. ▁Harris , ▁bapt ized ▁and ▁then ▁ord ained ▁as ▁a ▁de acon ▁at ▁age ▁eight . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁mid - ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁leaders ▁were ▁warning ▁against ▁ord aining ▁un mar ried ▁men , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁general ▁conference ▁Young ▁expressed ▁disapp ro val ▁regarding ▁in ex per ien ced ▁" you ng ▁men " ▁being ▁ord ained : ▁When ▁you ▁have ▁got ▁your ▁Bishop , ▁he ▁needs ▁assist ants , ▁and ▁he ▁ord ains ▁Coun s ell ors , ▁Pri ests , ▁Te ach ers , ▁and ▁De a cons , ▁and ▁calls ▁them ▁to ▁help ▁him ; ▁and ▁he ▁wishes ▁men ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁heart ▁and ▁hand ▁to ▁do ▁this . ▁S ays ▁he , ▁" I ▁dare ▁not ▁even ▁call ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁De acon , ▁to ▁assist ▁me ▁in ▁my ▁calling , ▁unless ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁family ." ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁an ▁ignor ant ▁young ▁man , ▁of ▁no ▁experience ▁in ▁family ▁matters , ▁to ▁in quire ▁into ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁families , ▁and ▁know ▁the ▁wants ▁of ▁every ▁person . ▁Some ▁may ▁want ▁medicine ▁and ▁n our ishment , ▁and ▁be ▁looked ▁after , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁boys ▁to ▁do ▁this , ▁but ▁select ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁got ▁a ▁family ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁De acon . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁saw ▁a ▁revers al ▁of ▁the ▁tr end ▁of ▁less ▁youth ▁being