Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-22

The rem ote parts OF the county, when
visiting the city schools, bupI. driggs
bespoke for them the same courtesies
and kind hospitality so uniformly
EXTENDED the missionaries when they
visit the county wards.
As many OF the department instruc-
tors were absent In teachets' conven-
ton In l. gan, the department wo
vas dispensed with except In the
rheoIogicaI, where all remained and
were Instructed in lesson wOrk-how
10 prepare and present hsson To
Suudsy echool class, by Elder Richard
r. Lyman To better illustrate his
method auu the plan ~ his work he
uImeu q class OF about dtzen VI
those who were present and cInuucteu
the work - he would In the class,
and presented the following Lesson,
which WIS participated In anu en-
jOyeL by all present.
Elder Lyman hfst Impressed upon
his hearers this important fac! that WE
earn TO DO by uoing-heucs Gs The
students are tue learners, or should be,
hey should d the work. every iessoD
should make lasting impression upon
the students, such rs they CA
describe, and nothing should be left
ind, Il lite.
The Lssson--Oomplain about the
dryness OF ssTmons:
Why not have repared sermons?
at is contrary to the teachings Of
the Church."
How do you know that 1t is contrary
to the teachings OF the Church?
Various replies weLe gwen, as "I've
read that 1t is." "I've heard that
It is."
Wnat have you read on the cub.
jec?
Various replies were again given.
one OF which was the one the tencher
was looking lor-"rhnt we shall 10
take thought before hand what we
shall say"
II public speaker obey this COM
mandment OF the lord In speaking,
end fails to Impress his hearers, where
10 the blamI?
"rhe blame is with the speaker,
never with the Lord"
Why 10 the speaker to blame? Be-
Cause the commandment CONTINUES
that we shall store up In our min q
continually the worus Of lie, and
some OF our speakers do not do so, and
that ia the aeon they fail to Interest
their nearers.
Then what are these two commsnd-
me Is that the Lord has gwen?
"rhst We shall not think before
hanu what we shall say, "anu"tbat We
shall treasure in our minds co Itinually
the words OF life"
What promise is made to us II We
ouey these commandments?
"rnat IL shall be gwen US in the
very hour that portion that shall be
meeted u INTO every m N"
The Instructor then had the students
| In SUCCESS on give the exact words VI
the two commandment, until each
| couiu repeat them correctly, and then
| asked,
Where are the words found?
AZ none presen. knew each member
| OF the cinss was asked by next meet.
ing TO finu where there words wore
recor ed, who wrote them and H.
whom they were addressed. Each
one WAS also expected to learn the
paragraph thoroughly Including tue
PROMISE and tell how they iould II.
4 he speaker concluded his int resting
lesson by catechia,tiDn, as given In
the Sunday school treatise.
See that every question and answer
ID com plete sentence, and
Let every question have . direct
b airing upon Tue subject at hand.
Meeting aIjour eli Tor one month,
the benediction uring pronounced by
Elder George X. Reese.
The twentieth ward will furnish
the music at the next meeting.
J. Ii. PARRY, Secretary.