy by yourhusband one day at a circus where hepicked me up and paid my ticket to theshovv. I remembered him for his kind-ness, and kept the dime. During all theseyears," he continued, "that dime has beenbearing interest. Today it has grown to

such proportions that it has power topay your debt." When he finished speak-ing, he erave to the widow the mortgage

papers which had been .marked paid andcancelled.

Was David Harum a Christian? Per-haps, but his act did not represent thehighest type of Christianity. He wasreturning good for good. He was payinga debt of gratitude. The true Christianis one who can return good for evil aswell as good for good.When Jesus hung upon the cross sur-

rounded by His enemies who were revil-

ing Him, He was able to say, even thoughtorn by agony inflicted by the mob,"Father forgive them, they know notwhat they do."There was a Christian utterance.The history of the Church of Jesus

Christ is filled with incidents which in-

dicate that its members are at heart trueChristians.

Questions

1. What is a Christian? Give a des-cription of one. (See Matt. 5:43-48)

2. Tell a story, if you can, similar tothe story "of David Harum and the widow.

3. What Christian act have you everdone?

4. Is America a Christian Nation?Prove it.

5. Is the Church truly a ChristianChurch?

Lesson XVI

Subject—Method of Baptism Taught bythe New Testament

Considerable controversy over themethod of baptism has arisen among thechurches of the world. Some sprinkle,some pour on water, some immerse theapplicant for baptism. The question arises,

What is the correct form?If a question arose in a city regarding

the performance of some proposed act,

how would the question be settled? Theone wishing to perform the act wouldundoubtedly so to the laws. The CityAttorney, probably, would then turn tothe laws which give the city official's

power to act and would see what thelaw said. Very simple, isn't it?

Why not go to the law then, to findout what method of baptism is correct?The New Testament contains the law andprocedure of Jesus Christ.

In this book of precedure we read ofChrist's baptism. T?he account is foundin Matthew the third chapter. Matthewsays that after he was baptized, Jesus"went up straightway out of the water."

John the beloved, tells the story of Jesus

46 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR Jan. r<>i4

and Nicodemus; he declares that Jesus

likened baptism to a birth. Jesus said

to Nicod'emus: "Except a man be born

of water and of the spirit he cannot enter

into the kingdom of God." In his letter

to the saints at Rome, Paul said, "There-

fore we are buried with him by baptism

into death," * * * and again, "For if

we have been planted together in the like-

ness of His death, we shall^ be also in

the likeness of His resurrection."

Even though these passages are clear

and seem to make it plain that a person

should be covered with water when he is

baptized, the Latter-day Saints have

better assurance that immersion is the

proper method. John, the Baptist, a

resurrected being appeared to JosephSmith and Oliver Cowdery and showedthem how to baptize just as Jesus showedancient Israel how to be baptized.

It seems plain, then, that baptism byimmersion is the proper signature to set

to that wonderful contract with the Lordin which He gives us sucn great ad-

vantage.

Questions

1. If a question as to how to perform

a certain act in a city should come up,

where would one go for information?

2. Should a question regarding re-

ligious matters come _up, where would

one go for information?3. What method of baptism did Jesus

recommend?4. What did Paul liken baptism to?

Show that the comparison is a good' one.

5. Why are the Latter-day Saints so

certain that they are baptizing properly?

Lesson XVII

Subject—The Sacrament

Just previous to the crucifixion of the

Savior, He met with His Apostles in

Jerusalem. There these great men are

together for the last time. This occasion

is called "The Last Supper." During the

course of the meal, Jesus took bread and

brake it after which He blessed it andpassed it to His Apostles to whom hesaid, "This is My Body which is given

for you: this do in remembrance of Me.".'^fter supper He also took a cup of wineand blessed it and passed it to Hisfriends saying, "This cup is the NewTestament in My blood, which is shedfor you."Thus the Sacrament was instituted by

the Savior in order that the Saints mightmeet together often and' renew their cov-

enants. When Christians partake of the

Sacrament they are really saying to the

Lord and to the people of the Church,"I have made a contract with you andGod. I am taking this Sacrament as anindication that I am keeping my con-

tract."

For this reason it is improper for a

sinner to take the Sacrament. If he has

hated his neighbor or has committedany very serious sin, he, through the

Sacrament, testifies to a lie. Under the

law of the land such an act is called per-

jury and is regarded as a serious crime

when a person is under oath.

