Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-02
MEETING or cHrKcu TEACHERS

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The annual gatherings OF the teach
y ers OF the Church schools and Religion
X classes are becoming more and more
important The entire week with three
sessions day Is usually occupied by
these earnest workers In the cause Of
truth, considering the many problems
that arise in their labors to elevate tile
young people of zion and plant in their
hearts an abiding4faith In the Gospel.
Such a Conference will begin next Mon
day morning IN the buildings Of the
4 Latter7day Saints University
Many. years ago, when ii was found
Impractical to maintain Church schools
Z for the elementary grades, religion
& classes were established as part of
the Church school system, to supple
nlent the work Of the public schools
With as much religious training as pos
a slbies AS The state high schools ara
rapidly increasing In numbers and are
i patroni2ed by many of our, young peo-
pie. it is found necessary to extend
the Religion class work to the high
4 school pupils also. This requires a
i higher standard of ability on the part
#of the Religion class teachers, and this
necessity is drawing them into closer
relations with the trained teachers of
the Church schools. while many of the
4 latter are taking a more active part in
i Religion class work, This is as 1t
should be- Both Glasses of teachers
I belong TO The one organization and
should be working in n mutually help
II f,ils way and to secure this result most
Eeffeotuslsy is one of the principal OBJ
IL jeets of the conference.
The program for This conference, be-
3 sides providing many musical numbers,
a grand reception Monday evening in
the odeon HILL and an excursion to
I Wandanlerc, announces addresses by
a members Of the First Presidency and
other leading brethren. a number Of
carefully prepared papers viii be read
and discussed, treating Important
phases Of religious training, The af-
i ternoon sessions Will ba spent in de-
partment work, whore tie revision Of
the courses in theology viii be consid-
cred, and the. proper correlation Of the
ology. with other branches Of learning.
The care OF Church school pupils out
side Of school hours The missionary
classes and their needs, high school!
religion class work; lnatfons work; the
essentials toseinphGstzH IN tgaeittng each
OF the subjects in THEOLOGY. etc. are
topics mentioned in the program.
AS the teachers in the Church schools
are expected TO take part In their re-
spective county teachers conventions
: and state teachers meetings, where the
s pedagogy OF the ordinary branches Of
study is ably discussed, the work of
these conferences is mostly confined to
the religious features of education. The
light that revelation gives 10 science.
history, literature, and other subjects
of study, and the best methods of com
trolling the young and developing fully
their entire natures. furnish the subject
matter for the work done in them,
Following The Mutual Improvement
Conference, cheap railroad rates have
been secured ana it is expected that
teachfrs.8 from all the stakes Of Zion
VIII be present and that the Confer
erlce Will hesene Of the best ever held.