Show GOD GUARD AND SPEED THEE ON THY WAY As from our oar own dear mountain home afar to distant lands you roam across the waste where once you trod with weary feet the desert sod As oer the mighty waves you ride with heaven only for tor your guide gulde god speed thee on thy way when on old Eng glands En lauds fertile shore mong uong olden friends you roam once more mid scenes so cherished in thy youth deci declaring aring iring loud gods holy truth it be thy lot to roam midst lowly cot or palace dome god speed thee on th way when there thy last is ia done thy hearts desires are arc gained and won vron and homeward ii with a longing gaze you full of joy your steps retrace to grasp at home the loving hands you tou come again oer sea and land a god guard and speed you on your way PRESIDENT WILFORD blui ord WOOD WOODRUFF yei Fri said he was nearly eighty years of ade age and had spent two thirds of his life ilfe in the interests of the church ot jesus christ and ex presse his gratification at the pleasing plea piea sine sins sight of sucha such a numerous gathering an on such an occasion ile he prophesied that the of people le in the midst ot whom they were located located would not have power to perfect and carry out their se schemes hemes a against a in t the saints ile he informed the children that if they remained faithful thou though now little ones they would one day b become mighty men and women exhorted them to pray for brother goddard for blessings during his absence and he himself felt to bless him song by elder heiber heber S goddard the Ilon monarch arch of the woods acco accompanied in by bro on the organ brother H S goddard also proceeds on a mission to great britain with his father GENERAL GE superintendent GEORGE Q CANNON said that this scene would long be remembered especially by bro goddard he was greatly gratified ratified at s see ee ing ng so many present ft it was a fitt fitting 1 9 tribute of regard to one who had re rendered a himself worthy of the same by liis his untiring labors in the cause ol 01 sunday schools ills his heart was full of blessin blessing for brother goddard goudard who was shortly to leave us and who labored so indefatigably in his duties here and endeared himself so much to the children and to us all and god himself would bless hi him and his posterity for lis his kindness an and love exhibited by lim him for forthe the welfare anh and advancement of gods own children the sunday school interest was increasing which was an excellent sign as it showed indisputably that the spirit of god was operating upon the minds of both parents and children true education was beginning to receive the attention it deser deserves es by a people like us and the remarkable growth in the numbers of sunday school scholars was the best evidence of this ho lio well remembered the time when many members distrusted the idea of establishing sunday schools and of starting them ile he would like to receive authentic written information from every ward relative to the first starting and continuing of the various sunday schools in their respective wards ile he reverted to his starting a sunday school in the ward in 1864 which he believed to be the oldest established school chool s in the territory fourteen months after which he had started the juvenile instructor and it was a very pleasant reflection to note the subsequent progression and foremost amongst the workers in this cause was brother george goddard and his associates was pleased to see the increase in the number of children and gratified also to observe that the standard of education edn cation catlon was also increasing thousands of children could today to day answer accurately tile the various questions relating to the history of this church that heretofore many elders could not answer and there were children by the thousand who could repeat word for word tile the articles of our faith it was wonderful f ul to note the amount of reflection which our little ones seemed to devote to the understanding of the principles of the gospel and upon such subjects as the atonement whilst desiring to see all faculties and gifts cultivated to their highest bent he was opposed to sending any of our children or others to the east cast or elsewhere from amongst our own community for training purposes believed that such practice would result in their ruin in the same way as had happened to many already who had adopted this course and who although they mi might ht have acquired a knowledge of a profession had returned home barren of faith m n gospel principles commended the practice of cultivating our gifts at home and said our greatest energies should be devoted to the building up of zion and establishing the work of god upon the earth asked the bies biel blessings ssan of god upon brother God goddard lard on Ms his departure and during darlng his mission ile he also felt to bless the teachers scholars and all en engaged in this good work elder john morgan read the following resolution at adopted by the officers of the sunday school union at a especially convened for that pur pu purpose nose which was 1 11 fi ali I 1 I 1 i I 1 inu in t tip ihu U if I 1 unanimously supported by those present at this assembly in view of the expected departure of assistant superintendent geo goddard in a f few evy evv days on a mission to great britain resolved He solved that it be the sense of the of the sunday school union that brother goddard is deserving of 01 the gratitude of all interested in the sunday school cause for his zealous untiring and successful efforts in behalf of sunday schools and that we wc ask god to bless and speed him on his mission and give iv c him a safe return in the due time 0 of f t the he lord supt bupt george goddard in reply said he would rather have such a manifestation in his favor from his brethren and sisters than thousands of gold dollars the ath ward sunday school choir sang a motto song entitled our sunday school words by david son son music by J al chamberlain which was greatly appreciated the meeting was adjourned for one month and dismissed with prayer by brother george reynolds W W DAV DAY secretary pro tem term |