Show 1 SUNDAY SCHOOL BREEUOUNNIIOONN the sabbath schools of provo ccoomn bilnue IlIaI having a good timid the meetinghouse wwaans filled on sun-day morning at 10 with tihlee members otf the provo sabbath schools arid their officers and ppaarreenntst who had assembled to participate in the rrreoeuunnioionn assistant sbuupptt S 8 jones conducted tihlee services and announcedil the opening the combined schools joseph birutha first prayer which was ren-dered in a sspirited and soul stirring manner by tthaoi hundreds of standing children prayer was offered by bishop J EI1 booth itbhe second ward choir sang kind wordsa are sweet tories 0 letahneg becaarttt in iat very creditable manner eldveerry S S jones was glad to sbeeee the sabbath schools joined together in a friendly manner to praise the lord and magnify ills hilj name it iIas sgoommee lit ltie tdiimngo since the sabbath schools had a rreoeuunnioionn although the had been contemplated early in the spring but several unavoidable circumstances had prevented itsa being held until now wwaaas pleased to see ifsio many present the work of tho schools iias 0of groat iImmpOolrttaannccee and iIns steadily increasing 1in regard to our cchhiillddrerennwwee are raepsopnon-sible imnoorree or less foorr theirir ancottiioonnss we seenndd them to schooland we their teachers while they bhavo them in charge to keep them within bounds and seeo that they violate no rule iitlliss tihlee same wilth our Ihleeaavvenenlyly father lhiee has ccoommmbiitttteedd our children into our rcaarree and ilae requires that we train them up in the way they should KgOo let iutss theinr beo careful with them although issttoommwieell tibmined wtaehemiraylovheaveandto abseo tshtreiyctggrroovyweewtt up they will realize that weo actea to-wards I1 acm for their own good tile feeling of early piety must beo instilled in-to their minds and we must do our duty to them in directing their young foot-steps in 1Ithhee paths 0of truth and righte-ousness sboonngg by misses mary and aneelllliiee jonesa down in a green and shady bank was sung very sweetly A wWeellccoommea address by amliiass mary lleowis was recited in an iInntteelllliiggeenntbaanndd earnest manner A kKaannnnaaklcaa trio by the partridge brothers with guitar accompaniment proved that the iinnhhaabbitiatnatnstit of the sana oikclhi islands have sweet musical tastes budt8s lLiiddddilaarrdd of the third ward thought sunday school rreeunuinoinosns woulad cprroovveeaa great benefit in many waysI1 not oonn1Ily 1Iiinn briI1 nging about a feeling otf unity aanndt hhaarmmoonny but in tthhee parents as-sseemmbblliinngg aannd y vwi Iittnessing the great work that vwaass being accomplished by the sunday schools beautiful zion wwiatgs sweetly sung bbyyathe first ward choir A recitation by bmlissa sadie talmage was well rendeerreedd assistant sbuupptt 0 D glazier of thae friirrsatt ward addressed tihlee congrreeglaattiioonn on theo great work being done itinl the sunday schools ihlee thought theo re-unions should beo fhieelldd more frequent than heretofore tforr the strength of tthhoe hills we blessa thee wwaas sgeilvveenn on behalf of the third ward by D P felt and com-pany the soprraannaa and alto anett in it was very nicely though timidly rendered bishop johnson represented the sun-day school of the first ward in in a very iIntterressttiinngge address ihlee said that the contrast bettwweeeenn thae sunday schools 0ofI1 ttooddaayy and tthhoe 1s9unday schools wwlhI1een lhiee first came to provo was so great that there was no comparison al-luded to theo great necessity otf the par-ents helping in the great work of educat-ing tthhoe Lchhiillddrreenn spoke upon the youth being punctual in attending their sab-bath schools and giving heed to the in-structions there riven it sbaanngg tihlee pioneers assisted in the chorus by the choir it was given with much feel ing and spirit and in an intelligible manner fat qualification very rarely man bested in mosatt solo sBiinnggeerrgs sbuupptt D john was pleased with the spirit in which the exercises had been rendered trhhoe utah stake sunday school union was organized by the late president george A smith in the month 0of october 18063 it being the first or-ganized sunday school union of a stake ihlee wab glad to see tile sunday school work moving onward thought the stake should have a paper repre-senting its sunday schools and hoped to see the time ccoommoe when oonnoe could be publiisahl eiedti in which to record our laborsa ainnd e nc0 1 r age the youth in contributing towards it Ttheio precious seeds we im-plant in the hearts of the sunday school children will never depart frroom them but will mature and grow and bear fruit lto the lhionorr and glory of god the combined schools then rose to their feet and sang when shall we meet thee benediction by elder james giai dy 2app in the afternoon services commenced by the combined schools rsiingiing ciopa 0of israel prayer was oofffferecdil by elder isaac bullock the third ward choir sang theo sabbath day sacrament bwaaas administered by thae bbisishhoptriic oofl the econe ward bupt J KE daniieellsa 0of the first ward sunday school was glaid to meet again eWtIlLiI tile babbini Sul looiss of zion after lhiiiss to europe had been to mfaalnl theeaitteerr the place of ihlliss birth aarldd also london and staffordshire besides sev-eral eastern citius but lhiea wits glad to be home again lhiee had found that the latter day saints where lhiee had been were eeviill spokeennooff and maligned but he waa alad to be