The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Interesting Meeting Last Evening in
the Fourteenth Ward School.

The officers and teachers of the Sunday
schools of this stake met last evening, IN
the Fourteenth ward assembly rooms,
superintendent T. c. Griggs. presiding
All the city schools, except the Third,
Sixth, Twelfth. Thirteenth, West Fiji
tenth, Twentieth. West Twenty-second,
Twenty-third. deaf mutes' and the model,
were represented by officers or teacnersi
also the following schools from the Coun-
ty: Farmers Ward and Big Cottonwood
(SOuth diStrictD
The Eighth Ward Sunday school fur
nished excellent music during the even
ing under the direction of Prof. j. NJ.
Chamberlin
Opening prayer was onereQ py Elder
William Bradford.
Assistant Superintendent W. c. Burton
was the first speaker He stated that the
programme committee intended making
change in the exercises of these meetings
by calling upon the various schools or
the stake to furnish part of the exercises:
superintendent A. H. Woodruff, of
Farmers Ward, reported the condition of
his school. The school was graded which
had proven a great Improvement over
the old method. Some of his teachers
had found the use of homemade maps
as recommended in the last meeting by
Prof. Tanner an incentive to creating
greater interest in their class work.
Superintendent o. H Worthington, OF
the south district of Big Cottonwood, was
efforts of the Union to present in these
meetings such instruction as will aid the
officers and teachers in their work in the
Sabbath school. His school was graded,
and by the use of the visiting book in
the hands of an efficient committee of
young ladies and gentlemen, the school
teachers should be exemplary, and con-
sistently ask the children under their
care to follow them as they follow Christ
their leader.
-;,,%4 t1I ~ ~ la,-r rS
the Eighth Ward school, said he had
been greatly benefited by the lectures
given in the Union meetings. While he
felt that he could not entertain this meet
ing with a learned address. he desired to
be able to set a worthy example before
his school, as precept alone was not so
effective as when backed by example.
His school was one of the smallest in
the city. but the interest was kept up,
and the school was doing good work.
Statistical report.
Stake Superintendent Griggs read the
totals of the annual statistical report OF
the schools of this stake as follows:
Number of schools in Salt Lake stake;
teachers. LOIS; Increase n; average at
tendance of same, 100; number of male
pupils, $3.50: number of female pupils.
erage attendance of pupils. 1896 go per
cent?; increase, 7S5: total officers and
teachers and pupils. 1884
6rOIner GrlSgS also called attention 10
a source of unpleasantness manifest in
some schools: that is. the personal cor
rection of pupil before the class or
school. This practice was best honored
in the breach.
President Angus NJ Cannon expressed
a deep interest in the Union meetings,
and in the Sunday schools in general. He
was member of the first Sabbath school
organized in this territory in the Four
tenth ward. in 1s4s. by Brother r. NJ.
He desired to impress upon
Sabbath school workers the need of in
the youth of the city in proper
decorum at public gatherings, particu-
larly at worshiping assemblies in the
house of God. He enjonied the teachers
to instruct the children in their duties
and callings. that they may learn to rev.
erence their Father in heaven, and his
priesthood. the principles of the gospel
The Ninth ward school was requested
to furnish the music at the next meeting
Of the Union one month hence. The Sew
ward school will furnish the pro-
gramme of exercises.
eve Are Marching Homeward." was
sung by the choir. The benediction was
offered by Elder Charles NJ. Cannon. and
the meeting adjourned.