Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-06

jaurnment let the morning sesi
OF the Stake conference couveLt
aud Il desired, continue until say unit
1915 y. M. II would be IN sxcellen
thing also, where there are two r NOR,
| sch ools In the place where the Cot
ference convenes, TO have them
meet together on the morning Of the
stake conference, 60 through few
| exercises and then listen to instfuc.
tons from the Twelve, or other VIII.
ing brethren. The children would
become acquainted with the authori.
ties OF the Church ami ", uld take
pleasure 10 listening to the instTuctiors
given In simple language by tue visli.
ing brethren, for simplicity, when
| speaking to tho yonng, should Away
| be aimed at. The Union board have
no cast iron rules, hut labor continually
| for the best intereet of the children o
Zion, and suggest improveme ITS from
time TO time, which, II followed cut.
would result in a higher standard o.
religious education among our youth.
Assistant Superintendent Georl'
| Goddard was much gratiilsd to sue tat
| growth OF the sunday school cause th,
last iofty.eight years. and iolt that Tue
| growth would be much more rapid IN
| tue future than 10 the pas, aud he
tAptCtel Tue tliDe W culhe WhtH lN-
| stead OF the Sunday schools number.
| ing over 100000 would number over
LOCO. 900.
Elder Goddard called attention
to the lew issue OF tho ten
cent Sunday school hymn books,
anu trusted that one would he
| found In the hands OF all the Sunday
! school children; that they would take
| great care OF the same, and felt sure
that GREAT good would resulL.to thu
| young bv all learning to sing the
songs OF Zion. He desired that good
use woulu be made OF the little sorg
| Took.
Elder John Robinson rendered
| In an excellent manner q solo; subject:
"fhe Conversion Of tnoApOstle Paul"
Elder Heber J.Grant said he elwayt
took pleasure In the great Sunday
school cause, anu always felt e debt o.
gratitude to bis Sunday school in
| structOrs for the early training he
received al their hands in the Thif.
tenth ward Sunday school. He fell
sure that all Sunday school wOTkeTs
would be greatly blessed and houored
by the youth they teach and spoke en-
tOuragingly to the oil ceTssnd teacher,
The Importance OF leaving specula.
tive and mysterious questions alone
should be adhered to in tue Sunday
schools OF z on. There are a great
many people always looking after
something mysterious, and in some
q stances he felt M though the higher
departments would do better by leav.
Ing these kind Of questions severely
alone. some such GLASSES, no thought,
might be properly named, "clssses
for the asking of mysterious questio n
that none would be able 10 answer
until they got into the next world"
The time OF teachers could be much
better employed in living and teach.
ing the Word of Wisdom, keeping the
commandments Of Coo, ami cOnfiniug
themselves to instructions and teach.
ings Of plain and simple meaning and
which do not involve The mysterious
Therefore, let the questions invOlvJug
dark and hidden meaning alone.
The question had been asked "What
shall be done with the teachers VIII
refuse to pRrtake OF the Sacrament"
lie would recommend that MI
such to frat put himself IN
harmony with the thorilies OF the
Church, put away all things that
stand 10 the way OF his partaking II,
abstain from taking an active par. In
the class until he can parlake OF 1t
worthily and wants TO paTtake OF It In
order to obtain the blessing promised.
He closed by Invoking the blessings OF
GOD upon oil those engaged In Sun.
dry school work.
Elder Joseph w. SummerhGys an.
nouncei that arrangements had now
been perfected for the Issuing by the
Union board OF Bible chart, subject,
"lncidents in the Ministry OF
the Apostle Paul"-Rnd which most
probably would De ready by June
next, at the came cost US the regular
Bible charts are Issued by the Inter.
national Sunday school convention.
Elder SummerhRys also stated the
B1ok OF Mormon Chart No. 2-subject
"lncldents OF the Life OF Alma and
scenes taken from the Book OF Mosish"
was now in the hands OF the pub.
lishers, and it was hoped would BIO
resdy Tor sale by the October confer.
ence next.
Elder George Tessdale said he did
not know any labor In his whole lie
that had been more delightful to hun
than that OF the Sunday school. He
had taken great pleasure teaching the
precious jewels the Lord had entrusted
to the inhabitsnts Ol z on, and TO
those who come umong us,
His teaching the childreDl In eimpliol.
~ and plainness had bsen OF great
value to him In preaching the Gospel
to the world. He urged that teach ers
should teach ut home, upon the
street, or wherever they are, by their
example as well as by their admoni-
tions; and II taught the lessons Intend.
ed to be inslilled by the establishment
OF the Sabbath schools OF Zion, he felt
sure that community OF righteous
children would rice up and call their
teachers and superintendents blessed.
There Is no greater calling than the
training OF the young and tender
minds to revere the name OF God anu
to keep holy all His laws aud great
viii be the reward OF all who thus
promote this glorious contamination
CnoiE sang:
Sleep while the soft evening breozos are blow.
Ing.
Elder John Nj. Whitaker then read
q list OF Sunday school conferences rs
iollows:
ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFER.
ENCEs-ls97.
April 24ih and 25lh, San Juan, Gan.
pete.
May sIh ana 9th, Beaver, Davis.
May 18Th and 10th, Parowgp,
Weber.
May 22nd and 2Srd, 81. George, Mi. |
lard.
May goth and 80 b, Kinab, Juab.
lima 9th and IAN. PanUuitrh pny