Show SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS MEETING the fourteenth ward assembly hall was waa well filled with sabbath be school hool officers and vea teachers chers du monday evening the ard last at their regular monthly meeting anere were representatives senta tives present from all the city and three of 0 the country wards superintendent john 0 cutler presided at the meeting and the sinking singing 9 aside irom from the congregational pi bai were rendered in ia excellent style ayae j eighteenth ward choir who turned out in full force led by bro II 11 ti whitney firs after vi th e general opening exercises was an address oa an the personal ity of god snowing by scripture and reason that he was a being with body parts and passions etc given by brother wa W 0 ridges of the E eighteenth lk ward sabbath school the congregation led by brother thos mcintyre sang give us room that we may dwell 11 an essay un on the sabbath written by sister katy B D young was read by sister bertha moyle of the eighteenth ward school achrol the writer gave an out line of the history of the sabbath from its institution by god after completing his labors of creation down to the present showing how it was observed in different ages the benefits to be derived from us its observance and the ob eject of its being instituted a Fol following lowine was a song by the choir and an address by brother levi W richards who briefly referred to the efforts made by vie the presiding officers of many of et the which he had visited to improve their schools and nd induce the youad to attend ile he commended the course of some who were continually introducing new features into their schools in order that the exercises may not be to too 0 on and also to discover tile the fat bat methods of conducting them jy supt bupt george goddard expressed gratitude 11 for being able to meet with the sunday school laborers as it was wa only three weeks ag ago 0 since he be met with a very severe evye accident he said it was as necessary for the youth of zion to be converted to the gospel and be taught its principles as it was for the outside world not more than fifty per cent of the latter day saint children attend school I 1 in n order to procure a better attendance he recommended that the most capable persons be selected tor for teachers and that visitors be se sent nt to the homes of those who do not attend to persuade them to become members of the sabbath school assistant superintendent douglas swan of the eighteenth ward schol was the next speaker he thought the importance of sabbath schools was overlooked dy by some wao could see a necessity tor for missionary labor abroad but tailed failed to realize its necessity nearer at home some perhaps had become weary of such labor after spending years in it the latter day saints should not under any consideration neglect to instruct their children nor c ease cease their efforts for good even though the expected results were not at present apparent rent ther then was was greater honor boner in battling for something yet to be attained than in merely laboring la borine to dabold old that which is already establish jr in presenting principles to the youth the aim should be to draw out their minds on the subject in such a way that they will discover by their own reasoning powers the lesson to toe be conveyed this thia will make it more impressive and they will be better enabled to reme remember moer it after singing by the choir and benediction the meeting adjourned till the first monday in january the congregational fi pieces aces to be sung on that occasion are 1 T the he Pian eera and 11 whew when shall we Whee the nineteenth ward sabbath school is expected to t furnish other musical ex ernista and part of the pro gramme |