| Show SUNDAY SCHOOL convention CONVENTI OM for some days great hite reat bas been manifested in the convention of sunday school workers which sat eat today hundreds of delegates from the several stakes of zion far and near itte th in attendance and the glather gathering ng promise much POT flor the benefit of Sabba idl school work throughout the church the first meeting of the convention conVent ibn was held this monday ay forenoon iv in assembly han hall the body of the house houas was filled with delegates dele gatea who were ad thereto by badge it was a splendid assemblage of men and women who manifested great interest in the proceedings persons who were not dele delegates glates to the convent convention bon yet abo desired to wilt wildness ness its proceedings were seated in the gallery was well filled there were present on the stand of the general authorities of the deseret sunday school union the gen supt bupt geo Q cannon Oan jaon asb Assle assistant tant general supt bupt geora 00 derd dard second assistant wart karl G maeser members of lihi aa iffla M erial eral board and aldis stake school prominently connected with school work atso also elders F as M H J grant and george df the twelve apostoles Apost fles at aro am the convention to order by elder george tue the arc ar exercise wasa was a singling practice of h ham an thour which was led by ekter george D the rising and the pieces rendered were st selected from the deseret sunday unton union song boor book professors and held accompanied on the organ and cornet not respectively tive llly the opening trayer was offered by elder george teesdale Teas diale by the congregation standing come along general superintendent george Q cannon then delivered to ito the convention an address ot of welcome wel bome he expressed his pleasure at alt the large attendance VL at the convention and wet boomed the delegates with all his heart He hoped they would enjoy thern themselves selve duuring the fhe sitting of the and prof profit t by its exercises es it had long been felt that something should be done to give a renewed empett to lo SM day and correct a tene ten e dency to slackness which was alas becom ing ng apparent for this purpose this convention had been called and the speaker hoped that the fullest freedom would be enjoyed during its loa labors bars he hoped that questions regarding reg arding sunday school work would be asked freely and suggested eug chait they be submitted in writing he referred briefly to the great necessity and value of sunday work and considered that it was one of the most important fe features altures of the church he repeated the remarks made many years ago by an lian bishop to the effect that the dlf dif ferent fere Tit sects could make no headway head tway labong lamong aidule mormons cormons Mor mons but might among the young agun aby iby giving to them opportunities port unities for gaining he showed how our sabbath yath schools aid in fortifying the children of the saints sain ts against the errors land sins of the world and urged that every be made to secure the attendance atten danoe wt at sunday school of all the children of our people he invited invite d delegates who tack lack accommodation to report at the stand urged that questions concerning sunday school work be freely asked and advised der legates to take notes motes of the proceedings of the can convention bention elder george reynolds then delivered an address on the objects of the convention ven tion elder karl G then addressed the convention on the sunday school treatise and its effects por for a long time the board had been impressed with the need of a published guide in sunday school work because workers were at a loss lose in regard to its ts proper organization and the details of it much difference in views and methods existed which lit was necessary to correct after great deliberation and consultation with leading sunday school workers the treatise was prepared and published the result has been a more complete and uniform organization and conduct of sunday school work though the treatise leaves abundant latitude for the in of teachers and pupils and the varying circumstances surrounding them some teachers have failed to understand the intent ot of the treatise but this is largely due to the fact that that they have not sufficiently studied it ft the first edition is exhausted and a new one embracing improvements and new points has been issued in future editions of the work new points growling growing out of experience will be embraced for there is no standing still stall the speaker urged that teachers become famil familiar har with the treatise and the instructions it conveys and that the latter be carried out every teacher bould should have a copy and it should be considered con and discussed at teachers meetings so that every teacher will understand where his or her work ailts in in connection with the whole dorkof work of the school teachers should work to a plan covering a specified period of time a term of months the speaker illustrated this proposition at sonne some length and in a manner manlier to show its truth and force and explained that the treatise provided for this need the speaker explained the need of grading the schools and placing each pupil in the proper class changes from