The administration of the Sacramentis really a very sacred ceremony. Jesus

gave His life that we may free ourselves

from sin. When w« partake of the Sacra-

ment we do it remembering that Jesus

suffered' for us all and gave His life that

we might live hereafter.

The student should read Luke 22ndchapter.

Questions

1. Recite the blessings on the bread

and on the water.

2. Explain the word "witness" found. in the blessings.

3. Describe the scene of the Last

Supper. (See Luke 22:1-24) (Perhapssome pupil v/ill have a copy of the famouspainting

—"The Last Supper.")

4. Is there ever a time when a Christ-

ian should not partake of the Sacrament?Explain. (See 1 Corinthians 11:23-24).

The Teacher

Lord, who am I to teach the wayTo little children day by day,So prone myself to go astray?

I teach them knowledge, but I knowHow faint they flicker and how lowThe candles of my knowledge glow,

I teach them love for all mankindAnd all God's creatures, but I find

My love comes lagging far behind.

Lord, if their guide I still must be,

Oh, let the little children see

The teacher leaning hard on Thee.

—L. P. Hill, in Boy Life.

QiHIlOREN

Bobbie Went Fishing

"And who are you going to be whenyou grow up, Bobbie?" Aunt Rosequestioned the small lad, with the

bright brown eyes.

It was the children's hour, just be-

fore they went to bed and tonight

their Aunt had asked this same ques-

tion of Bobbie's two little sisters. Betty

was going to be a nurse and wear a

stiff white cap, while Alice was goingto be a music teacher.

Bobby thought very hard before hereplied, but at last his answer came

:

"Well, Aunt Rose, I'm going to be

a fisherman.

"A fisherman," echoed his aunt

and the two little girls.

"Yes, a fisherman," and Bobbieslowly nodded his little head, "just like

the fisherman we saw up on the coast

last summer and I'm going to wear a

great rubber coat and a big, big hat

and row a big, strong boat 'n'."

Here his little sisters began to laugh.

"Never mind, I'm going to look just

like that," and he pointed a warningfmger at them.

"All right, little man," Aunt Rosesmiled at the earnest small face, "but

it is bed time now for sleepy children,"

and she led the way up the long stairs.

A few minutes later and three tired

little persons went nodding off to

dreamland.Bobbie must have been asleep some

time, when quite suddenly he awokewith a start.

How dark the room seemed.

He listened and listened, for very

near he heard the swish, swash, swish,

swash of water.

"The waves !" he cried, slipping

very softly from hi§ bed.

And sure enough, there—so close

that he could feel the mist gently

blowing in his face, was the ocean heloved so much.

"Now if only I had a fishing rodand some bait," thought Bobbie.

"Here are a rod and line you mayhave, little fellow," said a queer little

voice at his side, "and I'll be yourbait."

"Bobbie looked down to where the

voice came from and there was a

round, fat angle worm, twisting him-self on the hook of a fishing rod.

"I never knew that angle wormscould talk," exclaimed Bobbie, looking

very puzzled.

"Why, certainly we can," replied

the angle worm, in an important tone,

"but I'll say no more now, for I wantyou to cast the line far out in the waterand see if you can catch a big fish."

So Bobbie cast the line far out, thenhe stood very still, waiting for a bite.

At last, after a long time, the line

began to jerk and Bobbie pulled, oh,

sc hard, but it was no use, he foundhimself being slowly drawn into the

water.

"What am I ever going to do," hecried, for the great waves were nowclosing over his head.

However, the water did not seemlo get into his eyes and he could see

\ery plainly that a great, big fish,

much bigger than any he had ever

seen, was hanging at the end of his

line.

"Ha, ha," laughed the fish, swim-ming closer to him, "so you are the

fisherman who caught me ; and a veryclever person you must be, to catch as

old and wise a fish as I."

Oh, how frightened Bobbie was, but

he was a brave little lad, so he said

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48 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR Jan. igi4

"What makes you so old and wise,

Mr. Fish?"

"Because I am a Sea Bass," proudly

leplied the fish, "and I belong to a

family who are difficult to catch

—

sometimes my cousins, the Black Bass

family, leap a foot or more from the

water after grabbing the bait. In this

way they are able to throw out the

hook, or break away, then they are

once more safe in their watery home.

They live in large rivers and lakes,

while I am found here in the ocean.

"Are you never hungry away downhere?" and Bobbie looked around at

the water on all sides.

