Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Exercises and Instructions Given at The
August Meeting In salt Lake
stake Uf Zion.

The monthly meeting Of Sunday
school officers and teachers Of the BAll
Lake s,ske was held on Monday even.
ing, the 1871 inst., Ia ihe Fourteenth
vard meeting house. Superintendent
to. Grlgss presided over tbs meet.
Ing. The singing was by the Twelfth
ward Juvenile choir, led by Brother j.
y. Dgnelson. Eighteen Of the city
and siE u tho country wards were roy
resented.
Superintendent Arnold q. Giauquu,
Of the Sixth ward Sabbath school,
briefly stated the condition OF that
school, anu fsiorrtd to q few Of the
methods therein adopted. Tho total
enrolment was 2T5. Tho average at
tendance had been considerably in'
cfeaseI " late by putting into opcrs.
ton plan suggested by the bish pflo
q the ward. Circular Letters we're cent
by tue bishopric TO those who were
negligent inviting them TO attend
sabbath school, and the result
hiss been 40 az, quite saiiafaoiofy.
Supt. Ginuque said they had bee
fairly well tuccrts al Ia the mahsgo.
men, OF boys between the ages Of
WE'VE and nftetn yosft--n time m
lie when boys Afo difficult 10 control
aud keep orderly In sohOu. An epiA'-
Iiahod rule Of the school IL that the
officers and teachers a. well " TIE
pupils maintain proper order IL
was found that sJme boys would take
advantage Of kind and mild treatment.
Ia the school which he represented,
the speaker ssid It was the practice
10 inform boys OF this character that
the oillcers hud teachers lived up 10
the rules OF the school aud 10 was eN.
peoted that they do tho same OF lozyU
tho school. By firmly maintaining
this stand they were enabled 10 k'ap
good order lhrou, bout. Fir anc ally,
tOs school was In good cOu.
diiion. The plan hrtt Buggesto q
by the late Samuel l.. Evans
was To give concerts TO rai,e funds, anu
q get the people 10 pattoniEs tho enter
tainmtnts they always aim 10 have Hs
many families NJ poseibls OF the ward
IsprepTesented by those who took part
IN them. TINS maize the ontettHin-
menu Of widespread interest ami
brought them full houses. 10 give an
Idea Of how the school was conducted
Superintendent Giauqus called upon
tho secretary, Miss Edith Rusht0n, ~
read tho minutes Of Que Of tn. regular
sessions. Tho minutes were model Ia
their character, giving an outline u
all tue proceedings Of the school Tor
that one mornlng. Besides stating the
character Of the opening exercises, tue
number present, synopsis VI the Ts-
marks made aud a statement Of what
subjects were considered Ia the several
classes were given.
Miss Hetlis Watson OF the Sixth
ward Sabbath school read an original
,ssny on the subject Of "Exampls.'
Tho choir sang "klul words are
sweet tones Of tho heart" Miss Eiith
Hunter, also Of the Sixth ward sun
day school read an orit inal etsay on
"Patlence.n
Remarks on Theologle cal Glass Work
were made by Brother Jamta n. An.
dersOn OF the Sixth ward sabbath
school. Three features are essential 10
success In the clsss-glod teacher,
good attendance and good progtsms.
A suitable teacher neeJ not necessarily
be u specialist In that line, hut should
be n faithful worker possessed Oi IA.
tieRce. Teachers, II IN said, like poets,
teachers need training. u natural
ability there II plenty In our midGt, NJ
IL evidenced by the great number VI
our missionarie. who make a success oi
preaching when required 10 20 and
teach tho people. A theological teacher
should have a testimony OF the truth nj
the Gospel. He should be able to keep
his olsss from going beyond their
depth into the mysterious, and should
Rlhsrc strictly % the revealed word OF
the Lori. a teacher should show due
rsspeet to pupils by oudtavu ring 10
nnnwer Ia An instructive manner the
question: they ak. Mentioned an 10.
stance ho once observed where ateAcheF
tepTimsnuei a puWl for nHkiug what
he Vhe teacheT) cOniidefsd "A foolish
question, Hlthtugh the pupil asked IL
In good faith, Suggested that It was
better ~ reply - AquuttiOn Ia a re-.
tpectful manner even when 10 was
known that u was asked for mischief
or for pu2zliug the teacher. II wac
often advisable TO defer tho RufwsTing
Of some questions until another time
TO give tho teacher an opportunity TO
more fully prepare him,elf, rather
than that no should attempt tu answer
without having clear understanding
In his own mind. Matters foreign TO
Tho subject for consideration
should be avoided As Tar NJ
possible, while the subject 81
ttuJy iuelf should be- well CON
sideied from every point Of Wow. The
teacher should always DO prepare
with the lesson. ltztrmpUIc teach ng
jBa failure. A class readily Ttaligvi
lack oiptopRration on the part Of Inc
teacher. A good plsn N for the teacher
himself 10 write nm essay On the sub
lOct TO prove 10 himself that his prep,
STATION Ia thorough. Another auv van,
tGgO OF adopting this practice Is that II
urnishes him with "a record u TOE
letuons presented aud he can thu