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S< ' 1 1 < )( >LS will soon ltegin a now session. The
youth of tlu? hin.l will he si 1 1 < * 1 1 ? I i 1 1 hy the
millions. I li<> tntnre of these millions, of t ! >< >
country and of the Church will depend largely
n I ion I mvv these | >i i | ?i Is are taught. For this
reason ( io?l - people might to pray earnestly :iml
continually that llr will guide tin- teachers in
their i nst ruction ami tlx1 pnpiU in their studies,
so that they may he tilted in all things mental,
moral ami spiritual, lor 1 1 1< * place that < ?? ><1
wants I limn | >v. ami to ?|o the work in
tin1 world that II*' wants them to do.
PI IlLlC SCHOOLS art* maintained for the
1 1 1 1 r | ?? >s< of making I ???! t ?*r citizens of the
Ihivs ami gi rls of this country. The secular ed
ucation t'u r ? i i ~ 1 u ?? 1 is generally very good, hut in
the schools, as a whole, very little is ?loiie for
the moral in.strnction of the pupils. Most of
what is given is hy the teachers individually
rather than as a part of tho system. All true
morals are hased on the word of ( io<]. So the
most sal i* factory means of teaching morals is
through the Scriptures. Parents shonhl see
that at least there is the reading of the llihle in
the schools. So far as we are informed there is
no law against this in any State in the South.
r?^lllS \YI\KK we hog in a new storv 1>\* "Mr.
A .lames Anderson, who is already known to
our readers, as we have already published two
delight I'nl stories hy him. This new storv deals
with the old. old. hnt always interesting theme
of t he love of t wo t rite hearts. Its scene is laid in
llonnie Scotland, the land of romance, of cour
age, of love and of sturdy men and winsome
women. lie who reads the iirst chapter will
want to continue to the end. There will he
ei?r||t or more chapters.
OI'R WOMKX liKADKlvS will lie delighted
to kn<?\v that wo arc i?- ti ntf to give them a
scries of articles, beginning next week, l?v Mrs.
< S. Shawlniii. so well known bv the leaders
in women's work in all parts of the Church.
She is the President ? ? f llie Woman's Auxiliary
of (lie ( ioveriiinent Street ('liurcli, Mobile, Ala.
This Auxiliary has Hi!) members divided into
twelve circles. lint Mrs. Shawhan is more
widely known through her writings ami teach
ings on parliamentary law. For the last four
vears she was taught this subject in the Woman's
School of Missions :it Montreal. These articles
of hers will treat this subject in a thoroughly
practical way from a woman's standpoint. It
w ill he a great help to the women in the conduct
"I their meetings, if they will read carefully
and preserve these articles for future study and
reference. It would 1h> a great aid to the work
of the Auxiliaries, if 'every member had these
articles, and all the other helps our Woman's
Work Department gives every week.
MORMONS are supposed bv many people
to belong only to Utah. We wonder how
many of our readers know that they have a
stronghold upon the old State of Vermont, and
'hat thev are making their power felt there. In
I'.mi", they were strong enough in one neighbor
hood in that State to erect a magnificent, and
costly monument, at. the birthplace of Joseph
k'uitli, whom they claim as their founder. From
this place he moved to I'alniyra, New \ oik.
where lie claims to have received his vision, and
I loin there to Carthage, Illinois, whore ;il the
age of thirty-nine In? was killed. The hold
\\1 1 i < *1 1 the Mormons have now on tlio Vermont
communit v is shown by what recently oeeiirrc?|.
Mrs. 1 .1 1 1 1 1 l.ovelaml Shtpard, a representative
of the National Ueforni Association, ami n lec
turer who is noted for her eloquence and her
ahility to present clearly and forcibly her views
concerning the Mormon question, held :i series
of meetings in that part of Vermont, for the
purpose of giving the people the facts ahont
Moriiionism. The merchants of these cities de
clined to ] >i 1 1 in their windows cards :miioimc
ing her nicotinics, as they said they were afraid
of the Mormons. The newspapers of thc^e cities
refused to publish anything concern i sis* the
iiiecings. presumably for the same reason. The
Mormons will throttle any community as soon
as they me strong enough to do so. Vet. it is
impossible to arouse the people of this country
to a sense of the danger from this sect that i~
making a strenuous elTort to destroy the liber
ties of the people of this land.
AMKKTCAX COLLKOF.S in the Near
Fast, "Roliert. Colege at Constantinople,
the American I'liiversity at lieirut and the Con
stantinople Woman's College, were so hard hit
hv the war that their very existence became a
serious question. Recently a campaign for the
benefit of these three institutions has been con
ducted in this country, and $1,100,000 was
raided. This will repair the damages and pro
vide the running expenses for the next two
years. No 1 letter mission work is being done in
that part of the world than is done by these i ol
leges.
