Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-29
SEWER SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Report Of Two Days Conference
H,ld last week

To tho Editor
The annual Sunday school confer.
ence OF Srvler stake was hold on the
ls!h and 1911 inst, aud we were again
favored with tho presence of two OF
the members Of the general Supsrlu.
tenueucy, the aged veteran In the
Sunday school cause, George Goddard,
md the much esteemed veteran edu.
esigI X, q. Maeser.
Th6 frit uny's tssslon was held ut
Halinn. In order that more OF the
teachers and pupils In the north esd Of
the Stake could have tho opportunity
of seeing anu hearing the visiting
brethren aud participate IN the eXer.
clsct. The program Of exercises from
the several schools WAS iiiltd cfoditably.
Elder GODDARD gave much valuable
instruction ~ 10th children aud
leHCnett, commented on the exercises
rendered. aud concluded by Singing a
song as In his wont. Elder IL. q.
MneseT fail oil questions should be
auBwete1 completely aud not In IaTl;
all SunlBy school ,aUOTeFs should enjoy
tho spitit OF Cod while at their lauuf,
without wnilh the work would moi
amount TO anything; spoke also
Of how u Sunday tClsUi clabs should ts
conducted, illus,tAuug by rxegoisIug
one Of salinas sunday school clauses
anu concluded by prom Juncing - bic. b..
| ing upon the members Ui the class. By
special request Elder Goddard Gang
smother song. Tue general SUD local
| sunday tc4oll ylleufs were pIesunlu 4
anu sustained.
Tho second dhy's session was held at
| ElsinOTe, where the ent0rptising bis.
! hop ANA residents bad specially pre-.
pared the grove By flooring And com.
| i0Tlably seating the same, and IN
other ways had spared no pains to
make the conference a success, OUT u
| tue number OF seventeen Sunday
schools IN the Stake, but ten answered
tue roll call. Tho exercises cohfisteI
VI reports ~ suIeTintendUnts, anu the
exercises from tue different schools
we're OF a very salisiactOIy uatutr.
The visiting brethren spJku u0tn tore
noon aud afternoon, gud were listened
u with close attention, Elder Goddard
never emitting 20 either begin bis r..
maTks with u song or conclude with
one, suited ~ tho subject treated upon.
Elder joe. johnson, lately returned
missionary iT1In The AusttalAsian
mlsuiOu, reported that thu Sunday
schools OF tho Church organized there
have proven a most important factor ia
the spread OF the Gospel iu that mission.
Tue sad news OF tue death VI Elder A.,
II. Cannon caused u feeling o
sorrow to pvTyadu the assembly,
Elder Goddard CHpiiyated the HltUu.
ton OF all, both young anu old, with a
gTAphiC description Ut Interesting -
cidents OF his own He as missionary
And Of Ins OVeT.Tulins naud Of PTuyl.
dOuce manifest IN caring nnd prlyid'
ing iOf the servants VI tho LDfI while
striving 10 do lhelg duiy, Elder X.
q. Maeseg stated the UtjUc, u the con.
terence to be 10 educate the youth ul
ZUn Tor ihnt hlKuur education 40 de-
sired by tho Lord, 10 prepare them TOT
tho important events IN Tue Hlaf iu-
tute 10 tfalBpirr, AMI the T0Tk dec
tined Tor them; he uuiuluyi on tho
young a u0iut u great Importance
0yurlo lkad h. sunday schools geo raj
~, namely the byauuE OF testimony
nni lyGTu NJ 10 Torp1ud 10 nny cHi
mauoupon lhemi prupIos,oi TIA. 100
day wIil como Ia Zion Ehcr net %
youth VIII bu found who VIII m. rtr'
form any duty ouJyiuui by tho Psiust'
hlOl OF 6Du.
The general aud local sunday fohuol
authorities were presented ANA unAul'
mOusly suaialuu
Conference adjourned sine die.
JNU. A, hELLsIRuM
Secretary =, 3. OF Sewer stake,
The coroner hiss receive TELEGRAM
from Santa Auna, Caliiorni,, iGrgn,' y