"Oh, no, we always find smaller

fish."

"But there are no pretty flowers to

look at—and no scenery." Bobbie went

en.

"Don't you ever get tired of so muchwater?"

"No," replied the Sea Bass, "for

my home to me is as attractive as yours

is to you. If you have ever examined

sea weed you will not'ce that it is as

delicate as a fern—and as for scenery,

why the ocean bed is covered with

beautiful stones and curiosities of all

kinds."

"Then I think it would be a pity to

take you away from your happy home,"

declared Bobbie, "and I have decided

to set you free."

"Thank you kind little fisherman."

said the Sea Bass, as Bobbie gently

removed the sltarp hook from his

mouth.Another instant and the Sea Bass

was gone. Bobbie threw away his

fishing rod and began to slowly rise

from the water, until he landed—why,

of course, right in the middle of his

own little bed.

The sun was shining.

He rubbed his eyes and yawned

—

such a big, loud yawn that Aunt Roseopened the door.

"Good morning," Bobbie, "you slept

through that heavy rain storm in the

night, didn't you—but feel your hair,"

she added with a heavy laugh, "the

lain blew in through the window andfound you.

"I don't care. Aunt Rose," Bobbie

smiled, as he ran his hands throughliis damp hair.

"Fisherman like me never mindgetting wet."

Rena's Visitor

Delphia Phillips

Rena was eight years old, but she

had never lived in the "for-sure" coun-

try, as she called it. One summershe was invited to spend several weeks

wi:h an aunt, who lived on a very newfarm.

Rena liked the place and never tired

asking about the strange creatures she

saw about. A bird came in the evening,

and made strange remarks. This bird,

her aunt explained, was a whip-poor-

will, and there was another which also

came in the evening, but before dark.

This one sang a lovely song away upamong the branches of a tall oak, and

she learned that the wonderful singer

was a thrush.

All this was very pleasant, but one

night, when she was just nodding off

to sleep in her bed, which was close to

an open window that was not screened,

something black and queer-looking flew

in. A little bit of light came in from

the half-opened door of her aunt's

room, and she could see that this

strange creature was not like anything

she had ever seen in her bird book, or

in the trees about the house. It looked

a little like a mouse, but how could

a mouse fly ?

She hoped it would fly out for she

felt afraid, but it seemed not to find

the window again. Round and round

the room it flew, bumping into the

walls, and making the queerest,

'squeakir\g sounds, that fairly madeRena's heart quit beating; She covered

up her head and lay very still, hardly

daring to breathe.

Now the creature was making an-

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other sound, and to Rena, who was so

badly scared, it sounded as if some onewas gritting his teeth. She felt certain

that the awful thing meant to devourher. Suddenly it circled around the

bed, and with a squeak, fell like aclod on the little girl's bed. Thiswas too much for Rena. With a

.scream of terror that frightened heraunt as much as herself, she ran in-

to her aunt's room. She was tremblingwith fright, and barely able to tell heraunt the cause of it.

Aunt Minnie was not alarmed whenshe heard of the terrible creature,

though she was sorry for the little

girl, who could not be expected to

know what her strange visitor was.She got a light and they went into

Rena's room. Before it could escape.

Aunt Minnie wrapped her handker-chief about the odd, furry little blackthing that was on the bed. Its clawshad got tangled in the bed-clothes, orit most likely would have escaped.She then explained that the ugly thingwas a bat, and promised to tell herall about it in the morning. She slipped

the bat into an empty bird cage andtook Rena to bed with her.

The next morning when Renaawoke, her aunt called to her to comeout and see what was in the cage.

Rena ran eagerly out to where heraunt had hung the cage in a darkcorner of the back porch. When shelooked, behold, their queer little visitor

was hanging upside down clinging to

a perch with his feet! Rena couldonly s'.are at the odd, furry shape,

with his funny wings now folded close

to his body.

Then Aunt Minnie explained that

bats always sleep that way, and that

they sleep in the daytime. She showedRena how the bat looks like an animal

and a bird, and explained how that it

once lived as animal, but that it kept

changing a little at a time until its

front feet, or what is called the

"fingers" of the front feet, grew out

very long like the ribs of an umbrella,

and the skin of the legs grew into a

thin web which was stretched out for

a covering for the umbrella. This washow the bat got his wings. Other

webs of skin grew out between his

hind legs and tail, for the bat still has

his mouse-like tail. The bat twisted

and squirmed so that Rena was afraid

it would bite but Aunt Minnie spread

out his wings so she could see the long

bony ribs covered with thick skin, andthe odd litle claws on the hind feet

that had not grown out long like the

front ones. His black, furry face, andlarge ears were also examined.

