Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-29
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Further Discussion Of Their Interests and Re-
qUremen,s.
PROCEEDINGS or THE CONVENTION


Elder j. ". Tanner ~ Ne W Wy
'1iomc reading IN connection WIN in.
sunday school The VALUE OF s''i'.
reading cannot be overcsumated' 10
connection with she sunday school, ~
otherwise. THIS habit may De- mad,
very beneficial 90 the sabbath school
and should be encouraged. In Hlhl,
homes there are noise ana CONFUSION
which Interfere with rvadlng, ana
where Il " possible there should ps
Of Objectionable juvenile literature are
every year being spread among OUT
youth and sunday schools may vel
seek o. encourage the reading or mofi
wholesome matter. Children like u read
of heroes and heroic deeds and hence
biographies may be given TO them viii
excellent results, " wisely selected
This u particularly true Of blaEraphici
~ great biblical characters. The story
VI Joseph. a. told In the old Tes.h.
r1ent. for example. u on. " the most
beautiful and valuable ever placed On
record. and the rory ~ our Lord and
Savior can be read and studied with thc
highest advantage. There are inca IN
she Book OF Mormon whose b.oEr iph.cs
can be rad with the most beneficial re-
eulte. We have sn che Church. living
today. men whose characters are being
'sfiolded in greater or lcss degree.
by what thoy read u men Of Und whose
lives arr recorded IN Holy Writ. The
record OF the lives OF Joseph smith.
brigham Young. John Taylor. and VII
ford Woodruff. aud other men 81 God
OF this dispcnSa,Nn can be studied with
great pront
Elder Tanner. In reply 50 questions.
sald he could no; go how the sabbath
school coun encourage ghe reading of
fairy stories: hut sometimes u IL az.
nculi % <eii whether q given COMPOST
ton " fsiry story. Hut those cx-
travagant fairy stories tina; excite she
mind are undoubtedly harmful. Thcy
lead 10 q belief IN she unreal. Hy
all m,anH encourage tho founding of
SUNDAY school elruulatins libraries, no.
releoi the books WIN great care. such
fction Ne thSs Of Dickens. ScU;i and
other sundafu writer's should M, be
rad ~ sunday school. oud there are
other books wln,rh are quite a. enter.
calming and Instructive and which ~
she same t,rnc cultivate the spiritual
rsture. Standard Melton por,fays ths
cva AMI morbid In human nature. but
the Sunday school siotsd hosi ~ the
bsaUlful and grand. not the dcformei
una detuScd. A kroviestrs % evil
srnpt> so iia commission. The rsadlng
OF Action tcnds 10 encouraEe the dgvel-
opment OF the lower attributes Of man.
90 the deir,ment Of the higher.
Cannon said that chilircn ami grown
people who rad Notion much nrc not
ts4gned with reading works that are
true Tiny are not sufficiently spicy |
ana exciting. Readers 81 fit.lun rare. |
~ become accomplished scientists. u |
wcakers the memory and she inieilcc, |
geDeolly. lie favored the preparation |
Of a ne; Of books suitable for a sun
DAY school library.
Uepl,1ns IN o,,.stion. he thsusht m
Iatierl,iay Faint sunday school super.
interdcnt who would encourage his pu.
pills 10 attend nectsran sunday schools
should be turnei out. The practice
% reading newspapers IN sunday
school Il wrong. Such literature should
ocnstcd 70 the nickel fund than makes
i've errss for each inefnber uf the
school. the whole should be RENTED
60 the gencrtf board, which should M
be deprived 81 one beneft Of she 10.
eiutisy OF donors. The meeting ~ Ofii-
GERS and taachsrs during the week 10
~ over the lessons for the ensuing
sabbath sheuld be encouraged. Atss.
ord should be Kept by the school % the
amounts given tn the nickel fund
srwnE. Benediction By Elder u u
EVENING SESSION.
After singing pracace Eider ixlgus
81 Cannon offered prayer
Elder George II. RHnhall delivered
an exceedingly Interesting and valu-
able addr.sn on ''iiow q grade the
sunday schcoi." lie advised that q bs
graded according 90 the agc, size ana
desires Of the pupils rsther than their
scfyplarfinp. In this respect the sunday
school n entirely different from the
day school. In the lower GRADES ana
she theological class the number ~ pu'
Isis under one teacher may be large,
but IN the ini.rmeilais grades u should
not be t,o great TO allow the teacher
70 rive his individual attention 20 each
pupsl.
Miss Cooper sang o. Lord. lIave
Mercy.
Elder Hebed J. Grant spoke on '~rhc
relation OF che Church 10 the sunday
ncfsDol." lie regarded ihe sunday school
Ms tho child Of the church. the nursery
from Nlch was ohiainsd workers fof
every other department ut the Church.
S.lder Nathan r, Porter ably dis.
cursed the Sunday seeoui An an auxil-
tary 10 the home and Elder Joseph W
summefhayr the home as an auxiliary
90 che Sunday school.
After the roll call, President can
non Congratulated the convention on
the excellent attendance. aud Elder
George Goddard pronounced benedic.
sion.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Singing practice. Prayer by Elder
Heber j. Grant.
MiFs DonctiiA Smith read a paper on
The sunday school."Which w'll be- pub
ilahsd IN full IN next sa.urday's
New" She illustrated portvas 81 her
paper by repeating a number of verses
which fhe uses In hrr classes and
which are accompanied ~ action. Ans
wer.rs question Miss Saith SAD ~
ons book contained all the klnlerglrton
~ongs she used. She recommended Miss
Folsom'a "Flnger play songs"
Elder Lars T., Eggcriarn spoke on
'funotuality. how best secured" Many
plan. had been tried 10 secure punciu-
alsy. a lack " ii causes a waste ~
cline 10 those who are On sine. S'hhtth
school officers especially should bc
puneiual. How shalt We get the super
ntendem 20 be on tlme9 By not hiy-
lnS superintendent who viii no, be
punctual.
The chOrlster must also be punctual.
Tor singing should bsrn strirt.y 1n
time, II he viii not, "a new chlr.rter
should be CHOSEN, - with other ON.
GERS, end alao The teacher. Onicrrs who
VIII not DE converted 20 puuctuallty
should be replaced No man h .ndis.
pensable 20 a sunday school; ali may
be frplaced. The suporlntendeut should
nrse punctualliy az teachers meetln.rs.
ne should even make a hobby 90 q. he
amy properly call upon negligent
'eachets and Invite them 60 60 10 SIM
dhy school such call may be made
Usually ana without apparent mis-,
hJnafy purpose. Oilcers ana teachers
must be punctual or pupils will moi be.
Ihe superintendent should express ma
appreciation OF fle HgrgireH of faIthf,tt