Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-06
CHURCH TEACHERS
IN CONVENTION
Importance and Methods of Re-
Iigion Class Work Ably Pre-
scented by Leading Officials.
NO FREEDOM IN BONDS OF SIN
Child IN Religion Glass Begins the
Psychic Eternal Lifc-Truc
Religion Il Infinite

A large number OF Church school
teachers and Religion Glass worke.s
met at Barratt hall this morning nt
$3.50, this being the first session OF the
teachers convention.
After the customary opening eNer-
cises, Asst. Supt. Hyrum NJ. Smith
made welcoming address. The chief
point OF his address was the necessity
OF religious education In the life Of the
child He felt that too much attention
is given To- physical and mental educa-
ton relatively to that given to moral
and spiritual training. He was sure
that the highest type OF man ig the
religious man. II is necessary that tho
child be developed physically ami
mentally but It IS equally necessary
that he be trained In the power to per-
ceive the right and the wrong.
TRUTH MAKES MAN FREE.
1T has been said" he continued,
that man may be free even though
he be in slavery; and this is true. Jesus
said that we should know the truth
and that the truth should make us free.
This win bear the test OF experience.
No man Is free who is In the bonds
OF sin we should therefore teach our
young people a knowledge OF the COM
mandments of the Lord. that they may
avoid sin as much as possible"
Elder Smith urged the necessity ~
the teacher being sincere II he would
properly impress the children No per-
son, he declared. Is 1T to teach child
any truth which he himself does not
believe
RELIGION Is INFINITE.
President c. II. BrimhaU made
| a few remarks on q thought expressed
| by supt. smith. namely that the re-
| ngious man Is the highest type He
| believed this fully. And he quoted
| Prof. James to the effect that morality
| IL at its best when the religion comes
| In to sustain man, to urge him on
with the higher hope. Morality, ne de-
| clared concerned time only. II taught
| the necessity OF being true 10 yourself
| and your fellows. Religion, on the
| contrary, concerns the eternal Mo
| raiity is finite: religion. infinite. Every
day we are living the psychic eternal
| The boy in the Religion class is be
| ginning the psychic eternal life whef
| he is told that his spirit VIII go OF
| at death; just as young man ana a
| young maiden are beginnins inc
| nsychic eternity Of welded life when
| they understand at the altar that the
| ceremony which unites them unites
/ them for eternity az we'll as for time.
/ Morality is not complete, TIL II Is re-
! inforced by the unresistibleness OF re-
I ligion
| TEACHING PRACTICAL RELIGION .
Prof. Henry Peterson then read a
! paper on the Preparation OF the
| Teacher for the Special Function OF
| Religion class Work" He contended
| that Religion class work Is difercntiat-
cd from that OF the other organizat' 9ns
| I'm that il teaches practical religion
| whereas in the others the teaching Is
| mainly theological
! AS to the preparation OF The teacher
/ for Religion classes he maintained
| that IL would be well II he had a
| knowledee OF the subject no rs eN-
nected 10 teach. a knowledge Of the
| child TO be taught and a know edge or
| tbc wav in which best to apply the
! teachines given to the daily life of the
| child he advocated the Organization
| az ctnsets In our rhirty-oti Chrrch
| sohnols In which brief courses ne gwen
| to an normal students.
a lively general discussion followed
| In which several points in addition 10
| those made by Prof. Peterson were
| brought out l.,
The convention is now In session in
as second meeting, discussing mainly
! mo use OF pictures in the Religion
Glasses. This evening there 10 a re
| ception and ball for the Church SCHOOL
teachers aud Religion classes az oAf'h
| nan Tomorrow morning W. joseph
n Kinl bury w.ll address the CONVEX
! ton.