Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-08

i Of the building being full and tn
gallery nearly 50. General Super
4 intendent George Q. Cannon pre-
sided. lC M
: The choir, composed Of youn,
/ singers belonging 30 ditferen
waris and places, sang:
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God n
! Prayer was offered by Elder VII
liam Paxman, Superintendent o
Juab Stake.
Singing by the choir
Let Saints rejoice. the night is past,
The Gospel day has 1aRned at last
The roll call showed that seven
teen Stakes Of Zion were repre-.
scented.
ELDER GEORGE GODDARD,
Assist General Superintend-
ent, expressed his pleasure at be-
holding 50 many thousands of the
active workers Of the Sabbath School
cause. This is an evidence that
great interest is being taken by the
hundreds and thousands ofbrethres
and sisters engaged in this great
labor, In this glorious cause. We are
the greatest IN number of any other
organization in the Church Of God.
sixty thousand children are now
being trained in our Sabbath schools.
preparatory to occupying great and
important positions, civil and re-
hgous, They viii occupy the places
ci their parents in snort time if
they are faithful before the Lord In
keeping His commandments, and
We should labor assiduously to this
end. We desire TO present few
Items for your consideration, the
| first Of which is the Sacrament Of
the Lords Supper.
A number Of years ago, before
PRESIDENT Brigham Young died, a
circular was issued under his direc-
ton TO the officers Of this institution
in the different Stakes Of Zion, re-
questing that the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper be administered to
our Sunday School children every
Sabbath-day, and that the Superin-
teudents OF these schools, presided
over by the Bishops, or their
counselors, see that this was attended
to. In some Ct the Wards and
districts where the schools are large,
and a great number attend them,
complaints have come to us about too
much time being Consumed inattend-
ing to this holy and sacred ordinance
and il has been limited that this
should be dispensed with in some
cases This must not be. We would
suggest, in regard to these cases,
that more help be called. There are
plenty to select from to assist. 1t il
also very desirable that there be rs
little interruption as possible dur |
Ing the administration OF the Sacra- |
ment. Another desire OF The General |
SuperinteDdency is that the time |
for commencing our Sabbath schools |
be uniform through the Church so
far as possible. The hour suggested |
is ten O'Clock each Sabbath morn
ing. There may be some that do not
meet at this hour, but II is very desir-
able that they should, for the reason
stated, 50 that when that morning
every school in Zion will be
in session. The exercises should
commence promptly at that hour.
In some instances meetings interfere
with our schools, on account OF
being held too long, and this is an
injustice TO the scholars and an in
Jury 70 the Sabbath schools. This
should be avoided.
Another thing: When Branch,
Ward or Stake quarterly reviews or
.ubilees are being held, and where
parents and children meet together,
lud the children sing, recite anu
give dialogues, nothing Of an outside
.haracter should he introduced. In
our judgment the songs of Zion,
gems oftuth. Rotations. dialogues.
-ic., that are contained in our own
books. are sufficient, and all that Is
needed for this purpose. Nothing
should be permitted that woulu
mar the peace or destroy the spirit
II these gatherings or any other
meeting connected with the schools.
Another very important item is that
,ur Sabbath Schools should be kept
,psn regularly, and receive as littl.
as possible. Matters
hat can be attended TO at other
lines, but which are put off OF
lastened as the case may he, inter
ere with and are the cause fire. :
luently Of closing these schools, :
much 10 be the hiLdrance Of their
Progress. Drawbacks of every kim
hOuld be guarded against and {
wooded. b
We have a great host depending b
Ipon US for instruction, therefore let 0
Is honor and magnify our calling u
md the Lord will bless us and them. n
select the best teachers you can get Il
n Israel for this work and may they G
abor with all their might to train a
he young and rising generation in -
he way in which they sh Juld walk, n
md thereby receive the blessings Of y
he Lord. u
ELDER ISAAC b. NASH, L
ssistant Superintendent of Onei- n
a Stake, Idaho, reported that n
hey had twenty-six Sabbath school, y
a active operation and in n healthy I
In the Franklin Sunday v
,hool the Leaflets on the Scriptures, q
ltely issued, are used in the normal, b
and smaller classes. o.
he pictorial charts are used in the q
rimary class. The Leaflets have -
cen Of great service to the officers Il
nd teachers and have resulted In Il
luch good to the students. u
In Franklin, the superintendent r,
( the school the and teachers meet p
very Sabbath morning at half past q
inc O'Clock. and review the lessons d
T the day, and find out If the teach "
n are thoroughly convensant with te
rem. IL any one OF these teachers p
Oes not fully understand the sub Il
cts 10 be presented TO the classes, "
he superintendent explains them. q
his is very beneficial 70 the whole ei
,hool. We have quarterly and z
nnual reviews, and they are very Il
rofitahie- The alacrity with which il
lie children answer the questions is Of
10 al. Thequestionsareput tc
efOre the school in a promiscuous cl
anner and the answers given show d.
at the students have learned their in
ssons thoroughly. Prizes are "
ven each year to the children a. IL
riding 10 the manner in which pl
ey respond 10 the questions ami e,
herwise merit them. We have as th
lchers the Presidency Of the Stake, th
Ugh Councillors, Bishops Of Wards III
/ other officers Of the Church and Ia
z find that they are the best Of all. W
ne greatest drawback We have In w
e Stake, which covers q large era re
country, is in regard to singing, th
d this we are trying to overcome. gr
e have every thing TO encourage an
ord bo,-a sxraot low In otrr tahnra N,