| Show SUNDAY SCHOOl brT v ww a EM ELECTION MID HELD Officers of Deseret Union Favor Law Closing Amusements on Sabbath An appeal appl for the Enactment of a law closing clong all aU places of o amusement on Sun Sundays Sundays Sundays days was made last evening at the semi semiannual annul annual conference of the Deseret Sunday School Union by Professor James Iames Jame E E Tal Talmage Tl Talmage mage in speaking on OIl The Th Fourth Com Corn Commandment Commandment i t Professor Talmage traced the history of the fourth commandment trac from the Mo Mosaic sale law down to the present prent time He said sid that as the gospel of Christ super superseded superseded the Mosaic law so Christs inter interpretation Interpretation interpretation le of loi the Sabbath took precedence over the pr observance of the day da daIn In August 1831 18 he said sk through a revelation revelation tion Augst to Prophet Joseph Josph Smith God re is reenacted enacted ton the fourth commandment and gave enace detailed instructions as to its Ita ob oh observance ol servance I wish that we could say y as B was said ld In old said Professor Prof r Talmage that the ol proper observance of the Sabbath Is 18 Isa isa a distinguishing mark of the belief belef In the true and the living God Go But this may not now be b said sid If I the enactment of a law Jaw closing alt all places plas of amusement on Sundays Suna s is necessary to bring bg about this result re and I think it I would be b of great ga ul benefit benfit let us have that law When ben next our representatives come come together let there thero be b no ambiguity of expression and no hesitation on the part of the representatives representatives n to In the public de demand demand demand mand Stakes Well Represented The Th tabernacle last evening was wa crowded crowde with wih Sunday school workers There was wa a larger representation at the th conference than at any anyone one previously held by b the th union Every Evry stake of Zion save Yellowstone and six of the missions were represented The conference opened with wih the sing singing ing of Calvary by b Miss Ruby Geddes Ge and the Ogden tabernacle choir under the direction Ogen Of f Joseph Josaph Ballantyne Elder Eider Eder Levi Lev W Richards Richard of the general genera Sunday school board made the opening prayer pryer George Gere D general secretory secretary of ef f the Deseret De ret Sunday School Union Uno called call the roll Iol of stakes and missions Upon Up presentation by b the secretary the th confer conference conference ence sustained as R officers of the Deseret Dd Sunday School Cion Joseph F Smith David O 0 McKay first assistant general superintendent Stephen Stphen L la L Richards Richard second autt general superintendent George Gog D general secretary John F Bennett gen general ge general eral treasurer members of the board Joseph Joeph F Smith David O 0 McKay Joseph Josephr iv v r Levi Lev W V Richards Richard Richar Francis Francs M 11 Lyman Heber Heher Hebr J J Grant Hugh J Cannon Andrew Kimball Kimbal James Jamef W WIre Ire ere John F I Bennett John M X Mills Mis William Ilam D Owen Seymour B loun oun George Gerg D Henry Henr Peterson An Anthon Anthon Anthon thon H Lund John Jon R Winder James JamesE JamesH s sE E H Talmage George Geme M 31 I Cannon Horace Horae Cummings Josiah Burrows William Williem A AMorton AMorton Morton Horace Horac S Stephen L J I Richards Henry H Harold G GReynolds GReynolds GReynolds Reynolds John Henry Henr Smith Charles Charle Felt Fl George Gorge H Wallace Howard Howan R Driggs Robert L McGhie Sylvester Sylveter D Bradford Officers All Al of the officers and members of the te board held these the positions vUon during durin last lu year yer Dr James E Talmage then made his addres addre on The rho Th Fourth Commandment Miss ls Myrtle 1 rte Ballinger and the male see sec section s tion of the Ogden tabernacle choir chir fol followed followed lowed lowe with ith a beautiful interpretation of It I Is Not Death Dath to Die from Lazarus LaZI Professor sr Robert Lindsay Lindsy McGhie gave an interesting and Ind instructive talk on How to Interest the Boy Who Like Sunday School School Professor Mc McGhie McGhie Ghie said Sid that the successful accomplish accomplishment h ment mont of this difficult achievement de do depended depended largely on the thc preparation of the teacher and the teachers love for the child The Ogden tabernacle choir chor sang aang In Hark Hark My Soul Elder Eler Joseph J Cannon spoke on Parents as a Guardians His address consisted largely larely of inci mci incidents Incidents dents In connection with his work among delinquent as a a member of the th Betterment league leage Elder Horace Horce S Ensign was the solo soloist soloIst 1st with wih the Ogden tabernacle choir in inthe Inthe inthe the rendition of Hosanna Honn President Herman E a E Ellsworth Elsworth of the northern norther states mission Charles Charle E Calls Callis Cal Hs lis ls of the southern south r steles states mission and anI James E Robinson of the California mis mission mission mission sion gave f talks on The In Influence Influence fluence of the Sunday School In the Mis Mission Is sion Fird 4 Apostle poste Francis Francs M Lymar and Steph Stephe i 5 L Richards and Apostle D O 0 McKa McKay eRa j assistant general superintendents sup of th tt nunion union made the closing cosing remarks remark Tl The a conference came to a close cose with Ith the te sin leg jg of the rain rtin scene sene from Elijah l lElder 1 b bElder Elder Horace S Ensign Ensi Miss M Myrt rt Ballinger r and the Ogden tabernacle choir choi President John R Winder pronounced til W benediction |
