The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-06
Sunday School Ubion

IIoo. o l1oS' a. The Union Mas
; iaSt evening. The Eighth \.
sunday school choir sang W. ~H@l
J Light of Morning" Ps.R as
Elder Abram H. Cannon ras'' b
which, utah. @ leen of the =, siie
"ss sung by the choir. we Vest
| Superintendent Georco =
S : IA, IL was very evident tbs U0daa
assembly Hall would not ~ h,
modate all who desired +, aeon
this evening, therefors T' atsot
superintendent, Geo. q E..la1l
had kindly sent word n I GIsaaoo
the tabernacle, TO which tb iso' D
ing would repair. Tue es
| After an intermission of oh
minutes, the meeting was ,o.o''H
IN IN the Tabernacle, by mus iiese NJ
the Sunday School Union IN
band, who made their 9sJ,,t oiaa
Hey. 'O'' l. Bees /
The Eighth Ward S S. cbo,.
'We are Marching HomewsTT-51 , S'l3
supt. Geo. Goddard SID dr l. ..
meeting IN reminded him very MI ,aA
or asurprise party, or q ~. I9el
party. When the nctice NO. - ~ tlday
IN the newspapers, inyii viii ptA G
presence OF the chiIdrsn ths
Others, to hear him ana
a short time, DreVi speak
his departure on a nisTo,,,, - - , 70
land, he did not anticipate 80 ~ Eng Eng
a concourse Of boys and giS III org agt
lolder people. Address,, i' anu 4,
, younger folks, Supt. Godds,, Inc
lated his experience. since al. IT,
to Utah thirty-two years ago. G IN oal
nection with the gathering, n ~ W.
rags as material for the 5an ~ VI
ture Of homemade paDer ' on5 Z
making a journey across tho NJ Mn u
with q hand cart COMPANY Of brs e,t[s
rem going on missions, q trim in vers
great contrast to the i1uFnev r Cry
made by railway Tracing The Nv
'ception of the Sunday School noov va
ment in Utah, by Elder Ba laptyne
In The year 1S49, II grew slowly m,
til IN 1872 the statistics sh0wed
there We're nearly Il 900 childrsH
at ending the Sunday scbooi
throughout the Territory. Lar.
year the NUN te-, however. had in.
creased to over 41,0C0 Sunday schod
scholars. He had labored Ia con.
nectIon with the movement fnI
a nrmber If year,, with grestI
pleasure. He exDec ed to leave hk
friends on Saturday morning next
and ID continue his Journey until
he reached Great Britain. lie fet
cOmplimented by the large attend,
ance this evening. and blessed Al
the boys and girls, intreating II en-
to refrain from all kinds of eyl.
habits, keeping the word Of wisdom.
Song "WhO is oa the Lords side
who," by George Goddard, with.
chorus by the whole congreg ,ticr.
Miss Agnes Olsen and Evan
Stephens sang duet entitled Our
own dear mountain home y with 9
full CHORUS, by the classes Of Pref.
stephens. The words and u.Oslc q
this song were written by Evan
Stephens specially for the occasion
and dedicated to Elder Geo. God.
dard.
Apostle Wi.f0rd Woodruff. said
that after = life Of nearly eigbH
years, two-thirds IF Yhich he
spent in furthering the purpose.G
God, be had never beheId 8 sigh;
equal 10 that of this evening. The
presence of several thousand child,
rem, who would become mighty men
and women, urged him to impress
upon them the necessity of q tend.
ng to their prayers and living faith.
'ul, net forgetting 70 pray for Elder
Goddard that he might be con,
tinually blessed during his absence,
Heber Gcd1srd, who is to sccom.
Dany his father. George Goddard, on
= mission. then sang a song: "The
Monarch OF the Woods"
superintendent Geo. @. Cannon
said the audience of this meeting
was a sight that would long be re
membered, especially by Elder God
1arG. He was worthy OF this token
)t regard, having labered assiduouSly
for years in the interest of the Sun
lay schools. He felt TO bless Elder
Goddard, end he was convinced that
3, d would bless him, as He would
bless all who do good. The Sunday
chOol work lad grown remarkably, 4
showing that the spirit of God was .
among the children anG /
heir parents. The latter were par
ng more attention to the true edf
cation Of their children. The SUI
lay school is q means of preachns
he gospeI to our children. The WoiI
hat is being accomplished is tru!
" onderful. It was direction u
which all might labor with gFss'
benefit to themselves as well IS ~
he children. The children are or
aiming an intelligent uUderstanH
ng of the organization Oh ~. she
church, and the principles o. an0
gospel in which the Saints 1eilen@
md which God has revealed W u ao
Children had now fsclltles iol AZ
luiring q high standard OF educ s.s,
ion in every respect, and ne ae aRSiI.
.ated the idea Of sending our . -.
lren elsewhere to deVelop %biIe
lifts Of genius, fearing that wi; %Fl of
'bsent they might lose the sPlflcs o y /
heir faith in God. He asKea DE Jo
: 49,, E16or Goddard on bis Ho