Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-06

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the women, he could see no excuse
why they should not be i'm attendance
upon their Sacrament meetings, usually
held throughout the Church on fast
Sundays.
From his own family. however, Presi-
dent Smith drew a lession. He declared
that at times his children would return
from Sunday school, feeling, perhaps
that IN attending regularly each Sun
day they We're doing their full duty.
When the time for afternoon and even
Ing meetings arrived. however, he would
sometimes ask If they were not going
to attend them The answer he would
get would probably be, why, papa,
have been to Sunday school" AS in
his instructions to the children of his
household. his instructions to the sun
day school workers assembled last Might
We're that their attendance upon sun
day school sessions was not complete
observance of the requirements made
of the members of the Church.
THE LORDS COMMANDMENTS.
The attendance upon the sacrament
meetings, he said, was n duty not to be
neglected. I'VE are commanded by the
Lord, he said, ito meet often and
partake of the sacrament of the Lord s
supper, OF the bread and water as SYM
bols of Christs body and blood, re-
minders of his sacrifice for us that we
might obtain redemption from sin and
death" This death Is not alone tenn
popral death, for that is by comparison
a trivial thing. but spiritual death. In
parta6ing of the sacrament, he said, II
will not be well for any man or woman
to deceive himself or herself. He must
not partalse of the sacrament unwor-
thily. No man may mock that which
is divine. No man who Is honest in
IA nrt m tFsat~ dnnll
feel satisfied with himself II he neg
lects his sacrament meetings. Presi-
dent Smith expressed his pleasure in
reading decision given by President
Brigham Young many years ago, in eff
feet that children, whether they had
reached the age of accountability or
not, should partake of the sacrament
and be taught its significance from
their very infancy.
TOO MANY DUTIES.
President Smith exhorted his hearers
to be diligent in complying with every
requirement made of them. He also
directed the attention OF presiding Of
fioers of other Church organizations to
the multiplication of duties which
sometimes fall to the lot of diligent
and willing men and women. He urged
them not TO impose tasks upon these
Sunday school workers to the extent
that their lives will be made burden
some. Notice had come to him that
some of these willing hands We're en-
gagged in Church work every evening
in the week. This, he said, was not
what is to be desired In lighter vein
he said he believed a man should have
an opportunity of spending an evening
at his fireside occasionally.
In further discussion upon this por-
tion of his theme. he said: Let us
strike a happy medium. Let us do our
duty and partake of the sacrament
with clean hands and pure hearts and
we will receive encouragement and
manifold blessings"
President Smith was followed by a
boys chorus from the Twenty-Seventh
ward. lead by Thomas Ash. The boys
rendered their number with pleasing ef-
feet, giving, Some Glad, sweet Day"
"a TEACHERS FITNESS
Thomas b. Evans, a member of the
general board and superintendent of
the Sunday schools of Weber stake,
spoke upon the requirements of a Sun
day school teacher. He advanced as
the most important qualification, the
necessity of being there" From the
historic combat at Waterloo he drew
an example. He showed how Butcher
was there TO rally about the deci
mated ranks OF Wellington's men, and
turn an imminent victory of Napoleon
into utter route. AS the foremost pur-
pose of the Sunday school, he declared
that to teach the child what TO wor-
ship and how 10 worship. stood with
out argument. To present to the child
this knowledge, he said, the teacher
must be one of sound morals. converted
to his work, patient and kind. But. he
said, n man or woman might have
these requirements and still be lack
ing To be an ideal teacher, he must
also be fortified with a conception of
his work
Some teachers. he believed. We're in
clined 10 think themselves above the
positions they hold. Indeed. he said,
those who feel this way have an in
verted conception of the true state OF
affairs. The teacher must be trained,
or have the temperament to achieve
training through dillgent and palms.
taking effort. TO be successful, teach
ers cannot know too well the work In
hand.
He said that in presenting his veiws
upon this theme, he was not asking
that the teacher be gifted with talents
more than Providence has allotted to
man, but he is asking that those tall
ents be trained.
MUST BE CONSISTENT
Consistency Is necessary. he said.
This must he obtained not only during
the few hours taken up with Il Sunday
school session, but must rule the life
OF the teacher at all times. one teach
or he knows who enjoins upon her class
the observance OF those rules; pupils
must not chew gum, must not whis-
peT and must he punctual at all gather
lngs. This same teacher, he said,
would always come late 10 evening
meetings, would chew gum the while and
would chat with members OF the choir
during the entire evening session dis
cussing bonnets and gowns seen In the
audience. He left IL for his hearers 10
say how great would be the measure
of her success with her class,
Emma Ramsey Morris. who followed
Elder Evans, sang In an effective man
ner, Come, Come. Ye Saints"
A class OF girls and boys from the
Fourth ward of Pioneer stake, under
the leadership OF Elder Soderberg, gave
a concert recitation. The number
showed palnstuking effort in prepare
ton and a good understanding OF the
matter IN hand. As II one voice were
repeating the number, the class OF
some rs boys and girls performed their
task.
An urgent request was made that the
Sunday school workers support the
Juvenile Instructor. This publication
means much TO the Sunday school
movement and IL needing the support
of all workers and pupils.
coward. Christian Soldier was
sung by the Ensign stake schools and
the benedictlon was pronounced by
President Winder.
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