Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-21
Statistical and Financial Report for
the Year 1898.
MEETING OF THE $. $. UNION
Addres.c. on sunday school Finances
1frsneb sunday schools, aud s""-
day school .o,crnmcn.

All the city schools were represented
except the Third. sixth and the branch
school 81 the Twcnty-sccond ward
the following schools Of the country
VEN fairly rcprcscn,edi lilg Cotton
wood tboth schools. Brighton doth
schooisl. Cannon. Center. East Jordan,
Farmers. Forest Dale. Hunter. Sandy.
sugar. Union. Yves, Jordan and VIII
ford.
the cxccllcn, singing exercises were
givcn by the children Of the Eleventh
ward school. under the direction u
Prof ". a. Tuckett
Opening prayer by Elder Joseph a.
Cornwall ~ MIN Creek.
Stake Superintendent r. g. rriFTa
presided ana made n few opening re-
marks upon the Word N Wisdom and
other principles IN which the Sabbath
school teacher should be exemplary.
ANNUAL REPORT For 1895.
lie also referred 10 the excellent
showing made by tie isss report ~ the
Stake sunday schools. Just completed.
The footinga OF the report show a total
OF 60 organIxed schools In the aait
Lake stake. Average sessions during
the year ~ and better; number ~ male
officers and teachers 49, female sos.
total i.2;ii average attendance ~ same.
30. number male pupils G,Gli. female
sipi total pupils il,s2p; average at
Tendance ~ pupils. A.sii tGi per cent?.
total officers. teachers and pupils tiiii.
number ~ stake Sunday rchpul officers
md missionaries. -. Number ~ pu.
pills In primary and infant departments.
k.ps7 In nrHt intermediate 2agti In
second intermediate SOS. the hiEh-
or or theological. 10i0 In financial
matters the schools have done we'll the
past year. amount On hand Jan. I. 1895.
3Aie.bf. amount collected. t2.hf0.ei. TO.
tai. tl.agpii. dishnrrrd, ts,iitss. bal
nncc Dee u. 1925. SO, ~.
There are three schools ~ the stake
with an enrolment ~ over BOO viz,
Twcniy-fcc0ni ward with 600 Nine
tenth ward go. Sixteenth ward hsa.
Tho Twcnty-rccund wurd has n branch
school with an enrolment ~ iis. mnii-
inF total of Ca Tor the ward. The
three schools ~ MN Greek have n total
enrolment ~ ~. the thre schools ~
fouth Cottonwood claim go, the ihrE-
est Ia the Stake.
In finances the Tenth ward school
leads with fses handled during tho
year. followed by the Seventeenth ward
with iisg. Cannon tiCs. First ward
branch ti3i.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FINANCES.
Superintendent Charles W symonn
OF the Tenth wand school delivered an
Instructive addfcrs on Sunday School
Finances. His school was favored. h.
said. IN having abundant finances FOR
furnishing all the text and music books.
etc, necessary for tho welfare ~ the
y lool. Holiday festivities, etc. Tor
teachers and pupils soru also Hua-
taincd By the nuhncya 81 the sunday
rchooio. Ala was also extended 90 for
elgn missionaries who formerly hc-
ionRed 10 the school, Their method ~
obtaining means wnH illuHtmtci.A COM
mittee was appointed early In January
whose lnbOra extended throughout the
year, and whose special duty n 90 sup
ply finances Tor tho Sunday school
treasury. Concerts. theatrical enter.
tainmcntH tntsasiod by ward tnlunD.
lawn parties ana excursions were man.
agcd by this committee. with the result
that the school always had means %
ret what wnH needed upon every call.
BRANCH SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Charles cotifcll. Jr..
Of the Fourth ward branch. WAS tho
next speaker branch SUNDAY Schools"
was his theme. which h. treated In an
able and entertaining manner, Whcge
school, had become ovorrrnWdrd. ~
where the borders ~ the ward ur dis.
trict had become extended ~ far frpm
the place of msntinR Os 10 make II
unsafe or announcement Tor tho little
ones 10 travel 10 and frpm the school.
a branch school should be- organized.
a number ~ branch schools wero al.
ready organixed In this stake. ana not.
withdrawing tho objections some have
had towards them, they have been the
means ~ accomplishing very much
lFuaI NAl only have ~
~ our people been brought within tho
pale and influence ~ the sunday school
who were never thVrc hrfprc, hut many
~ the children OF the strangers
within our gates have hccume members
Of che branch schools. nnd In many In
stances they AMI their parents have
been lead ~ Identity themselves With
the Church. whosc mcinbershtp can h.,
traced directly 10 the Influence OF tho
branch sabbath school.
Superintendent Grigra. endorsed the
nugfeErtiun - ELDER Cuttreil that there
was room yet fur quite "a number ~
branch schools IN this stake. aud de-
sired that aupcrintcndcntH should cons
suit with the liishup ~ their wards
IN relation 10 the cgtnhiishment or
brunch schools where there WIS NOON
o. establish them.
"Mr Valley Home" was beautifully
sung by the children.
SUNDAY SCHOOL uoVERNMENT.
sunday School Government WIS the
subject 81 a strong address by supt.
Charles u, Felt of the Seycnteuth ward,
That there should be- good aud efficient
work done In the school. AN efficient
superintendent should be- chosen by the
Bishop, who might with prDprlety con.
suit with the stake Huprrinteudrnt In
relation 20 his appointment That hat.
mony, unity and good feeling may OK.
iht between the superintendent and his
aids he should be permitted 10 select
his own assistants ana other officers. 80
that they would be aids indeed ana not
IN name only. The speaker held that.
while the superintendent always pre-.
sided, ana was always responsible Tor
the conduct NJ the Sunday school
whenever he WIS present, the assistant
suporlntcndents should nlwayA be- con.
suited, take part In all tho management
ana work of the school, and should take
turn with the superintendent as officer
or the day The secretary should Keen
accurate brief and trrsc minutps.
which should be- recorded by the ussist-
ant secretary, The necessity NJ propnr.
alton on tho part of the teacher was
nlso dilnted upon. That everything
should be- done In an orderly cN-
pcditiouf and efficient manner, every
mart Of the work should be- done
promptly, md al the right time. every
one knowing what he WIS 90 do and
how To do A. and always being rcndy
at the proper time 10 perform his part
OF the work, quietly ana royercntly
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