Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-05
SNOWFLAKE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.


The sunday sthlol conference Of
The SNOW Il ike Stake Of N convened
In the s.Aso House. 5uos1,Ee, Aug
usti7.n ami lstu, 1895, 1 10 O'Clock Ne
m. stake Superintendent John A.
West presiding. Ga the stand, besides
Assistant GENERAL Superintendent
George q Iudstd ami Dr.. Kari o..
Mieser, were all the Stake superlutsr-
dsncy, Precedent ]. y. smith, Bishops
oil wards, ward supefintendents aud
many prominent Elders Of the Stake.
Also Elder ]. W. Brown, Stake super
luteuuent 81. Johns Stake.
sake Superintendent John A.
West reported all the schools
u the Stake July organized
AMI doing good wtr.. lie was sH-
cerdingly pleased anu gratliied tha'
Brothers Goddard aud Maessf were
with w. They had come some 5000
miles TO meet with ~ Ia our coufef.
ence. We no doubt would have a time
VI rejoicing.
A very Interesting program was car.
rlsd out during the two uays' confer
ence, consisting Of music, songs, ttcl-
tAUous, questions and answers from
leaflets, otc. Ons very plshsisg feature
Of the program was the fsCiiing Of tue
Two Great Commandment, Articles oi
Faith and leo Commandments IN con.
cert BY all the scholars At the cOHiof-
uiue.
There wers four regular meetiugs
and one Ulcers hnd teachers mseiog
held during tue conference. The "a
Iscls treated upon by tnotpeaksrs were
punoluality, Word NJ Wis ION, prayer,
observance Of the Sabbath D,y, etc.
l. der Goddard expressed hinfolf ~
greatly pleased with tue dvclfau lns
aud Arrangements Of tue house Tor
conference, And with tho good order
aud punolualiiy 10 coming Into the
msstings; SAID he was glad 10 zee a.
many young men At the cOniufcnc he
felt Ike blessing tnem. His remarks
were very Instructive ami encJufAg.
Ink ana always closed by singing mn
appropriate song.
Elder Masssr said II was quite un-
usual 10 see 40 macy young men In A.
tendance nj SUNDAY ScnDDl clnior.
cue, .; II was very gratifying. IL was
very good fir all the sunday SCHOOLS
to learn tue Ten COmman ImeDts, Two
Great COmnandmuht, aud Afdoiss VI
Faith. Ho was especially pleased
with the iull aud complete answers to
questions given from the leaflets.
I' aoheTs should require full anu com.
pleie answefs; Tor an lliustTAliou-
Question: Where was Jesus Christ
born7 (Answof usually giyen-ln
BsIhlehsm OF Judep) That wHs no
oomplet. ausver. We should say
J,sus ChrisI WAS born m bethlehem "
Judta. Brother Maeter tai1 tue hest
way 10 teach was by example. 7 acn-
en' meetings should 10 held At losst
once . month. Tue aupbfiutu dsncy
aud teachers should meet ,oge her aud
mSke program Of Lessons Tor nli toe
depaftmsBis. The lo-,ous should he
regular anu Ia order In all tue depart.
msnts thHi there should be regular
progress and harmony.
All the schools were reported and all
tbs reports we're encouraging. QIito
- numbsr Of the brethren nnd stoTs
were ~ the confidence from tho Pms
school, when 10 over the mountain
and over hun red mil away.
rhe s,atisuosl anu huautiSl report
of tue stake was teai by the saotelaty,
showing BAL officers, teachers and
Iupils enrolled.
The general and local authorities
were presented anu sustained.
An oDtertaibmeni was got up Satur-
day evening In honor VI tue visiting
brethren; biographical sketches OF
thsir lives aud lADOfs we're read, orig.
inal lines appropriate for thu occasion,
together with music, songs, feuit.-
lions, etc., were mai, all being very
Interesting anu instructive.
Alter, the close VI the program, 10th
0f tho brethren bore faithful test.
mopy 10 the Gospel, anu thanked the
brethren aud sisters for the honor they
hai shown them.
Sunday evening Elder smith, pTesi-
deutof the Stake, gave out n meeting
notice, aud announced that Brothers
Maeset aud Goddard would speak upon
educational matters. Meeting time
came anu with II full house. The
breihren made n strong appeal tor our
Church schools, anu called upon tho
Stake to start up their AoAdemy aud
religious classes again.
}. IL. WILLIS.
sake SsCfgtafy