The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
The Regular Monthly Meeting on
Monday Evening.

The monthly meeting of the Sunday
School Union was held hast evening il
The Social Hall. the attendance beins
limited to the superintendenfs, office n
aud teachers of the various city ano
county SaDbath schools. The hail Was
crowded.
The sixth Ward choir. being in atten-
dance to furnish he music sang a hymn
and Supt. Geo. Willis offered the open
ing prayer.
After the calling of the roll. Mr..
John NJ. Nebeker of the Nineteenth
Ward, delivered brief but very inter
esInIg actress on the subject VI sell
Denial OF all the virtues we can pos
sess, none arc greater Than the princi
pie OF sacrifice or self-deDlai IL Is one
upon which depends The happiness OF
the human family. Every one eau
realize the necessity OF its observance /;
it is of vital importance. People are
naturally selfish. 5 right they shoulu
~ Sd, bat they mu econtIolleda5y the
principal ri sell ornlal. Inc carnai
appetites OF mankind Will prove their
downfall, unless controlled by sell
detIiai. The law of the flesh is not de-
Isign,d to De antagonlstic 10 the laws OF
God. nor can 1t ever be 81 wlth The
prsc ice of self-denial, which per its Of
10 indulgence. The disposition OF
outh is 10 De unreStrained, not reallz-
ing the advantages Of self denial. Nor
tality involves death, because its de-
sires are not the esulss of everlasting
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vent our passion and feel gs. Ii we
tut contemplate these matters care
fully, we must realize the necessity OF
CURLING our lerh.gs and desires. Sell
denial should enter into every ayOca-
ton OF life.
Assistant General Superintendent
George Goddard sad he felt impressed
with the importance of the Sunda.
school Union. Upon our Sabbath
schools depend the moral and religious
welfare OF our youth. The object
of the change OF the place and
PEI iment by which to shape action IL
future meetings. Ii is highly necessary
that we come into closer relation with
The superintendentS and teachers of our
Sabbath schools. The past meetings
ing. but the times demand change. l.
is necessary that the teachers of sab
bath schools should be examples OF
chastity and sobriety, for example is
more powerful than precept. and as
with the priest so with the people and
as with the Sabbath school teacher SO
With the children. The time is not far
distant when our children, if reared in
sobriety and virtue, will be in demand
10 fill positions of importance and re
Sponsibility.
Miss Mabel Poulton (aged years), OF
the Sixth Ward. gave short recitation.
Superintendent 7. Z. Taylor said the
meeting of this evening. was as it were
coming back to first principles. Them
tentiOn was to make the monthly meet
ings of more practical value to the actual
workers in our Sabbath schools. To make
them more closer IN their nature, and
the better afford opportunity for inter
change of ideas and thoughts. Our
Sabbath schools must essentially be-
conducted by thorough and persistent
training, TO ensure the results to our
children that we desire. Thorougbness
Is what's demanded. The change in
he monthly meetings is contemplated
10 effect this.
The Misses Hunter of the Sixth
Ward, gave a short recitation, after
which the choir sd Down IN the
sunless retreats of the ocean,"
REMARKS we're made by Superinten-
dents Henry P. Richards, Thomas V.
Williams. James Dwyer, Robert K
Irvine and Cyrus H. Gold, giving their
views of the contemplated change in
the nature of the monthly Sunday
School Union meetings and approving
thereof for varled reasons.
Superintendent John q. Cutler said
he had enjoyed the meetings of the
past. hut realized that a change was
NJ cessary. The next monthly meeting
would also be held in the Social Hall
and the Seventh Ward would furnish
the singing. a young gentleman or
lady would also be forthcoming from
the Seventh Ward, to deliver a ten
mute address,. The meeting to COM
mence at and last one hour.
Notice was given that the blanks for
annual reports could now be obtained
of the secretary.
The choir sang "Once more good
night, we hope 10 meet again" and
benediction was pronounced by Super
intendent Richard s. Horne.