Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION MEETING.
Well Attended and Highly Profit
able Session Held in Barratt
Hall Last Night
PLANS FORCOMING CONFERENCE
Badges to be Worn By all Sunday School
Workers Secretaries Consider
Local Record Book.

Promptly az 1880 last evening the
Salt Lake stake Sunday School Union
was called to order IN Barratt hall
opening with the hymn Sweet Sab
bath School" Prayer was offered by
Elder John H. Johnson Of the Twenty
fourth ward followed by singing Far
far away on Judea's plains" The roll
call of the stake was responded TO by
very credltable representations from
all Che schools of the stake except
Center and North Point
A singing exercise was conducted by
ChorIster Beesley. our Home In the
Mountains" and Peace Be sim be-
ing rendered with lie and feeling.
"The Beatltudes' were again recited
by the assembly by way Of preparation
for the coming conference, marked I'M
proyement being noticeable over the
rendition Of a month ago
Board Member and Instructor Os-
born Wdtsoe was honorably released
by q unanimous vote, the change be-
ing necessary by reason Of the gentle
man leaving to prosecute his studies
IN the east.
THE COMING CONFERENCE
Supt Josiah Burrows made brief
explanation of the progress of affairs
pertaining to the conference Aug. 30.
read the notice which Is to be pub
lished for several evenings prior to
the gathering and offered a few gem
era suggestions and explanations,
laying especial stress on the neces-
sity Of punctuality and proper decor
um on the part Of the boys He said
the committee on reception would
leave the body Of the house not later
than 1866, and that schools not seated
before that time would have 60 ar
range for themselves The Sunday
morning session will be vailed to or
der by chord on the organ promptly
at 10 a. m, and standing roll call
win be the order at each session dur
ing the day Badges are TO be fur.
nished by the stake board and worn
by an officers and teachers blue by
the superlntendenCies and red by the
others, the board officers and members
wearing white badge All are to be
distributed at the first meeting of the
conference, Aug ~. In the b. Y, Me-
mortal hall.
DEPARTMENT WORK
Four questions were asked Of the
superintendent for the purpose of
holding OF regular preliminary prayer
meetings, superlntendents council mec4-
ings, local conferences and results OBJ
tanned from the use Of the lesson state
ments. an with very gratifying results
Changes were reported In the Twenty
ninth ward school, July Il, and Pleasant
Gren. July 49, Alex Swan and John T.
Jacobs being sustained as second assist
ant superntendents In the two schools
respectively
Superintendents Burrows and Burton
both gave further detailed Information
relative to the conference arrangements
including several requests. The schools
were asked TO bring their own song
books and copies OF Peace be Stlll;' al
50 10 be prepared TO state number in
line Superintendents were asked To
occupy the home missionaries seats at
both sessions in the Tabernacle. They
were also requested TO hand in at the
first opportunity the names Of their old
est and youngest enrolled members.
A very interesting ana profitable ses-
SIGN was held By the secretaries, the
time being consumed In considering e
local record which is designed TO com
prise a historical record of officers and
q minute. record. including quarterly
ana annual summaries 4 committee Of
10 was selected 10 consider carefully
ana revise the outline submitted; pre-
sent the matter to the stake and gen
era board for their approval and report
at the September meeting
Brother Maesor made a very interest
me- talk on method before tlrc theo-
logical department
The second intermediate considered
September lessons and INDUCED in a
discussion OF methods Of interesting pu-
pills in reading the Book Of Mormon
text.
The first Intermediate discussed the
importance Of love Of teacher towards
pupils, and proper position Of teachers
before their classes,
The primary and kindergarten con-
Quoted appropriate model lessons with
profit TO their well attended depart
ments,
The department work was concluded
at p. m. and meeting reassembled;
closed by singing catch the Sunshine
conducted 10y Chorlstcr Thomas Butler
OF the Fourteenth ward. The benedic-
tion was pronounced by Elder Jesse G..