| Show H I H H I MANUAL tH TRAINING IN CHURCH SCHOOLS 0 r f M JUVI t i 2 Delivered III nt ho Ihu tim Ann i mil nl 01 n thu Ihn 5 1 tj Church of ot of ut III In 5 H Iho e Salt Imko City CI t st 1 I I r i I II Iy i iI i 15 I ELDER GEORGE REYNOLDS I I 1 An 1111 jj ELDER R G MILLER J 2 or of 1 Static 3 r p oJ I jj It Il was vas with moro more than ordinary In tn Interest Interest terest aIRI pleasure my brethren mul anti sisters slaters that I listened to tIe the remarks of ot President Smith yesterday yester ay morning perhaps for tor the that I felt for tor tome pome time the th great creat necessity ot of In tn Instructions being given glon on many of ot tim tho points on which he lie touched Ono One thing particularly Improved me anti that was the th necessity of more moru encourage encouragement ment belne pi given hen veil to tim the teaching of ot manual training In our school 1 I well ell remember r when Young Youn established our Church schools how strong was lih hi with that these t things hints should be Lo encouraged and this department taught In the tho Institutions of ut It which he then thell laid thu thO foundation and 1 I have hae always regretted that more marl attention Iris hii not bron been given to this do de department In these schools We Se nil all know what a very practical man ama President Young woe was how haw essential lie he felt elt It was ns that we as US a n people should shoal bo IJo taming In his lila day our territory was full tull of oC tim the th host best of ot mechanics who vIm had hal fathered from various portions of the earth It was well seIl known l non that In no part patt of ot the United States Slates were rore there thero bettor bellor handicraftsmen anti amI artisans than In Utah The rise work worl done In those times s still stands as a monument ot othow f how now well they could accomplish their s nut hut today unfortunately It ItIs Its Itis Is s not altogether SO no Our ruing genera 1 lion ion born In the tho midst of o there theo valleys apparently doeg haag not turn naturally In Inthis Inthis 1 this direction Although via vo 0 have hose In Increased creased In numbers number we have hae not devol devel developed In these conditions In tact fact we e are not BO so well off ott as wo we wore were ft P quarter of ot ofa ofa r a century ago or more One remedy for this tills evil la Is that tholo who rhio ho direct the feelings and thoughts of or this people should Impress upon the tho youth the tho ne cHAit of or learning trades tradel by which the tho community cart can be built up and not so AO many turn In the direction of ot what are aro aroi i the tim learned professions We Ve CAn cnn CAnnot cannot not have a 1 prosperous community It If It ItIs ItIs Itis Is and ana with so 80 sol l many Inclined In one direction anti ami tho the arts and Industries which lie III nt fit the foundation of all nil progressive and sue suc successful communities are oro neglected or trilled with Therefore feeling tho thin ne necessity of ot our people being Impressed d with thero truths I 1 was exceedingly pleased to hear beer our President Ire talk as ashe ashe he ho dH did yesterday morning I will no tic nc that I J have felt that some of our Institutions of oC learning paid p more moren attention n to basketball and euch luch games and thought more mare of at the credit they received by overcoming their competitors In that line titan than they timy did dill of training the tho young oun men placed In their care rare In those things that will make moke them most useful Of course we weI I nrc ro told lold that athletics are noc necessary essary I admit that nut Hut c the argument appears to me mo to tolie lie ic 1 e essentially weak when applied to ball Lall games anti games of ot a n like des doe description when we recollect that those l engaged In them are the tue strongest the tho theIl healthiest Il and nd the beet best developed stu students dents dante In the tho Institution anti and that those HIPPO who vho are not so well ell developed and who reed the training to strengthen them thim It If tiny tip are the ones that stand applaud clap their hands and yell rell themselves lion hoarse r no when their representatives play piny a 1 good game or secure n a 1 1 I believe behave my lilY brethren and sisters that In developing the muscles antI and the vitality of ot our people a 1 little change from florn athletics to manual train training traInIng ing will he lie a treat great advantage to thin community cOI a I 1 lumen SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK As T number of the tho presidents enta of ot stakes have havo reported l their stakes I wish to say nay a few Cew words with regard to o our oui Sunday schools ns Os fI I am cia one of oC the to 10 President Joseph P 1 Smith In the general I 1 wish to report that as a general thing tho the schools are aro progressing Sl thy lly During tile the past year we have hiet made a marked change In our method and In the tho conduct of oC our schools by Introducing a II uniform plan of ot study In IB IBall all tho thu schools school so that t any pupil goIn from one to another can continue In tile the new flOW school tho tito sar series of ot lessons that he Ito studied In the school which he lie has 1311 just JUHt left There has hns hasLe Le Leen n n It complaint