Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-11

Sunday school Union oOaIu, teoiBo
Reynolds, Abraham II. Cannon,
Thomas q. Griggs, Jos. w. Summer
hays, Levi w. Richards, Francis NJ.
Lyman and Heber J. Grant; Stake
superintendents aud other leading
brethren.
Assistant General Superintendent
George Goddard called the assembly
TO order and tile choir and congtega-
ton sang from the new Deserot sun
day School Union song book "Beauli'
full Zion Built Above"
Prayer was offered by Elder VIM.
PAxman, superintendent Of the Juab
Stake.
Tho choir and congregation sang
"Sowing," from the new Union cong
book.
The secretary called the roll OF
Stakes, showing representatives from
nearly all Of them.
Assistant General Superintendent
George Goddard was very pleased to
meet again In the semi.annual CONFER
ence Of Sunday schools, and gratiiied
ut 20 large n congregation notwilh'
standing tho Indictment weather.
Calling for those in the congregation
who were Sunday school workers, the
wat minority arose 10 their feet This
was certainly gratifying, when we
think of the vast progress made IN inc
lew years past since the first Sunday
school was organized. The great
labor dovolving upon the Desefet sun.
dny School Union board, the suporin'
tendents, teachers and officers, calls
for the noblest aud best action possible
The board are continually working
10 advance the interests OF this vast
oreapizatlou, and have lately published
a new song hook that should be placed
In the hands OF every school In Zion.
IL contains selections mostly from
home talent and Ia filled with the prin-
clples Of the Gospel. This board meet
every Wednesday afternoon NJ Bi3O
and traneact business connected with
tho good OF tho schools Of Zion. They
are now contemplating the issuing OF
another Book OF Mormon chart and
cards and also lessons for tue depart
ments each Sunday In the year.
The selection last year OF low sun
day school missionaries TO labor In the
different Stakes Of Zion was but the
commencement OF great work, and
this year n greater number has been
called and will be set apart for that
labor. The result OF their labjrs last
year in their statements and reports
was commondablo, and shows an IN
crease In the growth Of the work.
Whenever . call Ia made from the
Dceeret Sunday School Board II Is
generally responded 10 very promptly
and when aid 10 solicited II comes back
10 the schools In the shape OF new
publications, etc., and we still desife
that this may increase and grow until
we snail have all our own publications
and lessons for highly graded system
OF schools.
Grading has been inaugurated and
IL progressing very Satisfactorily, ana
where II has been tried for some time
has been attended with tho most grati-
fying results, and In the future
students will graduate from one class
TO another by undergoing an examina-
ton. We shall be pleased 10 sec all
the schools In Zion graded M soon NJ
possible and In Oh a way that II will
Do tut btni uA " s'' Wv
ernl schools.
/ shall be pleased TO sec the day aud
10 live when the young OF Israel will
keep the Word OF Wisdom, and wheI
the word shall come from schools thai
every officer and student IL living IL
harmony with Its requirements. Their
will be power, then will grow up livlnl
exemplars OF the Gospel that shall
carry with them mighty power witt
the heavens and WELD an intluenc,
for good among their fellows,
Elder George Reynolds then gav'
an epitomlzed statement Of tho hnan
cial condition OF the Union from Thu
receipts Of last year from the nicke
dsnatlon and concert, and stated tina
the Union board have distributed Il
every school In all the world one D
the Book OF Mormon charts and |
number Of small cards, gtatuitously
and should there be any who have moi
received them, II they will send to tn,
general secretary, the Union will
send them.
There are still n number Of tho chart
now for sale by the Union and are q
such "a character that they would b
ue.ful In every family Of the Saints.
The nickel fund for this year Is con
Ing In very slowly, ana each Stak
Superintendent should see that II
forthcoming from every school and fol
waIded TO them, that they may tai
the 20 per cent. decided Upon by III
Union for Stake Sunday school pu
poses. There should not be one snho,
In all Israel fail 10 send In Its mite.
is expected that this will be an annu
donation to assist the Union In pu
fishing necessary works for the gui
ance and benefit OF the acheols. Tn
Ia what tho nickel day IN set apart IL
this Is the object OF the donation,
publish works that come back 10 q
schools free OF charge.
The choir and congregation san
Glove at Home"
Elder Thomas G. Griggs said that Il
Sunday School Guide hnd been pu
lished Tor the benefit Of the.chools nj
TO assist them In their work OF gradin
II suggests many excellent featuf
and II followed would assist In gradii
schools 10 a high standard.
The Deseret Sunday School Uni
10 the centre OF the operations for Su
day school work, assisting the genei
superintendency In their great,
sponaibie and important calling, II
continually laboring to devise mea
for the progress Of the schools, but II
30 little understood by many oillc,
and workers. Elder Griggs felt to a
the blessings OF the Lord on NIL int
ested In this great movement a
trusted that the schools and oiilci
would be prompt and labor TO assist
general board.
DR.. Karl q. Maeser said insubstan,
My brethren and sisters and fell
lAhoTeIs In the cAuse OF the youth