The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-03
EXCELLENT ADVICE.
Professor Maeser Gives Some
to Teachers.
AT THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
EveEing-Bancroft's History
Recommended.

a large audience was In attendance at
the Assembly Hall on Monday evening.
to participate in the interesting pro-
ceedings of the monthly Union meeting.
After music by the Union Brass Band,
the Mill Creek Ward choir sang; fol-
lowed with prayer by Jens Hansen, and
singing again by the Mill Greek choir.
The roll was then called. Professor
Karl q. MaeSer delivered an address TO
Sabbath School teachers. The large
audience present was an indication of !
the great interest felt in the Sunday |
School movement. Commenting upon |
the present excellent organization Of the |
Union, he yet realized it to be in !
sufficient, when considering the great |
responsibility that rested upon the fu- |
ture of the rising generation. Faithful !
ness of parents would not directly |
benefit these children, as instance the |
enticing away of some young people !
from the faith of their fathers |
The future of our youth should
be placed secure. When we con-
template the muititudes of children
that assemble each Sabbath in the Sun
day schools, and consider the pains that
are being taken, ii seems that the mani
lest TcSulLS are nOL nAlA3
the pains taken. | take every oppOr-
tunity to remind my fellow teachers of
| that golden rule; that teacher can
never impart that which he has not
himself. A lack of punctuahty OF at
tendance, or non-attendance becomes a
failure to impart the law of regularity
| to the scholars. have known page
after page, and chapter after chapter to
be read without any effort on the part
of the teacher to explain the meaning OF
their contents, or what application they
had to their own faith. In my teachers
experience in all these many years. l
have learned this one thing, that (
cannot attempt to fill my posi-
ton satisfactorily each day without
imploring and obtaining that divine as
sistance necessary to sustain my words
to my scholars. We must not only OBJ
tain the confidence of the children, but
become exempIars and expOunders of
the glorious faith we believe in. For
give me for speaking of my own expert
enee, it is only an Illustration of that of
many others / have many times been
! called upon to give advice and counsel
TO the wayward youth, who have sub
seduentIy returned to thank me for il.
The Joy experienced by the teacher, in
thus having the dread cast upon the
waters returned TO him after many
DAYS, is one that is unSreakable. lou
differ somewhat from the daYsch0ot
teacher, IN that YOUR especial duty Is to
lead children on in The way of faith in
Him, who Is their Maker and Savior
An obstacle frequently stands In the
way of our faithful labors in the Sunday
school, in the lack of organization. The
spirit and disposition of the superin
tendent is felt throughout the whole
school Such mantle superintend-
ent-is, above anyone else, in greater
need of inspiration and help from Him
above, that he may in like manner in
Espire and encourage his fellow teach
ters. The labOrs of the school do not
commence and end with the opening
and closing of the school We cannot
lay our responsibilities aside when we
please, andresume them again at will.
Our daily lives must be. consistent with
our efforts on the Sabbath, for you can-
, not impart or give that which you do
not have. in and of yourself. Innocent
children are precious in the sight of God +,
and you andI as teachers, will one day
have to answer for that example
which we have set before the children.
i When you find school children unruly
and iH-behaved, it is a reflex of the in
ability of their teachers. Some children
cannot be kept from learning, no mat
!, ter how insufficient our labors;; these
will take care of themselves, generally.
But 1t is the wayward and inattentlve
that need our constant endeaWoFs and
kindest solicitude. A frequent mistake
i, is made in not 'appreciating the wants
of the child which is suffering from lack
of maternal care and affection, poor
waif that has not been matured IN the
sunshine of love. Such a case Is an OPP
Eportunity to extend the kin6land Toying
feeling necessary to draw out the good
: ness of children. Ny own experience
| is that each day demands should en-
deavor to obtain the aid Of God IN my
labors. g
Music by the Union band.
. Superintendent John F. Snedaker re
ported the Mill Creek Ward Sunday
school as comprising 81 male ana
, female scholars, with forty teachers
|. ETC., making total roll OF 561 names.
Interesting details of the books used
and classes maintained showed pro-
: gress, under the constant encourage
] ment of the Bishop and his councillors.
, Organ solo by Joseph J. sDaynes.
Assistant Superin tendent George Coo
+, dard said he had pleasure IN meeting
! with his friends once more. The con-
( gregation this evening was at least five
S or six times as large as any ne had
j, attended during his recent visit to
e England. Great difficulty is experienced
4 in obtaining the attention of even few
t of the people to the preaching OF our
s missionaries. Nevertheless, they would
b continue to be sent out into the world
and some of them would be the exem-
plary Young men of our Sabbath
schools.
Apostle Franklin D. Richards made s
= few remarks, expressing the pleasure ht
! had experienced in listening TO the
proceedingsof the evening. Mentioned
= the history now being written by
y Hugh s. Bancroft, of California
: fourteen. volumes of which have
already been published. Among thos'
: to be issued, is promised one. entir'
/, volume devoted to a history Of Utah
p which bids fair to be correctly and faIrl,
2 represented. He commanded the Wori
le to the careful consideration OF Utah
citizens, that the improvement asSocia
tiens and other societies might Obtain