Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-16

OF instruction anu doctrine. Lessons
may be given In the form of lectures.
presented by the teacher and followed
10y systematic cqtcchitatiOn. Bur the
speaker recommended NJ n much bet.
ter plan, the assigning Of lesson
week In advance TO few or all the
members Of thu class, and have the
members assigned Cnch "a certain pOt.
ton OF the Lesson 10 sItak upon before
the class. The advantage Of this
method " that the students Will
better remember those thiugs
which they have themselves learn.
ed by seli-pfepaFatiOn, mud after.
wards told II TO other. In taking up
the New Testament history, the he VI
Christ should be the principal object
sought. In this study the Sunday
school LeafctH should not b. used
exclusively, as tho study would De
fragmou,ary. Tho teacher should pre-
pare himself and bu able TO an Va with
The intervening information, W that
the study will be complete. lu pre-.
sortiug any study, either RON The Old
VI New Testament the teacher should
FULLY explain the peculiar circu nstln-
ceH that clllud for the different laws
given by Moses, or the parallels
and Instructions OF the Savior
or Of the Eplstles Of the
disciples, 10 that the pupils viii letter
undertand the lessons and siudi,s as
they are presented a. them. Ttnchcrr
should avoid all sulJects that are too
difficult for their pupiis 10 thoroughly
understand, particularly avoiding all
mysteries. The speaker particularly
urged the necessity Of earnest Hpplicn-
ton ON the rart Of thu teachers to
thoroughly inform themselves upon
tho lrssons. ~ that they may he
efficient workers. No Onr who cannot
| uevote titne aud labor 10 do This SHOULD
continue TO teach.
The Choir sang, "Iion pruspers, all
IA we'll"
Elder William Bradford delivered u
| short address upon perception, It's
| Nature aud Culture" The percop.
! tive faculties should he quickeueu and
cultivated and trained IN youth, NJ
much OF the happl "ss, plcaiufe and
success Of life depend upon the proper
| conception and perception OF the
iutlc-, amenities and pleasurta VI life.
! Applied ~ Sunday school work, IL
wa, very essential that toaohets should
| present lessons IN such way that the
/ Allilltu wiz AhitJ N'lhNA'h'hA NN'
true meaning thereof Use object
lessons with simple illustrations,
picture charts, etc, and thus call Ia
tue aid Of all the faculties Of the mind
In imparting instructions.
Assistant Superintendent Horne
callei attention 10 a "Sunday School
Guidc,~ Especially prepared ioT the use
| VI the officers and teachers Of this
/ Stake sent free TO hll schools.
Assistant Superintendent w. q.
burton stated that the annual ststisti.
| cRl reports of our Sunday Schools had
alruady been received from Mexico,
Canada and other distant provinces,
but scarcely half OF the ward reports OF
! this Stake had ~ yet been received,
lie specially requested that the reports
Tor 1891 TO forwarded to the secretary
nj once.
Superintendent Griggs desired that
all who could conveniently do 80, Ht
tend the Uui0n meetiugs, bus whore
teachers and supcrlb'endenta could
not uyond, much Of the Information
presented would be found In the pub
iished minutes.
BeuediciiOn was pronounced by
superintendent John n. Pike, of th'
Nineteenth Ward, and the meotin,
aJJouri ell for one month.
The Ninth Wari sunday school will
furnish the singing exercises ut th'
next meeting, and the programme vii
be- announced later.
Jos. HYHuM PAGEY, sec'y.