Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 12 | Church Provides Nursery for Children Parents Now Attend Worship Regularly

PROVIDES NURSERY FOR CHILDREN zt iE iE r. r E 7 W i PARENTS NOW ATTEND WORSHIP REGULARLY Y r CORl CORNER ORNER f of f. f Second Ward N Nursery sery wh where re children are cared for by 4 competent tent attendants w while le their parents are re attending the the hapel chapel exercises 4 i- i i p a y i i L 4 f i c b I v c 1 t t L j r r p V 4 44 A ii t f The he he officers of the Second ward I mee meeting ng house ouse of the Mormon church churchon on Seventh South and l Fifth East streets have devised an innovation with which they expect to get more of ot their w ward rd members to the regular Sunday services They concluded that many times people have a very logical excuse for not going to church So they have appealed to all the parents in the ward with small children to come anyway anyway no matter how flow small the b babies bies as t they ey have hav instituted a completely furnished nursery for the children who are not old enough to attend the kindergarten classes of the Sunday school The nursery is minute minu e in every particular particular particular par par- from rom cradles to high top chairs from dolls to rocking horses from drums to b balls Special attendants take care of the little ones while the parents par par- ar ai are iri in the tle chapel listening to the sermons and taking part in the usual Sabbath-day Sabbath services Nursery a Success In spite of the fact that this new method of bringing people to church has Just been launched the officers of the various ward organizations report that the innovation has been exceptionally exceptionally exceptionally successful AS a result they assert the meetings have increased sed in attendance at least 25 per cent and the method has only been in vogue I t about a month Nearly every Sunday the nursery is filled with little children children children chil chil- dren who play and have lots of fun tun I while their parents are listening to the chapel proceedings without being troubled The Idea of a nursery was first suggested suggested suggested sug sug- by the Sunday school tendency W. W H. H Lovesy Charles E. E Ro Rose e and David Athay These gentlemen gentlemen gen gen- tiemen recommended the suggestion to the bishopric who at once did all allin allin allin in their power to help th the Sunday school work The nursery although Itis it itis itis is open at all Sunday services was primarily instituted for the Parents' Parents class department into hit order that the parents of the ward would turn out in better numbers and so they could not have as their excuse that they had babes in arms who would disturb the exercises Superintendent Lovesy in announcing the new method of Increasing Increasing in increasing In- In creasing the attendance said sald Attendance Increased To help secure attendance and andin In Interest Interest In- In terest in their Sunday school the Second Second Sec See ond ward extend an invitation to all mothers of young babies to be at Parents Parents' Parents Parents' Par Tar department exercises and they are assured that their babies will be cared for by competent nurses and as assIstants assistants assistants as- as during the class period class period Thee Thea r radio dle roll room of the Second ward Sunday school is is- isan an innovation Innovation- tiona tion- tion a a room equipped to give special care and attention to babies in arms and of ages up to the time they can be Interested in interested interested In- In in and understand nd the lessons lesson of the kindergarten department The following series of ot lectures is s the main reason for wanting all the fathers and mothers to attend the parents class meetings every Sun Sunday ay morning i J 1 January 30 The 30 The Social Activities Are they beneficial Superintendent J J. Leo Muir Bountiful schools February 6 The 6 The Moral 1 Atmosphere Atmosphere Atmos Atmos- phere Is it u uplifting Professor 9 S. S Snoddy University of Utah February 13 The 13 The Religious FeelIng Feeling Feel Feel- Ing Is there any Professor LeR LeRoy LeRdy y E. E Cowles University of Utah February 20 20 The 20 The he Intellectual De Development Dei Is it advancing Protessor Protest Protes' sor E. E E. E Erickson University of ot Utah February 27 The 27 The minded Hand Stu Student ent Professor J. J H. H Tipton University University University Uni Uni- of Utah I i March B The 6 The Art and Esthetic Value of ot Crafts Work Boys Professor sor ear J J. E. E McKnight University of Utah March 12 Domestic 12 Domestic Science and Art for the Home Girls Mrs Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard R. R Lyman March Marc 19 Testing 19 Testing the Essentials of Education President d Guy uy y C. C Wilson WU- WU VUron ron s-on Latter day Saints university J 1