Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-04
CONFERENCE OF
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Stake Officers and Various
Boards Meet in Barratt
Nall Today,
SPLENDID REPRESENTATION.


One OF the first meetings OF con-
ference week was that Of the stake
officers ana boards, Of the Sunday
schools, which convened in Barratt
Hall ut a;25 a, IN. The exercises PAP
took 0f the nature Of convention,
and although called AT 4. period So
early In The week. added 10 the fact
that trains carrying delegates were
delayed. there was e. splendid repre-
Seutation from q majority Of the
sta key from Canada ON the north to
Mexico on the south
Some OF the persons responding 10
roli call Travelled 1.aOD miles, and
even then the remotesk stakes were
rot reported at the morning meeting,
but win BIZ heard from before the ex+
erclseS are over The great gathering
az the Sunday school WILL he held SUM-
day evening. i'm the tabernacle. This
Deseret Sunday School union has q
membership far greater than any
other auxiliary organization IN the
Church, the grand total now bordering
on 10000, including officers, teach ers
and pupils, Perhaps no other church
In Chrfsten dom can make 10 good a
showing in sabbath school work as
does the Church OF Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. The perfect or
ganization and discipline found III tho
hundreds of Sunday schools In the
stakes and throughout the missions
and bran ches elicit the admiration OF
persons engaged in similar work In
other churches.
All a convention Oe one of tho Pro-
testant schools OF this city, held not
long ago, one of the leading delegates
proposed an onslaught upon the NJ or
mon sunday schools, to Save" the
boys and girls that Were numbered
therein. The suggestion aroused am
other delegate present, hiplselr the
Superintendent of a Sabbath school,
and he remarked that he thought it
would be a wiser and better idea TO
TAKE up a labor among Mormon chill
dren who We're not to be found en-
rolled in Sunday schools. along with
seCtarlan children who seldom were
seen In the Sunday school room, He
said further that the work of the Lat
ter-day Saints Sunday schools should
be commended rather than be dlscour-
aged for" said he, using term
that was expressive, II not choice or
appropriate, they can give us cares
and spades and beat us all to pieces
In Sunday school work
DAVID o. M'KAY PREsIDEs.
In the absence OF General Superln-
tendcmt Joseph L, Smith, who was at
tending a meeting elsewhere Assist
ant superintendent David o, Mckay
presided over the exercises this morn
ing The congregation sang, For the
strength OF the hills we bless Thee"
ana Elder Hugh J. Cannon OF the gen.
era board offered tho invoca ton.
The roll was called by Secretary
George -. PyDer, responses being re-
ceiyad from "A majority or the stakes.
Contrary TO tho rule In Church meet
ngs. there was a noticeable prepon-
deTance Of males over females In the
after a short address by Assistant
Superintendent Mckay, Introductory OF
the work Of the convention, the MEM
beers separated going into various
rooms in the Memorial Building, for
class work. Following We're the pro-
grains carried out In tho respective
departments; .-..
rians Included, the General superln-
tendency Presiding Division
OF Responsibility IN the Superin tenden-
cy." Elder Osborne Widtsoe. Discuss
sion. PAPER "Superin tendents' Coun-
cll Meetings. Elder Louis a. Merrill.
Diernssfon. Paper, stake Board
East Meetings" Elder ChaH. j, Ross
plsousslon. Paper, stake Board Ap-
rointments and Visits" Elder Geo. H.
wallace. Discussion
Secretaries and tToaEurers' depart
ynent conducted by Elder George d.
Pyper OF the g0neeal board--Paper,
sbenartmont Work of Secretaries and
rreasurers at Union Meetings" Sister
Annls B. Brown dlscussIoni paper
'Records aud Reports Elder 4, JQ-
seph Swenson, discussion paper, Stake
board Appointments aud Visits Elder
David W. Evans, discussion
Ch0rFterH and orghnlsls' department,
conducted by Elder Horace s. Ensign
OF the gen erat bOard--paper. s''rhOught
DeyeIopmtnt In our Sunday School
Hymns" sister Belle salmon Ross; dis
QUESTION paper, Two Part and Four
Part singing" Elder Joseph BALKAN
tyne, discussion; paper stake Board
Appointments and Nslts,' Elder Will
liam ~, -, shepherd discussion.
Parents department. conducted by
Elders Joseph W. Summerhays aud
Henry II, Rolapp Of the Benert1 board
Rubjec1. 1.-THE establishment ana Work
on Parents Departments In the Sun
day Schools Elder Henry III. Rplapp,
discussion. paper. stake Board Az,
poiniments and Vlsits.' Elder Ernest
Bfamwell discussion.
Theological department. conducted BY
Elders Levi w Richards. James IA,
Talmago and stephen l. Richards Oh
The general board Paper. THE Fast
Day In the Theological Department., "a
Elder r. Leo Bird dlaCuhaInnt na mar