The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-12-09
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.


WV gates numbering more
than aluu aud from every stake OF n.
ON except Que, were present, as well
as representatives. from other places
The only trouble there sccslcd to be
was the lack Of time. Six sessions
were not sufficient To thoroughly GOV.
or the subjects considered The sing.
ing was the most spirited congrcga.
uonol singing heard for many day
and the solos, both vocal and instru.
mental, were delightful. The impetus
that these meetings will give the Sun.
day schools cannot be measured.
The committee Of the sunday school
convention supplied the delegates
with 400 meals at their headquarters
In the Templeton Building. free OF coat
to the recipients
The following Young Mems Mutual
improvement Association conferences
will be held during December; SEWER
lat lichncldl, box Elder Cat Brigham)
Cassia lat uallcyl. Willard tat Holden,
and Juah lat NcphD, all on December
10th, and nth. Kanab. Dec. 18th, 81
George, Dee. Goth; and Parowan, Dec.
27th.
Prcst Rulon S. Wells, OF the Euro.
pean Mission, will sail for home DE.
cemocr sth, and land In New York
about the 10. II II understood that
he Is accompanied by his counselor,
Elder Jos. w. McMurrin.
Elders A. H. Lund aud NJ. y. Cow
ley, Of the Apostles, have purchased
homes in salt Lake City.
Elder Thomas Palmer has returned
from a mission to Louisiana. Elder
Palmer left his home In Morgan city
for his field Of labor October Z, 1890,
He reports gratifying progress In the
spread Of truth. Several Sunday
schools have been established and the
people receive the eldcrs with less
prejudice than formerly,
The FIRST convention Of the sunday
school union of the Church Of Jesus
Christ Of Lat,cr-duy Saints was closed
In the Assembly hall Salt Lake City,
sunday, November e.. Though Il de.
velopcd that for forly-ninc years past
Sunday schools have been n feature Of
the religious training Of the Young 81
Utah, the SAINTS have never before
held n convention Of Sunday school
workers, though Sunday school con.
fcrences have been feature. The
convention In question was decided
upon nj the last general conference Of
the church, and the invitation 10 send
delegates met with response from
everyone OF the forty stakes Of Zion,
running from Alberta, Canada, to the
stake Of chihuahua, Old Mexico.
And In addition there were dele.
gates from Nashville, Tennessee, and
from the eastern states 10 the coast.
A general committee, consisting OF
Elders George Reynolds, Joseph w.
summerhays and George u. Piper
NNA' NllfhAhN'h w uncertain hht NihlA-
ors, and they deserve great credit for
the able manner In which they per.
formed their task. ON the fourth floor
Of the Templeton headquarters were
established with register, writing and
lunch rooms, where delegates were
kindly received aud assigned 10 living
quarters President Cannon directed
Secretary George d. Piper TO call the
roll Of the stakes OF Zion. and the re-
suit showed that the entire forty stakes
of the church, from Canada To Old
Mexico, were represented In the con
vention, twcnty.four superintcndonts,
seventeen assistant superintendonts
and one secretary representing the
officials, while the remaining eight
were ordinary delegates. Alberta,
Canada, was represented by superin.
tondent II, $. Allen Juarcz, Mex, by
Martin Il, Sanders, Idaho responded
with six stakes, Colorado, one;Arilona,
two, and the remainder, Utah stakes
In addition 20 these there were two
delegates from Nashville, Tenn, which
Is not nm organized stake Of Zion.
These were George W. Gwyn aud Miss
Jennie Gwyn, The object Of the con
vention was 10 correct the errors
prevalent and 10 discover the best
methods and employ them, and 10
formulate general and uniform plan
of Sunday school instruction. Many
Of the visiting delegates were ap-
pointed to visit the different sunday
schools In Salt Lake Ia the morning
aud the meetings iu the evening, at
which all spoke la praise of the con.
vention and the good influence and in.
struetion II would bring about
The semi-annuul conference OF the
Young Mems Mutual Improvement as.
ISOLATION took place in the Tabernacle,
salt Lake City, December o. There
was an ohicers meeting la the morn,
ing add general conference la the
afternoon Music was furnished by
the Mutual Improvement association
and Utahn quartettys, Professor Nc
Clelian and Thomas Ashworth
Charles oDonncll Of Idaho is among