The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-06
Sunday School Union.

| AA0 IcSuldA oCLui-oAAo"h
was held in the Tabernacle last
evening. commencing at Z o'clock
President John Taylor. Apostle w
Woodruff, superintendent George
10 Cannon, George Goddard and
John Morgan, with the various Of
ficers of the Union and representa-
tives from the Sunday Schools
throughout the Territory, occupied
the stand.
One of Profes 'or A. G.
Smythe's tonic-solfa classes &C
companied by Professor Joseph j
Daynes on the great organ, fur
n shed the music for the evening.
Short addresses. interpreted with
the singing, were delivered by
Asst. Sup. John Morgan, OF the
Salt Lake Stake; VIM. Fothering'
ham, of Beaver; John B. Maiben,
of Sanpete, John D. T. McAllister.
of st. George; Jno. K. Hall, of Nor.
gan; @. w. Nibley, of Cache; Jesse
w. Gro by, OF Panguich and VIM
Paxman of Juab Stake.
Apostle Moses Thatcher spoke Of
the great interest he had in the Sun
day school movement. The impress
sions made in the Sunday school were
like the scattering of the small seeds,
which resulted in the rearing Of the
tender and beautiful flowers.
Giving the statistics Of the attend
ance in the Cache Valley stake, he
quoted instances going to show that
their efforts were productive in
moulding the minds of the children
in the ways of truth. Comparing
the thousands of wires he had seen
il the Western Union telegraph
Office at New York controlled by
one man, and at will convey
ing the news of the word
to the newspaper press of the coun-
try, he felt that the efforts of the
Schools could be made
as effective in conveying
the truth to the sympathetic minds
of the children.
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR
said the remarks of Apostle
Thatcher had awakened within him
many reflectisns. One fact had not
seemed to impress itself on the
minds OF most men, that according to
5tatistics,as he understood them,
1t was shown that about one-half
Of the infants born into this world
throughout the various nations, die
before they reach the age of eight |
? ears Christ has said 'S1ffer little |
children to come unto me-" These
things 60 to show the necessity of |
'he peoples lsbors and anxieties |
being directed towards the children,
with the primary and
sunday schools, SO that the 40 600 |
Ind upwards of children who now
attend these schools be directed in
he ways of truth. 1t was a very
'0mmendable labor of the $50 teach
RS now engaged in the duties Of the
sunday schools. These children
viii become man ald women, to
AIRY on the purposes of God; and
ventually it would be great honor
o have to cay that they were born
o Zion. May God bless he Sunday
chools, and all the teachers, and all
he Interests of Zion.
Territorial Superintendent George
}. Cannon said he would briefly
nnounce to the stake superinten-
ents that the presidency had de-
ided that the Sunday school was of
aramOunt Importance, and he de-
Ired all stake superintendents to
ear in mind that nothing should
9 permitted to interfere with the
gliding of the schools; AMI that per
)ns gagged therein ShO!lt bs ex-
used rom other duties that would
revent them from faithfully attend
lg as teachers, etc {; and that in ap-
Ointing visiting teachers they
lOul1 confer with their stake pre-.
ding authorities.
Prof. A. G. Smytbe then an
the commence ent of ,,
mother tOnic~Solfa class at d. @.
alder's music store on the evening i,
the 18th inst. Also that for the :
ene6t of the S. S. Union he would :
'ceive an give free instruction in :
le above mentioned class TO one
)uth from each Sabbath school in
Ie Salt Lake Stake; providing that ;
icy would undertake to re>impartj =
struction in the sofia system tc I.
70 pupils of the schools from which | :
ey are respectively cent.
Supt. Geo. Goddard called attsn- I.
IN to the concert to be '
ven by pupils of Evan Stephens
the Tabernacle on Monday eveu-
G next. %
Ate, singing the anthem:
ord, how long wilt thou forget me-" il
The benediction was pronounced =
President Joseph F. Smith. I,
In closing this notice of the Sun !.
y School union meeting, we have =
hesitation in saying that the y
usicsl exercises of Professor A. &.
nythe's tonic -solfa class were the
Iest selections OF music yet pre-.
nte1 in the union meetings. The