| Show SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION there was a good representation present at the meeting of the sunday school union march 2nd and most moat of the city schools were represented as also were the mill creek sugar house and union schools assistant superintendent R S horne home presided the excellent singing exercises were tendered rendered by the twenty second ward school under the direction of brother henry gardner apostle A A cannon was the first speaker he said that although to many the work of teaching the children of the sabbath schools was often a thankless task yet the impressions made upon the minds of the children we almost imperishable the work of the sunday school could not be successfully carried on unless all the exercises were methodically amill and punctually performed the speaker suggested that if the sunday school was opened promptly even if there was but bur one scholar present the effect would be good and if this practice were persevered in punctuality would soon be oe the rule and all the ex of the school would be conducted more harmoniously and satisfactorily facto rily should qualify themselves by study research meditation and prayer to interest and ins instruct duct their classes classee fully and thoroughly in the days lesson and not confine the class exercises to the simple statement of the lesson as found in the book but get information from other books and sources of knowledge assistant general superintendent george goddard spoke upon the great necessity of making energetic efforts to get the attendance of all the children of the saints in the sun lay school of all the methods suggested to accomplish this none were so practical or had resulted so satisfactorily as aa the system of sunday morning visits by a committee set apart for that work who should visit each house in ue ward take the school census of eam each family and labor zealously to get every child to attend the sunday school elder willard C burton appointed at the late stake conference as assistant superintendent of the sunday schools of this stake was the next speaker the responsibility of the calling of a sabbath school teacher was a great one and unless the teacher was in the possession of the spirit of god ble bid labors would not be productive of much good and he enjoined upon his brethren and sisters who were engage in this work to seek for the spirit of their calling and seek to qualify themselves for theouties the duties of their position the speaker said that with the help 0 01 the theli lord ord he would endeavor to perform the duties he had just been called to perform to the best of his ability elder thos C griggs appointed at the stake conference to fill the office of stake superintendent of sunday schools also expressed himself as do de pirlous of doing all in his power to perform the duties of his calling suggested to teachers to enter into the sympathies of their scholars and endeavor to win the confidence and good will of the children over whom they preside counselor joseph E taylor offered a few timely suggestions to sabbath school teachers in reference to the qualifications which should be possessed by teachers a knowledge of the contents of the bible of the book of mormon and of the book of doctrine and covenants was very important and quite essential to successful teaching interest could not be kept up unless the teacher was vaa full of his subject and so familiar with the truth of the gospel that they could command the love and reverence of the children for the truths they taught by special request C clive accompanied upon the organ by miss belle morris rendered a violin solo in a masterly manner to the delight and pleasure of all present meeting ad adjourned burned till the beconi monday L yn april the first ward school will furnish the music on the occasion the choir very beautifully bendere rende 1 the anthem let the mountains sing for joy benediction by abst gen geni I supt bupt john morgan jos PARRY secy |
