| Show SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION owl owing rig probably to the severe weather the attendance was very light at the sunday school union january 16 but the schools of the city were fairly well represented also the schools of farmer evs ward big cottonwood south district and east mill creek elder T C U griggs presided elder wm R jones opened by prayer the fine singing exercises were rendered by the children of the fifteenth ward sabbath school under the direction of brother james S morgan elder GM Mumford read the follow ing epistle from elder bacome Ba RS Home Horne now laboring in Cir circleville cleville pluto county whence the letter was written under recent date to the officers and teachers of the sunday schools of the salt lake stake of zion dear brethren and sisters I 1 have presumed to think that a few words from me on the great subject ot of sunday school work might possibly not be amiss so I 1 venture to offer a few of my thoughts on this subject i he lord requires his children to use every talent which he has bestowed upon udon them for some good purpose and for what better can talents be used than in promoting the welfare of growing zion the lord in a revelation given to the prophet joseph in jackson co missouri aug 8 1831 uses these words but with some I 1 am not well pleased for or they will not open their mouths but hide bide the talent which I 1 have given unto them because of the fear of men woo woe unto such for mine anger to is kindled against them and it shall come to pass if they are not more faithful unto me it shall be taken away even that which they have for 1 I the lord rule in the heavens above and among the armies of ah the 0 earth and in the days when I 1 shall make up my jewels all men shall hall know what it is in that speak eth the power of god 11 doe doc A cov 60 2 09 3 4 there are those in zion who possess sess fine talents yet allow them to remain rem sin unused to such I 1 say hood heed the words of warning as quoted above thousands of children among the latter day saints are actually tarnishing famishing for the want of that spiritual food so 80 necessary for their proper growth in the kingdom of god parents neglect their spiritual welfare at home the laws of the territory exclude all religious teachings from the district schools our churry schools are not in a condition to supply the great demand for this important part or of the childs education the primary associations do not receive the attention that we should give them the improvement associations are in adequate to furnish the requisite amount of religious instructions and ou our r religion gion classes nave proved in many instances almost a failure to what shall we turn then but to our sunday oohoola the first requisite foe far the workers in the sunday schools to is to obtain the spirit of the lord then to love their labors and aba children next to gain a thorough knowledge of the principles and truths to be taught to the children and youth and lastly but not liot least to secure the love of the children how to gain the last is a moat important matter to consider the first great thing in this regard is loving the children love begets love it if we desire debare the love of our fellows we mut must earn it must live for it must give lowe love for love people in all the walks of life are struggling to accomplish certain rez rei suits to gain certain ends why should not the sunday school teacher seek earnestly to gain that power that will enable him to achieve the greatest result resul tk fe if the heart Is fully set met on the so ac of this great end will dare say that success is not sure how carefully the sculptor with chisel and mallet in hand works s at the block of marble one rough point is judiciously removed theu then another until with per pei sistena effort anc patient skill tam feh image conceived in the artists mim mi begins to grow into shape now come the polishing and finishing bouchee to uchee with great precision and close tiny do the been eye and the trained lett band smooth and mould this image to tj its state of perfection the artist with his canvass stretched upon his bis ease easel and with brush in hand slowly lout but surely presents to ethew eyes those scenes which his quick mind has conceived and shaped it x j mental vision shall those these do more to perfect thal th marble and the canvass than we wh i have the human mind the livi living to carve and mold god forbau the must be no pretence predence pre tence of love no bem 1 show of learning children too quit dp discern this spurious coin anu and j confidence in the pretender an educator of the day in ariti on this subject says in speaking the teacher he must cultivate 1 habit of seeing things in their b light while not blind to faults must be prompt and eagle dyed eyed to g out every indication ot of good abo at all he be must remember that no hui hu soul however degraded is with some elements and possibilities of boog go for whom there is the possibility christ dlud 01 the love lore of a child in its In innacell is in as pure and unselfish as any ku kno onearth on earth what a boon to gaiba H well repaid fare all efforts to earn it retain this pure