The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Interesting Meeting in the Four
teenth Ward Assembly Rooms.

The meeting of the Sunday school
workers of this stake, held last even
! ing in the Fourteenth ward assembly
rooms, was largely attended by both
superintendent and teachers of the
city and county schools. All the city
schools were represented except the
Twelfth ward, and about Is of the
county wards were also represented.
The most excellent singing rendered
during the evening by the Seventeenth
ward choir was highly appreciated.
Professor S. NJ. Barratt directed the
music.
The opening prayer was offered by
Elder Joseph Hodgins
Stake Superintendent GriggS pre-
sided. In his opening remarks he an
nounced that of the schools with an
enrolment of over 300, the Twentieth
ward, having the largest average at
tendance (S4 per cent?, was entitled to
the custody for the ensuing year of
the beautiful silver service offered by
the Sunday School union for the high
est average attendance.
superintendent Griggs announced
that on March 2S the superintendent
Of the city schools were expected to
visit the school of the neighboring
ward would visit the school of the
Second ward, and so on throughout
the city.
The meeting then separated into the
four school departments and excellent
instructions were given in each.
Professor Willard Done, in the high
er department, gave a very interesting
address on the geography of the holy
land. Through pressure of other work
Professor Done was reluctantly COM
PEELED to resign from his laborS in this
department His resignation was ac-
cepted with unanimous vote of
thanks for his very efficient work in
this department.
In the first intermediate department,
presided over by Professor William
Bradford the subject of Order" was
discussed very profitably.
In reply to the question as to what
degree of order should be expected in
the Sabbath school. superintendent Ar
mold G.. Giauque of the Sixteenth ward
said that perfect order should be ex-
pected and insisted upon. Rules
should be understood and then car
ried out in the spirit of love and kind
ness. When order is called for, insist
on getting it and proceed with no
other exercise until attention is given.
This is applicable both in class and
general exercises.
In obtaining the attention of the
children in the school and keeping or
DER I1uCn Qepe1lCeQ upon the officers
and teachers themselves. If they are
orderly, if they give attention them
selves and set a good, example, atten-
ton or order will not 'be so difficult to
obtain from the children. With excep-
tional cases they must be appealed to
and labored with personally at their
homes, or away from school. and if
they are still incorrigible they are
asked to leave the school, as attend
ance of such will not result in any
benefit to themselves and are menace
to the rest of the school or class.
Order in the classes, in the school
during the opening exercises, and dur
ing the passing of the sacrament was
also discussed at some length.
Upon re-assembling, the meeting was
favored by the rendition of Eliza r.
Shows beautiful poem. 20 My Father
in the mute sign language by Elder
Laron Pratt, accompanied vocally by
his daughter, Miss Maud Pratt.
Superintendent Griggs extended an
invitation to all school workers to at
tend these meetings, not representa-
tives of departments merely. All
would be equally benefited.
After the singing of an anthem by
the choir the meeting adjourned for
one month, the Eighteenth ward being
requested to furnish the music for the
next meeting. Benediction was pro-
nounced by Elder Willard c. Burton.