"If I had known he was like that,

I would not have been afraid," said

Rena.

Lovely Winter

Winter once again is coming,The nights are long and cold,

The birds are flying southward,The leaves turn vellow and gold.

WldrerisBUDGETM

On Christmas mornmg Hattie tried

to be brave about her candy, nuts,

rough shoes and mittens, but hopedthat something better would come with

the New Year. She had heard of the

little New Year coming as a wee baby.

Each day the sun moves farther fromus,

Sending to us ice and snow.Then comes the sports we all love.

Sleighing and skating we'll go.

Besides all this merry romping.Comes a day that's very dear.

This is lovely Christmas,

Happiest day of all the year.

Age 13, Edna Gardner,

135 Ea.st 4th. South,

Spanish Fork, Utah

Hattie's New Year

liattie was eight years old. Sl.e

lived with her mother and father in a

small town in the Wesr. Her parents

v.ere poor but respectable.

Hattie, like most little girls of her

age, wanted quite a few presents for

Christmas. She wanted, oh, so bad,

a doll, m ttens, sled and other suc'i

things. The day before Christmas cameand went. That night Hattie said her

prayers and crept into bed. When hermother came to tuck her in, Hattie

asked, "Mother will Santa come here

tonight?'' Her mother explained that

Santa was so poor he couldn't leave

much that year.

On waking on New Years' she rushed

to her mother's room to Vk^ish her a

glad New Year. But who was there?

She stepped softly to the bed ; there

in her mother's arms lay a darling

baby brother. "The New Year has

come," she cried happily, and I am so

proud of my New Years' present.

Age 12, LaNore Woolf,

Box 147, Wells, Nevada.

MY BROTHER AND HIS CAT.PAsf 12. Pern Hainblln,

Box 332, St, Johns, Arizona.

Jan. 1924 THE CHILDREN'S BUDGET BOX 51

Christmas Gifts

Mother's parents were very poor,

and lived in a small, two-roomedhouse in Salem, Utah.

There were three girls and one boy

in the family.

As Christmas came near, they talked

and planned about what they wantedSanta Claus to bring them, although

they knew they were too poor.

The only playthings they had were

three black tin oil cans, and one of

great-grandmother's old beadedshawls.

One day, some time before Christ-

mas, the oil cans and the shawl dis-

appeared, and although the girls

searched the toys could not be found.

On Christmas morning, the winter

sun shone warmly, and melted the

snow.

The four children put on their

rubbers and ran across the road to

Uncle George's big house. Theyopened the door softly and cried

:

"Christmas Gift!"

Uncle George led them to the parlor

where a big green tree, all decorated,

stood majestically. Beneath were three

shiny black stoves, three pairs of pretty

beads, and a tin horn.

They were thankful for the gifts,

and the hot dinner afterwards, and

did not know that the stoves and hornwere made from the tin oil cans, andthe beads taken from the old shawl.

Age 15, Norma Madsen,Silver City, Utah.

Winter

Winter is coming as fast as it can.

We soon can make us a great snow-

man.The birds have all gone to some

warmer land

And there they will join the rest of

their band.

We are looking forward for Christ-

mas so dear,

The very best time of all the year.

When we get out our sleds and go for

a ride,

Then we climb up the hill and down it

we slide.

Our lessons are forgotten, when Holi-

days come around.

And snow is falling, 'til it covers the

ground.

Every tree and bush is dazzling, andwhite,

And it makes you feel so happy and

bright.

Age 15, Dorothy Hansen,Rexburg, Idaho.

Ajte ».

Ora^vinc: Ry Ren Rlilen f-o«iN873 Princeton Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah.

•,2 THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR /aw. t9i4'

By Krnst ArmliOtliringer-str, 102

B:i?4el, Sn'itzerland.

Grandma's Escape

In 1842 my Grandma and her

mother and father were being raided

by the mobs every few days. Oneday the mob threatened to come andburn their home. When my Great

Grandma saw the mob coming she

carried Jane (my Grandma) to a large

hollow tree and told her to be very

quiet. The mob captured Jane's

father and while two men held him,

the rest started to where Jane washiding. Her heart beat very loud whenthey stopped right in front of the tree

she was hiding in. One said, "Byjove that's funny where that little girl

disappeared to."

