Show SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING of annual meet meeting irig of yet ret sunday school union held in the tabernacle sunday evening april 7 1896 1895 at 7 oo luok there were present general george Q cannoo Con rion aset superintendents george goddard and karl 0 maeser and all the mein bera of the union board the building was wa filled with officers and those interested in sunday schoolwork school work elder eider george goddard called the assembly to order and the tabernacle ameir saag pi was ye the lord my heart shall join in IB work so 10 pleasant so BO divine elder bider wm win axman superintendent of juab stake offered prayer the sang bang hi high it n on the mountain top ga A banner uner is in unfurled the secretary called the roll of stakes showing representatives from nearly every one including and canacos and also alio presented the general sunday school authorities who were unanimously sustained aueta ined as ae follows follow acor george e Q cannon general booden teh denT arf george goudard goodard first fint assistant aea latant general erl karl G manner maeder second assistant aia latant gen oral ral superintendent As AB members of the desert t sunday school union board george Q cannon 0 george goddard karl G maeser baeier verge george reynold Abra abraham boun jer fr cabil can nov BOD thos C grigge joe JOB W sum sam wor boye levi W Bio bardi france M W lymal heber J grant giant and john jobo C V outler cutler As AB general sec secretory john M whitaker aa A general tres treasurer george key nolue the annual knoal statistical and financial report of 01 sunday schools bhoola lor for 1894 la Is an aa f number of sunday arho ola times schools held during the year camber male officers and teachers 0 8 number female officers aud te achere teachers 4 04 2 total officers and teachers average attendance of officers and teachers number male number female pupils total number pupils number pupils in primary department number pupils in first arst intermediate department part ment number pupils in second intermediate department number pupils in higher department total of pupils average attendance of pupils grand totals officers ofil cers teachers and pupils i 91 97 6 cash on hand band I 1 not last report 2380 2880 94 clash collected during the year 48 total 42 cash disbursed during the year sl ob gash in treasury f 2461 11 elder george goddard was waa much il gratified ratified at the improvement ju in the Stia daj day schools since bince lat last report there belog being an ail increase of nearly nine thousand during he paid a tribute to the faithful superintendents bf ficera and teachers who are devoted in li IV tile young or of zion and noted witti with pleasure pl ealure la in his extended to nearly every stake flake the mani 1 feat interest by abe be staige and waru warn and especially the abe parents stich activity and earnest work was needed and cannot but be fruitful of the most glorious glor loua result rea but what was a very great source burce ol of pleasure to him and the autho authorities atles since the instructions by the general church authorities on that subject was wae the living up ta and observance of the word of wisdom by superintendents officers and children generally he believed that hat never bi bufore fore was oat chat important im law so BO universally observed and be looked forward with glorious anticipation to its complete observance by all engaged in the great sunday school cause and the power and influence it would exert in civilization of the world and the fulfillment of the on gr great at promises promie eB matle mane by KB its observance he ii announced that the union board were distributing free to tue toe various superintend eLti for the ibe benefit of the sunday schoola of the respective stakes twenty four hundred sunday long BOOR anu the stake fil cairis bere by calling a at the be general office constitution building could obtain the number assigned to their stake or dr karl 0 maeser maeger followed and spoke upon uon the teaching teach log of myths in the sunday school lu in his hii visits to and labore among the sunday be noticed with wita pride the improved methods lf if giving and the earnesti ear neet zealous and prayerful work of the teacher lie he would confine his nr remarks mainly to the primary department as aa this was waa the foundation and whet where e the greatest grea teat c ore cre re an and d most moat thorough borough work possible poa aible should be done he compared the work done in ab the day da regarding intellectual and moral training with the moral anu religious work that should be followed in the sunday school and felt that the very choices choice it rei mn men and romeu filed with the spirit of we the lord hauld be obtained regarding the instructions that should hould be given give he be urged that ut of should be first and foremost tore most the great aim ot of sunday school instruction as the object was tu to make latter day bainte in all the departments department this should be the great aim ile he depre bated the method of using and store not founded on in trying to teach some ome principle M in the history of goda god a people and in abb lieto of his servants are ample loci denti to teach in a most moat elective way the