Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION MEETS.
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Brother-romorrow being your birth
aay we had hoped that you would have
been with US, bup We learn, ia our re-
| greet that this evening YOU leave fol
! the distant south. and we shall be de.
! prlyed OF the blessing OF your presence
| ana teachings. But while YOU tourney
| from US. be assured that we shan not
| forget that slNty-twO years ago YOU
first saw the light OF this world In the
trOubl0us days OK the Missouri perse
cutlons. Nor shall we forget your
many abors In behalf OF the people Of
| God and Tor righteousness sake. which
| have endeared sou 10 an who claim 10
be saints. and as a token Of our re-
gard and affection l. IN behalf OF this
convention OF sunday school workers.
! present you with this bouquet Of frag-
rant flowers, trusting Il wil give YOU
as unaluyed pleasure 10 accept them
as 10 does us TO place them In your
hands while we invoke the blessing of
our heavenly Father 10 rest up0n YOU
and yours in an your future lie and
throughout an eternity"
President Cannon desired 10 empha-
size the Importance OF the last sub
ject discussed by President Smith. lie
deplored the growing disincllnation TO
marriage. particularly The tendency %
defer 10 To- later life. An effort should
De made by the Sunday school teach
ers TO correct this growing evil. that
there may be fewer unmarried In the
communities of the Saints Marriage
should Doe eniOIuel as the law Of God
and its IMPORTANCE hOuld be taught In
the sunday school
The hymn beginning 20 ye mountains
high" was sung Tor the close Of the
morning session and the bencdicti0n
was pronounced by Elder Angus NJ.
Cannon, president Of the salt Lake
stake,
AFTERNOON SESSION
2 o'clock. Marching Homeward"
was sung as the opening hymn. and
prayer was offered by Elder Brigham
Young.
Singing practice followed under the
direction Of Elder T. G., Griggs, who
conducted an the musical exercises OF
this session. Did you think TO pray?'
Sweet is the work, my God. my
King 20 and God speed the right" Were
the selections given.
The first number on the program was
class exercise rendered by the Forest
Dale sunday school kindergarten class,
Sisters Ida NJ. BIesInger a. Leone Tay-
lor IeenIe Olson. Ruby Young and
Maud Cook instructors. The lesson
covered the work of an entire school
session, and was given 20 illustrate
practically the work Of a Sunday school
The little tots performed their
-
their good training and the interest they
take in lessons adopted 10 their capa-
city The recitation consisted OF an at
tentlon exercise In verse followed by
a Good morning song" given 20 train
the little people In the poetry Of mo-
ton and 10 teach them to greet each
other This was followed by the repe-
tition Of a short prayer for the Lords
blessing on their lesson. intended TO
train the children 10 pray for what they
want. and ask for all in the name OF
Jesus Christ A few verses. I'm not
too young for God 10 see.' were sung
% teach the children TO sing and that
God sees their thoughts and acts. The
Lords Prayer. repeated In chorus, was
followed by motion lesson In verse,
sittle Squirrel which served 10 teach
the lesson NJ kindness 20 animals. Next
followed a lengthy narrative. illustra-
ting a lesson In obedience. faith, and
the gift Of healing Can a little child
like me- thank the Father huingly"
was repeated To entertain the children
and inculcate sentiments OF gratitude.
This was followed by other verses and
the recitation closed with a benediction
the praying I'm concert not only serving
TO teach the children 10 pray, but also
training them IN prayer
"Hosannd' was artistically rendered
by Prof. II. S. Goddard.
Assistant Superintendent Karl G.
Maeser. In an earnest address on the
objects and Benefits OF Stake Union
Meetings To become professionally
acquainted With each other and each
others work that the best methods NAV
be formulated and adopted Also that
the teachers may acquire perfect ace
quaintance with their duties and ac-
quIre thorough ness In their work. The
successful teacher, the speaker said. Il
ever on the alert for new thought. new
lessons and new methods OF presenting
them, otherwise he would become
stereotyped and unprOgressiye, and the
sooner such a teacher resigns from his
class labors HE better IL VIII be for
the Clds-. Auuuer OBJECT or the Union
Is 20 unity the work Of an the schools
throughout the stake that ail may
progress tremendously toward the per-
lection that is aimed at by the Sunday
school board and superlntendency
The place Of the Normal Class IN
the Sunday School" was discussed very
inteIllgently bv Elder Henry Peterson
That school which has a class OF pupils
who are well acquainted with the prin-
Ciplcs Of theology and have an adapta-
bilitv 20 teach, may, with profit.
establish normal classes. provided
suitable Instructor can devote
his time In formulating suitable
studies and lessons. ana show how such
lessons may be presented 90 the var
i0us departments N the school The
speaker thought that normal classes
should not be established eXcept un-
der he direction Of the Stake superin-
tendency.
An exquisite violin solo was rendered
by Prof. George r. SHELTON accom-
panied by Prof Mcclellan on the or
gan.
The concluding address ~ the after
noon was rlven by Elder George d.
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