one class to another should be recommended by the teacher to the superintendent superintend erit and be made toy by him teachers mee meetings meeM bings should bp bo held often the speaker laid great stress upon this he urged that superintendents should be familiar fani with the statistics studies and vu students dents in their schools and described how questions should be framed in fin order to evelt proper answers the speaker dwelt at some length on various portions of the treatise explaining pla ining how hom the same should be complied compiled with and showing how haw much time was often by teachers and classes in thrashing straw the question how would you prepare a plan for a six months course for the first intermediate department was asked by delegate sorensen Soren aen and a query covering the same subject was put by delegate horne home and the following were appointed a committee to prepare a reply in the form of a model plan J M tanner karl G maeser lars lara E eggertson and natham T porter the question was asked how may a person become fai millar with the treatise general superintendent cannon replied study it laughter prof mcclellan then rendered upon the organ with exquisite taste a version of the air 0 my father arranged by himself in answer to questions the following replies were given if teachers are capable of drawing plans for class clase work they may do so and submit the same to the superintendent but when teachers are not qua qualified lifted to do this the plans should be prepared by the superintendent in the following question was put should the subjects in the treatise be followed as the subjects of the class work in the respective departments 9 the answer was no that would depend upon the general plan according to instruction prest cannon gave us when the plan has been agreed upon the subjects as given in the treatise are suggestive only but not in the order given in the treatise elder bider J M tanner read an address prepared by elder seymour B young who because of duties elsewhere was unable to be present the following question was asked would you require a complete answer in all cases or would not a conversational al manner of discussing the matter be better in the higher classes elder replied that full answers should be required for disciplinary purposes in the lower grades but that conversational al discussion was well enough in the higher grades elder james W ure spoke on hw to secure the attendance of delinquent pupils he recommended a committee of good men and women to visit the delinquent lin quent young people and labor with them he also recommended that a committee of the class to which the missing pupil belonged visit the latter immediately after the close of the school to inquire into the cause of absence there should be no compulsory methods adopted no forcing of children to go to sunday school it Is a good thing for the teacher of f the class to visit the parents of the absent pupils at their homes to learn why the latter do not attend often boys from 15 to 19 years old will stand upon the streets in groups instead of attending sabbath school the committee would do well to visit these gatherings and by the use of tact and wisdom seek to prevail upon them to attend sunday school members of this convention should be men mem and women chosen for thir tact in approaching pro aching and winning winnin jover over young peb people sunday school workers needed the operation cooperation co of parents to secure attendance ol oi the children at the sunday school general superintendent cannon said the question had been asked should the word of wisdom be made a test of the qualifications of sabbath school officers and teachers and that the subject would he be discussed later on in the convention in reply to the question Is arifer pk possible melble in the absence of a clearly defined plan elder J M tanner said that a plan contributes to good order but is only one contribution to this end should the teacher to ma maintain latain order center his attention wn upon the oo 00 conduct induct of the pu pupil or the subject matter of the lesson and elder Ts tan ner answered that the teacher should be so eo fa familiar with the lesson that har could give his whole attention ioni to bo the 2 pupil elder george goddard sat HoldA heW fort and then briefly referred to th the first sunday school opened lal in the tha church which was forty nine years ago lac lacking kinga a few days he also of the inception of the construction construct IOU of the assembly hall one ol of the last sets acts e of president deat young 2 elder T C griggs asked what Is ia th thee the ee N visiting book ini in securing the attendance of delinquents and ait the suggestion ge eltion of general superintendent cannon answered the himself by i saying that the ithe visiting book gave sunday school officers the in compact form which enabled them to reach the young persons sought after one delegate recommended social meetings of the class et at the home of the teacher as a means of promoting a full haj and regular attendance of its members member Bt a suggestion heartily endorsed by press prees ident cannon who remarked that paid to pupils by the tl teachers had most excellent effect in rear reaching hing the hearts of those visited A delegate asked if parents and