very truth or principle desired he loveda loved love dc tj see e the gibe great use aae of object les lea 9 81 ne n tu to arouse iti terest but urged as ae the he wish wihib of the he union board that be taken from the ibe incidents denta in the lives and work of goda people he trustee that every teacher would strive to folio bollow w this instruction and aad make it their duty duly and labor to so teach oat bat the young will grow up filled with a testimony of the glorious truths of the he glory to god on high let heaven and earth reply elder heber J grant explained the meaning ands and object ot of nickel day as being established for the be purpose ot of raising means fur for the promotion ol of the sunday acht ol 01 work it to is designed that every officer teacher and pipii bupt should pay at least five caritis each and it if this were done the hands baudo ot of the union board would be strengthened mind would result to in more inore sunday Sundays abdol publications for the benefit of the schools in 1891 the total donation to 1 this fund was 2110 or about two and one half cents per capita while it should have been at least live five cents each and the average per caplis capita from 1891 to now in ie about 02 cents center when it la in remembered that 20 per celt of the entire amount collected to la retained by stake officers for stake sunday school purposes seB only four per capita it all paid would come to the union boaro beside in some places not only the 20 per coot cent was wae retained but very much more and this thia was wag very wrong and ought not to be done any m re the speaker showed the use uee made of the nickel fund in traveling expenses for members of the board visiting annual sunday school conferences confere in publication and tree free distribution ot of book of mormon charts anu ana car a 8 lectures instruction st guides and sunday school literature and expenses expense elder bider grant urged at ah to use uee their beaten beat en deavors this year to ha have ve a full quota from every every school and stated that mexico with all the poverty and trials Inot ilent to a now place and one other stake were the only ones which paid five cents per capita he believed belle vii every stake could make the same sama bowing elder F M lyman stated that as a to the teaching of the articles article of faith the teu ten command men ts and such fundamental toasts of our oar religion the children should be aged to commit to alemi memory he specially took up op and read the ten ran commandments treating upon their value and th the good affect they would have if 11 all tb ealure salna understood them he believed it would be a splendid rule for every latter day saint to make them the rule of life sincerely and ly repeating repealing them every morD morning log they would be a stimulus in from evil and they with the articles article of faith should be kept before the young oon con tl dually Milly and though they nay may not fully understand all contained thereto therein yet he believed them to be no ao that no tea should neglect them what we wanted in the sunday school was waa the rearing bearin of children to be true Latt erday saint the tree Is ie known by its ito fruits fruit he desired the sunday to be very fruitful that the fruit would be pure clean and free from worms worm and disease diee aae the tree needs spraying and pt pruning at the proper time to insure choice fruit so 80 la ilk the sunday hould proper training spraying and pruning oe no attended to while the opportunity la is afforded for operating upon the mind of the young and the sunday schools would then be potential for good in supplying the young with everything to promote a healthy growth morally and religiously and that will enable the young to obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the he lobdel and a testimony of the truth elder eider abraham HC annon said that officers and teachers in sunday school should be living diving exemplars in the practical duties of their heir religion abound speak clearly and distinctly and aim to be a model to 1 the students in all thinks the schoolroom should be clean and orderly a spirit of peace love and devillon should bould reign supreme in every heart and every thing should be done to attract the attention of the little and to maintain that int interest orest throughout simple language should be used thie the minutes should be clear and interest sogi ing the work of the day should a healthy interest and create a desire to come agalla teachers should exemplify in their lives the instructions they would give to ito their children it they would teach the fie great moral and religious truths the ilbe gospel vie the speaker related I 1 a illustration of the importance of exemplifying in one ones is life tho instruction riven to the young an exhibition to in the gait bait lake stake annual sunday dunday school chool oun conference ference when three little deaf and dumb girls acted out by signs and motions motion the song nearer my god to thee while one of our misters the same game the scene abene was so that spontaneously baars tilled filled the eleb of the large congregation the spoke poke in language more potent wan than audible audible utterances so it is in life and in the school many MADY