numbered with ttihlee 0peoople 0ofI1 god the people in thesae alleys 1 compared with the people of thhe 0o0o vwiorld were greatly torne do not sbeeeemm to appreciate their circumstances ihloe had beienn privileged t1o0 bteaarr lhiiiss testimony to thbe world aannidl had warned those he had imnett that god hiadd decreed a consumption and that i1t1 waass about to take place A recitation by bmliisgs kellia allred of ttihleelfiimrsat ward was vecrryy excellently rendered miss teenie johnson and lsaistteerr sbaanngg a duett when summer DAYS are gone bupt evan of the second ward aid that he noticed that tihlee sunday school teachers nnoowwaadddaaayyjssa were mmiarreu prompt iinn their labors with the youth aanntdi sensed the great responsibilities resting upoonn tin in our sunday schools are grow up ng and aspre aing out ootnt every hand ihfee considered that I1thhee beat men and women aammoonng thae latter day saacitnats should beo set arad to liabboorr fiint the sunday issica hools iinn to train the children tuipp iinn a fannir acceptable before the lord mwiasas eelliizzaibbeethth thatcher recited the dayh of tyranny and wrong are not for ever The fourth ward choir eang rock off sly refuge aset stake sbuupptt J 1I11 ttalmmaaggee said rt gaayvee lhiininn pleasure to participate in a re tinion 0 I1ilitao schwa of provo Avuu should all expect lto take a part in hhet sDpI iritual education of the yoouunngg aaandd 0d0o what wwoe can to train tthhe youthful mmiinndds in abo twhianggss otf god weo P be fitted to teach ootthheersr and in no place ccaarnt we attain this preparation as wweellilslis in the sabbath sscchhoooolsl believed that the tsiinn of gossiping VwaMit one of the great-est bbiitnhes indulged in by the saints soommee were in the habit 0of talking about their brethren saud obbloislstteerrss and pulling dowan each others cchhaarraacctteerr instead of build-ing the church up thhea children who are growing up iiunbur our midat should be speciaallllyy prepared to perform the duties cdleevvolving upon them A recitation was given by miss jo-sephine booth the little peddler The Childs Amleeasssaagxee by misses millie boagard and lilian cluff was very sweetly sung bishop loveless was pleased with the good aslinnggiinnggoalndd the short speeches I1 by the bbrreetharheren short speeches were what lhioe liked they were good lie waa going to make a short speech 0too that bhisa would be rgoooodd there were too many yyoounugn men rgorowwiinngg up among the latter day saints who ought to be mar-ried and settled don father giles sang dare to be a daniel in a very ssoouuil stirring manner it was one of itheo greatest features of the pprrooffgrraammmmee elder karl 0 maeser spoke upon the words of the savior suffer little children to come unto we and foorrbbiidd them not for of such is the kingdom o0f heaven ihlee rejoiced when lhiae saw BsOo many of the children of the saints gatlhieerreedd together filled with the love of god but though great lliifies joy in witnessing thia fact there was a shadow of grief and sorrow mianngglleedd wiitthh it all noott necessarily with those who were persistent in attending tho sabbath schools but in regard to those who did nott mingle with them in their desire to do right ihliias anxieties were in regard to those who were found on tihlee street corners not only breaking the sabbath but the other commandments of god the speeaakkeerrss anile ty went even further than ag tilAlss it went tto0 the fathers and mothers olf such children whhoo had tail-ed to educate them in the principles of the gI1ospel who never asked their sons I1ianndd daughters from one years end to the other whether they attended sun-day school or not ihlee had had under ihlilss charge as principal of the B Y academy young meon who never ehveaeradj a bible story related to them by their parents who never found any good in ppraying to an unseen being nor any-thing pertaining to tihlee gospel aejit1I there were any who neglected to attend to the spiritual training of their chhililddrreenn let such turn from the eerror of their way and do what god requires at their bhand bbeennoott content with sending your children to sunday school but let your home be a veritable school yea let your whole life bo a sunday school and let your chil-dren know the principles that pert1Iaainin unttoo glory and exaltation ihlee would 1liikkee to see faithful teachers sgeenntt from sun-ddaay S ebools into the streets every sun-dkayy wwlhiille the schools were in progress aannda teach the young men found upon the street corners and llaabboorrwwiittht them sit down with them if necessary aannidf s8I1h1ooww them the ways ot the lord it is the sick that need itlhles physician not the healthy and the awbhoole1Ie hero was a great mission to be performed and one that calls for the labors of the priest-hood and one in which great jjooyy and comfort can bboe obtained let us go on iinn tchhrt work of thae lord unceasingly and always be found at our post of duty and hundreeddss will rise up and call us blessed in consequence 0of our labors bishop J E Bbooth realized the great-eesett difficulty in tho wwoorrkl of the sabbath lsicchooltas was the larckk of teachers ta educate the youth many were negli-gent in sensing their responsibility in this respect and inexcusable they should devote their ltime and energy in bringing up the children in a manner that will reflect to their credit alftterr the chorus by combined schools marching homeward benediction was pronounced by elder jacob dgaatteess |