Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08

stated that he had enjoyed the con-
Vention thoroughly. The Religion
class has had to be demonstrated as
every other new thing. 1T has been
demonstrated that the influences OF
the class makes the boys and girls
better students.
Elder John Henry Smith stated that
he believed that where atheism and I'M
hdeltty exist, there you viii seldom
md virtue and temperance. Early
religious training has this advantage
That while men who have received ii
may go far astray, they often turn
back again Religion class teachers
should not seek to encourage the at
tendance of children whose parents
are members of other churches without
the consent of such parents. We de-
sire an all round development, spiritual
as we'll as mental and physical. There
is nothing in this world so valuable as
human soul. II we can only secure
the love of the children we can help
them.
Elder George A. Smith spoke of the
pleasure he had felt in listening to
the remarks and papers and asked that
each should try to make his life an
inspiration to others.
After the singing of the DoXology
and prayer by Elder Summerhays the
c1sSlVil tI'Scu.
CONCLUDING SESSION.
The concluding session of the con-
Vention of Church school teachers and
Religion class workers was held In the
tabernacle last evening. Notwithstand-
ing the threatening weather there was
a large crowd present, the lower part
of the great auditorium being filled.
The speakers We're DR.. L. G. Gowana
and Joseph j. Cannon.
DIR. Cowans directed his remarks
more to parents than TO teachers.
Guardianship, which was his general
subject. was, he thought, the most i'm
portant duty of parenthood, Parent
hood, he contended. was a profession,
and one OF the highest of the profess
sions. 1T should have preparation like
any other profession. This, he felt
should be given during the high school
period. inasmuch as the very large ma
Jority of young people never enter col-
lege A young girl should spend less
time on such subjects as Latin, Greek
and mathematics, and more time on
household bacteriology, the care of the
sick, and kindred SUBJECTS subjects
that have a direct bearing on her life
every day after she leaves school. He
contended also for a longer period OF
guardianship than most parents now
appear to deem necessary. Statistics
ware given from the records of the
Juvenile court showing that the age of
greatest delinquency is 10 and 16 years.
Conditions are not such today as they
We're here % or 80 years ago, but par
ents do not seem to be making adapta-
tions to meet the changed conditions.
DIR. Gowans said he would like to see a
universal movement among the saints
everywhere which would not permit
any boy or girl, as at present, TO go out
at night without their parents. A more
rigid system of chaperonage was neces-
| sary, especially, in our cities.
Elder Cannon's subject was guard
ia.nship in the Religion classes. He re-
la'ed several incidents To show how
this work might be taken up by Church
schools and their auxiliaries, the Re-
ligion classes. He laid down these four
things as necessary 10 the proper con-
duct of guardianship: First, that pro-
per occupation be given the boys. The
natural condition of boys is activity.
they will always be doing something,
and if some one does not direct their
| energy 1t may be used in the wrong
| direction Second, love. Boys must be
| led, not driven. 1t would be well II
| older persons could be induced TO be
/ more attentive to the hayward boys
| nnd girls--if they would put themselves
| out of the way to treat them kindly ana
| considerably. Third, responsibility
| Boys and girls universally like to feel a
sense Of responsibility, and generally
| they will not betray that sense, once II
| Is placed on them. Fourth, they must
| be given systematic and proper instruc-
| ton in religion. If these four things
| be kept in mind by those who have
dealings with the young, there would
not be many going wrong among us.
Mr.. Pike sang THE Childrenl
| Friend" and the choir rendered two Sc
lecticns. The opening prayer was OF
fered by Elder Richards; the benedic'
ton was pronounced by President
Smith,
This afternoon the teachers went Il
visit the state university In a body anC
took luncheon there.
SATURDAYS SESSIONS.
The most strenuous day OF TN
Church school teachers convention wa
Saturday. They went into session al
$3.50 I'm the morning and, with the eS
ception of an hours recess remained II
session until 4 o'clock In the after
noon. The purpose Of this was that tn
teachers might get through their worl
SO that a number Of them might atten
the university summer school.
A very able and scholarly paper OF
The pedagogy OF theology was read b!
PROF, Henry Peterson Of the l.atter-dal
Saints university. Such was tho i'm
preston II created on tho convention
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