older children would attend sunday school so hool would it not encourage th the younger children to ho do so too Pres fc cannon replied affirmatively anid and EL ady that efforts be made to secure alae presence pire sence at sunday school of par and older children he said it was 4 mistake to suppose that deml members M sal mutual improvement associations association ons hai noneen no need to attend sunday school T there e 1 was or should be perfect harmony b be wo tween the two but neither luperce super ced the other delegate george A smith asked it if would not be proper when ur unable rable personally visit a delinquent 1 IQ the teacher to write to him a kind leta ter and president cannon replied M att the affirmative in reply to the query what can tatt superintendent of the sunday school do to secure the cleaning and warm fen of the house when the deaconis deacon ls are re ull inac i der the exclusive control of the bash op president cannon advised th thaid the superintendents superintend eaAs make kind and rei re representations to the alsba bis of what was necessary for the cam oc fort of the school sad and thought t f bishops would generally comply i reasonable requirements or give necessary authority to the dents adjourned until 2 p m sing benediction by elder heber J grant AFTERNOON SESSION promptly itly at 2 the conven was called to order by assistant gei eral superintendent ft george goddard singing ginging prayer by elder F M ij man I 1 some time was devoted to fingl practice after which elder hugh cannon spoke upon upion the nickel fun one reason why this fund be ev ported was to teach the children t 1 they will receive a blessing by dona means to the work of the lord ano aenoi reason Is that the deseret buna school union board needs funds for carryl carrying ng on of its work prior to establishment of the nickel F fi means f for or the work of the board i obtained by giving an ent erbal occasionally but as the work grew secretary had to be employed an 0 rented and other expenses in cu welch required a regular and d deaf income with means obtained from t fund leaflets charts and other bubli for the benefit of the schools t ben issued it is desired that 1 cents be by each boffl teacher and pupil of every au 6 school but it is hoped chat hat no will ever have its ita feelings hurt or it will be impelled to remain away f school hool because it is not able to pay epal donation to this fund in reply to questions question president can gaton n said no school nor stake superintendent steedie nt should divert any portion of fabe e nickel fund fand from the purpose for t it has been he added that he was oppose opposed ld to making of the she sunday schools begging tiong he was at first opposed to the establishment of this fund and yielded only to necessity he said no other collection than this should be taken up inthe ln the sunday schools and advised that superintendents find out what pupils lare are too poor to donate and contrive to furnish ithem with a nickel nicke 1 which they r oan can give the speaker urged that col lec eions be avoided in the sunday schools as far as possible sio far the arion had paid its own way and had never called upon the church charah for help heip he IP a k fact that gave him great greal satisfaction ahe re read a list of the items furnished athe ta ate schools sich out of the nickel fund which included book of mormon charts leaflets and other publications postage office rent secre salary traveling travel lnig expenses of members of the board ate c L older 0 C ormsby superintendent of f 0 rabe stake in reply to a question as to the proper use ot of o t the stake bake por atlon Ft ton lon of dihe nickel fund said in his take it was used to pay traveling 1 expenses elder T C griggs of salt ijane stake said it at was there used for IE ent nt postage traveling expenses etc F provident Pr evident cannon said it was pro ased posed to give the schools half of the ft ind but apposed opposed this idea citing the anses es to which the general board put ahe e means elder J E talmage spoke upon the use of the leaflets there was a dif derence arence er ence of opinion opi kikm as to their value those who thought little of it in most leases vases felt so because they did not make 21 a proper use of it the bible book of mormon and doctrine and covenants were never intended to be used wa text books in schools as others are it t is difficult to follow a given subject rough such a volume hence the lapal lAp fl of a duplication Dubli cation stion which would e the outline of a subject to be pursued ed each leaflet has its subject it outlines to a manner maimer to aid add the he student in studying it methodically and nd in the light of the passages of scripture bearing upon it if properly wed used the leaflet is a valuable aad but itt was waa designed to guide not to abolish study it is a syllabus of 0 the subject gl giving gliding references which should be followed up toy by the pupil the teacher should be careful not mot to interfere with tn the individuality of the pupil in using the leaflet which should be put in tris his jbangs ads a week beforehand the sunday school bool is ia not the place for study ini the sense of research with the leaflet in Ms hands the itte pupil can 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