Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-31
zloNS SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
interesting Report Furnished BY Elder
George Goddard.

For the benefit and encouragement
Of those who are interested IN the
SUNDAY schools Of I.ou the following
urlef report IL penned. On SATURDAY
morning. May g8ih, Elder George
Reynolds and myself leii home per
rail. 10 attend the nrst anuusl sunday
school conference In Tooele Stake
which was appointed for Saturday anu
SUNDAY, May Goth ana 2'lh. We ar
rived there IN time for the morning
meeting, and were pleased TO IND our
esteemed friend Elder f. NJ. Lyman,
one Of the members Of the D"efei
Sunday School Union Board, present.
who, by the way, was also present 90
all our meetings during the two days
We held three conlcfenca meetings on
Saturday aud two on Sunday, besides
one with the stake presidency and
the suporintondoucy q the STAKE
Sunday schools, also with the teachers
and officers Of the various schools that
were present, and 5oventles meet.
ing.
During the i've meetings we had
some interesting class and other excf'
cIsss by tho children, Illustrative of
the methods Of imparting Instruction
adopted by the teachers 10 their vari.
Gus departments. We also had hfiui
reports by tho aupefintondents u the
Stake and local schools from T0oulr.
Gfautsville, H. 4 CITY, Batesvlllei 81.
Johns and Clover. AlsO remarks by
President Gowans anu Counsclor Rlrh,
the Bishops aud vioiting brethren,
interpreted by occasional SONGS from
the children aud choir, under the
Leadership Of our old musical friend,
Ebenezer Bcezloy, whose tslent ami
labofs are much appreciated BY the
good Saints u TooelU. Owing 10 the
existence OF scarlet fever In several
families In Gfantavillo, many children
teachers and Others were pfsvontu u
from being present at tho conference
Ia Tooele the local authorities DEEM
Ing II wisdom 10 stop all public gather
ings for tho time beinRi This was a
grnviOus disappointment 10 them.
stake Superintendent Johnson, his
assistant Bro. Anderson, aud Bro.
Ratclifi being nearly the only repre-.
sentativos from EVANSVILLE.
II was suggested that George
Reynolds and myself hold a sunday
nights meeting Ia Grantsville IN re-
spouse 10 tho wishes and feelings OF
tho Saints, and two Of the above
named brethren were deputcd 10 70
aud Appriee the Bishop OF Guniuvillr
Of the TACT anu request him 10 have the
notice given out NJ the close u the
afternoon meeting, which was nt that
time expected 10 be held; but ON our
arrival We lcatncd that on Sunday
morning word reached the Bishop that
10 would be- unwiHe 10 hold an alter
noon meeting and consequently our
evening meeting had 20 be- suspended
also. Had we learned this fact sooner
We should have had another meeting
In Tooele, but not knowing Il until cur
arrival Ia Granlsvillo, We aoknowl-
edged the hand of the Lord, aad re-
mained under the hospitable roof OF
our friend Anderson, whose house was
soon crowded with friends mostly
Hingefrl NJ a partial compensation for
our disappointment In not having a
public meeting. The songs oiIion were
sung ana remarks made for mutual
benefit, until time admonishcd us TO
retire, after singing "Pfaiso God from
whom all blessings fiow," etc, anu
benediction. During our short stay Ia
fooelo we were the welcomed guesls
OF our old friend, now superintendent
Of Tooelo Sunday school, George AZ.
kins. We visited the cemetery on the
bench, and were delighted " see 20
many l0wora adorn the graves Of the
departed, al'o the nice walks anu ALL
sonec Of weeds around them,
We were next taken 10 the water
WORKS OF tank, tho like Of
which u nowhere 10 DO found b.
Il large spring " beautiful clear
water, and THROUGH a siK.inch iron
pile this water IL conveyed into a tank
blasted on, VI s0lil rock, ~ feet long,
20 feet wide aud 10 feet deep, nicely
ccmented. This water from toe "a 4
has a fail OF go feet 10 T0Oelu city,
which place has u population OF about
1000 inhabitants Nearly 100 iamllits ]
avail themselves oi ~ use Tor domestic
purposes at the moderate cost OF $500 /
Per annum, Tue water Ia tho tAuk /.
u protected by "a substantial wooden ]
structure with a iifst class uhlnglr r0.L /
The entire cost Ot the water works vac /
100000 Pure water, Tree from scdi. .
mout, never falling IN ~ supply tho .
year round, cool Ia summer anu pleas .
ant In winloL The ciliEouH who usr
II are much Indebted thereto Ion
the general good health lu
ro0elc. This elevated bench affords
n delightful view OF the country iuf
many miles, anu the most extensive 1
view OF the Salt Lake chat can be |
found anywhere. We were next |
driven 10 the district school building |
which has c5sg 100000, $4,000 oil |
which viii DO paid up tuis year, IrAv- .
Tug Only tue bonded sum 10 u. 900 az /
Indebtedness upon IL, Tho building |
for soildiiy in material alI beauty iu /
architecture b. NOT oEcUlUI, u tQunled, |
~ any schDOlhuuHu m Utu, rejecting |
great credit on the architect. Before |
leaving EVANSVILLE this morning we /
pnil visit 90 tho Lsuer.Iay SAINT |
Academy building which cost $40. 600, ]
anu sll paid Tor except the small |
amount 0f 500, ami that by tho vol.
untsfy donations 90 tho ssiuu This
Tact affords "a tiTlElng index 90 the
value tho sainls u Guuisyillc gIucr I.
on the religious and intellectual vGura.
lion Of their children, Reaching home
In safety al o O'Clock D, m., anu pray
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