Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-05

conferences have been hold. and the
Sunday schools have been notified that
they could meet at . u. "a. Instead OF
10 a. m.
Now II is n rule that has prevailed.
and II has been given out by the
First Presidency, that the Sunday
morning should be devoted 90 the sum
day schools, and we do not want this
arrangements made for the stake
quarterly conferences, to be made per-
manent with anything else. In other
words. we do not want the Sunday
schools to be changed from time to
time to suit the convenience Of other
organizations. Therefore, we would
like II to be understood By all supcrin-
tondents OF Sunday schools. that 10
O'Clock is the hour for the meeting Of
the Sunday schools, excepting In in
stances OF the stake quarterly confer
ences as | have mentioned
It is found by depriylng our chill
dren from attending the Sunday
school. that It breaks In upon the
good Of the schooi,aud there have been
Inconsistencies to the Union board in
relation to this matter. requesting
that the Sunday schools be not inter
fered with by funerals, or other diff
ferent meetings held on Sunday morn
ing. Sunday morning has been as
signed to the Sunday schools, and
should not be interfercd with.
Another point in connection with
the Sunday school organization.
There Is a good deal Of zeal being
manifested at the time, very praise
worthy zeal, in the organization OF the
NJ. |. a. throughout the Stakes OF
Zion II has come to US that in some
instances the local officers have taken
Sunday school workers out Of the
Sunday schools and appointed them to
labor in the NJ. l. a. We do not wish
in the least--I do MOTTO curtail the
influence, efficiency and good work
being done by organizations so potent
for good as are the NJ. I. A.; hut we
do not wish. and 1t is not proper. that
one organization should interfere
with another. The Sunday school
workers should be permitted to work
in their respective schools and ought
not to be taken from their work. And
on the other hand the Sunday school
officers should not in any manner i'm
pair the efficiency or good work be-
ing done by the NJ. ]. a. Both organ
izatlons can run parallel and perform
their labnrs and not Interfere in the
least with one another. Upon this
point / think we should all agree, aud
ought to be very careful in our move
ments so as to preserve good feeling
and to repress anything that would
cause a spirit that Is not Of the Lord
to arise. We are all laburing for the
same purpose, speaking in general
terms-and we should rejoice In the
prosperity and success Of every one Of
these organlzations-the Primary.
Sunday schools, Relief Society and
everything of this character do
not know another people upon the
face of the earth so much organized
as we are. We have organized gath
erlngs covering the life uf the people
almost from infancy to old age, and
we should do all In our power TO
maintain their efficiency, and to pro-
mote them and aid them In doing the
good work designed for them.
l am greatly pleased with the in
terest manifested this evening by so
large congregation attending this
meeting. We have cause to be very
thankful TO the Lord for that which
He is doing in the training of our
children. 1 have snid before 1t was
( most timely organizatlon-that of the
sunday school in our nidst-the or
| gan2ation of n system by which they
can he carried on systematically and
| thoroughly. There was perhaps some
| doubt and Discrimination on the part
of different persons In the Stakes and
wards regarding Sunday schools in
the past Some officers did not care to
attend the Sunday schools, and thought
1t was interfering with other
matters and other organizations. But
| that feeling has gone. | do not think
there is a Bishop anywhere now or
any other officer who is brought in
contact with the people who does not