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Show SU.VDY SCnOOTi TJXIOX. SemMncnal Coafrrenrc of this Organization. The regular semiannual confer enceof the Diseret Sunday School Culonias held baturday evening Octobrr-ltb, JSaMntheTabernaciy General HJpTrlntendeut George Q. Cannon presiding. " rheru were precant several of the general authorities ofThe Church, the gcnernl ImspJ of the Union, Stake Presidents, Stake Sunday i-eiiool -f5operlnlendenU-s.odotlir h a Jiiig Elders. The meeting commenced by the choir singing: . 111 ttif mi Miter -. Prayer by Elder IUchard Ballan lyne. cilnging by tho choir. FXDEIt OEOKUn OOUDAKil, ' asslstaut General BuprtatcudenU aldtbatagrcdt re'poasltlllty rests un the Elders of ttrc Church, both at home and among the nations of the earth. Our labor Is s-rcetAst dinVret rrom thtt Of the regular miss'otlatles sent abroad. The greatest and rat Important ork in the Church is that of training-the young and rising generation, the precious touls that God has given us. Juii think of t, nearly sixty thousand thou-sand clilldren's names enrolled .and thus identified with onr Sunday schools; and all susceillble of receiving re-ceiving the truth. The bi men and women that catl b found In Israel, tllcSB best adored for the purtose, should I selected to teach tbcM! children. Extra efforts should lie made to have every child attend these tclioo's There 1s one thing that should bo carefully guarded, aga!nt and that Is Interruptions in the rrgnhr sessions of our Sunday schools Whene'er from any cause. ccflcSA ale hot held It has a ciy bid effect: It Is one of the greatest draw backs we have to contend nlth, for the reason that it takes considerable time, Inmost In. stauces,to fully recuperate. Funerals Funer-als or other gatherings of a common or local nature should not be arranged, arrang-ed, so that they will Interfere with tho Sahatb schools. In addition to the Bible Pictorial Charts and Leaflets published by the L'nlon, It Is proposed to have others shortly upon the Book ot Mormon.. Those of yoj that take the Jurcmfe Imiruefor (and all should do so) w 111 ee spceltnen lie-sons lie-sons in the tonic Ml a system of music pn pared by Prof. Ultimas Mclutyre. These will be continued in the hoj that the syrtem will be Introduce! In nil the Sunday schools of 'Ion. One great deficiency connected con-nected with uur Sunday schools is the lack of good and efficient teachers teach-ers This sboull be remedied as much as possible. LLULIl J. 11 NASH, of the Superlntendcnry of Oneida Stake SJiiIjy schools, Idaho, reported re-ported tint ths Ptctorlil Charts aud Leaflets were in use there, particularly particu-larly in the Franklin Sabbath f.hool, where the Iraflets were used exclu. l ely. They CO Jld not dispense W Ith themnow. TheteachersaresJpplle'l witlt copies in advance, and every suriday mornlngi half an hour be-farit be-farit school cpmuiem-es, they meet with tlie uerlntenJenry an I are examined on the subject to be treated treat-ed upon that day. In this way every teacher Is made thoroughly acquainted with the lessons. Great Interest is taken in them by the students, stu-dents, and the results are highly beneficial to all. The children also lite the Leaflets home with them, one or more being furnished, according accord-ing to the number in a family, and in this way the lessons and Ire t ructions ruc-tions are well groundedlulhsacDo:-a. groundedlulhsacDo:-a. Some of their schools have not is yet got the charts or leaflets, but endeavors would be made to Introduce Intro-duce them there Immediately. The mil was called, showing twelve Stakes represented. l-.LUKK I) AMD JOHN, superintendent of Utah btake Sunday Sun-day schools, reported that they had twenty-niuo schools organized, with an enrolment of upwards of seven thousand scholars. The great cry Ith them was for room "give us room." The chillren were so n jmerous that the superintendeney erefrpaentl obliged to organize new schools lit dl'trict which would sson develop Into wards, with com-rtlete com-rtlete oraniaalions therein. The Sunday nchool Union publications were ued with good resulto. ELDER JOH.N C. CUTLER, superintendent of Salt LakeStaW., Sunday school sported thai they ha! forty-four Sabbalb. schools with a membership of ten thousand scholar. Had twelve efficient mis. siunarles as al I to the btake uiper-Inten uiper-Inten lency. The schools were in a pood condition, lhough,accordlogto numbers and promptness the country coun-try schools took the lead. The charts an I leaflets rere In use In dost of the schools. We discover that when a school is Interrupted, from any cause, it takes two or three Sundays to get all the children chil-dren together again. Great credit is duo the superintendents, officers nnd teachers for the able manner in which they discharge their duties. FXDat JOH.N B. MAinKK, superintendent of the 8unda schools ir Sanpete Stake, said that Ui-j InJ twenty thru" Sunday fcljol? Well orgsnled, and in it nourishing condition. Great interest inter-est Is ttken in the work; TTie Joung are Increasing rapidly in numbers, and they appreciate, the" Suudat scliools. The cliarta and Jeiflets are In un and are very entert lining and beneficial to not onl Uieyoungcr membept, but also to the older out. ILDHB JOIf atORQA, of the General Superinteudency, aidrered themetting upon the duties du-ties of superintendents and teachers. teach-ers. Ju urged upon these officers to exercise tiie greatest care Iu the selection of subjecisforSundayschcol Jubilees or revieK and to sex that nothing impmpcr to pudi occasions was permitted There was enough cuntiined In the Church works and home jiublleallotis withont going ouWJeof them. Anything not In ke-ej lug with tlie spirit of UieGix-peL hould be rejected, other Ise there wouM beia tendency to injure the. bunday school raue. When it la projoM-d to hold bunday school gatiierings or jubilees of a general n-iturj, "tu tbe staUu, notice should lxs sent hi th secretary of the Union, Elder Levi W. Iticbard. so that some of the General Board of the Union may be -present If they can jiake