Show SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION minutes of annual sunday school conference hold held in the tabernacle sunday evenings april ath 1897 at 7 p pm in the general mem lot keri of the union board several leveral apostles and a host boat ot of stake anti ano ward officers and sunday workers besides thousands thoua anda of interested parents parent were present the vast assembly was wan called to order by assist uen benl 91 supt bupt george goddard the etoir choir under the management of prof evau eva a stephem Step bene sang aang sweet is the work my god my king prayer was offered by elder eider JOB jam M tanner choir sang the he IN night ight song bonn I elmerjohn elder Elde rJohn M whitaker called the roll of ef stakes abion was wai responded to by thirty five out ot of the thirty seven evea stakes read the statistical and financial report for the year doc dec 81 1896 which bowed a total 0 ot 1 engaged in sunday school work and presented the general sunday school authorities who wore were unanimously sustained an follone fol lowe george Q cannon general super aper in george goddard Godda God daid jd assistant general superintendent karl 0 masser second assistant aaa latant general john M whitaker general coreta tary r lorge george reynolds reynold general treasurer As ai members bembera of the deseret sunday school union board goorge george Q can cagnon non george goddard karl G maeker george reynolds Bey nolde thomas 0 griggs joseph W sum mor derhay bays levi W richard Blo hardg francis M lyman heber J grant john G C cutler joe jo M tanner george team dale hugh J cannon Cati nou second Assistant ant general super Inte karl 0 maeser called at lention to me be great labor of sunday school abool work and the growing need ol of facilities to most meet the developments development ol of this important institution the decoo ly alty of normal training classes is now recognized la in many schools and where the facilities are offered ered and ana the need in ia apparent it is essential wat that such a class be organ aad lor for the good of she be school abool but the morgania tion tien of a normal olau la in any of me schools ol of zion should bould not be attempt ed until first obtaining permission from the union board and from it receive the proper anti and necessary in st ruction lo in this thin connection alto alo elder masser called attention to tue ment of infant or kindergarten classes aud and she great good accoe by properly conducting auola oles olaaf sisto aney are intended tor for the small mall children who meet in sunday se bools Obo ote and should be taught by object lea leamons leee oBB sons for thin to la what kindergarten kinder gaten work wora means meana in all instructional elder eider manor latmer said aid there shore to la one essential viz the point aimed at to la any lesson no tos should go before the children without having a well dennec denned tivi tive point something applicable to 10 a principle of the gospel or an ordinance ef bf the ame amo the he divinity ol of joseph smith smiths s mission mi Belon or have bave an important bearing upon the she work of bithis is 6 what this the sunday were established for 1 e 0 to o make latter day sainto of the children 0 O general superintendent george Q cannon stated that his hia loi had bad bison been called to the behavior of some ome children and the irreverence shown by others while the sacrament wa being administered in certain sunday schools echo ola in IB some cases also alee his attention had been called to the little notice taken by some on account of the frequency of its if administration and felt that it jewens the adored red leuon lemon it was intended to cou con vey supt bupt cannon regretted to learn of such a lack jack ot training train log in the lecog reco due to the holy ordinance oi 01 the lorck lorda lik supper he had p when his attention had bad been oal called led to these thee where any one shows an lor jet the sacrament or who treats it lightly they be forbidden to partake of its it or suspend its adain admin rt ration in a school treating it go 0 o irreverently the lord had commanded that no one should baber be per bitted to partake of this holy ordinance unworthily and he felt that the servants of jod should watch thle this important ordinance very closely fee ee that thai it in IB partaken partaker par taken of worthily anu with due reverence and care in leaca ing its ita value to all who partake of it ii he trusted the bishop rio would pay special pedal attention to the administration of the sacrament Sac in the sunday schools bupt cannon called attention to the holding of sunday schools on the day of the stake conference in the ward where she conferences wore were hold held he felt ure sure it would be a good flood talog OD en WOD aalona to have bave the sunday school convene at 9 garnand am and keep in session may eay until 1016 10 16 allowing as aa many of the he saints 60 0 o remain at the be morning session as aa have a do de ire and where the room is large enough the abild children Tion can thus become acquainted with the apostles or other brethren visiting amold them where it im the custom to adjourn the primary be ore the other departments it is would be well to do so at as such auch conferences conference and allow them to return home ai also alao the other olber departments part ments at a later hour to give room for the saints he had bad met on several everal ocoa clone under these circumstances and the result was wai gratifying it is i important to have the sunday schools hold held regularly every sunday morning yet yes it la in not the intention to interfere with abe saints sainte convening in their quarter ly conference and by observing the above suggestion the school may be hold held and upon its ita adjournment journ ment lot let the morning session emlo of the stake conference convene and li ii desired dee tred iune until say flay until 1216 1215 p m it would be an axcel excellent lent thing also alao where there ore are