that In our Sunday schools some somo of at the children have re received reo received a education having studied but JUl from rein one or two of our sacred during the this whole time line they have hare hB va been Leen In school Borne Bailie have ha vo been Leen confined to the others otherl to the th Hook of ot Mormon others to Church his hili history hIstory tory others to the Articles of Faith This rIds has lias hia not keen been Intentional but It has hns been for Cor the want of ot a 11 detailed progressive le outline of ot study This Thus the General jeneral Hoard Board has hns endeavored to ob oh obviate vials by b the Outlines which have lately been published pu At this time any an child who continue In the Sunday school through the lie entire course will have hind had every phase Jhase of religious his history history hIstory tory and doctrine desirable to be ho learned presented to him him by the tho time ha he baa passed through the various de he departments lIe Ho will vIll commence with the kindergarten where he lie will be Le taught In the story stan form torm then up through the primary tho Intermediates and the the tho theological theological until he lie will become acquaint acquainted ed ell with the history of o the Church with the doctrines of the Gospel with the BIble the Book Bool of o Mormon tho the Doc Doe Doctrine Doctrine trine and Covenants the lie Pearl of Great Orent Price and their contents While no book sacred though It be Le Is Ie made the especial object of or study that which It I taught In all the departments Is Intend Intended ed cd to Increase till faith of o the child in inthe Inthe the tho Gospel of the Son on of God and In lovo for tor Him When WIlen hien the tue pupil has passed through all the this departments he will go out with a n under understanding understanding standing of the dealings of at tho the Lord Lor with Ills His people In this and In past Imet dIe dis dispensations pen This Title tins has been Jeen our object In preparing the Outlines and though occasionally we hear a n word of ol fault tault found that we wc tire are adhering too toe to to the mere intro historical record yet et I wish to say lay as one of the representatives of the Sunday schools that that Is not our intention Our Is first and before all nil other things to Implant In tIm the hearts of oC tho the children a II love for God an for Cor lila holy cause a reverence for tor all nil sacred things and to develop within them n a testimony t of the tho truth of the tue great grent work of the lat hat Great Need of Handicraftsmen In Inthe Inthe inthe the State Stute Noted tot for Its WIh o of Young Youn that People Should be x 8 On I Work ork of ot the Church Sunday lUport of nary i Stake f 1 I ter days I J would exhort the teachers In this title great groat cause to remember that nil all other considerations ore secondary while hillo we give sh tho the historical portion a prominent place Ilace yet that is simply in tended to lead tho the mind and feelings teel of the tue child In the direction cllon Qt the great truths that God ling hot revealed and we desire to make malto all nil teachinG subservient sub to this end cad and Intent I cannot this tItle morning give you rOil any I figures with regard to tho Ito Increase of at atour our schools or of our attendance lie Le douse cause we wo have hae lacked hacked some of ot the eta sta statistical reports And this title teaches us tie usa I Ia a lesson of or how holY dependent the tilt whole people ollie arc are upon ullon Individual effort If It the lie lack of ot one report caules the whole report of or the Church or of or the lie schools to be Le Incomplete Inaccurate and unreliable unreliable liable It shows how Ilow necessary It is that those who have ha the clerics clerical work worl of the Die Church to do whether in the winds w arid and stakes or In the auxiliary organizations organizations lone should be correct and prompt for or statistics of any kind It If not exact and truthful tire are wor worle oree titan than worthless be Le because Lecause beCause cause they are ure intending and they give HC wrong Ideas IdeRs regarding Ini existing conditions and nn what IK is being done Hut I find ns I have hae much to do tb with these things In lii my dally daily duties the reports which are lire sent gent In III both by the school arid the stake oin am ameer cent eer often ottell come In a mot meet undesirable condition Vic We receive reports occasion occasionally occasIonally ally that are unsigned undated and Unnamed and we have to guess guen whence they come como from rom the lie little Information that Is recorded Think of ot o a n report without any signature without any date without arty any name and you rou can call callS see S e how hol It Is to make up lip ten gsa general eral cral reports Then they tile are tiro occasion occasionally occasIonally ally sent Jn In Just a day or two before I tore the general report II Is required when they ought to bo Lo In at least leut n a 1 month before and two months montha would be Le bet Lct better ter t r so en that they could be properly tab tah tabulated examined and the results un understood understood Understood Altogether ns as far ns as tho the Sunday schools are concerns we feel eel that wo we have great grat cr at cause for ter