Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-09
CONFERENCE Of
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Magnificent Audienc. Does Honor
To This Important Church
Organization.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS MADE.

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Influence Of the Home and Other
Interesting Topics lnte.Ilgcutly
Discussed
The general conference Of the Deseret
| sunday School Union convened In the
Tabernacle Sunday evening at 1880
with an attendance OF between 100 and
5000 souls. It was the greatest gather
Ing Of Sunday school workers that ever
assembled 10 this city and the meeting
throughout was fun Of interest and
/ much appreciated by all present Pres
ident Joseph +. Smith, general super
/ intendent Of Church Sunday schools,
presided while the exercises were con-
Quoted by First Assistant supt George
/ Reynolds. The meeting began by tho
congregation singing the hymn, Gath
or Round the Standard Bearer under
the leadership of Elder George u. Ply.
per- Prayer was offered by Elder John
Henry Smith. Singing, III there's
sunshine In your heart Roll call
showed representatives present from %
out OF DO stakes, as well as from nine
mission fields
THE WORK IN JAPAN.
The first speaker was Elder Horace $.
Ensign, who reported the Church
schools Of japan He saiC the first
school was organized in Toxic. Nov. 20,
1902. il was found by the missionaries
that the adults Of the Japanese empire
were so STEPPED IN the supsrst,tlons OF
Budda and Shinto that q. was next
70 impossible To- spread tie principles
Of the Gospel among them According
~ Il was deemed advisable 10 teach
the children, and good work has been
done among them. At the first session
OF the school 90 little folks were present
some coming out Of curiosity and others
because their parents had sent them
Shortly after the Sunday school songs
were translated into Japanese an1 now
the children are so deeply interested
that they love TO attend and are fast
learning the truths OF the Gospel Of Jc-
sus Christ. I'VE have great faith IN the
youth OF Japan" said the speaker ana
j believe We viii yet see the fruits Of
our labors In mat land Just recently
Sunday school was organized I'm a
new district, with an attendance OF SO.
The Elders, he said, had made great
Roadway in acquiring the language and
We're now able 90 speak II more nuenuy |
than many missionaries who had been |
there for 20 years.
SCHOOLS or HAWAII.
President Samuel E Woolley reported !
the Sunday schools IN the Hawaiian Is |
lands lie said they led all other mis- |
sionary fields In this work having 60 |
fully organized Sunday schools |
with 200 members enrolled lie said |
the children OF that land rcjoiced I'm |
singing the songs of Zion, and most /
Of them were sung In the English |
tongue The work there had been es- 1
tablished FOR J5 years and The Saints (
Of that land, including the children of |
the Sunday schools sent hearty greet |
ings to their brethren and sisters lu |
Zion and especially % President JOS
eph L. Smith, superintendent Of Church |
Sunday schools The speaker reported |
the work Ia that mission prosperous |
and tho people were rejoicing that they |
had now become a part OF the United !
states,
REPORT FROM SUMMIT
The Sunday schools OF summit stake
were reported by Supt William /.
Hanson Of Coalyllle, He said there
were 10 schools IN the stake, with an
enrolment Of $500 pupils and $50 off,
GERS and teachers, The ward confer
ances had been nearly completed and
The schools generally were IN good con-
alton. Some schools We're removed %
to 80 miles from headquarters, but
board members were usually present 10
attend the 9.4j prayer meeting. The
speaker stated that stake officers
travelled am average Of 300 miles each
month 70 attend meetings. lie reported
d good school IN Park city.
ELDER GEORGE ". CANNON.
The congregation sang, Hope OF L.
.acl' nftor which Elder George NJ.
cannon Of the general board addressed
he meeting lie said fathers should
not be ashamed 70 have their sons fol-
ow In their footsteps, but should 50
I've that they would be proud OF it. The
.hlldren should not be forced to say, !
How can I follow your words when
'our deeds speak a different language?
There are those who wllfully bear false
Witness 10 lead the people Of God
STRAY Such should have no influence
,ver the children OF the Lattcr-day
o pray for the missionaries and Inc
residing authorities Tho speaker bore
fervent testimony, and said that the
'hurch leaders were men OF God, NOV
d upon By His Holy Spirit
sUPT J. NJ. TANNER.
Asst, Gen. Supt. j. VI. Tanner next
poke We are here tonight. sad he
o focus the spirit Of this conference.
have feared for some time that There
'7s a mlsconccpton OF the work OF tho
abb1th school by tho parents. I'm tbqf
many OF them think that the SUNDAY
chool eNempts them from training
heir children lu The home. No organ. J
.ation in The Church can take the
lace OF the home. There Is something g.
oout ID.Fious teaching in the home ,
'at Is not p2rallo,el elsewhere ia .
he home can be foupd bn
reatest love There Is mo- Inv.
ko that Of father and mother and no
udIity of teaching Ike that urowpfad
y the spirit of love The fundnwor-
u principles I'M teaching children nrp
'yo ana authority The Sunday school
oes not relieve the parents. do
ot believe hare is denomination
all the world that IS giving the at-
milton 10 the 'hi,ir1 that the Lat
rd1y-Sainis are Tho children should I
e Taught 60 support the authorities
On" church. IN supporting ana sus-
lining them IL IL not merely matter .
personal adulatIon but il nyorvss
be- principle of houoriug those whom
cd has honored. The lesson Of this -,
inference viii De renewed effort I'm
be- sunday schools 10 incu'coto reeprct d
r The authority OF God upon the earth
one should De undermined the others 4