two cr more schools in the be place where the coo con torence convenes oon vene to bave leave them meet together on tue ano morning of the abe stake conference go through a few exercises and then listen to in atrue ti lion the twelve or other alit ing broth brethren rov the children would become acquainted with the author authora au ties of the church and wt giuld uld take pleasure in listening to the she given in simple language by the visiting brethren for simplicity when peaking spooning oking to the he young yoong should always alway be aimed at the union board have no cast iron rules rulee but labor continually for the best beat interest inte reit of the children of zion anti and suggest improvements frova from time to time which it followed out would result in a higher standard jandard tan dard of religious icus education among our youth assistant superintendent george goddard was waa much gratified to see be WIN growth of the sunday school cause the lie last forty eight year yean and felt that the growth woul be much more rapid la in the future than to lo the par pan mind and he expected the time to come whon when in ota of the ibe sunday school number ing over would number OT ovet elder goddard called att attention to the LOW of the ten f cent sunday school hymn bookser and trusted that one would be found in the be hands of all the be sunday school children chil dror that they hey would lake ik great care of the dameg same and felt vur ure that great good would result to the young by all learning lear to aang bc of he ele desired that irma use ue would be made of the little fa book elder john robinson Kobl Baon ton rendered to io an t excellent manner a solo the conversion Conver elon of paul elder eider reber heber agrant said he alws alway took pleasure plea eure ture in the great sunday school cause and always alway felt a debt of gratitude to nil big sunday school IB truston tru oton lor for the early training he big received at their bands bande in this the ahw ward sunday school he felt ure sure that all sunday school worker would be greatly blessed and by the youth they teach and spols encouragingly cou ragingly to the the importance ot leaving pedar tive and mysterious questions alone should be adhered to in the be sunday schools of zion there are a kf great many people always alway looking after something mysterious my and in losta noss be felt fejt as ai though the he highbe departments would du do better by leaving those kind of questions loni severely eie rely alone some bob much be thought might be properly named calams Ia eltor lAms the asking of mysterious that none would be able to boewer until they hey got into she next world 00 the time of teachers could be much better employed in living and teaching the word of wisdom keeping the MID commandments of god anti confining themselves beme elvea to instructions and deaett was ingi of plain and simple meaning abl which do not involve the therefore let the questions involving dark and hidden bidden meaning alone the question had bad been asked what shall hall bobone be aone with the teachers wb refue eto 90 partake of the sacrament he would recommend that an 11 such to first put himself in harmony with the authorities of he Chur clit put away all things that 1389 esaud in the way of his hie partaking 14 lt abstain from akini akine an active part to in she until he can partake of it worthily and wants to partake of it IS la order to obtain the blessing promised he fie closed by invoking luv oking the he blessings of god upon all those engaged in sunday work elder eider joseph joaeph W Bummer hay hays an aft bounced that hat arrangements arrangement had now been perfected for the he issuing by t the union board of a bible chart incidents in the ministry ot of the apostle paup 1 and ablen IN ak 1 probably would be ready by ja chrt at the aido cost coat as 88 the regular 1 ible are issued by the later plat sunday school convention I 1 also alao stated bated the nok of mormon chart no 2 subject denta of the life of alms alma and nee taken from the book or of Mosiah 1 awa was now in the MO bonds banda of the pub bera and it was waa hoped would be baady for ale by the october confer e DON next t I 1 Aider george Goorge teasedale Te sedale said he did abt know any labor to io his bl whole life his hat had been more delightful to te him tetta that of the sunday bonday school he 4 taken great pleasure teaching the lous jewels jewel the lord had entrusted entreated ier the be abitanta of Z on and to 90 who come among ui the children in and bd plainness plain 00 had been ot or great value to him to lo preaching the 0 capel copol efto world he urged arged that hat teachers teach en touch teach at home upon the a or wherever they are by their aa well as a by their admont and it if sought the lessons intend go ato sa be b instilled by the she establishment 01 tibe the sabbath schools ot of he be tell felt mt last a community of el righteous iren would up and call beir rn ni and bl bleed eased to no greater calling then the lina of e young and tender la to rovers the name of god and p holy b oay oil ris jaws w and 1 l great wui the reward of all who boa abue this glorious glor louB consummation coola sang aang kd while the soft evening breezes are blow I 1 war john M whitaker then read att nf at u sunday randay M conference as aa jw e abril rod and sn san juan san pit y seb and fth beaver davis may and fifth parowan carowan Pa rowan mity and st george gaorge hay and kanab juab jamb a A jaw iwo to jr y and ad abib Pangal teh box loth and cassia summit gnp and utah malad jray and ad 1190 bear lake wa at july 17 tb and nd star valley morgan boily and bannock jtb and ad seb ame augland Au glang and Snow liske augino and 32 22 ad ht 81 john al iba 1 6 2 4 t was and 29 ih st bt joseph september jtb ath and ath Mario opa nop september lember bilth and juarez abaury I 1 wayne september AA in bar I 1 ath and milt san ban luis batt for dictou was wai pronounced by or anton H lund loud JOHN M general secretary |