Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-16
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

The News takes pleasure In calling
the attention OF ITS readers 10 a hand
some volume Just lcsued by the Deeeret
sunday School Union. and entitled "Ju-
bIee History OF IAtter-day Saints Sun
day Schools" The object Of this book,
as stated by the publishers, is to fur
nlsh a faithful record OF the develop
ment Of the Sunday schools, from their
beginning IN the humble school house
IN the Fourteenth ward Of this city,
Dec. g. lsis. 10 the jubilee demonstration
I'm the great Tabernacle, Oct s. 1899
CITY years later
glance at the table Of contents
gives a good Idea OF the comprehensive
ness Of the work Under the heading
"The General sunday School Move
ment.o we find chapters devoted to the
First Sunday school In the Rocky
Mountains" "Other Early Sunday
schools" Establishment Of Sunday
school Union" Growth Of the Union
Attachments OF the Union First
Public Celebration" Uniformity in
school Government" The Sacrament
OF the Lords supper In the Sunday
school" Encouragement Of Musical
Talent" Missionary Work "Inaugu-
ration Of Nickel day Sunday School
Children az the Salt Lake Temple
stake sunday school Conferences
Humane Day" Special Sunday
schools Established by the Union -
sunday school Convention" "Publiea-
ton. of the Union Sunday School
statistics Finances" and Officers OF
the Deseret Sunday School Union
other parts Of the book are devoted to
stake and ward Sunday school organiz-
atons. mission Sunday schools and
Jubilee celebrations Among the nu-
merous Illustrations are splendid por-
traits OF the Sunday School Union
Board and aids. the home where the
first Sunday school was held members
Of the first Sunday school, and repre-
sentatlves Of nations and peoples.
But an enumeration Of the contents
gives no adequate idea Of the vast
amount Of labor that has been expend-
ed IN gathering facts and data from the
numerous organizations. The book
must be read, to appreciate this. II Is
the work OF a committee consisting OF
Elders Joseph W. summerhays, Thomas
c. Griggs. Levi W. Richards, John NJ.
Mills and George d. Piper, with Horace
S. Ensign as secretary typographical
Is the work Is Ia every respect first
class. It would be a most valuable ad-
dOuon to any library, and especially to
the Sunday school Libraries.
Latter-day Saints Sunday school work
Is the object Of admiration by all who
| have taken pains 20 study 1t, even SUI
/ perdcially Many very reluctant to
| admit that anything good can come
out Of Nazareth" freely acknowledge
the superiority Of Mormon" Sunday
schools. This volume should be well
come to all such, az giving In a historl-
| cal form the key TO the success Of this
noble effort With prejudice cast aside
our Christian friends OF all denom-
nations have much 10 learn from the
Latter-day Saints on the subject Of inn
parting religious instruction 10 children,
and the Jubilee History can be recon-
mended to them as giving an object les
son OF what, under divine guidance and
blessings, can be done IN this line, with
often fral Instruments.
We again call attention to this inter-
estIng volume, and hope that It's value
as q record viii be duly appreciated by
/ the public generally.