The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Exercises at the Assembly Hall
Last Night.

The Sunday School Union convened
at the Assembly Hall ct O'Clock last
evening. The attendance was very
large, and the proceedings unusually
interesting. The choir, under the
leadership of Professor G. J. Thomas,
sang the hymn Beautiful Zion, built
above"
The opening prayer was offered by
Elder Abraham h. Cannon.
The roll call showed that the following
stakes were represented: Beaver, Box
Elder. Davis, Oneida. Salt Lake, San
pete, st. George and Weber.
Superintendent Richard Ballantyne,
of the Weber stake, was the
first speaker. He reported that the
Sudnay schools of Weber Stake were in
prosperous condition. They had de-
parted somewhat from the usual mode
of teaching, and adopted a plan of their
own, which was TO call upon members
of different classes to explain subjects,
and the SUI erintendent followed with
every six weeks, in accordance with the
and these visits had been very bene-
fetal.
Superintendent John B. Maiben, of
the Sanpete Stake, then addressed the
assemblage. He favored short and in
teresting sessions for the schools; it
was necessary, in order to have the at
teution OF the school, to have variety
of int resting subjects, rather than to
follow routine.
Superintendent w. L. Webster, of
the Oneida Stake, made few remarks,
and stated that the schools in his stake
were widely scattered, which made it
difficult to visit them as often as was
desirable. He thought that the visits
had good influence upon the scholars,
and each sehoo! should be visited every
six weeks when it was possible.
The choir sang, The Day Dawn is
Breaking" after which L. w. Richards,
general secretary of the Union, showed
the necessity OF having correct and
complete reports sent in from the
schools, in order that the stake reports
might also be correct and complete. 81
Superintendent George Goddard, of
the Salt Lake Stake, was the next
speaker. He described the duties of
the Stalks superintendent, and said
that he was pleased to see that the
Sunday school officers were taking so
great an interest in the welfare of the
young It should be the ambition of
every superintendent to gather into his
school every child in his ward, and
they should be surrounded with such
influences as would lead them to form
good habits.
Apostle II. J. Grant said that he
rejoIced in listening to the testimony of
the youth of Zion, and the interest
taken by them in the progress being
made. He rejoiced to hear
that there were over $4,000
school children among the Lat
ter-day Saints. He realized the
necessity of having the youth of
Zion taught the principles of the gospel.
He had never engaged in any labor
which gave the same pleasure as
striving to advance the work of God.
Many said that they would allow their
children TO reach the ago of account
ability before they would present the
principles of the gospel TO them. To
his mind. this was entirely wrong. 1t
was an easy matter to make impressions
upon the minds of children, and if they
were correctly taught, 10th by precept
and example, they would become
bright and. shining lights in the king
dom of God.
The choir and congregation joined in
singing the Doxo!ogy, after which
William FOrtheringham, superindent
ent of the Beaver Stake, pronounced
the benediction.