Show iALKEEi Of MAHRIAUE I I hf Ii 1 Early Unions i Urged by J President i d Presi-dent Cannon I I tt1 1 1ft T f GIRL ASKED I < HIM I TO MARRY e t fr I < sl e Church Officials in the Mormon Sunk hbltl Sun-k daySchool Convention Dwell on 1tt the Importance of Early Marriage jlt J President Cannon Thinks Girls t Should he Allowed to Propose One of the Best of His Wives Asked I Him He Was Plensed With Her itQ t Good Taste Other Subjects I J I 2 The opening day of the convention oC Sundayschools of the Church of t I Jesus Christ of latterday Saints was CFI 1 held yesterday In the Assembly hall lUFt At all three meetings the attendance 11 was large and marked Interest taken In the proceedings I Addresses were made by leading omcers of the Sun daySchool association and good music mu-sic was a feature at all gatherings I The Assembly hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion and words of praise were heard on all slSes for the taste displayed by Mr John Star 4 I I I I i I FOTTEl Little folks In little choirs give a flower exrtcise II ley under whose direction the work was done The organ was draped In sh SI 4 American flags which also surrounded the portraits of President Young President Cannon George Goddard and EATEl Karl CL Macser while a streamer bearing bear-ing the letters 1319 Welcome 1000 i1 was suspended across the center of the organ Streamers of red white and blue caught up with silver stars hung r I from the balcony and extended Its full Iii length Beautiful potted palms andS and-S yl plants were used in profusion on the 1 rostrum and added much to the general gener-al effectiveness of the decorations PRESIDENT CANNON AVELCOilES U A1I t President George Q Cannon presided 1 Tfl and after an interesting song service conducted by George D Pypcr made a brief address oC welcome President 4434W Cannon said it was impossible for him to give expression to the thoughts of V TVI welcome which filled his heart but he LETI I I I trusted that all present would fcpl 1 fully U141L repaid for their cbinfiigv H6 Said further i fur-ther that considering the Insidious I plans that had been laid for the do SIlT Ktructlon tho children of the Saints I iti KO far a < J faith way concerned and tie iTi efforts made to wean them from the gospel he felt that none of the Saints I could think of It without being devoutly de-voutly thankful to God for what he had done in their behalf lie referred to a b Ii remark made years ago by a New York L0iiIT t r lfSt e11d15E aiH i iI i itdlf s tF > fr ii I ll1k m I 1 1i Diui 4 i i41 I usE wf J Bldr tt JJ I f Henry Peterson tells how to Conduct LA1 Con-duct Sundayschool Wormal work n bishop that It would be useless to try and draw away the adult Mormons from their faith but this was a most I promising field for operation among the rising generation and the bishop dwelt upon tho advantages of having i6 day schools and Sundayschools rar brought to bear upon the children of g the Latterday Saints The Mormon J tdt Sundayschools said President Cannon i i fIY were not then well organized but since tc dec that time the organization has been rICi made very effective and the resulta I I es have been grande I grand-e HYGIENIC CONDITIONS I Dr J M Tanner the second speaker r at the morning session spoke on the Physical and Hygienic Conditions of the SundaySchool From his ntand A1e point the most Important officer in the PII Sundayschool Is the Janitor and In vJJ the duties this olllccr he saw the most urgent need for Improvement He 14CR aId it was Impossible for children to qg learn or to unjoy the spirit of the Instruction ¼ In-struction given 1 unless they were comfortable com-fortable that physical pleasure should I d KO hand In hand with spiritual pleasure I He thought one of the greatest Improvements V Im-provements In the line of modern education wl edu-cation had been in the new condition I under which school buildlngu are heated heat-ed that a marked improvement had been made In the larger cltlea of Utah ulnce the erection of th4neweiioot liouscK not only in the ability of tho children lo learn but In thepleasure f and satisfaction which they find in their school work f K11 CRITICISM OF OFFICERS Owing to a severe cold ElderIIornco I I S Ensign AtiH unable to take part in the programme unit ProfMeCelIan I consented to play The Shepherd Cho 0 rua which ho did In fine style Elder l d Andicw Kimball who was to have sPI Hnoken oh Loyalty to the Sunday 1 Ip f 11 I School Union was also unable to be I present and the topic Rfl taken b it i Jlris WlUl by d tsN s A Elder Seymour B Young He spole of I U V the devotion