encouragement and with succeeding years they are do doing lug Ins more and niece more good In the establishment establishment of righteousness and In the this confirming of ot the faith of Gods people God Oo bless you Amen AmenI ELDER I n It a O MILLER MILLETt President of ot Emory Emery Emer Stake I While sitting hero I was reminded of ot what President J 3 GoWen n KImball paid Mid at ut one of ot our conferences Hu lie I iid taid You brethren around here want to tt look out lightning Is 19 going to strike mid and you ou cant tell just where whore 1 I feel tet like It hall had struck stretch this title morning In this hits vast congregation o I feel very ory er weak but I trust I may ho hI hoille ille to k for tOI a minutes and Ind ic Ie port the thc Emery Stake over oer which I have hae been Leen called to preside H It pleases please me very ory v ry much to hear henr the brethren tell tellof tellof tellof of their stakes stake It I Is a 1 testimony to tome i me ate that we ate are n being blessed ble In th be stake Slake of Zion for tor a similar re rc report port to those given might bo to made of the Emery stake stale It lies about south rust rapt from here anti and ea e east t of ot the th Sanpete eake balle It is comprised of ot two counties I Carbon and anti and l Is II about 7 70 miles tact anti and west and und 10 50 miles ml north northend end and south Bouth We have IS U wards ward find and they ther tire are scattered over this barge urn urea of ot country We Wo have worn Horn DRUB ogus compared with Other oilier her stakes take As A An Aa Q n consequence we are arc probably p I not making wakIng the lie progress that we 8 should hoult Hut iut the this people generally are trying to todo do tb their duty dut rind find to serve ete God OltI though there thero is considerable room canto for tor pr Improve improvement ment tn nt lYe AVe have havI all nil the modern mud ern eon con conveniences of ot cIvilized 7 1 socIety we have lofte saloons and organizations of at most mot c cur cery ry kind I am 1111 however happy hoppy to tomy II t my nay fiB that thit very vet few ew of our people hll Joined the lie organizations outside of ot th Ih thy Church of ot To ue Christ t of Faints The rhe saloons with perhaps tv 0 exceptions are arf run rim by people not of 0 ow faith and In a short hort time we hope hopt to tf tob hrU b U PI able to say that no one 0 runs a sa on saloon Sl loon In III our stake slake wh vh who claims to b be JI a of ot the lie Church If the thie do their duty there will 1111 he tie no II saloons run by our people p ople There are great resources re in our part of the this country countr and anti only about one cor cur corlIEr Her lIEr of oC It has yet ret been b touched toadied From nAme flame of at one ono of or our counties Car r linn you will toe see that we ie have hive coal enel there The statistics statistic of n this tho state show shon that we have more coal In that r region lon than there Is In any other part put of at tIP vo ct t We Wo hope that list this hI will be I l dr do II eloped anti and that t at the tile world may rna UM b supplied train from coin the th abundance of coal coni tn to ho found thieve there There Is coal all ail a II along the tho th north boundary of ot our stake take and on the lie west vest also It It is I full tull of ot coal enal and nad wo we 0 hope the day la Is I not fin far al distant when It will be bl produced and marketed We WI have hate a II flue fine agricultural al ol district also Ilso There In Is a movement now on foot toot whereby hereby many man thousand ni of acres will be brought under cultivation vallon and we Invite the Saints wh II ale ait ar looking hooking for tor homes to ca cast clIst t their eyes ec n II imery mery stake The rue rh people of ot Jimb b and counties have had hall a n move movement ment on foot for tor Oln time to store water nater In tho the mountain and convoy convey It Into lute their counties but bul they lie have hAe wen seen wena seena a I more feasible way to tn not got rid of oC lii water ater and they th have kindly kind consent to come como Into Carbon Corbon county lunty We reu heu brethren anti nOli pl ter who are look lookIng ins Ing for or homos beams to Join with us and wo we will welcome you OU hire I feel well welt In the thA to I 1 have been called I desire to do my ray duty My 11 great desIre is I to press preps for tor tard and the people and lieu heir up the kingdom of ot God I have been b en blessed hl l ell with rood good companions Mj 1 Is counselors are sturdy thrifty men H II Pace PAre and Henry 0 a Mathis WI W Wark tork ark together In unity un II I know knote thi thil Is true It U It the work of oC God I 1 have known this hilt from tr m my Infancy It stems seems as If I J was 11 boin with a A testimony te ej Cf f the Die Gospel Oo Pl My parents were the early settlers of this country and an nd went vent through all nil the hardships and and antI It seems to have hare been Implanted In my In nature that this Is Ishi till the hi work worle of ot God GodI I 1 pray that the blessings of th lie Lord 1011 may mo continue with us during this con eon conference ference that we t may IIa go 10 home filled the Spirit of ot the th Lord Jord and an more morl determined to servo serve Him and 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