Show SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION MEETING the september meeting of the deseret sunday school union took place in the assembly hall on monday evening commencing at pm stake supt bupt J C cutler presiding the sixth ward silver band rendered some selections on the opening of the meeting after which the first ward choir who furnished the music durino during the evening sang glorious things of thee are spoken it supt bupt Alexand alexander pr steele offered up prayer and the thel choir sang when the brayer rosy osy light of morning at the time the roll was called all the city wards with the exception of the tenth were represented and big cottonwood east mill creek and farmers wards of the country stake superintendent cutler said he was gratified to ke see so many prese arese present it and hoped all present would observe e good order the band played another selection aist general bupt supt george goddard in his address on duties connected with the cy of sunday schools said sald we have sabbath school in every ever ward in this stake of zion each ward is governed by a bishop and two Counse counselors lors lorg who in connection with the teachers li have haye ve enoah enough to do to look after the interests af of the people besides primary young peoples associations relief societies and sunday schools when a school is organized the bishop of the wardani ward War dand and the stake superintendent select some person to take superintendence and uther off meers officers are appointed whose duty it is to give the children a religious ell eil lous ious training the superintendent nas a corps of teachers to assist adist him who should find out how many school going children live in n the dis erict and an invitation should be ex exa W tended to e every ry person to attend it should be tike tive the ambition of every superintendent u perin to gather gather in all the chil chii dren possible in his ward another important duty should hould be the commencement of the school on time the superintendent should be a man whose example would be worthy of being imitated by the children A monthly teachers meeting should be held tile the school being dismissed half an hour nour earlier on such days da ys to have a full attendance of teachers present the union has published rules for the guidance of superintendents which can be had free of cost another duty to be observed in our schools is the administration of the tho sacrament the singing should be entered into by the whole school we have over sunday schoot school children throughout the various stakes of zion and not one of the teachers receives pay for his labors laborg the speaker said he felt gratified to think he was connected with such a momentous work he had not met with better chil chii children dreu dren anywhere than are to be found here the masses manses who attend these meetings come here for instruction observe the word of wisdom and the wisdom you gain use to the best advantage and put in practice in youn your aily daily lives ilves jo Donot not touch taste or bandle handle udie anything that will steal away your brains when you leave this house go straight home and do not stand on the street smoking cigarettes in conclusion the speaker said that if those present lived to his age ap they would then realize and know the tee truth of what he had told them the choir sau san sang an anthem let every heart rejoice and sing supt bupt T V williams was called upon onto to make a few remarks those who are engaged in the sunday school caus causo can well endorse the remarks of bro goddard parents could not but realize the good that our sunday schools we were redoing doing the attendance of children in some districts has bas been beer reported rt as high as 7 per cent but what are the remaining 13 per cent doing their parents need looking after th that at their children may avail themselves of th opportunity that is present presented bd the children had nete rete received ived the gospel just as much as their parents shall shail we take it for granted that because nine tenths of the children have haave a testimony we shall give up no xo let us seek out the least oria one his ills desire was to continue in the work york he wa engaged in and especially just now when evil influences fluen ces are surrounding the young brother goddard said the assin assistant t ant tant superintendents should not be allowed to remain quiet but should be schooled so that when the superintendent is absent the school will not lack in interest the sixth ward silver hand band rendered the sweet by and by at the next meeting in october the second ward school will furnish the music and doorkeepers door keepers the time of commencing will be changed to 7 p in instead of as heretofore heretofore assistant superintendent Eich elch richard richards ardS S home horne said he had witnessed yesterday in the ward sunday school the dismissal of the primary class the children marching in single me file to music from the organ he thought it an excellent plan and commended commanded it to other schools the choir sang hope of israel assistant superintendent thomas E taylor said he had bad taken his seat in the galler failer tk during the evenin evening just xo co see ow the e boys and girls really feally did behave they were not quite so bad as he had been led to believe benediction was pronounced by brother T E taylor DAVID R lyo lyon V assistant secretary |