Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-15
DIR SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
.o.,ro Conference Held in tho tabernacle On Sunday
Evening.
s,oo, Convention General Authorities Sustained
A sh"" singing nd isemarks Made

ohhHAS aN"N'' N|isNaN"NtH NvNnu ~
elder hcD,r J. Grant read ,
letter slgucA ny the general
supeuntenucncy on the subject Oh the
nlckel fund. Continuing ha SAID.
I'VE wish % understood distinctly
that on this nickel sunday We desire a
nickel from every man, woman aud
child connected with the SUNDAY school
Aud II any one wants 10 pay a dollar.
nVe dullara, ton, or even nf.y 90 a
hundred dollars. We won't say NO. We
are perfectly wiiliug 10 have you put "a
hundred dollar bili Ia the nicka tu.
vel0po. u you feel like doing F0. Ey0ry
dollar that mas ever been paid in Uu
this rlrlt.i SUNDAY has been used COS
She salvation OF our children. A. has
b ga stated here By Ir0ther Goddard.
The board meets regularly every week
aHd CUnsidtrr matters connected with
mo lnicfritH ~ she sunday lcholisi
th0y devote their time and talents flf
ihr benefit ~ The Eluity school cause,
ana have dpu0 % without Remuneration.
Ihry have Travelled huudrtd d. ana thou
sands uf miles ln the Interest % the
SUNDAY schools. And Is needs this
small contribution 20 furnish Thorn with
thc shows Of war - 90 speak We
trun, that every sunday school super
iui udtnt VIII see that there Dr. % sum
equal at least to the total number "
Officers, teachers and pupils lu the
uol,rcrkonlnr at flve cents each and
We would be pleased u you sent more.
because o proper use will be- made OF
all the funds placed IN our hands"
III IN the dcaire-of our general super
lntendent. George q. Cannon, that the
sunday schools should not have nickel
sundays for local purposes. We have
found that the system ~ nickel day
cvcry Sunday IN the year, or at least
once q month. has grown up on nr.
count OF this nickel FUND of the Sun.
Say School Union. Tho nickel Sunday
hnr become popular. and q great ma.
i0r'ty " the HCupfrlnterdcnts and ON
GERS OF sunday schools have seen how
wen The nickel Sunday has worked and
h1v" lnnururntld this system Tor the
benefit of tholr local Sunday schools
- has been aud IL tho desire and Ok.
rrHafrf viah NJ our general Hirnfirfrn.
dent that this be donc away with and
mat We have the nickel sunday only
for the hcnrni N the sunday School
Union BOARD. and also for tho hrnsat ~
The stoke sunday schools, who receive
unr-rf'h ~ the amount collected We
trust that YOU and every one will make
This an individual matter and b. more
earnest AM ardent workers ana there
WIN be no difficulty IN collecting these
funds"
Elder Horace y. Ensign then sang
thr Flcrcd solo. Jerusalem. and his
magnificent baritone voice charmed the
large and nprfrriniivr audience.
General superintendent George @.
Cannon said
II have been Informed that there r.
nm Indifference. . growing indifference,
noticeable IN different places IN rela-
tinn 20 sunday schools. and that there
r not tha' interest apparent that has
heen nri that should he. or course.
every movement ~ THE Wind must be
Higilined nv cncrry and by those who
arr rnrarfd IN The movement taking
IN interest IN 4 anf giving u their at
iention ana hcs'owinT thought rnd Ia
h1r upon g. Various suggestions have
been made aH 10 how this shall he
rrmedied and what weps should b.
taken 20 iufuac, shall ] sny now NE
60 infuse NE a little more than We
have AZ present. into every department
. ~ our sunday schools. | need not
dNeu before this audience upon the lm-
plrianco " sunday school work u lies
% may b. said. az the foundation of
every association we have among ~.
| The children that go 10 sunday school
! soon become young men. ana Join the
, Mutual Improvement associations; and
I tho girls grow 90 be- young ladies and
| they have their functions tn attend TO-
| of success " they are trained In the
/ Sunday school na they should be.
"Now. have IN my hand some NOM
| urundn regarding sunday school work
| and the holding 81 convention TOT
| Sunday school workers, My PROPOSE
tion N that we should hold . sunday
school convention during the latter
pari Of November or the beginning OF
] December nONt; that We should have
this not too near the Christmas holt
/ days. that the last two days be Mon
/ day ana Tuesday, that three meetlnri
be held each day. that the stake DOLE
/ gates be guests Of the braeroi sunday
/ School Union Roard apportloned amonl
| the suriay schools " this city whil'
| they stay here; that badges shall hi
| srfpnrod Tor tho visitors, Tor We wanl
our brethren and sisters 20 come and
! visit ~ and take part In this conVen'
| u0n, that President Angus ~ Cannon
/ and his cnunHoinrr. tn presidency NJ
/ this stake. he asked 90 give the pre-
ceedinr sunday eycHing 10 the petere
| sundly School Union, and that ~
hclrd divide the visitors among IN
| various words 10 speak on SunN
I school matters and help WHY M
| Sunday schools OF the city. ] trus
| that the presld sncy % this Stake vii
/ Frs their way clear 60 permit this nni
that Il will not interfere with anythni
they may have In mind. The speaker
! chispu should he notified M soon al
possible. 90 give them time 20 prepare
| 30. that in d., event Of any being IN
able to alto ma. the opportunity may ID
given 10 the board 10 select Others
Thar Ia, u some are selected 20 prepari
for this and thcy cannot fulhll IN
expectation or requiremni, the boar
shall receive notice In time mat other
may be selected for the purpose, and
committee OF three should be chOscf
from the members NJ the board % ar
range the details OF the convention AM
take charge OF the preparatory work
Now these are points that ! have writ
ten. 30 that you might gci a clear ide'
OF Inc object N the move Here Il
suggestive program Tor th's SUNDAY
school conventions
"Alondny morning. address Of wei
come, tho objects OF the convention
mo Sunday school treatise; Sundnl
school teachers meeting; how 10 reacl
delinquent scholars.
MONDAY afternoon, subjects; How 1
hest maintain order IN the school, hoy
10 use tho Leaflets the use ~ tn
Nickel Fund; home reading In connoc
ton with the sunday school,
Monday evening how TO Grade tn
sunday school: the relationship Of IA
church 10 the Sunday school, tho Sun
dav school ~ an auxiliary TO IN
home: the home as an auxiliary TO IN
Sunday school.
TUESDAY morning. Kindergarten an,
infant classes In the Sunday school
uunctunlity--h best secured, m
sunday school superintendent. IN,
sunday school teacher.
on Tuesday afternoon, Sunday sohoo
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