Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Tho Sunday schools Of Union,
Farmers, Big Cottonwood and Hunter
wards were represented, and all the
city wards were represented except the
Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth, rhir.
teenth and Twenty.
The opening singing exercises were
capltally rendered by the Third ward
school choir.
Elder Jos. HyrEm Parry delivered
brief address on the "Att OF Securing
and Retaining Attention" Tue
speaker observed that II was difficult
matter to hold the attention " young
children; Tut Ia order 10 present a
lesson to n class, II was Of the utnos,
Importance that the attention " lis
members be secured, ~ no good could
be- accom- lishod without II. 10 gytth
attention u the pupils the teacher
must be able ~ Interest tnUm. Children
are readily attracted by n story OF a
parable that plcsscs or Interests thom.
A teacher, In order 10 command the
attention Of his class, must be accur.
stcly aud abundantly prepared ON the
lesson he desires 10 convey. Whatever
he PROPOSES 10 teach he must under.
stand accurately and fully. II IL not
only necessary ~ he fully prepared ny
understanding the lesson, but the
teacher should aim 10 present the Lesson
In the must pleasing and attractive
manner.
A common mistake with Sabbath
school teachers IL that Of going over tho
matter for consideration In q hurried
manner, gauging the capacity Of the
class by the brightest scholars.
Another requisite 10 make success.
full teacher II catncstntss aud cnthuHi.
asm. EnthusiAsm h contagious, aud
the more Of II infused into the lesson
by the teacher the more success lac
would obtain In his class work. II Ia
not only necessary 10 procure attrn.
tion nj the beginning, but the
attention must also he retained
throughout the whole lesson. 10 do
this, the exercises must he varied; the
scholars may perhaps need u change "
posture. lfthcy have been seated any
great length oi tlnie, let thcm arise 10
their feet for q change. Reading In
concert would bc n good change, occA.
.Ionally. Many mechanical devices
Of similar character might be- suggested
for thcpuTposc u retaining attention,
In cas-, of inattcntlon ON the part Of a
Glass, wisdom should be- used In cor.
fUctlng II. Tapping on the desk, or
salllng attention publicly 10 individual
offend cm would not be- effective. I'm.
mly scholars should DO labofcd with
privately. Silence IL u very effective
method " correcting inattcntlou.
Elder Brigham w. Ashton followed
with remarks "On the Cultivation u
the Memory" Memory 1. tho faculty
Of retaining impressions received
through the senses. The more kcvnly
ones senses are the better able Il he 10
remember what comes under his obset-
walton; and incidents Impressed upon
more than onu u the scnsc- ara better
remembered than those coming only 10
tho attention " but one. The n,so'
citation Of events aud incidents
with other events II very
effective way Of lmpfcssing them upon
the memory. 10 impress childfcn'-
minds with facts We dc-if. them 10 TO
mcInbcr II IL very necessary that they
bc told those things IN words that they
tau understand, and Ia n way that
plcascs them.
n IihltallhlhtAAtN
rendered by members Of the Thlfd
ward choir.
The subject Of "Otdof" was spoken
upon by Superintendent Arnold
Glauque o. the Sixth Ward Sabbath
School. A teacher who dtaifrs 10 have
order must be- orderly himself he
mus, he an on ample 10 his class. Hts
own department will bc the most im'
I..a..Na Ia Thanh HNllRn0W IL
very necessary on tho part " the
teacher OF supefintcndcni u he desires
10 procure obedience, through which
order l. secured. The sabbath school
teachers lnbor IL one Of love-hc eau
not uso hanh means IN enforce
obedience. The only means he eau
nse l. persuasion, kindnsfa and 'cason.
This being the case, teachers aust seek
t0securc order by imprcsing upon the
minds Of children tho solrmnlty that
should be- observed In u place Of
worship; teach them 10 show proper
respect 10 those who are entitled TO
II, etc.
supl. 7. q. Grlggs desired tho sun
day School worker. Ia make the brst
iiss of the excellent suggestions that
had been given by th0r. who had
preceded him. Called attention 70 the
sunday school visitors book, Issued ior
the purpose Of enrolling tho names OF
those who should b. memberr OF the
Sabbath school. SOME may have Tue
idea that tho sabbath school II only
for the smaller children. lie desired
10 sec an effort made 10 get the OLDER
members Of the wards enrolled la the
Habbath schools, Commented the
plan adopted In the Fourteenth Ward
Of conducting class for tho benefit OF
the scandinavian brethren and sisters
who cannot fully understand the Eng
lish Language. lilo urged snpcrlnten'
dents 10 hold teachers meetings rcgu.
larry, aud suggested that they be held
Immediately after the close Of school
on the sunday following the date
OF these monthly meetings The
teachen' meetings should be held
for tho purpose VI considering anu
discussing matters pertaining 10
sunday school work.
Assistant Superintendent u. H.
Horne announced that tho Union
ward would furnish music for the next
meeting, which would be held In tn.
same place on tho ilrst Monday OF
July.
4 duet by Misses Emma and Amy
Williamson Of the Thru ward was
very beautifully sung, after which tho
choir sang au anthem, nud the meet
Ing closed with hencdiction by Brother