The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

The regular monthly meeting
convened in the Assembly Hall at
s O'Clock Monday evening.
Music by the Tenth Ward MOUTH
Harmonica band. X
The Tenth ward Sunday school
choir was in attendance to contri-
butte the musical exercises, and sang
beautiful Zion"
After prayer by Supt. Thos. V.
Williams the choir sang sDevo-
tional Hymn"
The roll of schools In this stake
Of the Union was then ca led.
James Woods, Supt. of the Tenth
ward Sunday school reported the
condition of that school. The ward
was a large one, being on the east
ern limits Of the city, and extending
moro than usual in that direction.
Upwards of 800 children enrolled.
with an average attendance of 225.
The school is conducted In two
rooms, dividing the primary from
the adult pupils, the latter having
sixteen classes. OF the results of
their labtrs he did not feel qualified
to judge, as he considered 1t could
only be done by comparison, and
during the years he had been super.
intendent he had visited but one
school on side of the Tenth ward.
He felt encouraged, as the parents
seemed to have experienced an
awakening to the necessity of send-
ing their childre to the school.
The Tenth Ward Harmonica band
gave another selection of music.
Elder Henry w. Ma shit said we
have met as officers and pupils of
the Sunday schools of this city and
county. 1t is always q pleasant task
to speak on a subject to sucn per-
sons as are interested in it, The
history of the Sunday school is
rather meagre, but 70 far as / can
learn the first one was established
BY Martin Luther in the year 1916.
His example was soon followed by
John Knox and others, but it was
not until about 120 years afters
wards that Sunday schools were
known at all in England.
In the year 1851 Robert Raikes
made an effort to establish Sun
day school at Gloster, England. on
a more substantial basis, the peo-
pies ideas seeming to be then abou
ripe for the full realization of the
Sunday school interests. In the year
1900 voluntary teaching was COM
menced and progressed until now
it numbers in England and Ireland
about three millions of scholars.
Sunday schools were first known
in this country in 1850, the first one
being com menced in Massachusetts,
In the yesrs1SG9 the schools came
under the control OF the churches;
and in the year 1924 the Amerios n
Sunday School Union was fully
organized, after the pattern of those
in Great Britain, and L ow number
six millions scholars, under the
contr.l Of the protestant churches
and throughout the whole known
world at about fifteen millions o.
scholars.
The first Sunday school was
established in Utah in the yea
1848, and progressed until we now
have the thoroughly organized
system OF our Sunday School I'm
ion, which is already a powerful
auxiliary in preparing for the mis-
sionary labors connected with thu
dissemination of the truths of the
gospel. He remembered his frs
experiences in attending Sunday
school in England, and thought tina
many Of the plans and ideas there
carried out could be adopted il
Utah. The influence of the Sunday
school was very great in establ sh
ing sound and pure morality o.
ideas, and intoxicating in the young
q correct regard for the Holy Scrip
lures. The Impressions he gained
in the Sunday school had been thu
means of shaping the course of his
life up to the present, and had de
cided his character and inclinations
The Sabbath schools are a great
social force among the Latter.
day Saints, being powerful edu
Gators, which was illustrated by ar
anecdote showing the ideas CT foul
pupils in their answers to questions
concerning the Lords prayer. Re-
lating the experience Of earnest
workers among the Baptists and
other religious denominations q
England, he drew comparisons O
what might be done in Utah
Another influence OF the Sunday
school was a due regard for the
sanctity of the Sabbath; which is s
very important feature, considering
that in these days men are seeker,
Of pleasure and lovers of them.
selves" rather than lovers of right
eousness.
Commenting upon the necessity
OF punctuality,-tbe very vitality O
the Sunday school,-it impaired 81
influence that taught the value o
punctuality in everything else
Other results of the Sunday schools
q ere those of good order and respec
for tho:e PLACED over US, whlcl
would be important in the fu ur,
lives of those who are now chi.drel
| but who will become MEN ant
women, fathers and mothers, head
| of families, and citizens of our com