find licence for the horrors of the Inquisition? Surely the love and charity taught by Christ and his apostles was no longer to be found. In true religion, no place is found for persecution.

The horrors of the Inquisition could not long be endured, and by a mighty revolt against Roman priestcraft, the reformation was accomplished. Men began thinking for themselves, until, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Lord had prepared the way for the coming forth of his precious truths. That the Prophet Joseph Smith did bring forth the fulness of the gospel, and the restored priesthood, is very evident from the opposition it aroused. With the reformation, the terrors of persecution were for the time abolished, but the dogmatic creeds and teachings to a great extent remained; and, when the truth was again restored, and brought in sharp contrast with the errors of the world, persecution, the tool of false religion, broke forth in all its fury and tried to destroy the truth.

It is very apparent that the religious world at large is ashamed of the doctrine it espouses. Attend the meetings of the secterian people of Christendom, and see how much doctrine is taught in their churches; read the sermons and lectures of the so-called ministers of the gospel, and find how much light they possess. Morality is the sole topic touched upon that will help man to live better. The great plea is, "Follow Christ." How follow him, if you hear not of his laws and commandments? "Be charitable"-how be charitable, if ye be not taught charity? The greater part of false religion is platitude. The whole fabric is of such flimsy character that many thinking minds, disgusted at the insipidness of its doctrine, turn their backs on religion in general, and lend their aid to atheism.

How different the gospel, the truth! By its influence man may learn of the Creator as he is; by faith and good works, he can go on to perfection. There is no limit to the greatness to which he may aspire. By obeying the teachings of the gospel of truth, his heart is filled with charity, he has love for his fellow-man, he loves his neighbors, and his life is one of peace, contentment and blessings. The more good he does, the greater the power that is given him for the accomplishment of good. He knows there is a purpose in life; and what is more, he knows what that purpose is. True, there

is good in all creeds, but the little truth contained in each is so enveloped in a mass of tangled misconceptions and false ideas, that the advocates of these various creeds become like Gratiano, the ancient proser, who spoke an infinite deal of nothing; and whose reasons were as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff; "you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them they are not worth the search."

Truth brings unity, and unity strength and power. Let us all work for the advancement of truth, that God's purposes might be fulfilled in the earth, and that the truth may become a greater factor in the world than it is at the present time.

ABOUT FRIENDS.

Those who would make friends must cultivate the qualities which are admired and which attract. If you are mean, stingy, and selfish, nobody will admire you. You must cultivate generosity and large-heartedness; you must be magnanimous and tolerant; you must have positive qualities; for a negative, shrinking, apologizing, roundabout man is despised. You must cultivate courage and boldness; for a coward has few friends. You must believe in yourself; if you do not, others will not believe in you. You must look upward, and be hopeful, cheery, and optimistic.

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If you are selfish, and think of nothing but your own advancement; if you are wondering how you can use everybody to help you along; if you look upon every man or woman you are introduced to as so much more possible success capital; if you measure people by the amount of business they can send you, they will look upon you in the same way.

If you have friends, don't be afraid to express your friendship; don't be afraid to tell them that you admire or love them. If you love anybody, why not say so? If you enjoy anyone's company, why not say so? It costs you nothing; it may mean everything to your friend, and to your friendship.-O. S. Marden.

TALKS TO YOUNG MEN.

1. COUNSELS OF SUCCESSFUL MEN.

If a young man is wise, he will not treat lightly counsels by men of experience. If you wish business counsel, business men are most competent to give it; and so in other matters, the men who succeed in any line are not to be disregarded, but rather sought for and listened to by the young man seeking advice. So the writer asked the counsel of a successful, leading Salt Lake business man, on how to win material success-how to make money. He was too busy to write on the subject, but handed me a collect of maxims, which he said he had gathered at odd times, of men of affairs who had made millions. "There are some splendid truths in them," said he, "and I wish, if you print them, that you would just add that my counsel to our young men is to read them once, and then again and again, until they have learned to practice what they read." I now hasten to comply, and caution you, dear reader, that mere knowledge is very useless without ability and good common sense to put it into practice in some useful way, for the good of others and yourselves. Some ability and common sense are born with all men, but they may be cultivated or neglected according to the determination of the individual. You determine right, then.