"No use, let's go back," said a big

burly fellow. The mob said no morebut disappeared in the quickly gather-

mg darkness.

Jane jumped down out of the tree

and ran to her mother. When it wasquite dark they crept back to the houseto see if there was any thing left.

They found it quite safe and not a

thing harmed, but the father was nowhere to be found.

Jane and her mother sat up all night

and waited for him to come because

they couldn't go to sleep not knowingwhere their father was.The mother was getting terribly

worried when she at last heard his step

at the door. After they embracedeach other the father declared hehadn't been hurt at all, only kept overnight without food.

They all said, while eating breakfast,

that they were very thankful andhappy that they had escaped from the

mob imharmed.Iva Chugg

Age 15. R. No. 1, Ogden, Utah.

When The Leaves Came Down

The leaves came down one dayWhen Dot and I went out to play

;

Golden yellow, tan and brown

—

There they lay upon the ground.

Then we piled the leaves up high

—

They broke and crumbled they were so

dry

—

We had a big bon-fire that night

—

Our fallen leaves burned up so bright.

Age 6. Helen Moore,Box 104, Garland, Utah.

Photo By Gn'en IlolyonkAge 10, Box C7, Fort Thomas,

Arizona.

/on. tg!4 THE CHILDREN'S BUDGET BOX 53

Crowning the Frost Queen

Upon a throne of crystal frost,

The Frost Queen sat with her head

high tossed,

And frosty locks of curly hair

Fell about her cheeks so fair.

Her dress was set in frosty pearls,

While at her sides two little girls,

Each wore a twinkling frosty gown,

To lift the Queen's train from the

ground.

In danced the fairies one by one.

The crowning now had just begun;

And as they tripped before the throne,

They gently bowed and their frosty

wings shone.

And last of all a sparkling crownWas lifted and the queen stepped

down.And there she knelt before the throne,

With crown of crisp frost all her own.

Age 10. Malvonne Rees565 Mansfield Ave.

Salt Lake City.

By R. GottschalkLothrlngerstr, 102

Basel, Switzerland.

The Star

Oh, beautiful star of Bethlehem

!

Your light so clear and bright,

Brought Wise Men from the East—

•

They were guided by your light.

Dear little Jesus of Bethlehem,Born 'neath the shining star.

Born in a rough, rude manger.Dear Jesus Thou wert known afar.

The star will shine through ages.

On beautiful Christmas night.

We all love the star on Yuletide,

We love ^/ou with all our niitjht.

Aee 11, Jennie Gf'Odvich,

Tn,'o'", L'tah.

Dance of the Autumn Leaves

There was great excitement in the

forest. All the leaves were chatting.

It had been whispered that Jack Frost

was coming and they all decided to

have a party for him. So they asked

him to come and paint their dresses.

The North-wind blew and Jack

Frost came bouncing along in great

haste.

He painted their dresses all red and

gold. The wind blew a little harder

and then the party began. They danced

and sang all through the night until

they were tired, then they crawled

under some bushes and went to sleep.

Mary Wells,

Age 10. 986 Lake Street,

Salt Lake City, Utah.

Honorable Mention

Edna Bates, Taylor, ArizonaPearl Foster, Lapoint, Utah.R. Gottschalk, Basel, SwitzerlandMarvin Graf, Santa Clara, UtahChauncey Harris,Wilda Morrill,

Zenna A. Neilson, Montevievv, IdahoAnnie Nisbet, Acequia, IdahoAlan Shaw, Windsor, Nova Scotia

Bertha Shav/, Windsor, Nova Scotia

Florence Shaw, Windsor, Nova Scotia

Doris Smith, Burntfork, WyomingMyrtle Strasser, St. Thomas, NevadaJane Walker, Pkasant Grove, UtahHorace Webb, Provo, UtahLavaun Wright, Evanston, Wyoming

