them as we do among strangers in the world, the result, I am constrained to believe, would be of greater good than in

Present on the stand, of the General Superintendency, Wilford Woodruff, Joseph F. Smith and Moses Thatcher Apostle George Q. Cannon, President Geo Teasdale, George Goddard and Junius F. Wells.

Meeting called to order by the General Superintendent. Prayer by President George Teasdale. Roll of Stakes called; responded to by eleven representatives. Elder George Q. Cannon expressed his pleasure at meeting with the young men and women of Zion. He desired to say to the

young men, that to succeed as Latter-day Saints, they must, in their youth, live the principles they profess. Be Latter-day Saints in practice as well as in

faith.

He urged the youth of both sexes to refrain from the indulgence of vicious appetites, saying, any person derives more pleasure from the restraint of appetites for smoking, drinking liquor, tea and coffee, etc., than from their indulI have found that true happiness can only be attained by living a righteous

gence.

life.

Elder Moses Thatcher said: I know of no field where intelligent missionary labor, guided by the Spirit of God, can be performed to better effect than among the youth of our people. If we spent as

the world. But I have observed that many who are perfectly willing to go abroad on missions, to travel many miles to proclaim the truth to an infidel world, are averse to going a little out of their way, to turn the steps of the youth at home from the paths of temptation. If the children of the Saints have the same instruction that we give to the people of the world, without money or price, I will venture to say that not one out of ten will turn from the truth, after once tasting the joys of a testimony.

Elder Wilford Woodruff bore testimony to the remarks already made. The

Lord raised up this work, through the Prophet Joseph Smith, who labored for its establishment and predicted many

things, all of which thus far have been fulfilled, and there is no doubting the fact that all that remains will be, in due time. I have witnessed the progress of this work for many years, and have gone

through the trials and experiences of

early times, and when I see this people to-day, numbering a hundred and fifty thousand, I see the hand of God among them. I feel interested in the youth, because I look to them to bear off this work in triumph. Many of the older authorities have passed away. Joseph is gone, Brigham is gone, and others are

the young ladies in each association be erased and placed on a roll by themselves.

Once a month the young men's and young ladies' associations might hold a conjoint meeting in each ward or district, at which a varied order of exercises might be rendered, for the entertainment, instruction and amusement of those who might attend, some experienced persons being of the opinion that greater good could be accomplished by the sexes holding three out of four of their meetings separately from each other.

However, there may be and doubtless are exceptions to this. In some wards, the young men and young ladies belonging to one association, have been in the habit of holding all their meetings together, and have become attached to that method of organization, having their association interests united. Where this is the case, the circumstances should be carefully considered, and no hasty or injudicious changes should be made. But it would be well to have the names of the young ladies on separate rolls.

We do not desire to introduce any unnecessary rigid rules, nor to needlessly criticise the existing manner of organization. We therefore wish it to be understood that we do not recommend the disorganization of any institution.

The general instructions for conducting these associations are published in the May number, Vol. I, of the CON

lish all you undertake; decide, then persevere; diligence and industry overcome all difficulties; never be mean-rather give than take the odd shilling; never postpone till the morrow what can be done to-day; never anticipate wealth from any source but labor; honesty is not only the best policy, but the only policy; commence at the first round and keep climbing; make your word as good as your bond; seek knowledge to plan, enterprise to execute, honesty to govern all; never trade beyond your stock; never give too large credit; time is money; make few promises; keep your secrets; live within your income; sobriety above all things; luck is a word that does not apply to a successful man; not too much caution-slow but sure is the thing; the highest monuments are built piece by piece; step by step we mount the pyramids; be bold-be resolute when the clouds gather; difficulties are surmounted by opposition; self confidence, self reliance is your capital; your conscience the best monitor; never be over sanguine, but don't underrate your own abilities; don't be discouraged; ninetynine may say no, the hundreth, yes; take off your coat, roll up your sleeves, don't be afraid of manual labor; America is large enough for all; strike out for the west; the sea shore cities are too crowded; the best letter of introduction is your own energy; lean on yourself when you walk; keep good company; the Spaniards say, 'if you lie down with dogs you will get up with fleas;' keep out of politics, unless you are sure to win; you are never sure to win, so keep out."

III.

WHILE the train pauses and our tw Farley engines are replenished with wood, heedless of the many toned voices of pulque, tortie and fruit venders,we gaze with delight at the vineclad, gorge rent heights of the mountains before us. How beautiful the shifting lights play on leaf and limb, while changing shadows overhang deep ravines, spanned midway by bridges appearing like webs woven from the woof of the industrious spider! Describing a sweeping curve, we see, perhaps three thousand feet above, what seems like a miniature toy-train; we watch it noiselessly descending from the mists resting on the brow of barren peaks beyond; we note the crescent form assumed as it seems to pause on a slender bridge;

then it straightens out and rushes into a deep cut or hides in the gloom of a tunnel; emerging thence, it swings around the verge of a sharply defined ridge; passing which, it moves away from us, and then, with a bold sweep, crossing another deep gorge, it comes toward us again. Thus, while watching the descending train, which

assumes

ment it

greater proportions every mo

approaches, we hear in the Spanish tongue, "All aboard!" and our train moves up the valley, making a full curve to the right, thus commencing sooner the ascent of the heavy grade before us. Here we meet cavalcades of weary looking donkeys staggering under ponderous loads of wood, carried from away up in the mountains,and we wonder how many of these donkey loads our two powerful locomotives would consume in climb

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ing the four thousand feet just ahead of us.

A mile further on, at the base of the mountain, we met the train which we had been watching. It contained many passengers and two or three cars of soldiers, about half of whom were transferred to our train as a guard of safety! On inquiry, we learned that trains in Mexico were sometimes robbed, as well as in our own country; hence, as on the Union Pacific Railroad, the necessity of government protection. We heard, notwithstanding this precaution on the part of the Mexican Government to protect the property of the railroad company and that of the traveling public, that a train out from the City of Mexico had, not long since, been relieved of considerable money—a hundred thousand dollars or more, under the fol

lowing peculiar circumstances: Express trains bound for Vera Cruz leave the city in the evening, always, of course, accompanied by a military guard. In the instance referred to, about midnight the train stopped at one of the stations. In due time, under orders, it pulled out, and after running several miles was again stopped, where, according to the expression used in the United States, it was

"gone through" by gentlemanly "road agents," who, on this occasion, seemed to be traveling with the train-for an object. How about the guards? Like the Irishman's flea, "they were not

there," having been left, cars and all, by the drawing of a coupling pin, at the last station. Parties losing money were weak enough to think, it was said, that