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


conference held in the Tabernacle
Sunday evening, April An, 1897, ut
pm
Toe general superintendency, mem.
teTs OF the Union board, several
Apostles, ana host OF Stake anu
warl officers and Sunday school
workers, besides thousands OF inter
tstsd parents were present.
The vaat assembly was called to
order by Assist. Gen'i Supt. George
Goddard.
The choir, under the management
OF Prot. Eva stephens, sang:
Sweet is the WORK. my God, my King.
Prayer was offered by Elder JOs. NJ.
Tanner.
Choir sang the "Night Song"
Elder Johu NJ. Whitaker called the
roll OF Stakes, which was responded
TO by thiriy-five cut OF the thirty.
seven Stakes; read the statistical and
| financial report for the year or ding
Dec. 81, 1895, which showed total Of
lU4, 209 engaged in Sunday school
work; ana presented the general Su n.
day school au horities, who were
unanimously sustained as follows:
George q Cannon. general super.
| intenuent; George Goddard, fret
assistant general superintendent; Kari
| q. Maeser, second assistant general
| superintendent.
John NJ. Whitaker, general secre.
tary.
George Reynolds, general treasurer.
AS memuers Of the Dessert Sunday
| School Union Board:
George q. Cannon, George Goddard +,
Kari q. Maeler, George Reynolds,
Thomas @. Griggs, Joseph w. SUM
methays, Lew w. Richards, Fraucis
Nj, Lyman, Heber J. Grant, John g.
Cutler, Jos. Nj. Tanner, George Teas.
dale, Hugh }. Cannon.
Second Aasistantaut General Super.
intendent Karl q, Maeser, called at.
tentiOn to the great labor OF Sunday
school work, and the growing need Of
facilities, TO meet the developments ui
this important institution. The necea.
sily OF normal Training Glasses Is now
recognizsi IN many schools, anu
where the facilities are offered, ana
the need IL apparent, II Is essential
that such Glass be organic ID for the
good OF the school. But the oTganza.
ton Of d normal class in any OF the
schools OF IlJu, should not be attempt
ed until Btst obtaining PERMITS ion
from tue Union Board, and from IL
receive the proper anu necessary In
strucIions.
Ii this connection also, Elder
Maeser called attention to tue eslsD.
lishment OF infant, or kindergarten
clnssesi aud the great good accom-.
plisheu by properly conducting sucn
classes. They are iDlenleJ Tor the
small children, who meet in Sunday
schools, anu should be taught by object
lete3ns, for this ~ what kindergarten
WORE means.
In all Instructions, Elder Mstset
sRli there Is one essential, viz: 1.-THE
point aimed at la any Lesson. No
teacher should 20 before the children
without having well defined oil &C.
tive poin,-1omethlng applicable 10 II
principle OF this Gospel or an orui.
npnce OF the same, the divinity OF
Joseph Smllh's mission, or have IN
important bearing upon the work OF
God. This is what the Sunday schools
were established for, 1. O., TO make
Lsttet-isy Sainte OF the children"
General superintendent George q.
Cannon stated that his sttenliol had
been called to the behavior OF some
cnildren and the irreverenCs shown
by others while the Sacrament was
being admlGiiIt red In certain Sunday
schools. Ia SINE cases, also, HE
attention hal been called TO
the little notice tagen by some on
account OF the frequency of It's admin
islrRtiOn. and ielt that 1t lessons the
sacred Lesson 1t was intended to con.
vey. Supt. Cannon regretted to learn
OF SUCH lnck OF training In the recoI.
milton due to the holy ordinance OF
the LORDS supper. He had suggestet,
when his attention had been called to
these thingP, that where any one shows
an irTeveTance Tor the Sacrament or
who treats 1t lightly, they be forbidden
to psrtake OF 1t, or suspend its admin
istration In school treating 1t SO IL
reverenlly. The Lord nRu com.
mandet that no ons should be per.
mitted 10 partake OF this holy Ordi-
nance unwOrthlly, and he felt that
the servants OF God should watch this
important ordinance very closely,
ses that 1t Ia partaken OF worlhily anu
with Gue reverence, and care 10 teach.
Ing Its value to all who paftake of IL
itrevenually. He trusted The bishop.
Tic would pay special attention to the
administration OF the Sacrament in
the Sunday schools.
Supt. Cannon called attention to
the holding OF Sunday schools on
the day OF the Stake conference
in the ward where the Conferences
were held. He felt cure 1t would be
n good thing on sucn occasions to
have the Sunday echool convene st
am. and keep 10 session say until
l0-l5 allowing MS many OF the Saints
to remain ut the morning session as
have de ire, aud where the room Is
large enoulh. rne children can thus
become acquainted with the Apostles
or other brethren visiting smoug
them. Where 1t Ia the custom to ad-
lOurn the primary DO ore the othor
departments, II would be well to do 80
nc such conferences, AMI allow them
to return home, as also the other de-
paFiments at later hour, to give
room tor the Saints.
He had met on several occasions
under these circumstances, and the
result was gratifying. Ii lie important
10 have the SUNDAY schools hell Ie4u.
larry every Sunday morning, yet IL
Is II the Intention To interfere W tn
Fgga Il "a "a ia Il MH