and loyalty of the pioneers 1 ii f pio-neers In the work which they undertook GP r J under-took In this valley and said that the l1et l game loyalty and devotion had over pICfr characterized the efforts of those who bf1 P IJ have followed In their footsteps Tie hti 1 regretted to way that some of the subordinate i sub-ordinate Officers of the Sundayschool wero blessed with more zeal than judgment and said that he had often cauHo to blush when one of thc 6 Hub arO ph J 1 ordInates had taken occasion to call I if down his superiors in public cty i Elder I Young further wild > tlid1 all of floors and teuchers shoulrtbe strict ob norvure of the Word of wlsdonf uncl I rJl t that a teacher who would appear bo p iA11 tom his Inj a with the mini Of InlwufO I j ifte O on his breath was lacking In loyally > to the aucotthe Sundaynchool I 1 MARRIAGE AND CHASTITY Iiss Luella Ferrin then favored the fathering with a beautiful renditi n of MaicheilnrH FaV l All Eternity after r which President Joseph F Smith spoke upon TUarilage and HomeBuilding iTJio speaker I quoted many passages of I scripture to how that marriageMs a rllo commanded by God and that I what God haih t Joined together let no man put asunder This passage he Hold had cured relation lo divorcement divorce-ment and was In favor of the order of marriage Instituted by 1 God not by man that It was not intltulcd forman for-man to enter inlo and enter out of Just os It suited his convenience but was a matter of vital consequcncc President Smith roligh to impress upon tho teachers resent j the Importance Impor-tance of their teaching children the sanctity of the marriage tic and the I necessity of their observing the law of chastity He said that God had a fixed penalty for those Vho disobeyed the law of chastity and the men would sunor for it as well as th women that IL was as Important for men to be pure and vfrtutiis as for vomen rind that women would never be other than pure I and spotless before God if the men were so that It is the man who violates r vio-lates the laws of God not the women I I SHOULD MARRY EARLY I Taking up tIle question of homp making the speaker deplored the fact I that young men and young women 1 nowadays think they must bulla a mansion before they wed that they I must have all kinds of modern furniture furni-ture and modern improvements He I thought It the height of folly for a I young man dependent upon his Intellect Intel-lect and skill and labor for a living 10 Imagine that he muat ape a mUlonalra I in all his surroundings before he was S prepared to be married The good old way hethought Wln the better way I the only way to find out whether trio young man and the young woman wero I suited to each other then go and get married and save together and build a home He Impressed upon tho young people that It was not brick walls or Brussels or velvet carpets or line tapestries ta-pestries that make a home but peace and order and love a place where absolute ab-solute confidence is accprded each other where there Is not a 1 taint of suspicion of Infidelity on the part of the wife or husband but where the I tJ I i Dr Karl G ITaeser discusses tho objects and benefits of stake union meetings husband can swear upon his life to the Virtue and Integrity of the wife and where the wife has Implicit confidence in the virtue and manhood and Integrity Integ-rity of her husband At the close of President Smiths remarks re-marks Miss Vllatc Pearl presented him wIth a beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemums chrysan-themums and American Beauty roses Today Is President Smiths birthday and as he left last evening for an extended ex-tended visit to Mexico tho presentation of the flowers which came from the SundaySchool union was made yesterday yes-terday GLAD SHE PROPOSED President Cannon made the closing remarks at the morning session and approved most heartily what President Smith had said regarding the law of marriage He said that one of the greatest evils growing up among the Saints was the slackness on the part of the young people regarding marriage that this was particularly true In Salt Lake City and some of the larger towns In the State but In the country it was not so noticeable He did not blame tie girls for this as they had not the privilege of proposing to young men and said he was In favor of having hav-ing the law reversed Then giving the large audience D sweeping glance with a smile that was infectious the speaker said I dont believe any of my wives nrfe here or 1 would not nay this but I believe that one of the best marriages I have made was tho one