Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS


Officers. teachers and members Of the
| Sunday schools are expected 10 remain
| al0of from all secret societies. and 20
refrain from wearing badges, political
or others. in the Sunday school
superintendent are requested 10 read
at the regular monthly meeting OF the
teachers an general Instructions OF the
Union board published In the Juvenile
Instructor.
Each Sunday school should take one
or more copies Of the Juvenile lnstruc-
tor. 80 that they may be I'm close touch
with the Deseret Sunday School Union
Board and be informed as to lis rulings.
Superintendent OF Sunday schools
are asked 20 furnish the Stake super
intendents and the peseret Sunday
School Union board with copies OF all
printed matter originating with them,
which they propose TO use IN their
schools
Contentious and debates on religious
questions wherein men assume posi-
tons for the sake Of argument and
then undertake 10 uphold them should
not be permitted IN our Sunday schools
In the announcement Of hymns. SUI
perintendents should read the pages
Of both the hymn and the song book
Under the approval and direction OF
the Bishopric. each school shall meet
once a year I'm special session. or Ward
Sunday school conference. and by vote
sustain the officers and teachers Of the
school A special program may be
rendered and the session shall only last
during the usual time OF holding Sun
day school A desirable time TO hold
such special sessions would be on the
sunday nearest the date OF the annl-
vcrsary Of the organization OF the
school,
Eecretary Ensign then called the
roll of the Sunday schools BY Stakes.
Nearly AN the Stake superintcndencios
were represented. Most ~ those not
so represented had delegates present.
as well as a number OF foreign mis-
sions.
Assistant superintendent George
Reynolds. In behalf of the board adj
vised the holding 81 district conferences
IN the various Stakes, FOR the reason
that many Stake conferences are little
more than q conference Of the one
school where held only a few dele
gates from other schools being present,
few children attending except from the
one SCho0l.
Elder Reynolds called attention % the
Jubilee History Of the sunday schools
of tha Church The book Is now ready
for distribution az 81 per copy post
age 20 cents The Union has on hand
also a number Of new Bible charts, H.
Illustrating twelve ~ The miracles Of
Jesus II also has chronological charts
Of the Book OF Mormon covering the
full period Of its history.
How 10 use the Sunday School Leaf
lets" was minutely explained by As
slstant Superintendent Maeser The
Leaflets present the lessons In two
divisions. first. the subject matter
which includes the tgXt, notes and ref
erences. and second. what can be
learned by the lesson which includes
the lesson statement. answers 70 cues
lions. The speaker particularly empha-
sized the importance Of th1roughness;
every word and sentence should be fully
explained ana understood before taking
Up another lesson even N u takes
q month % get through with leaHet.
Elder George ID Piper stated that
answer 10 question that sunday
school cholrs We're not intended % DO
the singing, but 10 lead 10 the music.
II is desired that all the children OF
the school should sing
Beautiful words Of love- was sung