Show annual conference of utah stake tabernacle CROWDED gener dencal 0 superintend superintendent ten dent C cannon tn jn in attendance kindergarten exercises exercise the sunday school conference of utah stake saturday and sunday was a grand success anc cess the tabernacle was 0 corded owned sunday sand ay to its utmost capacity gen george Q cannon aka waa in ut itlen dance the last day the attendance was not so bo la large are te speakers were elders goddard 1 baeser and reynolds sup also alao made reports of the condition of the various schools ech altogether the annual conference will be one long to be remembered SUNDAY FORENOON it was it a beautiful m mink and the tabernacle was filled to over blowin general superintendent geo Q cannon was pie sont sent singing was led by the lehi choir the intermediate department of the payson parson school rendered rend Bred Gred in an able manner an exercise in church history conducted by mrs senior the provo fourth ward furnished a kindergarten class conducted by mrs ida 11 dusenberry it was a most interesting a te feature the go t to 0 L leep family was waa the name of the piece president john made afew a few remarks the acme of sunday school teaching Is ia to use words and instruction to the 03 m of the childr work woric 8 shoud le ie made a special fe feature there is ia too much infidelity extant this thia day and aad this should be wiped out by divine truths but in theological studies in intricate questions should not be brought up snot taylor of payson second ward made a report it is ia a graded school in that ward of an average attendance of over three hundred mrs julia B orant irani of american fork distinguished herself in singing the solo prayer president smoot commended the kindergarten exercises teachers cannot well began too early the training of children the class exercises exercise a had denoted that about two or three times ss as many girls es as boys took part boys should be urged to take part in san sunday d ay school work also what is ia to be done with the tha children they grow up home industries should be established and the children kept among us that the influence of sunday school may abide with them through life ere the sun goes down was rendered in an accomplished manner by the lehi choir gameral superintendent cannon made a few remarks directed to the understanding of the children the large attendance of pupils had bad surprised the I 1 speaker it denoted live sunday sc schools hoole toe the efficiency of the children in church history was commended there is a constant demand for qualified fled young toung men in church work and at sunday school is the place to prepare themselves tor for usefulness falness bro smoot had remarked on the larger larcer number of giris gins in the classes that was a general rule rale even inona in our meetings there are more women than men the sphere of ofa woman is ia growing larger and today they are doing may things which a few I 1 years ago they could not do god hears tie prayers ot girls just as as of boys girls should learn as aa boys S ON too the ta tabernacle bernable ber naele choir led the singing prayer was offered by supt bupt smith of american fork secretary holt read the tha report of the year 1895 showing 40 sunday schools in good running order and five more since added there are teachers and officers engaged in the stake with pupils enrolled supt bupt rawlings was the first speaker the stake super has visited all the schools in the stake and found them in good running order the officers and teachers received them well and accepted their suggestions the sunday school work is surely prospering the children should always keep the articles of faith fresh in their minds miss frampton of pleasant grove first ward favored the congregation with a rong john 31 whitaker secretary of the union board spoke on sunday school work he told a miral story and recommended moral stories in the sabbath ee schools bools to interest the children ind and at the sante same time give them some legion esain the parents should ten tell their children sh ildren such stories in the evenings instead of letting them run the streets Bt reeta elder whitaker gave evidence to the children that their prayers were heard beard the same as aa those of older people the parents of children visit the school and help the ef effi ficera cers and teachers taa tea cheis in creating interest there should be close union between children and parents and pupils and teachers the schools were organized for the of making the south j oath of zion better latter day sainte the kindergarten department of of f the tha second ward of provo in charge of misses lizzie thatcher and may jones save gave one of their class exercises showing the methods used in instructing the little demple it was wab highly commended president partridge was the next speaker Bp eaker it is a sight eight to cheer the hearts of parents and every latter jay saint to see bee the excer cista is of the little folks how different it is now to what it use to be in pioneer times mis mia sion aries who went on missions mission then did not have the advantages the elders enjoy now theau who are now attend ing sunday school will in a few years go on missions not in ik ignorance norance bet with the benefit of their sunday school teaching the girls also are preparing themselves yes for useful lives antho in the church the girls can not go on missions but they can be a great help to those who do the sisters go with their husbands hua bands to the isles of 0 theses the sea and help them in the great work speakers wife while he ha was in the sandwich islands organized the first prim ary association there choir then vang eang an anthem I 1 god of esrael 11 president cannon arose to speak as a narn number berof of young ladies were leaving the building the speaker said that it was very bad manners to leave the meeting when anyone was speaking he had been asked if it was right for bad children to attend sunday school and answered that it was just jast the place for such people so BO they may not go fishing etc we wa should alt all try to per form a mission by inducing stray children dren to come to sunday school one thing was noticeable and that was when an elder gets through praying the congregation does not indorse the prayer by saying amen the eaines should it if they want what the asked for always say sa yAmen amen at the finishing of the prayer speaker said that singing should be encouraged among the yoner selfishness is ia an evil that should ba overcome for one can not be happy and be kelpsh one can make himself happy by making others happy the congregation sang nay hay speak no ill U J P benediction baj offered by elder L I 1 E daniels |