Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-18
Sunday School Union.

The Salt Lake Stake Sunday school
officers and teachers met last evening,
Dec. IL, 1894, In the Fourteenth ward
assembly rooms, Superintendent T. g.
Grlggs presiding. Most OF the city
schools were represented, az also were
tho schools OF Big Cottonwood, South
District, Union and Farmers wards.
The musical exercises were Furnished
by the Union ward Sunday school
choir, under tho direction Of Brother
William T.. Cox.
Opening prayer was offered by Sup.
oTintendent Chnrles Denny, Of Union.
Superintendent Griggs expressed his
pleasure In noting tho ready response
m Filing appointments made for the
interchange OF visits OF HupeTintend-
enta In this city schools.
He continued In brief address urg-
ing that officers and teachers be- nj their
post Of duty; ami where impossible 10
get there, a written excuse be sent;
also thu Importance OF holding regular
teaohors' meetings, for consultation
and arrangement OF work. Tho organ.
ization Of branch schools has not hs
general thing decreased tho attendance
at the original school Of the ward, but
has mainly added TO the general school
population; but when they aTe strong
enough, such branch schools should be
iully organized and recognized a. indie.
pendent schools. The response 10 the
nickel donation had been very good
throughout the Stake, but the follow.
ing wAfda had not Temittedi Thlr-
nNHa nj
second city schools, and Butler, Dry
Creek, Eldorado, Granite, Pleasant
View aud West TnylOTsville OF the
county schools.
Stake Secretary Joseph II. Parry
followed on the subject OF "Orier IN
the Sunday SCHOOL, The lack OF II
was duo generally 10 the lack OF order
ly habits with the superiDtondoncy
and teachers. While II was not the
superinIeudenps duty 10 do the
deaoon's work, II was expt ct0d OF him
T. be present IN good time TO sec that
everything Ia properly arranged for the
conduct OF the school. The teachers too
should he the first ones in their places
in the glasses 10 greet each pupil as he
takes his place. There should DO a
System VI signaling with the call bell
and oil should understand the meaning
u the different signals. In passing To
and from the clRssroOms the children
should be trained TO go In order,
while the ofganist plays n march on
the organ while the children are NOV
ing.
Elder Charles NJ. Cannon said no
wished all Sunday school workers
realized the importance Of their work.
Outside the home the first instruction
the children receive In tho Gospel IL
given In the sabbath school, and II
had become toiay the greatest institu-
lion OF the Church. In Visiting various
schools OF this Stake he noticed some
were more successful than others, anu
Ia seeking for the cause no discove red
that Il resulted from tho earnest,
systematic work OF the officers anu
teachers. A successful teacher must
take personal interest in the mem
bers Of his class and go out OF his way
TO show his regard for and interest
In them. The speaker related several
Interesting Incidents illustrative OF the
esteem that Sunday school pupils have
Tor their instructors.
Assistant superintendent Horne
thanked the aingers, who had come n
distance OF over nine miles TO dis
course sweet music, The Big Cotton
WOOD school Will furnish the music Of
tue next meeting. He also stated that
Professor willard Done would lecture
before the January meeting OF the
lnlon upon tho subject OF "Uniiormily