Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-04
Interesting and Well Attended
Meeting Held in the Taber.
nacle Last Night.
SECRETARY'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Music and Musical Training the
Themes Dwelt Upon by the
Principal Speakers,

The general conference Of the Dcscret
Sunday School Union convened In the
Tabernacle last night the vast ediice
being fllcd 10 It's capacity The meeting
was opened by the combined cholrs Of
Granite stake, under the leadership ot
Prof Evan stephens singing the sinspir-
Ing selection, NJ There's Sunshine In the
Heart Prayer was offered by Elder
Abraham o. Woodruff. after which the
choir sang. peace, BE SIN" Secretary
George ~ Piper then called the roll
which brought responses from every stake
In the Church and three missions
The annual report Of Secretary Piper
showed that there were 1901 Sunday
schools In the Church, gain II q since
the previous report These school mad
held iG32l sessions and mad 49, g2 officers
and teachers with an average attend
aucc 0f D, per cent The enrolment of
pupils showed J6,28 males aud ,9iS fc-
males, or total II lli,tsl. Win an aver
age attendance Of o, per cent
Books owner by the sunday schools, eX-
elusive OF the regular song books num-
berei - OF tuc officers ana teachers
81 per cent observed the Word of Wis
dom, while among the pupils II was OBJ
served 10y ii per cent Nlnety-thrCe per
cent Of the officers and teachers paid
lthlng,
SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS,
The following sunday school officers
were then presented and unanimously
sustained.
Joseph +. Smith, general superintcndi-
ent, George Reynolds, trst assistant, j,
NJ Tanner and assistant
As Members Of the Destret Sunday
School Union Board-Joscph +, Smith,
George Reynolds, J. NJ Tanner j. w
Summcrhays, Levi W. Richards. Francis
NJ. Lyman. Heber j. Grant. George Teas
dale, Hugh j. Cannon, j. Golden Kimbnll
IRE, ]. i. Bennett, John NJ, NILS, VII
liam D. owen, Seymour B Young, Geo
d. Pyper. Henry Peterson. Anthem II
Lund, John ". Wlnder j. NJ Tanner
James T., Talmage, Horace Cummings, a
o. Woodruff.
Secretary George d. PIPER; treasurer
George Reynolds, business manager and
assistant secretary, William A, Morton.
Juvenile Instructor Staf-Joseph y,
Smith. editor George Reynolds and j. NJ
Tanner, assistants; George d, PIPER
business manager
NO NEED OF FRICTION.
Miss Margaret summerhays and Wood
and Noel Pratt thew rendered beautiful
selection, after WHICH Elder William ID.
owen read an editorial which appeared
In a recent number OF the Juvenile NJ
structor. dealing with the relationship be-
tween presiding authorities and those call
ed to preside over the auxiliary organi-
cations. The article was from the pen
Of President Joseph +, Smith and pointed
out the fact that II all understood their
places and kept them, there would be
no need Of friction In the discharge OF
the duties devolvlng upon them.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS,
The choir sang, "Rouse o Ye Mortals,"
and Elder j. W. Summerhays spoke on
district Sunday school conventions, citing
the fact that the three recently held,
In Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo, had been
highly successful lie explained that the
work In these conventions was much dif-
ferent 10 that done In the stake Sunday
school conferences In that after tho regu-
lar opening exercises the convention d.
yided into eight different departments for
the discussion OF subjects specially con-
corning such departments. Elder SUM-
merhays said II was proposed by the gem
eral board to hold like conventions
throughout the Church and to this end
meeting is to be held Tuesday In Batratt
hall, when the stakes will be dlstricted
and the conventions arranged for lie
urged q good attendance OF Sunday school
officers at this meeting,
MUSICAL TRAINING.
Elder George Hamin reclted an original
poem, which was followed by Il short ad.
dress on the musical training OF children,
By Prof Evan Stephens, who urged at.
tentlon to this matter and spoke Of the
success attending his efforts In the Granite
stake This training was then finely ex'
eanlias.l -as-Iiss-s1ssHs~vss-srr juvenile
choir singing The Cause OF Truth" a
selection full Of beautiful sentiment,
which, the professor explained. was one
OF the main aims In the training. Of the
little folks. He urged that children be
taught to sing both treble and alto In
order that their voices might be thor
oughly developed, TO demonstrate the
effectiveness Of such training Prof.
Stephens had the choir sing alto first,
then soprano, then both showing that
they were equally capable OF singing eth
or part,
PRESIDENT FRANCIS NJ LYMAN,
President Francis NJ. Lyman addressed
the conference, He said II was a surprise
and delight 10 hear the children singing
and ne had no doubt that the musical ee-
ment Of the Sunday schools would profit
by tho examine set them AZ this meeting.