Show UTAH SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHOOL 1849 L D S 5 Slate Centennial Events Events' B By JACK 2 M. M REED Ninety-nine Ninety years ago Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Richard Ballantyne laid the foundation for the religious training by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints of children in the mountain intermountain area On Dec 9 1849 the first Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day school was held in Mr Ballantyne's Ballantyne's Ballantyne's Bal- Bal adobe home near 3rd South and 1st West A monument monument monument ment on that corner today commemorates commemorates com corn the event As L D S members quietly note the anniversary this year general board officers of the theL theL theL L D S Deseret Sunday School union are completing plans for forthe forthe forthe the wide church-wide observance in 1949 of the events event's centennial Four Special Pages In the December 1948 issue of The Instructor monthly magazine magazine magazine mag mag- azine of the organization four special pages urge planning of at homecoming events for each stake ward and branch All present and former officers officers officers cers and teachers in a Sunday school of a ward or branch should be invited to that organizations organization's organizations organization's organizations organization's or or- homecoming the magazine article suggests Included in a homecoming program program program pro pro- gram might be a reception songfest songfest songfest song- song fest for which a special Sunday school centennial song folder has been printed presentation of an honor roll of present and former workers with special recognition to those of long service refreshments refreshments refreshments refresh refresh- ments distribution of a souvenir folder and program of historical or humorous Sunday school events according to the magazine magazine maga maga- zine zinc article Calendar of Events A 1949 calendar of events planned by the Sunday school general board includes the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing Jan 1 The I-The The Instructor begins series on Sunday school history and leaders March 20 Special 20 Special talks to be given during opening services at Sunday school April 3 Centennial 3 program in Salt Lake tabernacle at 7 pm p.m. at which jubilee box willbe will willbe willbe be opened Special Programs Aug 26 Special 26 Special programs honoring Mr Ballantyne one at atthe atthe atthe the Ballantyne monument and andone andone andone one at his birthplace in l White White- Scotland Sept 18 Talks 18 Talks in Sunday school Oct 2 Program 2 in Salt Lake tabernacle Dec 1 Centennial 1 edition of ot The Instructor Dec 4 Programs 4 to be presented presented presented pre pre- at evening services inwards in inwards inwards wards and branches Jan 1 1950 Centennial 1950 Centennial box to be sealed scaled I Ii S I S. S S rc 4 4 S 4 1 t t A 2 1 S S S' S S'S 5 SS S 'S i t r 4 g S V J 1 t y f I r f 4 I 4 fJ I 44 S I S S. S v S S 'S Begun in His Adobe Hut Brent Reber left son of Mr l and Mrs Ellis C. C Reber W. W X North Temple and Mont Stephenson son of Mr and Mrs J. J Wilford Stephenson 58 Whitmore ct study monument at 3rd South and 1st West Vest in honor of Richard Ballantyne Sunday school founder in Utah |