It convenient. .KM3tA 1.1(01 I3tIJcrK.VnGNTaJROR J CSMV rcjiarked that the suljject to which Brcllier Morgan had allude( was a very important one. Too much care cannot be tsVen In the selection of satjects that are to comotipin pur Sabbath schools. I am very ghul that Brother Morgan baa touched upon this subject, for I have really been ashamed in some places where I have been presunt at hearing some ot the recitations that were given by the children, because they were altogether al-together unsulted to the occasion. They were not of a character that would benefit anyone. I nope, therefore, that the superintendents of Stakes and schools will bear this sul ject in mind, and take pains In making selections themselves or suggesting them, so that-the-right kind may be given to the children. chil-dren. Brother Gxldard alluded to. the number" of children belonging to our Sabbath schools. If they receive ho spiritual Instruction Instruc-tion except wliat'Is given them there It will noVsufBce. I am-In hopes that we will non have 'schools wherein the children of the Irttter-day Irttter-day Saints cau bo Instructed In the things of God. Where Church chool are not as yet founded, and only district SfcoolrexW, n" young reop! c' onr community could receive one-half hour's Instruction In-struction each dsy In the rfV,P'? jot the Gasps! b wIjc LnJ bUhM brethren appointed for this puf03?' no harm wouldprobaby lp,J?1u? ,? thun through attending the dU'rlct-schoob,wldch,-atthe prussint tlnw are tfee onlyTim-, with few exceptions excep-tions where tbey, can Mrceivea common educathnrr -""' While there Is no mention made of the Deity In the common schools there are fiulet Influence at work, which though apparently unnntlceable, ars detrimental to the well-belmt of Hie" youth anJ unsaphl'tlcateil of our pebpIeT TeaWagoTWaVTcKThCclor of the University of Deserct, and hearing comphdrda about tbe4 schul-urs schul-urs turning to Infidelity while there; I took palus to asocrtaln the cause cf-tht, unfaTons'.le reirtiIt J simply tliat no religious Imtructloiu were given. The tendency to disregard disre-gard God, ho ever, was not as had teen alleged, though there were some young men Inclined, to Infidelity Infi-delity through thereadlngand study o: scientific books. They had become be-come dtbelle vers more or I" bT. continued reading and study of these books, without any counter, acting Influences, not having the principles of thb Gospel thoroughly Imprcaed upon their minds, nor allusions al-lusions beini made to these sul Jecta there. If our children are taught for one half hour a day in theprin-ciplesof theprin-ciplesof our faith, notwithstanding tbey may go to tlie district scliools, we will have iireliy good control over them. Where theology Is thought, as it lsinourCliureh reboolsitbe sluden's like It better Uiau any other study, and why . Because we havetbe truth. When L hbrch Schools are estahllsli-cd, estahllsli-cd, as tliey must bo la vlve-the chlld-ren chlld-ren of the letter-lay Saints a proper edncatlon, what is overlooked in tbeBabatti school will bo explained and ret forth In the Church scliool, and tioe cersa. They will be In unisnn and liarmonr with each Dtller. In regard lo the pictorial charts aud leaflets which are now being Introduced aud so extensively used with such good results In ruanj I lares, any Sabbath school that does nut have them shows a Lick of pro-grt-ss,and ofcomprehenIou. Tobu liroperly appreciated tbey must be studied. If this is done according to the spirit, their importance will Diait! Itself manifest. They will In. crease the children's knowledge knowl-edge In the things of God to such an extent ami In such a brief space of time as will be sur prising alike to parents and teachers, teach-ers, f he lealtets cover such an extensive ex-tensive field as to make the stud not only profitable to the children tut also to the teachers. They should be In every school throughout our land. It it not fnoilalt that par eutshave a perfect knowledge f this work Ins blch we are engaged hut that the faith be well grounded In the children. Tlie principles of the Gopel can not be too streugly I Impressed upon thelrmlnds. Hie i lessons contained In the leaflets fl ill jlrodtO this If studied In the spirit I thereof. The Sunday school movement Is ) a great and Important one. Here ! are hosts of children to be taught Iu thb principles of our holy religion, Willi this great advantage thai heru they arc prop, rly Instructed In and out bf t lido schools then rtlll not be much danger of them turning away from the truth when they grow older. It is very different with those born outsldo tlie Church, as many of you are aware. See the great number that have embraced the Gospel Iri various parts of the world, who after a short time haV departed therefrom. 1 ou that have cume from the nations know l.ou true this Is. There Is not a branch but has experienced It- Where our eoung people receive testimonies for themselves, as all must do, they will remalu steadfast to the faith as a rule. . May an increases! determination rest upon tlie brethren and sisters engaged in this great and gloriouf work, that it may go upward and onward, As It will do; nl may God continue to bless us all as he has hitherto done, and iuy we Ut the means of saving the precious cu! committed to our care, which, according ac-cording to out faithfulness wIP bring Joy aud eace to US and them here, aud eternal salvation hereafter. here-after. The names of the General Board of the Union ere presented to tin conference and sustained by u nan!-rccus nan!-rccus sote, as follows! George Q. Caution, General Superintendent, Super-intendent, with Georee Goddard and John Morgan as his First and Second Sec-ond Assistants. Ivl W. IUchard, Secretary. George Reynolds, Treasurer. John C. Cutler, Assktaut Secretary Secre-tary anJ. Treasurer. Lxccutlvc Committee! George llejnolds, Thomas C Griggs, At raui H. Cannon, John C. Cutler and Joseph W. bummerhays. Tlie choir sang: ''Let Saints re. jolce, the night has past." 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