C1MMK AND ORTMTNAL ACCIDKXTS
were never more (>0111111011 in this country
tlian :it this time. Whatever other causes there
limy he, 0110 of the chief causes is that lho>e
who are guilty of them are not adequately pun
ished. One. of the causes for failure to punish
is the long delays in our courts. Fmpu ntly a
minor offense is in court for months, lie fore ihe
offender is brought to trial : and more sorbins
offenses jire frequently carried over many
months or it may he for years, lie fore the inno
cence or guilt of the accused offender is decided.
Kverv one who lnis anv thing to do with court
procedure knows that it is much harder to con
vict a criminal after a long delay than it is
when the evidence is fresh. This delay often
results in the offender being given a much lighter
penalty that he deserves. Another 1 rouble i-;
lliat. courts t( o often impose penalties tlwit have
only a very slight deterrent effect upon those
who are templed to violate the law. Frequent 1 v
the nuin who violates the prohibition law by
making or selling lienor, m only fined :i coin
parntivelv small amount- Anv one in that husi
11 ess. hecause of its great profits, is entirely will
ing to risk a fine, ami even a sh ?rt jail term.
If he knew that he would he sent to the peni
tentiary, when convicted of tl:ic violation of law,
many a man would he made a keeper of the
law. instead of being a law-breaker. The 1111111
l>er of so-called accidents from automobiles is
distressingly large. The deaths from this cause
run well ii 1 1 into t ] i? > thousands ;in<l the lesser in
juries i 1 1 1 ? > the 1 1 ii ti? I r? ?< I- * ?|* thousands each year.
Some >>l these ;u *? ? i ? l? *1 its si-fin In in' 1 1 1 1 :i \ 1 1 i 1 1 ;i I ? l< >
Si i fill" as tin' drivers of tin* automobiles ;i re eoii
ccrued, lull tin* vast 1 1 i;i j? n*i t v of tlieni are due
to their recklessness or carelessness. When a
driver of ; 1 1 1 automobile 1 1 1 1*? >i iirl i careless or reck
lessness Kills or injures another, lie should In'
punished so severely that not only lu\
Imt others jilso, will he made iiioiv careful ill
the future. A determination to violate law or
a ca relessucss in oli<erviii!; il deserves adequate
|iiiii ishiueiit . I his in (lie i-iul is lor the i?ood ul
the oIleinliT as well as ol the pulilii-.
PK'OII I r.rnox has ii< heroes, as well as
oilier I onus, ol war. I'rohahly the most
|io|nilar hiinioroiis periodical in ihis country is
".I u?l<;c." I he editor of that paper is paid, we
understand, a pretty ?ood salary. I Jut when
the owner insisted that he editorial policy of
the paper should he "wet," its editor, William
Allen White, resigned his position and nave up
his salary. Xotw ithstandim; .-ill that the liipior
propaganda may say. there .-ire many men in
this count' y who would do likewise under simi
lar circumstances. Such men deserve the hiiili
e<t praise and support of the i?ood citizen* of
the country, :;s they are the real irround of
hope for this country. It is upon the lives and
work and character of such men that the foun
dations of a free country and a free people \\ i 1 1
he hnilt. All honor to William Allen While.
1 1 is hoped that, when our readers see ".ludsic.
they will rcnieinhcr what it forced liiiu to do
for the cause of riirhteoiincss.
EN ( ? I . I s | I , Sfillio people Siiv, is to he even
tually lilt' universal I ; 1 1 11T 1 1 : ?li'< * for 1 1 10
whole world. Its ns<' is spreading very i*:i | ? i ? 1 -
lv. :i im I it is now more ?enerally used thin any
other liini* u:iir?*. I Sut one of t li?* mod remark
able 1 1 1 i iiiTs :i I ton t it is its i*;i | ? i? I growth in 'In*
Milliliter of its words. It now lias iftlo.iMMi.
What this means will l?o seen when ii i.s com
pared with other languages. W'e are told that
tlio(ierman has SM,ouo w ? ? r? 1 ~ . the Italian
OOO. the Krenell the Chinese
the Turkish L'l'.OOO, the Spaiii>li L'o.oon. This
?rives a totiil for the >i\ leading languages of
the world, except Knulish. of l'iIO.OOO, or e\
a?'tl\ the same niimher of won Is whieh the
Knvlisli has. This slfc?ws :i great flexibility
ami power of oxpan>ion in tin language it --elf.
hut it s? ?ws oven more elearly the I'evorisli ami
restless sea reh of the users of K.nglish for new
wor<ls to express new ideas. ( iod has given
us >neii a language that i! may he used t< r
th 1 1 H nl of the worhl and llio advano iin nt of
1 1 is kingdom.
M( ) 1 1 A M M I*. M A X I S M does not seem t<>
flourish in this eon ii try. Through the
liberality of :i rich Moslem in Detroit a ino?>ipie
was hnilt in that eitv at a co<t to him of
>. Th is win the only mosi|iio in this eonntry.
I'eesinse of ditVer<'iiees of opinions in rejrard to
the teachings of their religion. the mosi|lie lias
heen ahamloiied ami no service has heen held
in it tor a year. As the Moslems have lo^t all
interest in it. the nios<pie is to he pulled down.