The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-23

mary object the master art of teaching
people how to live together, abridging
individuality and curtailing selfishness
by requiring that each one shall rec
ognize the rights and respect the per-
sonality of the other. The school fits
the child for citizenship, preparing him
for the industrial, political, and moral
obligations incumbent upon him, thus
making for the veal of community life
clude its equipment, curriculum, and
teachers. y 1t is objected, Mr.. Nelson
said, that the schools are tending al
most exclusively in the utilitarian di-
rection, omitting the altruistic. This,
he insisted, is not true, showing that
there are many ways by which the
criticism can be combatted
Answering further criticism, that
the public schools tend to produce i'm
morality because they omit religion. Su-
perintendent Nelson said that this is a
misapprehension, as we'll as an untruth
1T does not follow because a child is
taught religion he is therefore taught
morals. Religions may or may not teach
ethics. On the other hand. If the teach
er each day will exact honest work, in
fusing moral sentiment, requiring hon
esty and earnestness as well as accura-
cy, she will directly secure in the child
morality.
Concluding, superintendent Nelson
said: If life lays upon us any supreme
duty, 1t is that of helping each genera
ton to rise above the last Such is
your duty. Enter upon your work with
high hopes. Look for success, and you
shall find It, Live and work nobly, and
your lives will be a blessing to the
world. Forget that too often you are
overworked and underpaid. Put not as
the guiding stars in the constellation of
the lives of your pupils the old signs of
Leo, Scorpio and Cancer, but train them
from ignorance, superstition and op-
preston. Weave into the galaxy of
their lives faith, hope and charity. You
will then find life's duties pleasant to
perform and the benediction of Divine
Providence will be upon you forever,
for
Lives nobly ended make the twilight
long,
And keep in time God s sweet nightin-.
gales of song.
In his address on personal Work.
DR.. Day confined his remarks to special
states of mind, discussing intellectual
difficulties; Indifference; defective sense
of sin; conviction; fear, true and false;
TO repent and believe; delu-
sions; antagonism; hidden sin; waiting
for more light; delaying submission
and making practical each
one OF these ten conditions, calling out
expression of opinion and
discussion from the teachers.
4 motion prevailed asking Rev. n. E.
Clemenson for the two addresses given
by him on Monday on 'The Problem Of
and It's Solution,' to be
published in pamphlet form at the ex-
pense of the convention for general dis
tribution, n committee being appointed
to get out the issue.
Convention Returns Thanks
These resolutions were adopted:
''That the heartiest thanks of this con-
are extended TO Rev. McLain
Davis for his admirable address on
'The Wonderful Book; to DR.. Day
for his very able and helpful lectures; to
Mr.. Clemenson for his illumination Of
the Mormon problem; to Prof A. c.
Nelson for his timely and able paper;
o Prof, Martin for his strong and useful
address; to the officers of the First
church for the pleasant accommoda-
Iions given for the evening meetings;
to Mr.. Sweazy and his staff for their
lnceasing efforts TO make the members
IF the association comfortable while en-
toying their hospitality; to the railroad
for a pleasant trip TO Saltalr, and TO
Rev. Josiah McLain for his kindly !
aid. -
Officers Elected
At the business session of the con-
5ention the following officers were elect
I'd for the ensuing year: President, Miss
Ella c. Heron, Springville; vice. -presi
lent, John G, Cathcart, Logan; secre-
.ary, Miss Ruth Hannah PAUL, Salt |
Lake; treasurer, Miss Harriet Elliott,
franklin. Ida; executive committee, |
Miss Theresa Stalker, Springville; DIR,
I. C. Smith, Springville; Charles Fl.
Hamilton, Springville; Miss Edna V.
Hyff, Logan; Miss Rossellie Lowry,
Munroe.
At the evening session DIR. w. NJ. |
Paden was TO have delivered an address
on ''III Nephi, but the Doctor was
lnabl, to be present. A prayer meet
ing was held and a subscription was
naugurated for the purchase of mis-
sion lot at Panguitcb,
The Presbytery of Utah begins its
sessions in the First Presbyterian
church, this city, tonight, and will con-
.inue in session up to and including