a teacher angly ill prepared so ao far as training and amid learning are concerned bat accola marvel jus results by bat habits its of ef fidelity before his class the children are imitators and nothing is so ao pate potent ta t tor for good asan action or the perform performance anve of a duty nothing so grand as obedience cie to the will of god words without actions are dea dand im coupled with contrary actions are harmful ana abu teach treachery abd hypocrisy 4 president Preside ut george Q cannon was wa gratified to learn of tue great strides the sunday school movement was taking from reports gigato by returned missionaries he be had learned with much pleasure of the be establishment ot of sta n day schools in various minions of the cb church u rob he felt tuat t jis biawas was an ex cellena way of preaching the gospel of sewing rowing the be leous of truth in this hie connection he felt that it would be wise to have abe president of such mission appoint a mission su pert n tai 0 dent whose duty it would be to look laok sifter the sanday san day school interests ot at the mission and report to the union board and it if found necessary ii be will for them to appoint super intend enta to in the various regarding applications so eo frequently made by ou port nt teacher tea to various members of the union jalon board aud and to our colleges academies isto to respecting bunday school disc pline and instructions president crauson canson suggested BUggea ted that in all these mattre matters the proper order should be observed sunday school and ten denta dents should respect reaped tb abe stake officers ficera of and to the latter such quites tlona should be submitted it the itske officers ficera of could not give the proper sn an ewer awer they abc uld submit tb egale to the abe union board watch would off afford ord the much needed information ind no thus all instructions given would be in IB harmony barmo nj he therefore felt fell to urge arge tbt this plan be followed the jagoo board was ett et for the purpose of directing sue sunday school inter eat of zion and its members bad d alveo gi ved much attention to tuat matters with our io hoole the attention ot at the union board had been called to an answer anaker to a question contained on ia a card containing questions and aci aoa werft on an the it if 1 aa follows what blessi jage are up it if we partake of 01 abe caora meat worthily the answer given ie 19 that our alus will be forgiven and that the lorda lord a spirit will always be with us now that answer lu in some respects res to la true yet it la is liable to mislead the lords supper was waa not instituted institute ia as a weans means of obtaining the forgiveness of sins mine baptism was in f tt r that pu but is there oo no tru h in the answer here given yes everything we do in keeping the c of god will bring a forgiveness of aas sins it if we repent of them and on our past fast day bays we confess co odeas our sins to one another and to the lord and at our sacrament meetings we conf confess asis our sins sing before partaking of the be obtain a forgiveness of sine but to say taw sacrament was instituted for the be for gi veness of sin is incorrect and it should not be answered in ia that man oer because it may mislead those who do not properly understand this matter before closing be felt to offer words ol of praise to io the union board tu to the prot of the daake to the ushers and all who had contributed to me cue excellent that had bad been maintained maim albed during the evening hf he also appreciated the excellent musio music and felt he be but voiced the sentiment of th the congregation io in moving a vote of 0 thanks to profile pros evan stephens and JOP J daynes and all ane members of we choir lor for the sweet strains ot of music rendered during the meetings meeting of the conference U upon von putting the motion the raising of the hands aanna showed a unanimous vote bider georoe goddard read the sub joined list ot of annual sunday school and trusted that next year report would show an enrollment off the abadir sang the anthem let the mountains moan taliu shout for joy oy elder liars lars ial B Egger eggertson Bg gertson tsou of utah state pronounced the benediction JOHN M general decre secretary tary FOR FOB ANNUAL 8 S 8 OON nearest annual conference stake conference a f eng tooele To oele april 13 and n d 14 aa may y 5 and 6 april 19 and 20 may 11 and 12 san pet e A april 27 and 28 mav 18 and 19 Canad adaMay Can aMzy 4 and 5 ma may 26 and 27 davis davia may 11 and 12 june 8 and 9 nt t Geor Greorg eMay geMay 18 and 19 june 16 and 17 katigb K may 25 and 26 june 8 and 9 june I 1 and 2 june 2 and 3 wayne way ne june 7 and 8 june jane I 1 and 2 wasatch June 15 and 16 aug 2 and 4 box Elder June 23 july 28 and 29 oneida june 29 and 30 july 28 and 29 hear beer lake july 6 and 7 A ug 10 and 11 star valley july uly 13 and 14 aug 17 and 18 Baray Bannock aock july 20 and 21 sept sepe 7 and 8 Malad july 27 and 28 june 16 and 17 aug 3 and 4 aug 11 and 12 san sala juan aug 24 and 25 snowflake and 18 sept I 1 and 2 st johns and 25 sept 8 and 9 san sala Luis Sept I 1 and 2 aug 18 and 19 millard Sept 7 and 8 aug 25 and 26 sp pil 4 and 15 sept 22 and 23 beaver 21 and 22 sept 21 and 22 sept 28 and 29 aug 18 and 19 |