Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-15
Sunday School conference, Emery
Stake.

Maeser aud Thomas O. Griggs, OF the
Sunday school union board, Stake
,uuerintendent n. l.. Curtis, nr.i
nsslstAut Alexander Jameson, Blsbup
Olsen. Of Castle Dale, anu Two wbru
tuperintendents.
Tha Price sunday school was re.
ported by Assistant Superintendent
Jos. Jones ana Brother James Peterson
gave the reputt OF Cattle Dale Sunday
school. Elder Thomas &. Gtiggs, Of
the Union board, occupied short Time,
giving Instructions ou how 10 govern
Iocal schools and brief account Of
Sunday schools In general Brother
X. q. Maeser outlined the exercises
that should be carried out In tho
sunday schools aud made especial
remarks ON concert reoitstions.
In the afternoon tbs report OF the
Ferron eohool was presented by j. j..
King. The second intermediate Dc.
partment OF the Castle Date school
rendered an exercise which Nas
worthy OF praise. Brother +. NJ.
Ewell, OF Spring Clos, reported the
Sunuay school over which he wth
presiding. The necessity Of encouf'
aging each other Ia Sunday school
duties; the mode Of governing ouf'
selves In regard to the asofnment and
other topics were HBly treated by
Elder 0rlggs. Elder Macser Illus.
trAted the way IN which TO
teach ty proospt and example; the
way 10 auatain Rni be sustained;
the necessity Of Officers aud Teachers
handing IN excuses for absent ns
themselves from so1Ool-ihe contceu.
tiveness OF excuses from az lauiNiluh
not to exceed three without a fstI0it ~
position, which position should be
filltd by esmeona eltc.
SUNDAY, Nov. 3fI, 10 .. m. The
Huntington Sunday school was report.
cd az being IN n good condition ~
Bupt. q. j. Harmon; Suni. O.o III.
Tut reported the Sunday school OF
Laurence 10 being poorly supported.
A review on the lite Of tue Savior was
given a. an exercise by the primary
department OF the Castle Vale tcno0l,
followed by m exercise GU tho cfuc'
fiction anu resurrection VI the savior.
Supl, ]. &. Snow reported this Oango.
vllis school rs being In n condition
fayorabl, TO success. Brother Thomas
@. GtiRgs addressed tho congregation
on the topics OF Ideals, chssriuiness,
order, punctuphty OF officers, teacher,
chorlst,Ts and pupll,; duties OF Elders,
secretaries, and thc ways OF diminishing
schools.
Ths following questions were an.
ewered by Brother Maesefi Shall n
teacher continue to teach VINO uses ~.
baeco9 No; no teacher should teach
by preoept who cannot teach by ca
ample. Who should be set apart IN
Sunday schoolsg School officers only
should be set apart. A congtHtulation
was extended by Brother Mssser TO the
pupils who had taken part In Glass sx-
eToises, for their complete answers.
A Teachers meeting was held at IL
O'Clock, at which Bro. Maeser ex.
planned she object OF having teachers
meeting, by comparing them TO an
engine room where all the forces were
TO 10 originated and be prepared Tor
activity. The following topics were
spoken upon very compfehensiVelJ!
plans, methods Of teaching, order, in-
GLIDING place, cleanliness, quietne,s,
class exercises, how TO teach, disorder
ly pupils, Sacrament, nickel day, and
the caution never TO teach by compul.
sion but always by love. In refereno~
10 the above Bro. driggs was very in-
structivr.
Conference reconvensd at Q pm,
and the Sacrament was administered
by Elders Bold Peterson, and Peter
Fransop, OF Castle Dale. The general
and local officers were presented oy
Stake Secretary J. II. JewRss and sus-
tanned by the people. Bro. j. n. Kill.
pack, OF Molen, reported tho Sunday
school Of which he was superintsnc-
snt NJ following the plans adopted by
the Union board, or nearly 90. The
LIST intermediate department OF Castle
Dale school gave AN exercise on Lshi
and his family, conducted by MiH
Peterson anu Sister Anderson,
Stake superintendent U. Il.
Curtis gave tho report OF tho
Stake announcing that II In more pro-
Ktessive this year than IL has ever been
before. lie explained the courses OF
study that had been pursued by tue
union OF Castle Dale anu OfAngeVille
during the past winter in relation to
carrying out the Instructions gwen at
Provo, He further announced thAt he
had instructed the various wards TO do
likewise. He concluded by presenting
the methods used In OrOngevillo Sun
day school.
Brother MAsser by way Of endorse.
inert ~ the fomsrks Of Brother Curtis,
added further instructions on the dutiea
OF Sunday school teschers and Of obli-
eating teachers which should not be
done contrary " the teachers tree
agency.
Elder q. q. Larson expressed him.
self a. being pleased with the rapid
Improvement that had boon made dur.
Ing tho past year. He extended
his thanks and gratitude u all
who had taken part aud es-
peolally 10 Brother Masser ani
GTiggt, who had come 60 far 10 see W.
Asst. Stake Supt. Alex jameson added
his mite 10 what had been sid, and
gave very appropriate Instructions,
Elder G!iggs congratulated Brother
Larson on his vast number of Sunday
school children, anu Commended
Brother n, II. Curtis on his LAHORE,
The conditions that would hay,
favored his absence from conference
were related, but he added that hi
duty 6tood foremost Of all things. Hi
appreciation OF the choir, JAnitor and
All who had taken active parts WOTl
extended; and he concluded by giving
good advice anu we'll Wishes 10 all.
Brother u. IL. Curtis made approprl
alto olOaing remarks.
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