Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-20
Sunday School Union Meeting.


The Sunday School officers and
teachers OF this Stake assembled IN
goodly numbers at their regular meet
ing, held last evening, December 10.
All he city schools were represented,
except tho Second, Fifth, Ninth and
Twelfth wards; the south district OF
Big Cottonwood, Sugar House and
North Point sunday schools were also
represented. 5upt. T. c. IGrigss pre-
siding.
Tho Fourteenth Ward Sabbath
school furnished the excellent singing
rendered during the services.
Sup. briggs m nouncei that ar.
rangemo nls mad been made for training
Sunday school teachers In a q ve-week
courae VI sp, cial instruction in the B.
Y. Academy, nj Provo, the course OF
instruo ton to embrace psychology,
theory OF education, methods Of Sunday
school teaching In the use OF text DO oks
and cou rse OF music.
This st AXE Is entitled to send sixty
stu donts, who win receive the luil
course OF instruction Tree, as well us
any other studies they may wish to
pursue during the term Of this course.
| Zach school 10 invited TO send two
| students, and II was desired that both
sexes DO represented ~ convenient A
hearty and early response 10 this in-
| vitation Is very much desired, u the
first term begins on Janu ~ OH next,
two weeks hence and the faculty
wished q full class on the date OF COM
menccment.
Superintendent ofthe various scht OILS
are requested TO nominate suitable,
candidates nj once, and send IN.
names 10 Principal Clui, Provo, and
also 10 Stake Secretary J. ii. Parry,
Salt Lake City, anu sec that theii
candidates get to Provo In time 10
begin the course.
A number Of schools not having yet
reported on tho "Nick.l" Sunday
collections, an earnest request was
made that theee reports be sent In u
once.
Elder Lycuryus A. Wilson, with q
portion oil the "a Intermediate class o
the 1911 ward SUNDAY school, conduct
ed q regular class exercise Illustrating
the use OF the pros rammt
cards MS used in that school
The lesson was trying one to tn,
children, but the class acquitted its,l
very satisfactorily.
Al the close Of the class exercise, II
answer to inquiries, Superintendent j
n. Pike and Brother Wilson elucidate,
, the use OF the programme card as use'
In their ward. Their school was divide
into four departments or grades, an
one OF these grades was reviewed enc
, sunday, 20 that the whole school wa
: reviewed once month, anu ioTmoS
one OF the most interesting features Q
the school work. While one depart
: ment was being reviewed, the other
. were listening, and, stirred by the spr
/, OF emulation and rivalry, each grad
!. endoavored to do better each time.
Remarks were made by Elders J. NJ
!. Whitaker and VIM. Bradford, VIII
Q recently visited the Nineteenth ward
y school, also by Supis. Symons Tent
1 wnrd) Livingston Eleventh ward ,an
!, Others.
!. Supt. Griggs stated that \ commitle
= had been appointed to investigate n
o merits Of the Couse OF >. 3. Studies
% mud before recommending the use ,
these cards, the superintendent desire
the Sunuky bchOoi WcIhoth VI VI
" Stake to thoroughly familiarizs then
!. selves with this system Of lessons, ~
u would bo perfected at an early day oil
n no recommended rs suggestive cour
9 OF instruction In all the schools Of III
= Stake. 1t was In full harmony with NJ
ie foreshsdowed by tho suggestion OF Il
;. Sunday School Guide, and was not a
~ innovation that would interfere wit
Sunday school work N the suggestion
y Of the Guide were put into practice.
!. The Secretary announced that IN
II blanks for the annual statistical repor
10 OF the Sunday schools were ready m
10 would DO sent 9 the various schoo
N at once. These reports should be- file
% up Immediately at the Close OF Il
III year and one copy returned TO the se
70 retsry by January 10th Mt least.
IA Beneuiction was pronounced b
m Superintendent Ezra Stevenson, al
O. the meeting adjourned for one month
rs The Fifteenth ward Sunday scho
III will furnish the musical exercises
tho next meeting.
Inu,.utI ~ Fanny la,tv