Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Meeting Of Officers aud Teachers Of the
Salt Lake Stake.


Tho REGULAR monthly meeting Of the
Sunday School Union OF the Salt Lake
stake was held Monday evening In the
Fourteenth ward Assembly hall. preside
ed over by Elder r. G.. GriERs and
associates OF the superintcndency. Sing
INK exercises were rendered by q choir
from the Twentieth ward school, dl-
rccted by Elder ID. J. watts. Prayer
was offered by supt. VIM. McLachlan
OF the seventh ward.
on roll call. all the city warda ox-
ccpt the Eleventh and Twcnty-Sccond
branch. were found 10 be present Rep
rcscntniivcs from the following county
wards were also in attendance; Big
Cottonwood both districts, brighton,
Cannon. Center. both schools. Farmers.
Forest Dale, Hunter. Lovendahl. Muir
ray. Sandy. South Cottonwood. Sugar,
Union, West Jordan and MILFORD.
a report from the various schools as
10 the use made of the Juvenile Instruc-
tor IN their work was then given. Supt.
Griggs stated that as the Instructor
was the official organ Of the Descret
Sunday School Union. all official no.
tees and circulars from the general
board were published therein. The pa
pcrs pertaining To our work should bo
considered bv che workers and the mag
nzlnc kent ON file for reference. Arti-
clee found TO be suitable for class cx-
crciscs might be used for that pur-
pose II desired.
supt. orlgss. referring to the pleas.
Ing Jubilee exercises held In the various
wards Of the stake last Sunday. said
that the occasion afforded an OPP
poriunity 10 take n retrospective Wow
OF the Sunday school work OF the past
20 years. At the close ~ tho year OIL
GERS should look ahead and prepare
work for the coming year,
ANNUAL REPORTS WANTED
EARLY.
The secretaries OF most Of the schools
being present by special request, Supt.
Grlggs gave detailed Instructions re-
garding the preparation OF the annual
report, laying particular stress upon
the necessity OF n prompt and complete
report from each school. Every ques-
tion asked In the blanks should be ans
wcred. In order that the general nu-
thoritlca might obtain from the reports
proper understanding OF the condition
OF every school In the Church.
The relation OF the class work at the
Union meetings 10 the regular work OF
the schools was then explained. These
exercises are merely suggestive courses
Of study and methods OF presentation
or Sabbath school lessons. from which
workers might CLEAN many valuable
ideas.
THE PROPHETS BIRTHDAY.
II was recommended that ,hc birth
day OF the Prophet Joseph Smith.
which occurs on the 23rd instant. be
COMMUNICATED by appropriate cx-
crcises on next Sunday morning.
The departments then separated to
their respective apartments and en-
gagged In brief class exercises. ON re-
assembling. the following courses OF
study FOR the Union meetings Tor tho
year 1900. which had been decided up
ON by the various departments. were
announced.
Primary department. Life OF
Christ
First intermediate department. His
tory OF the Church under the presl-
dency of Brigham Young"
second intermediate department.
study OF the BOOK OF Mormon"
Theological department. Articles OF
Faith"
The Twcnty-nrst ward Sunday school
was requested TO furnish the singing
at the next meeting.
The choir then sang. classmates
SONG" and Elder Albert Davis pro-
nounced the benedlction, and the meet
Ing adjourned for one month.
Christmas goods In great variety ut
kolltz Holiday Bazaar,