Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-26

in the fight. We have known of these
things that they were to come, but
we did not realize that they were so
close. Let us be faithful in the dis
charge of our duties in this trying
time. Was much pleased with the
reports that had been given. !.
Notice was given of the following
meetings.: High Council at p. m,
to be followed by meeting of the
bishops and their counsellors of the
different wards of the stake. Stake
Priesthood meeting at p. m. Meet
ing of all the Sunday School officers
at $3.50 p. m. at social In the Social
Hall.
AFTERNOON SERVICES
- Singing by the choir, Elder
~ n Jones offered the opening
u ~ (which was followed by another
by the choir.
sidents w. II. Lyman and Hugh
1ams each made short addresses.
g hey were followed by Elders Geo.
/Cannon and William A. Morton of
Sunday School general board. All
which remarks were replete with
good counsel and instruction, and were
listened to with great deal Of atten-
ton by the large congregation pres
ent.
Closing prayer by Elder Jos. T. Will
kinson.
At the Priesthood meeting at 1880
p. m. President Lund and Elder WINS
each spoke, giving valuable advice and
instruction to the large body of the
Priesthood assembled.
At $3.50 p. m. the Stake Superin-
tendency of Sunday Schools gave So
cial entertainment to the members of
the superintendencies Of the wards of
the stake, together with all other Of
ficers and teachers of the Sunday
Schools, to which the Stake Presiden-
ey and the High Council were invited.
A program Of singing, reading and
speech-makine was rendered, pleas
ing feature of which was short talks
BY President Lund and Elders WINS
Cannon and Mortensen. The music
by the orchestra was much appre-
ciated, and when grand march was
announced to be participated in by all
the stake and ward officers, its work
was indispensable.
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION
There was large attendance at
the Sunday morning session, the num-
Der present later being announced by
Pres. Day as S75.
Commenced by singing "All is
Well" by choir and congregation,
which rose during the songs.
Prayer by Elder Thomas X, Holy
oak.
Singing, ANGRY Words"
The Sacramento service followed
500. William T. Morris,
Stake Chorister, gave a ten minutes
talk on "Moral and Spiritual effect
of Sunday School Songs" Someone
has said IF you will let me write the
songs of nation, you may write its
laws" While speaker was not quite
sure that the songs would have as
great an influence as the laws of a
nation, he knew that the effects OF
songs were very far reaching. Spoke
of the excellent collection of songs in
the Sunday School song book, and
told of some of his personal observa'
tions of the effects of these songs upon
the lives of the boys and girls who
attended Sunday School and became
familiar with them. Said the officers
and teachers could help to install the
spirit of these hymns into the child
rem by helping TO sing and analyz'
them. Mentioned some of the sun
day School songs which were most i'm
pressive, such as Sowing" "Did Yol
Think to Pray" and others. Spok'
of instances where the singing OF
Sunday School songs had been the
means of turning young people from
paths of sin and vice back to thu
straight and narrow path,
Elder VIM. A. Morton
member of the General Board of tn,
Sabbath Schools, made one of his yer.
interesting and telling short talks
Elder Morton is of Irish descent, an
combines little of his refreshing
Irish wit with a lot of good sense an
feeling, and is one of the most salts
flying speakers ever listened to in thi
part of the country. Commended tn
people of the Parowan stake upo
the many improvements noticabl
since his last visit here. Said tina
he loved the Sunday School work.
there was anyone engaged in thi
department of the church who wa
not in love with his work he shoul
get in love with it or get divorce
from it. Said love was like rubbe
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