The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-09

CONFERENCE OF
SCHOOL TEACHERS

Salt Lake Iunc S.-ThiS morning at
$3.50 at the Lat;eT-GSy Saints univer-
sity the church school teachers lis.
tened TO paper by Osborne j. p
Widtsoe on the "DeGniteness of Aim
in Training Theology In summing
up his points Professor Widtsce said:
Il would say that every teacher OF
theology should be specially qualified
for the work he undertakes. thzt the
aim OF every course should be 10 In
culcate living. active faith. I,orticu-
larly il the subject IN hand; that the
aim OF every daily recitation s1oall
be, not TO impress some irrelevant
truth foreign 10 the subjec! IN hand,
but TO build up the sreat aim Of the
course; that finally the great aim CT
all-the aim CT our four years Of work
should be imMovably TO establish an
absorbing faith in the existence ana
lie fatberhcod OF Cod the Father of
all, the Ruler OF all. the great Creator
IN whom we live ard E,oYe and haze
our being"
After 2 lively discussion of the
points in tie paper. n. l.. Nelson Pre-.
sented parcr on The Correlation OF
Theology With English Prof Mel.
son contcnded in his presentation that
the main object TO be aimed al is not
so much the obtaining of correct
forms as the developing Of the spirit
ual life and growth within the sonl.
MS afternoon the teachers met In
departments To discuss the outlines
and the hest methods of presenting
subjects In the following divisions:
BOOK OF Mormon, New Testament. Old
testament. Church History, Matron
Work, Religious Class
Monday Afternoon.
Two excellent papers were presont-
od AT the Monday afternoon session of
,ne religion class workers: Prob
iems OF Religion Glass Work" by John
henry Evans, and High School Re
lision Class Work" by George Fl.
brimhall- Prof. Evans i'm his paper
emphasized the need OF the doing
rather than the learning. the giving
out, raillcT than the continual getting.
Dr. Brimhall treated his subject un.
ucr a number OF carefully arranged
headings, beginning with the psychol
og'caL the sociological and the the
oioglcal necessity of teaching religion
70 students of high school grade He
saio IL has been generally accepted
r .hat The most important period of life
III winch to impress religious truths
is the age of secondary school instruc
uon. The Lord called Joseph Smith
AT the age OF il and began 10 train
MIN Tor his calling as prophet and
church organizer.
inc difficulties of conducting a hMt
school religion class were not over
looked by DR. Brimhall One of thu
nlst was the difficulty of gettint
.edehers who arc converted and WI
ieei mat the church is the CREATES
tnius on earth: teachers also wo ar,
more interested in the students than
al ene Things taught, and who are no
- u . agnostics who say. eft seem.
10 me TO be So" instead OF saving. 81
Is so''
a second difficulty is in cotfiH,
proper parental authority TO back -
INC movement. The school teacher
are prone To discourage any work no
III 'neir daily curriculum: therefore
II Is necessary to have the parents
active support.
"PSohcl IheH OUeIeQ the 1OllON
ing helpful suggestions: Get the prat
.ical cooperation OF other organize
uons. Have high school students G,
cused from all religious duties excer
,neir priesthood Quorums. Let the +,
hgloh class meet one and one-ha
hours during the week, and let It forr
one OF more distinct classes in III
Suuoay school, This would give thre
hours per week, for which tho studer
might get credit at some churo
school The church school can len
eSt AID by furnishing teachers I
york in the religion classes.
49,, Drimnall read the resolution r
boa.g adopted by the general churc
Vi eoucation, and said that th