| Show DESERET SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION The semi annual conference of 01 the Deseret Sunday Bunday School Union was held in the Tabernacle Salt BaJt Lake City October 5 1894 commencing at 7 pm Among those on the stand were Gen Uen- General General eral Superintendent George Q First Assistant George G 0 President President President dent Joseph F Smith several Apos Apos- Apostles Apostles tle Dr Karl G Masser Maeser and nearly AU all the members member of 01 the Union board The sang Light and aud Truth After Atter the opening prayer the choir sang Let the mountains shout for lor Joy The general secretary called the rol fol rolof rolof of Stakes which w was responded to by byall byall byall all bu but t three Assistant Superintendent George Goddard said id he be felt pleased to 0 see lee such a vast vt body of workers He called attention to the be great loss lose sustained bythe by bythe bythe the Sunday Bunday school cause in the demise of at the late Elder John Morgan which left the vacancy of or second su super superintendent per of Sunday Schools which would be filled during during the evening The sunday School cause was very dear I tu to Elder Morgans Morgan's heart In his bil de- de deI demise demise de demise mise we have bave lost a valiant soldier sol ler in 10 inthe I the cause of Christ a faithful devoted worker His Hil influence his activity his good coui coulse counsel ael his hil great ability as a planner of work were among the gifts be possessed to an eminent degree We should revere his biB memory and tallow follow his worthy example Elder Goddard called attention to b bis is 18 labors labors-In labors in con oon- connection connection with those of other members of 01 the board in board in attending two thirty thirty out of thirty four two days dase annual Stake Sunday SURdy school since conferences conferences the April Conference last Jut He had bad traveled nearly 12 miles had been treated with uniform courtesy and re- re respect re respect in bi his bis labors labor and visits by general and local authorities and felt that much good would result from theme annual conferences conference At these thele confer confer- conferences confer it has hal been the design deelan to find out by brief reports from ward and Stake superintendents superintendent of at the general con con- condition condition condition of the schools the discipline and manner manDer of giving Instructions inthe In Inthe the classes by having model class tX- tX exercises tX before belore the conference from Irom the four tour departments the standard of at grading time or ot commencing Sacrament visiting brethren anti what use bad had been made of school who had bad completed the Sunday school course at the Provo academy He bad found lound most excel excel- excellent excellent excellent lent results following the instructions Issued by the board last April on gradine grad grad- gradIng grading Ing and manner of conducting Sunday Bunday schools etc By holding teachers and officers meetings many maDY questions had been answered He bad found that two day days were not too much muon for tal these annual conferences He trusted that all Stake superintendents would at once notify the general office when an and 1 where they prefer preter the next annual conference so eo the lists could be pub published listed and Dd that at the he conferences inthe In Inthe the future one ODe each of 01 the best primary and of intermediate and higher blaher depart depart- department department department ment classes in the Stake be re selected kt to give a brief exercise of 01 the actual wor worm done in the Sunday schools and aDd not nod to occupy more than fifteen minutes he be recommended the entire schools to 10 bew be prepared to recite the Articles of Faith TI ft e a benefit bene t of this class work before the conference will be derived by teachers of 01 other schools desiring to gain the tb best methods of at imparting instruction inthe In the various departments UI Elder Goddard urged upon every Supt to follow close closely close ly ly the instructions ot of April last lat regard regarding ing grading and methods of 01 class olal work etc and to work in harmony with the local authorities and seek Beek to bring In 10 all who do not now attend the Bunda Sunday school Teach by example the Word ot of Wisdom encourage the bearing ot of testimony by the young and in every way seek to preserve the young tro from the flood of evil rushing upon them Elder Go Goddard dard closed his interesting remarks by invoking the blessings of at the Lord upon all aU who labored in the th- Sunday school cause The general secretary was called upon to present the general Sunda Sunday school school- chool authorities and aDU after present presenting pre ent ing as al general superintendent GeorgeQ George Q Cannon and George Gorge Goddard as first drat assistant President Cannon arose and stated that the demise of ot the late second assistant superintendent ent Elder Job John n Morgan made it necessary to select some one to 11 SA fil the tho tb im- im important important im important position which h he occupied and the name name name- of of ot Dr Karl G 0 Masser bad been proposed and would now be presented for the vote of ot the conference ence The vote was unanimous to tosu su sustain Elder Maeser Maer as second assist assistant ant superintendent of at Sunday Bunday schools The other officers were unanimously sustained as follows As members of at atthe the Deseret Sunday School U Union Boar George Q Uan Cannon non George Goddard Karl G U Maeser George Abraham H Cannon Thomas C v Gri Grigge Griggs gl Jos JOB W Summer Bummer I hays Levi W Richards Francis Francia M Lyman Heber J Ga Grant t aad and John Iolan J hn O C Cutler as general ge ral cr John Joba J M