Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-13
Second Day Proceedings Of Sunday
School Convention
HOME INFLUENCE HARMONY
-, 81 ,be sabbath school, and OPP
nortunlue, of Teachers Outside
die school Room Discussed
SECOND DAY

49,. sunday school convention met
tIs morning tuesday at 10
,s with a large attendance OF
,,.r1-.s come. join our celebration"
IN oasning hymn. Prayer was Of
,.-.s ny Elder George Teasdale'
rilsr II. S. Ensign conducted the
-r...sl exercises and singing prac-
~. nm tha following hymns Rock Of
~, refuge" and "Kind and gracious
afuoort8nca OF home influence in
sunday school work was the subject
4sn highly interesting address by FL
5..gs5rgs NJ. Cannon lie said the in
sr.,rs of environment is a great factor
I. ,hs formation Of character, and the
-.r5iI51 Of the home surroundings Of
ts cbilf is equal 90 all other Influences
~trb nave q bearing upon the growth
.s4 development Of child character. 20
F,sir the most satisfactory results.
s.ws influence should harmonlZe with
M work and purpose Of the sunday
.-toai and each should Loyalty support
srd sye,aIn the other. While the work
~ tba teacher sometimes may be crude
ana his methods open TO criticism, the
rgrsbt cannot afford 10 do other than
oyanv sustain the teacher and II any
crtIcsms IS 90 be made they should be
IN he eacher personally. If any criti-
ams reaches the ear Of the child the
influence OF that teacher over the child
4 ulUaed announcement should be
given the children at home TO prepare
theIr lessons Regular attendance de-
psr1s IN a great measure upon home
influence and training. II the young
people ore permitted 10 allow trivial
things 10 prevent their regular attend
ance at school, they are likely TO grow
no shIftIess. useless members Of society
The speaker paid a glowing tribute TO
mothers and cited the great influence
ihey had I'm the formation Of noble
characters No great man ever lived
De said who aid not have a great and
good mother
Elder George Teasdale spoke inter-
esingly Of the Duties Of Sunday
school workers outside the Sunday
school, The calling Of the Sunday
school teacher s q divine one. as i'm
D5Ttant and as direct "a calling as
foreign mission IL Is a home mission.
The speaker read from the Doctrine
and Covenants the qualifications Of an
Instructor OF the Gospel. namely humu-
i,y a strong desire 20 bring about
righteousness. and the fellowship Of
The Spirit OF God The learned Jere-
miah The Prophet said. should not
glory 10 hIs worldly wisdom or knowl-
edge bot should glory in the knowledge
" God To get the Spirit Of the Lord
and keep % should be- the aim OF every
Sunday school worker; by Il they win
become powerful for good, and an 9TH
n qualifications viii be added tothem.
Outside tha school much can be done
by he loving teacher 10 lead the chill
dren 90 love the lessons Of the Gospel
De strives 90 teach them. II any are
Sick visit and comfort them. tax 10
them when met on the street, invite
he children 90 your homes and make
HEN iea. that you love them and desire
their welfare
In answer 90 a question. President
cannon stated that the Sunday School
Board recommended that the four
standard works Of the Church be the
only recognized text books. other works
wen, 70 De used as aids and supple
Elder George D. Pyper sang IN fine
Nogs the SOLO The Chldren's Friend"
Elder Horace S. Ensign read the
hhl.'' and Regulations adopted by the
fsfat Sunday School Union Board
10Y NE government Of the Sabbath
follows