Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-06
RELIGION CLASS WORKERS.
Report Submitted by Snpt. Clawson
Shows 30,1OO Children Enrolled.

profitable and interesting meeting
of the Religion Glass workers of the
Church was held Saturday afternoon.
at the close of the regular services in
the Tabernacle. Besides the general
superintendency, Anthem H. Lund,
Rudger ClaWson and Hyrum NJ Smith
there We're present large number OF
workers from all parts of the Church.
The meeting was opened by singing
from memory, Count Your Blessings, +"
and prayer in concert led by Elder
Joseph w. McMurrin
Three interesting reports were made
by superintendents OF stakes where the
work Is particularly fourishing. Supt.
ID. a. Broadbent of the Wasatch stake.
said that nearly all the Religion Glass
teachers of his stake are professional
teachers. These teachers maintain
that the influence OF the Religion Glass
helps the discipline Of the day schools.
AT the beginning of the season letters
are sent TO the parents asking IL they
desire their children TO attend the Re
ligion Glass. In nearly all cases the re-
ply Is in the affirmative. Most of the
school children are enrolled.
Supt. Leroy Cowles of the Weber
stake said that the work there is aided
by their practise of holding confer
ence In each ward and also a stake
conference ~ TIC
OF last seasons work n three-day con-
vention was held. He related an in
stance showing the good the work is
doing. A man visited their meetings
recently and Informed one OF the work
ers that an act OF the children had
brought about his conversion and that
he wished to be baptized into the
Church. His wife had been very sick
and one day the children of the class
carried flowers TO her bed, ana did what
they could to cheer her. She later died
but the incident was not forgotten and
the husband felt that such an act must
have rs origin IN good principles
He began 10 Investigate and became
converted
Supt o. W. Snow stated that IN
The Boxelder stake there arc . class
OK I'm the 80 wards. Thirty stake
workers are engaged on tho stake
board. In the fall the teachers visit
each family Of the warh ana urge par
ents TO send their children Parents
day Is held also early I'm the season,
when parents are invited TO come and
sec the work. Ward and stake con-
foronCos are held each year. The
effort Is made TO put the outlines into
every home, In one ward recently the
class bought an invalid chair for
little. sick girl and held the class al
her home. The Religion class organ
lYation compares faYOraby with the
other auxiliary organizations
Elder Henry Peterson Of the gem
cral board spoke on guardianship
work Without making ourselves OBJ
noNions 10 the children, We must
keep the weeds out OF tho garden 81
their lives as well as plant and nur-
tme the fruits ana flowers there, with
the older children the children should
be- grouped according 10 sex and The
conditions and temptations peculiar to
each should be wisely ara prayerfully
considered.
supt, I,udger clawson reported that
there we're at The end or 1907 total
OF 30, 700 children enrolled, an increase
OF b,O7l over the previous year This
Increase was greater than that OF any
other auxiliary Organization except
the sunday school and rroportlonAtoly
far greater than that,
Supt, Hyrum NJ smith stated every
person In the church who Is doing
lis whole duty supports the Religion
class work.
supt, Lund poke Of the necessary