JUH/S^\?«i!r nOLLETTY was going to the sea-shore

with Mama. There would be the

hjue^^^^^^and^ the-^^-to look

;;.:A at, and great piles of 2ray;c^^^to

play in; and Aunt Alice /^l^ould be

of hISthere, and Cousin Bert, who had a fine

own. If only cunning Cousin Canie could have gone,

Betty would have been as happy as af^S.: J. "Never

"^i

mind," said Mama; "you may take your newl ,

on the tram. Ihen ^i^was as busy as a

getting Rose Rambler ready for her joumey. She must

have a new '^^J and ^^S^, and a little

like Betty's to wear on the beach. Papa gay^Tier

a tiny ^^r and "^^ , just like Betty's big

and ^^^'y and Mama gave her a tiny

^^ ,, like Betty's big ^^#^,and a

little ^^^to hang on her arm. " She

could run away now and take a joumey

all by herself." said ^ IS.., when she

was ready. And that 'ma(le|^^ laugh! At last

*^^ Hl^^B^^'^^ ^ packed, and the d^xame, and

they started off. Fapa had the bigl^^l and the

THE RUNAWAY DOLL 55

-^

J and Mama had the litde ..^^Qk*, and the lunch-

^ and Betty had her^^ and her ,,^«5^ »And as soon as they were safe in the caf^e^

rang, and the (^^^^went roundr and

away they sped toward the sea. Betty

showed Rose the

jflying^past thetelegraph:

When _Rose was tired, she read~to

her from a pi^ture^^^^^and when the lunch-

L^as opened, she fed her with a^^^and an

^^ \and some riSf • And by and by the cars stopped,

and Betty saw the ffc^I^j , over the door of the station.

"Oh, oh," she cried, "we are here! " And there, was

Aunt Alice on the platform, and Bert with his ^^ ,

and oh, oh, there was cunning Carrie right behind

them! Betty was so excited that

she forgot everything. She tumbled

lecar ^into Aunt Alice's

Ding, dong! went the

il , round went the (®^1^,

the Strain moved off slowly, then

fast and faster—and away went

Rose Rambler, sitting up in her seat with her

% taking a joumey, like a lady, all by herself!

~yAe

U/</lT(gOWt)

A Reminder

Husband (as wife shifts gears)—Thatreminds me. I must stop at the boiler

factory on the way home.—Judge.

Two Springs

"My daughter sprang from a line of

peers," said the ardent father.

"Well," said her feller, "I jumped off a

dock once myself."

Delayed Wires

"I have found a way of making a

Scotchman happy in his old age."

"How would you do it?"

"Tell him jokes when he is yomig."

A Difference

"Did the speaker electrify his aud'-

ience?""No, he merely gassed it."—New

Haven Register.

Proof Positive

Bursley—He claims to be related to

you, and says he can prove it.

Floj'd—The man's a fool.

Bursley—That may be a mere coinci-

dence.—Smart Set.

Dangerous

Uncle Rastus—Is you goin' to hang upyoh stockin' nex' Christmas, Mose?Mose—Ah don' know. Uncle Rastus,

Ah done hung it up las' Christmas, but all

Ah got was a notice fum de bo'd ofHealth!—Hygeia.

The Spoke and the Tire

A manufacturer of motor-car tires wasthe guest of a gathering of commercialmen, and in responding to a toast, he said:

"I have no desire or intention to inflict

upon you a long speech, for it is wellknown in our trade that the longer thespoke, the bigger the tire."—LondonTit-Bits.

A Powerful Anesthetic

Mother was singing the baby to sleep.

"If I were a baby," said the small phil-

osopher, aged si.K, to his father, "I'd pre-

tend to be asleep."

In the Dental Chair

Absent-minded dentist, tinkering inside

the hood of his motor-car: "Now, I'mafraid this is going to hurt you just

a little."

An Infant Tragedy

"What are you crying for, my lad?""'Cause farver's invented a new soap

substitoot an' every time a customercomes in I get washed as an advertise-

ment."—Boston Transcript.

A Good Loser

Passenger (fumbling pockets)—"I'm

afraid I've lost my ticket."

Irate Conductor—"What do you mean,lost it? You couldn't lose a ticket a

yard long."

Passenger—"I couldn't, hey? Say, youdon't know me. I lost a bass drum once."

A Doubtful

At the grave of the departed, an old

darky pastor stood hat in hand. Lookinginto the abyss he delivered himself of

the funeral oration:

"Samuel Johnson," he said, sorrowfully,

"}'ou is gone. An' we hopes you is gonewhere we 'spects you ain't."

