Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-31
Conference Of the Sunday Schools
Held in the Tabernacle YeSter.
day Morning and Afternoon.
SCENE A GRANDLY SUBLIME ONE
Exercises We're Varied and OF a Nature
Calculated to Please aud Interest
All-rhe Proceedings,

an ilulllOndl SeeSloH AZ ~ W. III wv
Assembly Hall, for the officers and
leaders Of the respective schools. The
Tabnacle had been tastefully decor
sted with cut flowers and potted plants,
and 9TH the army of bright faced chill
dren that had assembled by 10 o'clock,
projected an appearance the Ike of
With is seldom seen outside the COM
muhies of the Saints For one hour
bef5r the opening the schools had
beehirrlving one by one, taking seats
I'M IN big building In the order OF their
arrh The first 10 put In an appear
anct was the Brighton school, which
arrk'd shortly after 8 o'clock, closely
fol6pd by the First, Twenty-iifth.
seyeth and Twenty eighth. BY 10
o'clos the building was well lllle0,
therbelng perhaps 5000 Sunday school
Wolsrs gathered together. At $3.50 a
selex orchestra, the members OF which
had indy volunteered their services
for lpe occasion, struck up a tuneful
seldom and precisely 6 I 10, the confer
ence vas called to order by Stake Supt.
Josh Burrows The standing roll call
of Ike officers and schools showed all
preset, after which the congregation,
unt the leadership Of Stake Chors-
ter Elyin A. Beesley, rendered the
hyrAl "Sweet Sabbath School Pray
er hs offered by Supt, sylvester @.
Carhn Of the Cannon school, follow
ed the singing of the hymn, Far,
FaN way on Judea's Plains
OPENING REMARKS.
sat Josiah Burrows, in few OPEN
ing bnarks, bad. all present a hearty
weeme, expressing the hope that tney
,WoB have q time of rejoicing during
the1ay. The speaker congratulated
the Snday school workers or this stake
on heir earnest efforts in behalf OF
thi{ rganization and was pleased 10
be b. TO report that the schools OF the
said AXE stake were never In better
shah than they are today. For THIS
conolons he desired to thank the
BlsSos Of the respective wards for the
inttt they had manifested, for to
theifnorts much Of the success noted
waJue. The stake board, said the
spebr, was perfectly united and all
Woodworking together for the good ana
benh OF all the schools. During the
yeatnembers Of the board had hlled
ZOO tpointments in all Of which they
hadbich reason to rejoice for the con-
dub in which they had found the
scht visited. The speaker thanked
the Ulcers and teachers for their
fatt and devoted labors. He
wasI pleased TO report gen.
eral response to the $40 prayer
meebg. and to observe also that the
schob I'D ea+yied -eut--the requfI
m5Ne Of them 10 hold annual CONFER
ences in their respective wards. The
SNEAKER invoked the blessings OF God
upon the general SUPPLEMENTARY OF
the Sunday schools for their earnest,
painstaking efforts, and also upon Az
Sunday school workers for the good
work they were doing In behalf OF the
young and rising generation.
The congregation then sang the IN
spirinR selection, Peace. BE Still" az
ter witch the Testimony OF the Three
Witnesses" bearing record OF the di-
vlnlty Of the Book Of Mormon, was re-
cited In concert by the second inferno,
date department OF the MINI wala
Sunday school, under direction OF ga
rnh Gillette. Preceding the recitation
few explanatory remarks were made
BY Asst. supt. Chas. Is. Felt.
The Seventeenth and Nineteenth
ward Sunday schools. occupying the
Tabernacle choir seats, then rendered
beautifully. "The Children's Friend,
nnder the leadership Of Stake Chorister
Alvin a. Beesley. after which the
schools recited IN concert, THE Beati-
tudes" as contained in the Book OF
Normon III Nephi, y. 3-l2. This ex-
srcise WAS conducted by Elder Hugh u,
FOLSOM OF the stake board.
: stake Secy. Joseph V. Smith then
nresented the general and stake au-
ihorities Of the Church. and the general
ana stake officers of the sunday
schools all Of whom were unanimously
sustained. They are as follows:
AUTHORITIES SUSTAINED.
Joseph f. Smith, as Prophet, Seer
land Reyelator of the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF Latter-day Saints.
John n. Wlnder as first counselor in
hhe First Presidency
Anthem II. 1.und, AS second counselor
I'M the First Presidency.
AS members Of the Council OF tne
Twelve Apostles M. Lyman,
John Henry Smith, George Teasdale'
Heber ]. Grant, John w. Taylor, Mar
liner W. Merrill, Matthias r. Cowley'
Abraham o. Woodruff, Rudger Claw
,on Reed smoot and Hyrum M. Smith.
Iohn Smith, as presiding Patriarch
a the Church.
The counselors in the First Presiden-
~. The Twelve Apostles, and the Pre-
edIng Patriarch as Prophets, seers and
Revelators.
first seven Presidents Of Seventies
eaymour b. Young, Christian ID. Field
std Prigham Henry Roberts, George
p.ynolds. Jonathan @, Kimball, Rulon
: wells and Joseph w. McMurrin.
William y. Preston as Presiding
D,shop. with Robert T. Burton and Or
I'm p Miller as his first and second
counselors
As officers OF the Deseret Sunday
School Union--Joseph Y. Smith. gener-
al superintendent; George Reynolds
Arst assistant general superintendent
Joseph NJ. Tanner, second assistant
general superintendent.
Members OF the board-Joseph i.
smith. George Reynolds. Joseph NJ.
Tanner, Joseph w Summerhays. Levi
w. Richards, Francis NJ. Lyman. He
bcr J. Grant. George Teasdale, Hugh ],
cannon, Andrew Kimball. John w.
Taylor. l.. John Nuttall, James w. Tire,
John r. Bennett, John M. Nils. VIII
fam D. owen. Seymour u. - Young,
George D. Piper. Henry Peterson. An
,hon H. Lund. John r. Windcr. James
Z. Talmage. George VI. Cannon, Hor-
see Cummings. Abraham O. Woodruff,
George d. Piper, general secretary:
George REYNOLDS, treasurer; Joseph r,
Smith. editor Juvenile Instructor;
George Reynolds and Joseph NJ. Tan
neT. assistant editors; George ID. Pyper,
business manager.
Stake observation-disclosures NJ Gamma .
president Of the Sat Lake Stake OF Zion
with Josenh y. Taylor as his first and
Charles W. Pcnrose as his second coun.
selOrs.
officers Of the Salt lake Stake sun
day school union board: Josiah Bur
rows. stake superintendent; Willard c,
l'urton - FIRST aYd Charles y. Felt a.
second assisiaI a sapcrlniendents;
Joseph " smlihE ecesaryi James u.