Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-28
SUNDAY scnooL cos,rNrroS.

on Monday and Tuesday. Nov. % and
%. a most important gathering viii be
held In this city. DO the Interest " the
Sunday schools or che Laiicr-iay
Saints. At a. general meeting Of the Dos
erct Sunday School Union. on the gth
Of this month {, was decided 90 hold q
church sunday school convention. and
Invitations are now being seHi out 10
supcrn,endsnts and others connected
with tho Sabbath schools 30 -i,sni. Ar
rangemonts have been made with the
railroads for reduced rates. and accom-
modatlons VIII b. found for visitors
at the homes ar friends of the schools
In this city. ns far na practicable.
The Importance Of The early training
Of children In The direction u h desired
they should 80 through NE has always
been recognized By Keen observers Of
human nature u has buen said that all
the great men ana women In the king
dom Of God. those who have been COM
nsctsd with the duties and rcspoualbill-
tics uf Leadership. have been men and
women from early childhood surrounded
with religious influence. Perhaps no
denomination has acted upon
this principle more consistently
than the Lattor-day Saints. and
the result Is tina, Tor many years past
the sunday schools Of the Church have
played an important part 81 the rellg-
ious education of the youth ~ Israel
The best thought and the mos, sincere
attention have been given 90 these 'nur-
series Of lhc Church. az They very
apply have been called. and the reiult
h that thoy have Grown with the
growth Of the church. both In number
Of attendants and In methods u lnsiruc-
iions. until they have been held
up a. patterns by many Interested
In sunday school work In other dunom-
nations. The Advancement made In the
last twenty years IL simply marvellous.
Tho Lat,cr-day Saints are wen aware.
however. that the progress must con-
tlnue. There Is no border line beyond
which Advancement cannot 80. There
h much TO be done set wish "a Wow 10
obtaining better results from the expen-
dlture OF the time. means and energy
now devoted to iho noble cause
II h In recognition " ghIs
fact that President George o.
Cannon. General Superintendent, has
called tho sunday school convention
To meet Ia THIS city next month. We
believe the intention Is to hold similar
conventions annually and 60 meet in
the principal cities Of tho state on
which occasions matters Of vital inter
cot 70 the nfc and progress " the
schools viii be considered.
For the convention which viii Dc
hold at tho Assembly Han In this city
ON the 18th and s9th pr,N. q welt mr.
ranged program has been prepared.
Three meetings will be- held each day
every minute of which will be occupied.
short lectures viii be given by the
General super,n,ondcney and BY other
Sunday school workers and speakers,
such us Elders Francis ~ Lyman,
George Teaslalo, acber ). Grant Kari
a. Mucacr J 81. Tanner james A..
Taimngc, JOSEPH W. summerhnys, J..
l. 4, Egger,ren George ~. nrYmhall.
George Reynolds, Nlyea, l., y, Moeueh
and others. The lectures win be- f1l.
lowed By discussions among rho tclrh-
ers ON the subjects presented and
questions ruhm.ltod By tho audI,uo,
viii be answered by the lecturers ami
tn Sunday school authorities present
We sincerely trust all Interested Zoo
the Sunday schools ~ rho Saints Will
realize the importance ~ tho move
ment about to DO lnauguatol, Every
school Is entitled TO the benefits tina,
Will result FROM tho convention and
should be represented By two or more
delegates, sunday school work. uk,
bread cast upon tho water. ~ sure TO
return In due time with manifold bless.
ings TOO much cannot be done Tor
the chillron who In the near future
viii have TO take the place OF Che pres.
ent generation In the general schools
instructions are given with a yl,w Of
enabling them to become successful In
temporal pursuits The Sunday
schools have another mission. They
aim at the fostering OF those moral
qualities, that sense Of duty toward
God without which an worldly accom-
pliShments are more OF less worthless