The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-11
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HOLD CONVENTION
Salt Lake, Pioneer, Willard
and TooeIe Stakes in An
nuaI Meeting Here.
HOW TO CREATE INTEREST
DISCUSS MEANS OF MAKING THE
EXERCISES ATTRACTIVE.
HOW TO CREATE INTEREST

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IN Barratt hail at the evening y
session OF the annual convention of y
Sunday schools of the Salt Lake, =
= Pioneer, Tooele and Willard stakes, y
= the following resolution was I'M 4
= animously adopted:
Re il, Resolved by the Sunday y
= school workers of Salt Lake, Pho =
= neer, TOOele and Willard stakes, in 4
convention assembled, that we ap- 4
, prove and indOrse the action Of the y
parents department of this eOnven- y
Con IN the resolve TO wage a cam =
pSlgn against the unrestricted sale y
OF liquor at our various places OF y
amusement, ana that we, and each =
OF US, here and now pledge our in =
y Huences our efforts and our y
> suffrages as citizens to the securing =
OF such rigid regulation of this I'M =
wholesome traffic as shall at least y
m part protect the army of children =
y that frequent the resorts" y
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The annual convention Of the Sunday
schools of Salt Lake, Pioneer, Mil
lard and Tooele stakes of the Mormon
church was held in this city yester-
day. General and department meet
lnSs took place throughout the day in
Barratt hall and the class rooms of
Memorial hail. The meetings were well
attended by workers in the Sunday
~"'O'-'s ttlCsC AGSauillS III SAT- Lake
turning cut in force, and many COM
ing from out of the city. The topics
discussed were those outlined by the
general board for ca ch of the con-
Ventions and the speakers were among
the most allie of the Sunday school
superintendcnts, officers and teachers.
The Mormon Sunday schools through
out Utah meet once a year in conven-
ton, and or each occasion a group OF
stakes hold the session together, thus
giving opportunity for the visiting
members of the general board to direct
the work. The same topics are dis
cusSed at each of the conventions, in
Guiding subjects of vital Importance in
the work with the children. The de-
partments arc, in every case, well rep
resented and their meetings attended
by all of the workers who are able to
be present.
AS organized under the direction of
the general board, the Sunday school
work of the Mormon church is most
effectively carried on. Departments
that held meetings yesterday were the
superintendents, secretaries and treas
urers, Librarians, chOristers and organ
lists. parents, theological, second inter-
mediate, first intermediate, primary and
kindergarten.
The first session Of the convention
was held in Barratt hall at o'clock
Sunday morning. 1t was a special
meeting of the general board and stake
workers, and continued until $3.50 a. n
when adjournment was made to the
first session of the general assembly
al 10 o'clock After roll call, singing
and prayer. an address on the subject,
stake Conditions as Shown by Month
iv ReDOrts sent to the General Board,
was given by member OF the board
4 second address, Organization and
System in Stake Board Work" was
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the convention and singing.
Address of Welcome.
Al 10 a. m. in Barratt hall occurred
the first general assembly session.
which was attended by large and rep
resentative audience of Sunday school
workers. An address of welcome by
NeDhi 1. Morris, president of Salt
Lake stake, was followed by paper
THE Prayer Meeting" by a. c. Reese,
G. NJ. Cannon spoke on Fifty Min
utes OF Sunday School Work" A gen
eral discussion and music closed the
meeting. after which sessions or the
different departments were held at II
a. n.
Tie TOPICS discussed at the morning
meeting of the superintendent de-
partment were THE Librarians De-
nartlnent'' and Function OF the AS
sisting Superintendent Having In
Charge Officers Work in Division OF
RESPONSIBILITY" Roll call, singing and
discussion OF the papers presented were
the other features of the session. This
meeting also included in joint session
the secretaries, treasurers, librarians,
choristers and organists.
The papers were given at the il
o'clock meeting of the parents. Depart
ment on the subjects, Doing Things
the Parents Glass as a Moving Force
and Doing Things. Definite Work Al
ready Accomplished by Parents
Classes" In the general discussion
which followed many Of the members
joined.
In the theological department, at
the morning meeting, a paper on How
to Conduct a Glass Recitation" was
given and a general discussion fol-
lowed. The primary and kindergar-
len departments held joint sessions
throughout the day, which were well
attended and much interest was man
Tested by the workers.
The program for the second inter-