where tho lady proposed to me I have always been glad that she had slfcli good taste i I certainly am In favorof Inculcating the doctrine of marriage In the minds of our young men and the gIlls can I take their own method of making the boys know they arc ready for the honor They have ways of doing this that belong be-long to their t IcX The convention then adjourned until 2 oclock The afternoon session was opened by the congregation singing Marching Home after which prayer was offered by Apostle Young President T C Grlggs conducted n singing practice which Included several Sundayschool numbers KINDERGARTEN EXERCISES An Interesting feature of the meeting WftH the kindergarten exercises by about forty children from Forest Dale The little performers wore seated In a semicircle on the platform and tholi exercises consisting of motion songs recltatlons In concert and Hinging were very entertaining Elder H S God dard sang 1 solo Hosanna after which Karl G Maosor spoke of the Objects and Benefits of Blake Union Meetings Elder Henry Tctcrson talked of the Sundayschool normal class and 1 violin solo VS rendered by Prof George E Skclton SOME INCONGRUITIES Elder George D Pyper In ii pointed and spirited talk descrllwl some Incongruities In-congruities of slake Sundayschool conferences among which he said > vus tho playing of the Battle of Watcrlpo during the observance of the sacrament sacra-ment Ho recommended propriety in conducting the conferences and stated that teachers should lead the way by example rather than by precept Answera to questions that had been submitted relative to Sundayschopl work were given by Elder George Reynolds Rey-nolds J The closing hymn Zlon Prospers Pros-pers All la Well was then sung and the audience was dismissed by Fresh dent Cannon The evening session began with the singing of the opening hymn For the Strength of the Hills Pray r wan offered of-fered by Elder James Uro after which a singIng practice was con luctcd by Joseph Ballantyno I SUNDAYSCHOOL LITERATURE 1 Elder L J Ntlttall thou talked on L Sundayschool literature for the Sun i 3J j 9 Ii 1 Y I I C I 1I I I I H I 1 = 7 e 1 I CANVASSING TH SALT LAKE COUNTY VOTE I dayschool He indorsed the iiillon of the Sundayschool union In fmnlshlnic literature Ior the pupils of the sihools In nddl Lon to the standard works of the church He also told of recent ac j ton of the board defining and restricting restrict-ing what works aro to be considered I text books and authorizing other auxIliary aux-iliary works for general reading He I then referied to socalled Sunday school literature sent out by other houses Home of whIch he saId was por nlclous and had been put to work In the atterday Sundayschools in outside out-side wards They have no place ho said In the home or Sundayschools of Latterday Saints and parents should not put such literature In the hands o their children any more hon they would put poispn In their hands Elder D O McKay next spoke of marching as n Sundayschool exercise exer-cise Ho Bald that It aavodtime and obtained order and discipline He save considerable attention to the character of marching music which he said should be i appropriate Sundayschool music neither too rapid nor too slow but In lively time lie regretted the lack of reverence far sacred things among the younger people of the church He then urged the older ones to set an example for pupils In all things Mrs Lixzie Thomas Edwards sang With Verdure Clad OBJECTIONABLE BOOKS President George Q Cannon then referred re-ferred to the literature of the Sunday school He had < 1 been told he said by Apostle Young that pupils were using literature Imported from the East and Apostle Young thought it had n bad effect We want said PIesldent Cannon Can-non to Instruct our children as Lat terday Saints No matter howgood I other books may be they are not us good as ours He concluded by de nci Ibing the work of the schools l telling tell-ing of the transfer 6f the Juvenile Instructor In-structor to the union and announced the appointment of George Reynolds us second assistant superintendent by the board which appointment was sustained sus-tained by the convention J W SummerJiaya then talked of the future course of the Juvenile Instructor and called for the Silent Drill and the Concert Recitation of the articles of faith led by Elder AlbaronI Woolloy I which was on the programme for tonight to-night In order to shorten this even lugs session The audience then sang the Parting Hymn the benediction was pronounced pro-nounced by Apostle John W Taylor and tho convention adjourned till this morning at 930 oclock |