Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.


October 9th, 1891. The general attend
ance was good, and most Of the mem.
b era Of the board were present.
Meeting was called to order by Az.
sistant General Superintendent George
Goddard.
The choir ana congregation Joined
n singing;
Come. come ye saints.
Prayer was offered by President
Oron Smith, Of Cache stake.
Singing:
ist Zion To- hor beauty rite,
Her iighl bcgius 20 shine, etc.
Assistant General Superintendent
George Goddard spoke In sibstauco
as follows have been requested to
give n synopsis in brief OF the labors Of
the Descrct Sunday School Union
Board during the las, six mouths.
Our leaflets having run out, we
have publ ishcd a reprint Of the short
age needed, which can be had NJ tho
JurCHgo Instructor office.
To Increase the Attendance Of the
children NJ the Sunday school we have
issued what II called "visillng book
wherein the teacher who goes round
his beat or district every Sabbath
mornius 10 Insure the attendance Of
every pupil enters the name o. each
SUNDAY school pupil la his beat, and u
/ his duty 10 rec that they attend each
/ Sunday. II he or she should he absent
| " Ia married. Ia this book, aud tho next
I AMWHI.sH Lao.
/ absentee nud finds out the cause, etc.
We have found this plan an excellent
/ one, and Il enables the superintendent
aud bishop TO know exactly the mum.
| Der aud ages Of children In his ward.
Wa had our own artists procure pre-.
MUM oil paintings Of the important
events la the early lie 0f Nephi, etc.,
which formed tho basis OF the Book OF
/ Mormon charts, which We expect will
be ready loE sale about February, 1891
/ We have ordered 5000 sets Of twelve
pictures zach, and they will be a great
aid la tcaching the children Of Zion
the truth aud beauty of the Book OF
Mormon. II was ior this purpo.e-thRt
Of aiding Us In rtlslng mcans-that
you were called upon 60 donate, at least
iivo cent. from each scholar, teacher
aud superintendent. Tothis there has
been very generous response.
In the past six months the members
Of the board have visited nearly two
thlria Of all the Stakes Of Zion. Their
visits have been interesting and pro-
iitable, hut Il was nj times when re-
yiVwr or jubilee, were held aud VIZ
could not get at the true labor OF the
students. A review should be one, and
not recltation,, songs, etc, foreign 10
Sunday school work. IL should con-
slst Ofan cpitome of the exercises that
have been gone over by tho students.
And In all these reviews, nll the pupils
as much Ne possible should be- brought
In TO use, that II may be benefit TO all.
10 would be well ut reviews 10 have
the Articles Of Faith responded 10 by
all the school, the Words Of Wisdom
repeated In the same way, anu thus
early impress upon tho young the
cardinal principles Of the Gospel.
Where II can be done, schools should
be graded Into the primary, intermcdi-
ate and Theological classes. Where
this has been done, we lind the pro.
gress very marked Indeed.
The importance Of the Sunday school
labor demands that We try and employ
the best talent, means, and exert the
most influence among the young.
There are nearly 1000 oiiicers and
teachers now engaged Ia this cause;
there are over $4,000 children among
us between the ages Of ak aud eighteen
years. What host for the future VI
Linnl
Reports should be furnished com.
pletely by February q each year.
blanks will DO sent you for this purpose
soon, aud all should SEQ 10 II that they
are properly filled out and returnsd by
the date named.
In some places the Stake supeflnten.
dents lind themselves cramped for
means to enable them 10 travel withou,
II being hardship upon them.
would suggest that q fund be cstab-
llshed In each stake for travelling ox.
penses, stationery, etc. To mlse this
means get up good concerts and charge
small admission fee.
Superintendent Richard BallRntyne
OF the Weber stake made some inter.
estlng remarks on how he had In.
creased the attendance Of the children
nj school by the use Of tho visiting
books. He rej0lced 10 see the progress
In the Weber Stake In the last twonty-
eight years, during which time he had
tsen Stake superintendent.
The Twenty.first ward choir, under
tho management Of Elder Thomas
Mcintyre, rendered In style, "sabbath
WelcOme.n
General Superintendent George q,
Cannon then addressed the audience
Elder George Reynolds presented the
general officers Of the Union M follows
George q. Cannon, General Superin
tendent, George Goddard, Fint Assist
ant Superintendent; John Morgan
! second Assistant superintendent, and
the above with George Reynolds, Ab
rRham IL. Cannon,J. w. Summerhays
! Thomas q. briggs, Levi w. Richards
! Francis NJ. Lyman and HeberJ. Gran
4 constituting tue general board; GeOrgi
, Reynolds as general Treasurer ant
John NJ. Whitaker IA general Secretary
Of the Union. The vote was unani
NOUS.
apostle +. NJ. Lyman then followed
making some timely and good sugges
tons.
List comrades In arms,
was beautifully rendered by the NAL
choir from the Twenty Ward.
Benediction was pronounced by Eide
}. George Reynolds.
b. Conference adjourned tor six month";
4 joins NJ. WHITAKER, Clerk.
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