Now as to maxims. I once asked the late Hon. D. H. Peery what was his advice as to investing in a certain enterprize. "Fine; can't do better, but be sure you get the control. I never invest in any business in which I can't have a controling voice." On second thought, I asked: "But how am I to get a controling voice in a $50,000 business with $200 to invest? He replied in his peculiar

way: "That is another question," and I was left to do the best I could with the problem. Now the young reader should remember that, maxims are good only as your circumstances will permit their practice. But you must also keep in mind that to succeed, circumstances must be overcome. Don't let simple circumstance stand in the way of your succeeding in a just and rightful cause. Before coming to the maxims, let us consider this quotation from a recent address on success by A. B. Farquhar, a member of the National Manufacturers Association. It contains some interesting reminiscences. He says:

I decided when quite young to enter upon a business career, and recognizing that the battle of life is a hard one, that every step of progress, must be attained by a triumph over difficulties, and that a thorough knowledge of the way was all important, I visited New York, then as now the commercial center, in order to interview the great financiers there, and to learn what I could from them. It did not enter my head that any of them would refuse to see me, and it was probably owing to the sublime assurance of youth and my earnestness (for I was very much in earnest) that I did succeed in seeing all on my list. The wealthy New Yorkers of those days, nearly half a century ago, were W. B. Astor, A. T. Stewart, the great dry-goods merchant; Commodore Vanderbilt, and James Gordon Bennett, founder and editor of the Herald. I had also a list of able financiers-John J. Cisco, subtreasurer; Pascault president of the Board of Brokers; Stevens, president of the Bank of Commerce; George S. Coe, president of the American Exchange Bank, and others. I saw them all before returning.

My first call was on Mr. Astor. I found him at 7:30 a. m. hard at work in a shabby uptown office (it would be called far downtown now); succeeded in running the gauntlet of his old clerk, stood by his chair, until, looking up, he snapped out, "Well boy, what do you want?" I answered briefly that I wished to know how to make a million dollars. After staring at me a moment he was apparently satisfied of my sanity, and said: "What do you want a million dollars for? To make yourself a miserable slave as I am, not a moment's peace of mind night or day, always watching to keep someone from stealing what I have, or cheating me out of rent? You could not do a more absurd thing than make a million dollors; but if you are determined on it, my advice would be, work hard and spend nothing, and you will be rich before you know it." This is about all I learned from him, that I remember.

My next call was upon the great merchant, Mr. Stewart. He was

difficult of access, but when I succeeded in attracting his attention, he was very courteous, and gave much useful advice, telling me thoroughly to understand what I was engaged in, keep my whole mind on it, and try to do my work better than anyone else; in business to trust no one until I had investigated his credit; if I found him energetic, persevering, economical and temperate, with reasonable ability, I might pretty safely trust him, and if I cultivated those qualities, I should find that people would trust me. He especially extolled economy as an essential to success, adding that economy did not mean not spending, but spending to the best advantage, and wasting nothing.

My next visit was to Mr. Stevens, of the Bank of Commerce; a lovely old gentleman. He told me he did not know much about making money, only about taking care of it, but he gave me a letter of introduction to Mr. Coe, a rising young financier. This gentleman received me as a brother, inviting me to meet his bank board at the close of its session, when he introduced me to the several members. I met there Mr. Cisco and Mr. Pascault among others, and received many valuable suggestions. One old gentleman-I did not learn his name―placing his hand on my shoulder, said:

"Young man, wealth consists in character. You must necessarily keep your own company as long as you live. That company is in your control. Have it the best, keep it pure; be a gentleman always, honorable, honest, frank, manly; do not waste your time; take your enjoyments intelligently. You say you love books. That is well; never value a dollar above a book. The love of reading is the greatest blessing that can come to a man, especially when he grows old."

What he said made a lasting impression.

The next morning at about seven, I called at the office of the Herald, and saw Mr. Bennett. I shall never forget that interview. Looking at me intently for a moment, he said: "Have you had your breakfast?" My reply was negative. He answered, "I thought as much; no one should go out before breakfast; he can't do himself justice on an empty stomach. Go across to the Astor House and get yourself a good breakfast, and when you come back I will talk to you." I wonderingly followed his advice. When I returned, he said: "Now, you look better. I am a very busy man; if you are not, you ought to be, and my advice will be short:

"The most important thing in this world is to take care of your health. You can store up your health as you do a bank account. If you have good health you can do far more work and do it better than your neighbors without it. I owe my success to my good health more than anything else."