Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.
Large and Interesting Meeting Of the Union
Held Sunday Evening.

Helu ounudJ I'enN6'
Tho semi-annual Sunday school con-
ference convened in the Tabernacle
Sunday evening. October 3. In nddi-
ton Of the general superntcndcncy
there were present nearly all the mem
hers Of the union board, many leading
church authorities and a large repre-
sentation of earnest Sunday school
workers The meeting was called to
order by Assistant General Superin-
tendent George Goddard.
The choir sang "Oh, Listen to the
Trumpters'
openiug prayer and the choir sang
.t,iory and Love to Men OF Old"
Secretary Whitaker called the roll OF
Stakes, and presented the general Sun
dny school authorities, who We're
unanimously sustained as follows;
George q. Cannon, general superin-
tendent: George Goddard, first assiH-
tant superintendent: Karl G. Measer.
second assistant superintendent; George
REYNOLDS. general treasurer;as mem
bers of the Doseret Sunday school
Union board, George q. cannon
Gsnrre Goddard, Karl @. Measer,
George Reynolds, Thos. C. Griggs. Jos.
W. summerhays, Levi w. Richards
Francis NJ Lyman, Heber j. Grant,
Ios nj. Tanner, George Teasdale. Hugh
L Cannon and Andrew kimball.
President Cannon stated that the
reason Elder John C. Cutters name
was ommitted from the union board
was that he had q great many duties
Ia perform having recently been
mad. counselor to IA Bishop, and these
together with many other duties which
prevent him performing the labors
Connected with the Union board.
The secretary then read circular
letter from the general superintendent
,rEing that only such officers be sus-
tnined who keep the Word OF Wisdom,
observe the Sabbath day, pay tithing
and sustain the Priesthood.
Elder George Goddard said he re-
membered forty-eight years ago wheh
ali the Sunday school children be-
longing to the Latter-day Saints
could be accommodated in room lON
il. now 1t would require eight such
tnbernacles as the one in which the
meeting was being held to accomino-
date all who were earnest, faithful
sunday school workers. He con-
sldered this wonderful change, but
looked forward with great anticipa-
zion for greater Increase In the same
length Of time in the future. He
smoke of the pleasure members OF the
board had In attending the thirty-slN
annual Sunday school Stake confer
ences since April last, and noted with
plcnsure the rapid growth and interest
in this work. To further help the OIL
cers and teachers he referred to the
list Of questions regarding the con-
Quoting OF Sunday schools that have
been sent to each school for their
guidance. and trusted that close at
tentlon would be paid to them by all,
in attaining the contamination so
much desired. He called attention to
the Importance of using the letter
Sunday school hymn book, and taxi
ing part in nil the songs of the school.
He stated that Elder John NJ. Whit
nker had been called to the Eastern
states on mission-he had been
faithful secretary now for about nine
years-and all communications for the
Union board should for the present be
sent to General Secretary d. $. s.
Union board.
Elder George Reynolds called atten-
ton to the distribution OF Nickel En-
yelopes TO be used on the 3lst of Octo-
her this year in collecting the Nickel
Fund" II was desirable, he said, that
this fund be sent Immediately after its
collection by L. q. order check, or
the most convenient form, but not in
the envelopes as some had done in
the past. In regard to the leaflets, Elder
REYNOLDS stated that thirty-two num-
hers had already been sent to the
schools, and the other eight would soon
be sent, for 1897. These We're on Bible
subjects. He regretted that in some