Whitaker treasurer George Georee Reynolds Elder Abraham H Cannon called special attention to te the he importance e of ward and Stake officers officer preparing and furnishing the union board with cor- cor correct r ot and full statistical reports report at the end eod of each aoh year yar The blank blanks dis- dis distributed or sent ent to stake officers from this conference should bould be prop properly erly ery the distributed distributed small mall ones on two to each school the large ones kept by Stake officers H Ho He tru trusted te 1 that they would be made out promptly forwarded by ward officers to Stake officers by January 10 h 1896 1895 and aad that Stake officers would compile carefully care oare- carefully tully fully upon the large sheet beet beins being care care- careful careful ful tul to also answer all questions and forward to the general secretary not later ater than thaD February 10 1895 This is 18 an important matter maner and should bould not be neglected Another Important subject and nd one that be said laid needed special attention and aDd remedy was wa the Inter Inter In the regular sessions e iou of ot Sun Sun- Sunday day Bun da day schools This bad been the be cause au e of much damage to Sunday ay schools in inthe the past pact but in the future Sunday BUDday chao schools should not adjourn their sessions ses- ses alons Iona Even Stake quarterly or an annual Dual conferences conference should bould not Dot cause e an ad- ad adjournment adjournment ad adjournment excepting in the ward where the conference is 18 1 beld held and aDd then Ithen the he officers of 01 of the IOb school ol should bould see e to it IS that the school attends attend in ir a body AU Ail other schools remain ID in session and aDd enough competent help belp he e appointed by the superintendent dent to remain to conduct the school a as ma may be deemed necessary while those excused should attend con con- conference conference ference The children are ar thus oared for tor no DO 0 detriment comes to the school and aDd all aU are benefited The children acquire the habit babit of regular attend attendance ance the overage everage attendance will wUl be increased and more interest generally manifested The Visiting Book WN was recommended as a an aD aid to increase the attendance and to have bare all the day Latter day Saint children enrolled on the Sunday school register The great aim of all should bould be to Increase e among the Cite young religious and aDd moral training and aDd to 0 work to raise false the be young of Zion to that bat eminence to te which a strict ad- ad adherence ad adherence to the Gospel will raise them The choir sang ang an O 10 0 Come Let U Us Sing Unto the Lord Prof Evan Bran Stephens gave fw an aD Inter Inter- interesting later esting paper on Music In the Sunday I Elder T r i C GrI Griff Griggs spoke poke upon the grading of the Sunday schools and called special pedal attention to the ue late cir cir- circular circular cular oUlar recommending a strict triot compliAnce compliance ance nce therewith He deprecated the practice of ot many maDY who receive Import import- important important Important ant instructions but who seldom eldom read rea them and more morS often failed to digest their contents as ai many time times import Import- important Important important ant questions are therein answered the superintendents write to about but which are tully fully answered in 10 the very circular Read and study all ail circulars circular and an in- in instructions so e t you Elder Griggs also called attention to the Sunday ay school course which ba has ha been so 80 o long in the hands of the committee that it would soon be in the hand hands of the printers printer Elder H J Grant Grant In 10 a few lew well chosen remarks remark expressed aea hi bi his pleasure In ID seeing so o great an Interest taken In inthe the edo educating of ot the youth of ZIon In inthe Inthe the be principles principle of ot the Gospel Earnest Earnest- Earnestly ly ly urged ever every Elder and mother to do doall doall aU all in their power to get the children h to Sunday school and have hare them attend regularly to have hare superintendents en- en encourage en encourage courage singing by the entire school Elder Grant paid a glowing tribute to the earnest aad and profitable labors Jabors of ot the late Ite Elder J John ohn Morgan whose greatest desire delure was wai to advance the young morally religiously ly and spiritually and who was wai alway always work work- work lug lug to this thi great and noble Doble end eod Elder Grant was wai also alio Impre impressed ed with the ex- ex excellent ex selection to fill oil the vacancy thus made by Elder Morgana Morgans demise demise- that that tuat of or Dr Karl G 0 Maeser Mae er General Supt George Q Cannon Can on said aid be he was wai gratified at the deep In- In interest in terest manifested l d in in hi Sunday school matters matter He endorsed the remarks remark of previous speakers and called special attention to the importance of regular sessions Jona of ot BuDd Sunday schools B He a the views presented by a PM- PM DM pro speaker on 00 the Ibe subject of In I I of ot Sunday Schools and trusted the local authorities would all allwork allwork allwork work harmoniously ly to promote this desirable end eod viz regular sessions ae iona of the Sunday schools Pre President ld Dt Can Can- Cannon uon Caa-uon non uon gave gare some ome excellent advice upon several Jea leading Bad and important subjects subJect and aud closed his hil remarks remark by invoking aid upon all aU interested in so noble a work that work that of ot the training ot of the young The choir sang Israels sons oni with one accord Benediction was wai pronounced by President Joseph F P Smith JOHN M WHITAKER General Secretary 1 |
