Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
SOME VALUABLE AND TIMELY REMARKS,


After the close OF the News report
Yesterday afternoon. the following was
done:
H. S. Goddard sang H0unn1.
Elder Kari @. Maeser spoke on How
60 Conduct a Sunday School Confer
crce. The failures In huhing these
conferences have been often considered
by the board. The speaker had oi-
tended come of thesc conferences Gnd
l,ft Ignorant OF the condition W tne
schools ~ the STAKE. The object Of
abe conference 4 thrlef0ld. one pur-
pusa Is 90 preaent ~ model 20 each
school, showing now u should he con.
Quoted, especially giving an oNlfnplo
of punctuiiHy. Singing should also
receive special attention and ghc best
choirs should be hcird. Exercises by
classes selected from different schools
should be given. and there should b.
marching by some school. 60 show how
marching should be done. Al cxercis-
cs at the conferences should be- models
Tor the several schools Of the sake so
follow.
Another object OF the sake sunday
school conf renee iH 90 give the meme
hfrs OF the general board an opr1rtunl-
~ TO rcuch the s.ak aui 4 ,ormne the
corlitlon % NJ schools. Each school
should b. reported upon the tweniy-onc
points specified by the banks furnished
for uhc purpose. Aryther object OF
tho conference IL 90 afford an Opp0r-
tungy 30 give suitable una necessary
Instructions 10 the sunday school work.
sfH ~ the stake. Rcplying 10 qufa-
g'dn the speaker nild Snkr sunday
school conferences may b. held IN two
or more places IN the Stake II the la;-
1cr ~ iafre.
Elder George Reynolds rad a prc-
gram for stake Sunday school confgr-
cnccs 10 be held In 1870. II provided
for a two days conference ~ iw0 aef-
rlons each. II IL 20 he printed.
A. a member OF the general board.
the speaker said that more questions
had been asked at this convention han
can be- answered for lack % time. some
% them will be answered IN the Juven.
~ Instructor. Many Of them show thhi
the persons who have asked shcm do
not rad the Treatise nor the organ OF
the sunday school the Juvenile lnsirue-
Elder Joseph w. summerhays said
that 1. was proposed 20 hold In January,
1888. a aemi-cen iennlal celebration on
the nrrt G.attcr-day sain; sunday
s,hool IN the Rocky mountains, and pui
the proposition 20 the convention Tot
vote. IL was unanimously endorsed.
The speaker said further particulars
would be announced later. He ufg y
that historical data concerning sunday
school work and workers be collected
and sent 90 the general board. Ito par
tlcularly dcalred facts relating TO sun
day school work prior 20 she coming OF
.he Saints 90 Utah.
What il the form ~ the Holy Gho-,7
l. 10 Ia the form % n person. " spirit
without any particular furmt Was ie-
aus christ the Holy Ghost before He
tahornacied In the iieshf These quca-
tlons We're read by Elder Reynolds, ~
samples OF many chat had been asked,
President Cannon said In relation 90
then that often such questions. COM
cernlnr which there IL no written reve-
lniion. came up from sunday school
workers who desired answers. fesicr-
day some young man asked the speaker
n Adam was the father Of Jesus Christ.
n IL no, wise for ua 20 puzzle our
ralvea over auctions concerning which
The Lord has withheld full knowledge
from "a. The1sorhists teach the rein
carnatlon ot the human soul, ana some
Elders tn our church have tniulged IN
similar specuatlons, ~ have our sun
day aehool classes Indulge In such the
or.zlng Will produce darkness. They
should be confined 10 what the Lord
has revealed. Pupils VIII ask questions
on abatruse subjects, which aa well
enough. II they can be answered from
revelation, bp; e 81 not well 10 try 70
lind out mysteries. where Individuals
have had mysteries revealed 10 fhem.
which the President of the Church does
not make known To- u. they should hold
their peace respecting the same. The
First Presidency d. not deem u wise
90 agltate certain questions concerning
Adam. ana the savior. A. che time
when tho Prophet Joseph was giving
ondowmcnts in Nauvoo abomlnahlc
a. arN Hs4l
some Of which the speaker stated. say
Ing thR thry would dcntnoy those who
piacucrd them. Speculation und nrgu-
men, about qucHtoua not made plain
hy revelation tend 20 darkness and are
dangerous. The speaker urged those
present 20 labor 20 impress purity and
virtue upon che young. ana 20 teach
them that they had better loose their
lives than their chastity.
Elder George u, Pypcr sang, 20 Ny
Father most BEAUTIFULLY.
lienodlc.ion by Prvsldcnt Joseph =.
Smith.
EVENING SESSION.
Afisr singing. prayer Was offered by
Elder l.. Pond
Elder Newton L, Noyes spoke on
How 20 Prepare a sunday School Les.
son. TO teach X ~ necessary TO know
how 30 teach. Teaching Il a sclrnor
and an art. ana rcqulrcs careful. mfsh-
oilcal preparation. The gcachcr should
pray that b. may himself properly
comprehend she subject upon Which he
a preparing lesson. and shat he may
haye proper ideas In connection with
u. The teacher desires 20 be uble a.
- present the lesson 20 che class as 10
inspire In chem a religious feeling. ana
lead than TO seek FOR a testimony nf
the truth Of The Gospel Few tun teach
4 class WITHOUT preparation. Tue ursi
step In prcpnruE "a lesson Il The ac-
, oumulation ~ material 90 into me
subject first, then ~ around ID and
then 10 away from Il. bearing away
such valuable material rs has been
found Afier cleaning the material
come the study and arrungrmcnt N 10.
The points ~ the lesson should be ar.
ranged In fygirmif.e order. The mind
cannot easily reialn matter which q
fut rHfm1ne. Seek 90 know the Re-.
Ntlon " the Lesson In hand with 0thors
already learned. Tue language OF thp
teacher should be- Of the same eruds
as che pupils. 90 thac they may 40
harm the Lesson thlt they can repdt
% 10 N own words. Much time 4
saved by a carefully prepared lesson.
and ne teacher who q thoroughly
prepared has much more influence w!th
h's pupils than one win who ts not.
Elder a. lrre Goddard WIS ehankfui
/ f,r thr privilege 90 being prfaent a.
| mis- convention, ana OF being Identified
! Win ghhlih school work. The work
ers lu this cause recelve ro Zee nor r.