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Show IPOSHE MC KAY IS: GIH Wl OF I ESTEEM , ! Apostle David BfcKay, general superintendent super-intendent of th Latter-day Saints Sunday schools in all the world, was presented with a gold watch and chain j by the Weber Stake Sunday schools at a special service held in the taber 'nacle at noon yesterday. The presentation pre-sentation was made in be-half of the Sunday schools by Supt. B. H. Goddard i of the Weber state as a token of appreciation ap-preciation for the services rendered to the Sunday .ohool by Apostle McKay. The presentation was made at a i special Christmas carol service which lai . 1 for one hour and at which flf-iieen flf-iieen hundred children were present 'and sang a number of carols. At the conclusion of the service Supt. