Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-03

as',a'''". Inc excellent papers were
81 ~ ,nsors SVEN for the DIE
~ 'h' ,,nsnr sh-m were the two
s'.'s ,Se arn bling presented by
W os,5r, reynolds. and the as.
W " ~. ssvmour u. Young. Elder
"a. pa. -,.i under the ho"dlnS' rns
~. Y D..1 q ,ns cOuyeHe'on'
H. oJp-rs or THE coSVEN-
'hb TON.
,..-. human cbb and now; they
~ ~. 49, p,riods Of progress and re-
-, ' thsy do not advance eaual'
f'.l,., This IL even true OF inter
OF -.....cd With the kingdom OF
- roiabie example Ne have
|ot - -. ~ the foreign mission OF
- where, We are all aware
D. .,,rras at certain simeH at
|r'fH is,,rs OF the Elders Than at
~ much ~ that II has become
~ sTyir.- that there are Sra-
=, ,su,ng and seasons OF reaitng
p 4. ~. ysr.ous acids where our mis-
minister Apparently our
- ..hsols are 10 exception 70 fhis
y,,Is. and the past year or -
- a have been one OF those per-
~, our progress has not been -
|..,i 4, Tor several previous years.
,''i'rf 81 uredncss. of Ind florence.
...,sr;ei ,tseif in the conduct OF
=, N ,hs oalceru and teachers which
\. h,,or,e most noticeable IN their
..sssIs,ce or freducn; absence from
- ,si the consequent demoralika-
4 tA.f elasses. l shall not attempt
N. .,rrsi any general rcason for this
..sss,sis condition; the causes are
|'-t.Ny various. but the evidence OF
,.li,spcs we're too apparcn, b. be
-ss.l by the general board. To REM
" ~ sficulty &, lnfuse new life In
II, sssaay school work. was one of the
80, Of this convention.
/, ~ visits ~ the members ~ the
rral hoard to the annual Sunday
|ss.i conferences they have been Of
!. iluprin;si In the lack ot prcpaf-
-. AZ thee occa sioup Complaint
| " bssn made that sufficient notice
| " A., been sven. when on tnveati-
past Il could he proven tha, the zen.
III taafi has issued coticcs In half
sifh dlfercN ways. had announced
h il'ss ~ the meetings at the gen
m ifrii.snnuai conferences. had pub.
,..s the elme IN the "Descrc; News"
| d isytf,is Instructor. and In a couple
fnye % local papers. and later had
~ tsiles By mail TO the superlnten-
| T., = Every sunday school. To awak-
, l-if-t.. IN these annual Stake con-
rites aud - give them the proper
| l,4 tul Er,atcr influence IL another
r.. u this convention.
IVA he numerous aucSfonr that
| y rom cline % time submitted ,o the
fr.fl superintendent and che board
| ,s.s,ons on school discipline. the
Ia o. oricsrs ard teachers. the best
,Ali u Instruction, ETC. etc. Il has
me psisn, that there - lack OF
frison on many important We
~ sy. vital points conenctei with
b isailci Of the schools. To inform
aEger.ntendenis and their a. ti,intes
~ l;iecrs and teachert-on these
~ fliFri tolscs n another OF the
i.eif az this oonv~ition.
J III no, be sought ui these meet
q q bring about entire uniformity
efr trivial and unimportant. that
u tvtr been she desrc Of che gen
N sunday school authorities, They
ef beysr sought 10 makc machines Of
li lslehtfs: but have endeayored 90
hn och one exercise his or her In
vitality and 81 use <he Eifts God
~ gwen them In their own way. To
y afmff'yss. th.ir best selves. 10 be
rraal. ne copyifss. however god he
m hey copy may be. We cams,
y George Goa-iards In our style or
tsAats, 70 attsmts "a be - would In
~ afss result In absurd failure,
. " al have mlerls given US Of
= shioh W. Gun use 90 HIS glory
~ he god OF she children OF His
tft. Our aim should be 90 develop
~ rlEhi dlffct.ona all abe best pos
Al'i,s ~ our natures aud 70 use
" We the best purposes, ~ sunday
hll lNch-w, for the salvation Of
children committed to our care.
haush uniformity In all sdiingA In
Nneitft sense 10 not desirable. rtill
-H, "fe certain limits within which
sunday school teachers should
IA 70 fntot the purposes for which
schools exist. uni III advise anil
U.s. NE best mrarr to most easily
Nlaiiy accomplish the desired
WI be another object OF this
/" 10 other organizations. 40 with
ms'ikes ure sometimes made
.,ash hek Of information or want OF
.islahilng 70 supply shoae needs,
az a. un be during n half dozen
..hs VII be one o. our ulmA. The
,-sHn may naturally arise IN the
~ OF flmr present TO what kind az
lht do J rrfcrf Lot me give you
~ fsnet of a mistake that more or.
-lNfs thln any other with which
| 81 -sqpinird. one thar seems very
| st N correct II In the incilna-
~, "a some tea1ners 10 regard the an-
~, sunday school conference as
- Nhffe reviews Of lessons are a
wa A teacher Is asked 10 givs
| 49,. exercise, and ne does 10 by pro,
hE 81 60 erTlre, through lengthy
n. other lesson. This IL not thl
-. Whit u wanted Il 10 exhibit q
ua'iers and other sunday schoo
~, present the method sthas thu
war teacher has Of ltstructlng
eass and two or three verses rod
~, ~ er four questions asked. and M
N,,p~ Tor two % everything elsl
y onne VIII efrect thls purpose a.
| - A'AAUAMI WI
| M. WA "a hundred questions were
$500. No eNerei-e " teila kind shouit
* more than ten minutes, whlll
hass manner % giving a cluss recl
i', .rn nov most common y h no. In
i-sh that twenty-five mlnt,.es o
lisa hour u the time OF the con
49, h hken up.
a.. nsi mistake Is that those VIII
~ i.afgi OF the conferences-th
h., ssprintendency--upten have NJ
no., ~ ne nature OF IN
nv that the schools viii presen,
~, s,s sarSned TO know thas IN
si.,i'ne prmary class will give al
gri,h,, that two young ladies fon
e9h.,. WI sing duet, and that
faga HNm omni ward viii reclto. Tn
lana. mat OCCASIONALLY songs, reel
Ehusi " are given that are snisrei
m y, ior the occasion, 20 the en-,
fsr,,.isalil those who are in any wa,
q elss''e, All exercises, sndlyldus
un.,'. gwen AT the Sunday srhog
aih ICES, should be IN harmon
hoeld 'ne Sunday school shirt an
Ten IN HgNer be given without The ON
hso. ,b,ssaFss having an understand