Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-22

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Sunday school officers and teachers Of
salt Lake Stake was held ON Monday
evening, the 18th inst, In the Four.
t.enth ward assembly rooms. Stake
=. $. Supt. Thomas q. GrIggs
presided.
Prayer was offered by Snpi. WIN.
McLachlau ami the seventh ward
Sunday school choir, led Ivy Brother
VIM. Foster, rendered excellent music.
Elder q. NJ. Mumfori, of the rro'
gfamine committee, by request, an.
nounced the plan Of tn" mnntings, and
the benefits sought Tor during the com
ing season,
President Joseph Il, Taylor, In
speaking upon the subject Of the
"Snbbath school Teacher" referred Ia
the interest taken In sunday schools In
early times here. lie showed the
need OF this institution TO aid parents
la impartiug religious instruction To
their children, and said ho was con.
v,nced that children born In the new
and everlasting covenant were In their
natures more spiritual aui susceptible
10 religious Impression. aui teachings,
than Othors, rs n rule. The speaker
dwelt upon the necessity Of Sabbath
school teachers having an active and
abiding faith In the Gospel, Of their
being imbucd with tue epirit and
genius u this work, ana earnest aud
humble In the performance of their
calling. They could not impart VIVA.
they uid not possess themselves, AMI
without these qualifications they were
not fitted to teach la our Sabbath
schools, no matter how well vcrsed In
| the letter OF the Scriptures or trained
In the art Of teaching. lie related
several cases to Illustrate his Views.
Sabbath school teachers should feel
| that they were on a mission Just as im.
portsut, II not more ~, than one to
foreign lands; for in contrast with the
inndeiity and spiritual darkness pre-
yaiing IN the world abroad, where but
| few would even liston to the servants
OF God sent ~ them, hers are our chill
I dren who are susceptible 20 the in-
| fllence and precept- Of the Gospel.
Teachers should seek to qualify them.
selves for this mission; they should he
| inspired by the Holy Spirit, and
| thus win the hearts VI their scholars.
| He still remembered with esteem and
| affection An Old lady who was his SAB
bath school teacher when he was but a
| little boy, and he had not forgotten 10
have dOnefor her what he could through
the ordinances Of the Gospel. sabbath
school teachers should be constant In
! their attendance and labors. He
/ closed by invoking the blessings Of the
| Lord upon sabbath school teachers.
! Elder A. 5. Geddes gave n practical
/ illustration OF his method OF teaching u
/ primary class. His class for this coca.
sion was composed OF young children
from the Fourteenth ward Sunday
| school.
The exercises were interesting and
! Instructive.
Supt. Griggs commended 10 the at
tentlon OF the meeting a series OF small
works entitled "Teachers' Manuals. I"
He also requested prompt returns from
all those sunday schools OF the Stake
that had not already sont In their sta.
tistical reports for the last year.
| Meeting then adjourned TIL the third
Monday in February. The Eighth
ward Sunday School was requested 10
furnish music for that occasion.
The Seventh ward sunday School
choir, under the leadership OF Brother
Wan. Foster, entertained those present
during the evening, aud closed with
singing, Providence IL over ALL" The
benedlctiOn followed.