The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-18

not as yet made reports Of their col
le5tions
Stake Secretary Joseph H. Parry fol-
lowed on the subject Of order IN Sum
day school 1t seemed strange that
when apparently the greatest efforts to.
attaan order were made the least order
was manifest. The Tack of order in
our school was due generally TO the
lack Of orderly habits with the super
intendend ency. The superintendent of
a Sunday school should be on hand a
few minutes before the hour Of conn
meTcing school to see that the deaconS
or the janitors have everything prop
erly prepared. While it was not the
stlperintend ent's duty to do the dea-
cons work it was expected of him to
be present in good time to see that
everything IS properly arranged for the
conduct of the school. He should also
be ready to greet each teacher as he
enters, the teachers too should be the
first ones in their places in the classes
to greet each pupil as he takes his
place The superintendent should
set an example in everything required
of the school. When the school
is called to order the officers and
teachers should also observe order.
When singing is engaged in
li-ey S1iQuiQ clSO JUN LII, c1l4Q GO Oil
There should be system of signaling
with the call bell and all should under
stand the meaning of the different sig
nails. System in going from one exer-
else to another will greatly facilitate
the work of procuring order in the
school. In passing to and from the
classroo7ns the children should be
trained to go in order. while the organ
ist plays a march ON the organ while
the children are moving. The secret
of keeping order in school is to keep
the children interested SO they have
no. opportunity or inclination to be-
come noisy. and restless.
Elder Charles M. Cannon was the
next speaker. He said he wished all
Sunday school workers realized and
sensed the Importance of their work
Outside the home the first instruction
the children receive in the gospel is
given in the Sabbath school, and it
had become today the greatest insti-
tuition Of the church.
In visiting various schools of this
stake he noticed some schools and
some classes were more successful than
others, and in seeking for the cause
of their success he discovered that it
resulted from the earnest, systematic
work of the officers and teachers. The
these schools, order prevailed and
close attention was given, because the
children had learned that they always
hear something that they were inter-
ested in.
A successful teacher will take a. per-
sonal interest in the members of his
class and will often go out of his way
to show his regard for interest in
them. By means of personal interest
and care for their welfare, the teach
er can obtain the love and everlasting
respect of his pupils. The speaker re-
lated several interesting incidents IL
Illustrative of the esteem that Sunday
school pupils have for their instruc-
tors.
Assistant Superintendent Horne ex.
pressed the thanks of the meeting to
the singers who had come a distance
of over nine miles to discourse sweet
music for the occasion.' He announced
that the Big Cottonwood school would
furnish the music at the next meet
ing.
Benediction was pronounced by
Counselor Joseph E. Taylor, and the
adjourned for one month.
Professor Willard Done will lecture
before the January meeting of the
union upon the subject o Uniformity
and individuality in Sunday School
Work"