Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-25
CONVENTION OF
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
,.,i., Of Profitable Meetings Held
In This City Saturday
And Sunday.
SESSIONS WERE WELL ATTENDED
s,os,, School Matters lnt'll'g'H''y
''', And Systematically Discussed
What Was Done

. ,.ns1 IN TINS WY "
vn,n r. belrg held in the Salt Lake
DE-. . Barratt hall and the Assembly
ph.a' a,,, sossions we're well attended,
h4.. , ,sInr perhaps 1900 delegates pres
Wv" of the meetings. The exercises
s,rs Interesting Throughout and Otis II Is
..n 10 say that as a result the sunday
-" '..0,, not only in the stakes named
=, throughout the Church will be
ready benefited
rSs erst meeting was called TO order
,,n saturday night In the Salt Lake
Ss,,,.t There we're present OF the
'..JIlps authorities Presidents Joseph
smith and Anthem II. Lund, Elder
go Teasdale OF the Council OF the
ueo.s ras SUPERINTENDENT George Reyn-
A'ud J. NJ. Tanner, President Angus
cannon secretar. George d. Pyper
"a many mem bers OF tho general ana
ny nv. boards These we're all seated on
NAA ma v while the delegates generally
srSnoied seats throughout the building.
snnsrintendent Tanner announced as
w. onenlng hymn, THE Cause OF
I'm " and prayer was offered by FL
y. .s, ssvrour b. Young. The congrega-
W., iSen sang. For the strength OF the
Kills we bless Thee
OPENING ADDRESS.
sursrlnterdent Tanner made few
,n,ning remarks In which he congratu-
,l,sd those present on having come to-
Srthsr in such goodly numbers and un-
str uch favorable auspices, He ex"
,lalned that In view OF the large at
,,ndance It would be necessary for the
Invention TO meet In the Theater sun
Ssy morning as the Barratt hall was
Ssray large enough, The speaker
snnght that II IN the past there had
.J.tsd any skeptIclsm concerning the
srnwib and enthusiasm OF Sunday
sehool work, tonlght's meeting ought to
,.poys every yestige OF misgiving.
saN he. There are represented here
tonIght Ave stakes OF Zion, whose work.
,s IN the Sunday school cause have
met ina, they might reach a more per-
ict spirit OF harmony and that they
might be mutually inspired by the spirit
md interest OF the meetings which shall
h held"
spperlntendent Tanner then explained
n, Older Of the meetings and offered a
svnber Of important suggestions TO
ride the respective departments In
hdr work. lie urged dispatch and
,rcslon IN the discussion Of the vari-
cus topics assigned and hoped that the
delegates would get acquainted with
zach other and exchange ideas
freely and with view to re-
oying all the benefit possible
from the meetings. Revertlng to the
work Of few years ago Supt. Tan
Nr said there had been remarkable
progress IN the last decade. and he felt
hat II President George Q, Cannon,
Dr. Maeser and Brothers Goddard and
Morgan were present their hearts
would swell with Joy to see the interest
taken on this occasion. In closing he
stmonshed the delegates to be free
IN greeting each other that all might
have time Of rejoicing together
HOW TO RECEIVE PUPILS.
supt, Clarence NJ. Cannon Of the For
est Dale school then presented the sub.
Ect How TO receive our pupils and
teachers on the Sabbath morning at
The ward sunday school" He said the
officers and teachers met at $3.50 to pre-
pare details At 9;i5 they had their
regular prayer meeting and roll call
ind at 1855 the bell was rung outside
ne house In order to warn those living
nearby that the time was near for the
commencement Of Sunday school. As
me pupils came into the room the
teachers N.ih roll book IN hand. mark
Cd their presence nd the school was
talIrd 70 order promptly at 10 o'clock.
Immediate? after prayer all necessary
announcements were made and the
minutes read and after the second
song there was the silent drill. the
administration Of the Sacrament ami
'hen class work on reconyening, teach
ers reports were heard, these showing
me numtc' OF members present anu
NTdy. Then Il there were any visitors
lhey were ioard from, after which the
ShOol was closed with singing and
DentIlclicu The speaker sad the
teachers NJ his school held weekly ihCct-
lgs t. discuss and prepare the lessons
ana oil lalolcl together IN love ard
unity
AT this point the convention was
favored with beautiful violin solo en-
uued Legends by Arthur Pedcr-
Sen,
PHYSICAL COMFORTS.
The subject. How to promote the
physical comforts Of the school by its
healingl lighting and cleanliness
should have been discussed by Or.
S9lhes j.. Talmage, but owing 60 illness
NluCh prevented him from attending II
was presented by Elder Horace Cum
mlUgS Of The general board. The
sspedh'r SAID that the buildings I'm which
sunday schools were held should be
!ne very best buildings II was possible
70 erect. lie was sorry to say, how
nsl, mat IN great many instances
SUI was not the case. the district
snooI buildings being far superior TO
u erected for public worship 1t
Has q wen known principle Of truth
Mal me better our environment the
SSe.ltr me work that was performed.
suhuay school buildings should
TT ",h heated and properly yen-
,uIaIel' II heated by stoves
Mese should be placed In different
parts or the room so that an even tenn.
r ERA might be maintained. Il was
s "uch better TO have two or three small
hh yM5s IA use in different parts of the
"ss'llIhB than TO have one large one set
W. 10 some corner The fires should be
o w soon enough so that the room
, @ou'a De nicely heated throughout he
.D,s the sunday school began. The
sss pleaded for pure air, good light
r ra,. S'ean buildings, with the alsles car.
Ey,tu ana The walls made attractive
with beautiful pictures,
EFFECT OF OUTLINES.
Mler music by the Theater orches.
~ Supl Josiah Burrows OF the Salt
s sS, sulke presented the subject, "The
nSV! ~ the new outlines In our stake
NV w changes they have wrought in
wv, ,,c methods Of teaching and home
EXPIRATION and general efficiency Of
sunday school work" The sneaker
s ,a,u ,ne introduction OF the outlines n
.eeI ago had marked an important
,ttvuh W Sunday school work, All.
mOush many difficulties had been en-.
b ossn'ered the system had proven 10 be
M PRACTICAL and successful and. IN
" Vp"hon, was q most important step