Damaged

Joe Hass tells about a tin roof of a

Kansas store that was torn off and rolled

info a compact bundle by a cyclone.Having a sense of humor, the ownerwrapt a few strands of bailing wirearound the ruin and shipped it to HenryFord. In due time came a communica-tion saying:

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3rd West and 1st North Was. 876

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Brilliant, Colorful

NECKLACESMAKE HAPPY GIFTS

Real stone necklaces in Crystal, Onyx,

Topaz, Cornelian, Lapis, Amber and

Amethyst—beautiful strands—

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$15 to $75

Marvelous imitations in both long

and choker styles

$3 to $10

The Name Boyd Park, Makes the

Gift Doubly Acceptable

BOYD PARKJewelers

Boyd Park Bldg., 166 Main Stree.t

61 Years

BURNSRIGHT

UTAH COAl

YOU can sum up the fuel argument in tw«words: UON and BURNSRIGHT.

Both high in heat and low in clinker andash. Steady free-burning, intensely hot coal.

Try a ton of either

UON COAL CO.Ogden, Utah

LIONROCK. SPRINGS COAL

ASK YOUR DEALER

for

EberhardVsNever-Stretch Mattress

In Four Grades

BED O' ROSES

TRIPLE A

DOUBLE A

SINGLE A

—All Hand Tailored Like a Glove

"The Scheme is in the Seam"

Salt Lake Mattress Mtg. Co.

535 West 3rd South Wasatch 3299

DOLLAR RAISING

Raise dollars the same way yon

raise wheat—use horse sense—any-

thing planted in proper soil will

grow—dollars will grow if planted

in this bank. We are safe, sane and

consistent bankers.

This is the seed time for you dollar

harvest crop.

Commercial National Benk

OGDEN, UTAH

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The finishing touch to a pretty frock

-—a string of beads to match

WITH the rich colors of sealing wax, va-

riety of design is unlimited. In the

magic of a flame, the molten wax traces fan-

tastic designs in shades that contrast or deli-

cately blend. The joy of making these beads is

as great as the pleasure of wearing them. Youshould know how.

Japanese effects in black and green and gold,

flecked with crimson—like the rare beauty of

a Nipponese silken screen.

Or the passion colors of Spain—^brave orange

and a Mediterranean blue.

You may suit every artistic wish you have ever

harbored, after you learn the method of this

fascinating wax art in our Dennison Depart-

ment.

Call or write for booklet on the Sealing WaxArt. Only 10c.

Children's Delight

A framed Blackboard. Our own durable guar-

anteed make. No end of wear with proper

care. 2 good sizes, complete with chalk.

$2.50 and $3.50 Postpaid

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MEDICINALLY PURE

SANJOMO OLIVE OILWhether for food or medicine the quality of SANJOMO is unsurpassed

Your Nearest Druggist Has It

PiU Up BySMITH FAUS DRUG CO. Salt Lake City, Utah

Your Printing Problems

Given Interested Attention

NO TOE TOO LARGENO JOB TOO SMALL

May we not have the pleasure of

serving you?

The DESERET NEWS PRESS

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DESERET NEWS BUILDING

SALT LAKE CITY

GROUND GRIPPERVkSSLLKIN.G SHOE

IVIEDICAL CURE FOR FLAT-rOOTSOLD FROM COAST TO COAST

WE are showing an up-to-date

new model of our new Kol-lege Kick oxford in black, brownand white kid leather which possessall the comfort and ease of our mod-ified and regular Groimd GripperShoes. They all make walking andstanding a pleasure.

J. J. Fontius & Sons42 W. 2nd So., Orpheum Bldg.

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MCDONALDSROOF GARDEN

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Z.C.M.I. Factoiy-Made

Mountaineer

OverallsA splendid Overall

that will give you

wonderful service.

Brighten Up Your Homewith Bennett Paint Products. Re-

move the signs of winter's blast with

a coat or two of oiir special mixedpaint prepared expressly for this

climate.

For Sale at Your Dealers or at our store

BENNETT GLASS & PAINT CO.

ARE YOU GETTING VALUE RECEIVED?When your life insurance premiums are paid into

THE BIG HOME COMPANYyour money is doing its fuU duty—all funds being used to help finance

and build up the West.

You need our insurance—We want your business

BENEFICIAL UFE INSURANCE CO.Vermont Bldg^ Salt Lake

HEBER J. GRANT, Pres. LORENZO N. STOHL, Mgr.

ISSUING THE BEST INSURANCE AT THE LOWEST RATES

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