Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-17
stake sunday School Meetlng.


Stake Sunday School Meeting.
The monthly meeting Of the sunday
school OH GERS sud teachers OF the salt
Lake Sake convened VI the Fauf'
tenth ward assembly hall on Monday
evening, the 10th Inst
The meeting was prosiiei over by
5upt. +. &. Gflggs
The singing Tor the occasion wac
rendered by the Mil Greek chouf,
under tho leadership Ui Brother j. a.
Cornwall
Representative were present from
eighteen city aud four county WarHh.
Instructor Maycock. Of tue Latief'
day sainis't College, according 90 au.
nouncemeut, was present with a pof-
ton OF his class TO give practical iiiut-
tration OF the method Of studying TIE
Book Of Mormon In that iustiiution.
The teacher began by explaining that
the lessons were assigned 10 the class
Ia advance, that the students msy he
prepared. la this PREPARATION each
Que was required ~ make an analysis
Of the asst. ned tor study. Ihis was g.
give him practice. in discover tue
chief points Ia the narrative given iOf
aeubltct
49, thus noting the leading facts IN
the story aud grouping around them
the various details the siu lent can
better remember tue Lesson. IL was thU
ann TO have the students 10 the WORK
a. TAR ~ possible, the t'nchvf'H GUY
WIS to merely utfeut their thoughts
ami draw out from them tue ideas they
acquire from tueir studies.
Tue Lesson Tor tie occasion was the
Journeys made by Nei hi anu he
brethren 20 obtain tue plates from
Laban. The Instructor called upon
two members Of the Class 10 fsaI in
turn the analysis each had made 4 the
subject assigned. What was expected
ia this analysis Of the narrative was %
statement " tue principal iact- therein
mentioned. In order to .ive these iac.s
tue pupils Of course had 10 read the
lesson carefully Aud note the subject.
treated upon therein. A. each mem
Der of the class was required TO wfiit
an Analysis Of the narrative, % was not
known beforehand who wouiu be called
uIon to read what he might have
written, ana sometimes several pupils
were called upon % read their notes.
A. the pupils would often utter iu
the analysts they presented, the teacher
moniEe these differences W forming
new Analysis which he presented o
the blackboard. TO discover whether
the students were thoroughly prepared
on the iess1n the, teacher called upon
them promiscuously 10 slate tie dt-
taiiB ~ they had tuem grouped iu their
minds under each "a jeCt heading.
Where one pupil failed ~ relate all the
details belonging uuuer Que heading
the ciafs were called upon 10 supply
what was ihCting. la this way every
circumstances mentioned In the uar-
alive was brought uut In detail. Alter
he teacher sati He'd himself that thu
itory or narrative was fully cImptt-
hended the students were called upon !
90 state what lessons were 10 be /
learned from tho story. This practice !
caused tue pupils TO reflect upon their /
Studies aud derive that benefit from
them which Gould be applied 10 their
own lives. The class was afterwards
given an opportunity 10 ask questions
concerning anything they did not iuily
about the Lesson.
Superintendent II. \. Horne an
nounced that II any superintendent or
teacher wished any special subject
ventilated nj these meetings the super
lntouutht1 Nuulu llhe hllh W lnhh' "
known In writing.
Supt. T. C.ssiriggs called attention |
TO tnef iggvst,ouln me SUNDAY School
radfls concerning the holding OF
teacherss meetings In each school. la
these meetings matters pertaining 10 |
the welfare Of the school should be |
considered. The teachers should be |,
called upon 10 report the condition Of |
their classes anu 10 express their ideas |
In regard 10 promoting the Interests Of !
the school. Statistics Of their classes |
and the nature Of their studies should !
be reported at these teachers meet |
ings.
Bro. J. w. Summerhays, Of tho |
General Sunday School Board, eK.
hotted the superintendeuts and
teachers to have a plan TO work " and
10 keep their al never Ia view.
A vocal solo ami chorus were rem
detod by Miss Sadie Cooper and the
choir, after which meeting adjourned.
The south Cottonwood ward choir
were announced 10 furnish singing Of
the next meeting, which would be-
held on the third Monday In Novom-
bof.