Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Interesting Proceedings Of That popu-
lar Organization.

Present Of the general supsriu,end.
oucy--Gcorge q Cannon, George
Goddard and X itl q. Maeser, all men,
bsn OF the Union board, Apostles
Brigham Young and John w. Taylor,
many Stake superlntendeu,s, presi-
dents OF stakes, Bishops and the vast
auditorium anu galleries were hlIcd
with Sunday school 0ficsfs and
WORKERS, AS was shown by all such
rising 10 their feet At the request Of
Assistant General superintendent
George Goddard, vino called the con.
ference to order.
The Tabernacle choif, under the able
leadership OF Prof Evan stephens.
rendered, "Hafk, Listen to tue ffum'
peter"
Prayer was offered by Elder Wan.
Fathefingham, superintendent Of
Sunday scho 10 IN the Beaver state
The choir sAnr, "An0thvr Day has
Passed aud Gone."
The general secretary, Elder Jonu
NJ. Whitaker, cilleI ths roll OF 5tases,
which was respOnie1 u Ia nearly
every instance; aud also pfcaented thH
following SUNDAY school Oillceis thu
George q Cannon, general tuptfln'
tendent OF sunday sehO'ls.
George Goddard, nIst assistant gen-
eral superintendent NJ SUNDAY acho 0is.
Kari q. Maesef. sfoJoi sssistant
general aupoflnlendtnt u sunday
scnoois.
AZ members Of the Dsieiet sunday
5choul Union boafu: Bslfge q. Can
moo, George GiddAfJ, X Hl q. Ntse.of,
George Reynolds, Aufanam n. Can
nun, Tnomss q. Gflggi, Jos. w.
Snmmefhsys, Lew W. hloh rue,
Ffancls M. Lyman, LfU.t J. Grant
and John q, Outlet
Elder John 81. Whitaker stated,
nj this point, that 10 coast.
queuce Of Increased labors oi ihe
Union board and the growth Of sun
Jay schools, the name u Elder jos.
M. Tanner has been aoceplul by tic
Uniln board, and upon being cub
miltsd 10 the vote OF the conference
was unanimously sustained.
Az general secretary, John NJ.
Whittaker.
As general treasurer, George Roy
noids.
f'lrst Assistant General Bupefiniend.
cnt George Goddard was much pleased
10 REQ the great strides made BY the
sunday Scnoli cause aincu 1917,
when all sunday school WORKERS, no
salt, numbered 10000 rs compared
with nearly 0D.0OO, Ne now enrolled.
The labofa VI meinUors OF tho board
have extended TO over twenty-five
stake anuuai Sunday fouO0l confer
enccs and with most gratifying results.
These conferences arc held for the
benefit OF the sunday sohools Of the
respective Stakes, to encourage the
sunday school workers and Interest
the parents AId more thoroughly
aFouto universal iutsrett In the
Sunday school cause among leading
authorities VI the various wards, and
TO obtain n proper education by the
youth OF the principles Of the Gospel.
In all their Visits tho mrmbers OF the
Union board acknowledge uniform
courtesy NJ the hands OF ward anu
STAKE suthofiiies.
Elder Goddard then stated that
among the many topics tfesled upon at
these conferences were the following:
Toe Sacrament 10 be administered
each SUNDAY, under the direction Of
the Bishopro OF the wsrd, who msy
designsts the superinte ndent or othurs
to administer 10. Those who az. Ia
fellowship In tho Church aud all chill
dfen who are under eight years OF ago
are proper subjects Tor the sacrament,
but after they are eight years old, chill.
dren SHOULD be instructed that
II 10 wrong TO pArtake Of
this ordinance, until they are
baptized or confirmed members
OF the Church; concert singing should
b. encouraged; good secretaries, who
keep their records properly recorded,
arc very important oiiloert; holding OF
regular ieachors' melting; punclualiiy
Ia commeucing sonoDls nj 10 am; the
furnishing Of correct statistical reports
10 tho general secretary by January
80lh OF each year tho change OF
nickel day" from sept. lot 10 the last
Sunday IN October Of each year, etc.
The Union board hoped 10 sre the
membership % The Sunday schools the
coming year reach one hundred thou
saul, anu would DO pleased 10 receive
full complement on "nickel dona.
tlon" on tue last Sunday Of October
this year. To aid In this matter, Que
uhdred thousand email "nioxel enve.
lopeS' have been diatr.uulsi among
tho various schools, one ~ each pupil,
AhNNt suh htNtutfs WIN ltittI OI lus
sIfuction TO the euperintendents.
The Union board ATE issuing q new
series OF leaflets on three iutlecii-,he
Bible, BOOK OF Mormon aud Church
history, %, 900 OF each 20 be publisned
an lO,OOO " these 10 he distributed
among the various schools Tree, IL
otners are needed by the schools 1 ey
may be obtained by applying to ths
Union board.
Elder Goddard closed his inteFestlug
remarks by paying tribute To sundpy
school workers and acknowledging
providet ual watchoiru over him aud
associates In their meanuerings from
Canada to Mexico, In the cause OF the
sunday school.
Elder Francis Nj. Lyman, n member
Of TIE Union bard, after reading Ihr
hrsl nitcen verses OF ,hr Glib chapter u
Matthew, treated upon thp manner u
dealing with tho ''L9Tl's prayer"
In bu1day schools. Ito believed
no more important section was
10 be found IN the sermon on toe
Mount than this. Tho Savior, In Ia.
suuehng His disciples how TO pray
commenced by saying; "Our Father
Who art In heaven" rhis IL The pat-
tern He sci, and 1t ls pleasing 10 the
Lord that We should approach HIS
molly and sacred name ~ the m st
Tevereniial way. "Hali0wed be rhy
nam,;" what vast amount o. mean.
log In this Bontenc "Faiher Thy
nameahall be reverence asa hallOweu
by W, We Will not sneak n IN vain.'
"rhy kinRdum come" IN what we are
t.usnt ~ pray Tor In our devotional
~ mi A..a a.