Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-04
Attendance So Large as TO Tax
The Capacity of Barratt Hall
To the Utmost.
ADDRESS BY DR.. H. M. SKINNER
Discusses "Thc Greatest Of Lyrics" at
Morning Session Last Even
Jugs Program.

The second session OF lne Otolt
Teachers convention opened IN Bar
RAFT nail ut 1880 this morning, with
an attendance numbering close to 1900,
In fact, the capacity OF the hall was
taxed to the utmost and It was with
difficulty that those who came late
succeeded IN getting seats, and some
few were obliged to stand during the
meeting. The feature OF the session
was an interesting talk on THE Great
est OF Lyrlcs," by Dr. Hubert N. SKIN
ner Of Chicago, who closely Analysed
the nineteenth Psals commencing,
THE Lord is my Shepherd | shall
not want"
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Tho session was called to ORDER
shortly after 1880 by state Supt. Nell
son, and after prayer by Supt =. y.
Jcnaon OF SEWER county the former
nude am address OF welcome congratu-
lating the teachers upon having come
together In such goodly numbers anu
under such favorable auspices, IN
offering suggestions to the association
Supt. Nelson recommended that II be
placed on more secure financial ana
buslness-like basis, and TO this end
suggested that the committee having
this matter In hand give 1t their most
serious consideration Continuing ne
said: 1--WE should have a secretary
elected TO serve for number Of years,
which secretary should be well re-
muncrated Tor her services The, busi-
ness of the national association ~
largely conducted by the secretary and
the same responsibility deyolyes upon
the state secretary IL might be said
that the treasurer has perhaps as much
work as the secretary. This may be so.
! II you see nc TO place both IN the hands
Of one, / see no reason why such an
nrrang ament would not be satlsfao-
tory" Supt. Nelson then announced
| the following committees;
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Constitution and By-luws-Prest j.
| II. Paul, l., y, 8. T., Oscar Van Colt,
| salt Lake city schools Supt, A. l..
| Larson Sanpete county schools,
Resolutions President J. 4. Kings
! bury, Il. OF t., Supt. y. IL. Christen-
sen, Salt Lake city schools, Supt.
Johnson OF Piute.
Auditing Committee-Supt. d. G,
Jensen, Logan; Supt Wootton, Wa
satch.
DIR. sKINNER'S ADDRESS,
supt. Nelson then introduced to the
assembled teachers, Dr. Hubert M
skinner Of Chicago, who would ad'
dress the association on The Greatest
| OF Lyrics" DR. skinner was received
with good round Of applause and foi
more than an hour held the close at
tentlon OF his auditors.
Ha began by saying that he should
take with him to Chicago pleasant rec
objections OF his visit 10 salt Lake. The
meeting Of last evening was one Of the
most enjoyable OF his experience. 9TH,
governor was with us and gave US z
most inspiring address. He brought
Mrs. Cutler with him, and, unlike mos
governors he remained with US durinl
the evening, We had a splendid mus
zeal program, and all mingled together
with the utmost cordiallty and gooC
feeling This was an Inspiration TO m'
and ~ student of sociology | WA
greatly impressed with what saw dur
ing the evening"
Coming down to the subject unde
consideration Or. Skinner announces
as "The Greatest OF Lyric Poems anS
one which appealed to the hearts OF all
the Nineteenth PRalm, which begin
with the words, "The Lord II my Shep
herd"
The speaker then engaged in a dis
cussion Of the life OF David, who de
termiued, ON becoming king OF lsrae
to make of his people n great nation
Carrying out this determination h
planned 10 build n beautiful capita
and chose as the site thereof, not III
hill Of Salem, which was included !
his possessions, hut a still greater emf
nence owned by the Jebuzltes, which, !
order to secure, he had TO capture frof
It's pOssessors,
Generally, when tho Jews conquere
a city uf Palestine, those captured wer
usually thrown into slavery but sue
was not the spirit of King Dayi'
, Rather ala he encourage a fratern'
feeling, and before Ions the Jebuzltt
and Jews became firmly knit togeth'
in the bonds OF fellowship, This lie