unselfish love affef is once gained requires further effort 0 the part of the teacher never fall fail tf enever a wherever you meet them and th the too toa with a smile mile and a cheery ho al do you do it will pay teach h I 1 the innocent child never forgets g i thoughtfulness thoughtful new one little lucid A connected with ith my own children well illustrate the reward of love while living in the fifteenth wardt ward bardt A sent my children to the sunday a of that ward my oldest eldest daugh daughter who at that time were quite amaia girls became very much attached ote their teacher a young lady I 1 mo irom from the he fifteenth to the fourteen ward I 1 was one day balki walking ag up street etin in the fifteenth waid ward towi tow the meeting house with my daught daugh when they suddenly cried out pa there la Is our sunday school to teach cant we go sod and kles klea her wl mental god bless youl to that yo y lady teacher I 1 gladly gave my joky sent away went these precious oula bouis across the street band and gave their teacher a kiss that I 1 know she will never forget the reward was waa gained the efforts of a few short abort months ot of loving patient labur were amply repaid what unbounded influence could such a teacher have over the chil children I 1 what power example has in snob anoh cases either for good or evill the cry all over the land today is we lack goods good efficient faithful why to la this la Is not this grand abor of love worth the ex expenditure of timo time and means a strong effort a great deal of self denial Is ie not the consciousness of duties well performed of the pure love of innocent childhood and above all the approbation ot of god clod ample reward for auy any sacrifices make let not the children we my enily suffer afier for that spiritual nourishment so much needed in their growth but feed them teem nourish them that you may carry a clear conscience in your daily lff life and present a worthy record to the father in the day of judgment god mew blew you follow fellow laborer labore nl I 1 am with you in heart and sympathy it if not in person denon your brother in christ RICHARD 8 ELDER TX TM 2 delivered an instructive and interest fmc lecture upon the land of pole pale SUM alne n from the time he said bald in annable orson onon hyde dedicated tee holy land anew for the gathering of 01 lubel a very marked change is bally taking place not only in the botteri ngoi its government und under erthe the borks but in the climate and fertility in fulfilment fulfillment of prophecy tae 06 early and the later rains are more regular and the bad although decidedly mountainous it kiec becoming more fertile and the of jacob are flocking in to the ancient home of their tet tiem in im visiting the different inheritances at oth tao tribes of israel the speaker to the peculiar homelike home like in flormoe which he and other missionaries sri among the mountains and V valley Ot Ephraim attributing it to abe tact that h he was a descendant of th made to the isolated corance fl eferen Ko rance ce was waa of the ancient land ot 01 canaan anin G on the west by a harbor leaa coot oo tand and on the gast eat by sandy abdy deserts dearte a vat mot go 10 in which the lord donld the truth and the true of heaven uncontaminated wa ad ais mixed with the traditions tradition and erron of tie 00 heathen nations avento now point to the rapid and development of that opa atry try which will sooner or later lake it among the 11 first rot countries on OB un tee perth earth in commercial importance already the chief cities were being sonn connected ted by railroad which would or later be extended to other lands the speaker while laboring as a missionary in that land particularly eiD enjoyed joyed his with some de soend ants of the ancient jews who preserved in remarkable purity the ancient cradit ons and forms of 0 worship their keeping of the was one instance of this the speaker further dwelt upon the work done by Ma mahammed hommed Mabom med who was wised raised up to perform a great mission minion among the descendants of ishmael the TAO modern had bad however departed in many instances from the teachings of the founder in closing the speaker said laid the time was near when the land and the people would be redeemed and the people of the latter day saints in the hands of God would probably be the instruments of bringing about that happy time when the knowledge of god shall prevail again in the land ELDER T 0 GRIGGS referred to the sunday school lesson cards which were exhibited at the last amt meeting A committee were now at work perfecting a plan for a series of lessons which would be ready at an early day and meet the requirements of all the grades and which would be a very material aid to all teachers in instructing the young and in training them to become good and virtuous men and women quite a number of the annual reports were still wanted and those who had not sent them in were requested to do so without delay the sixteenth ward sabbath school was requested to furnish the musical exercises and two ushers for the next meeting elder 0 M mcallister offered the benediction and the meeting adjourned for one mouth month jos hyrum PAP by sealy |
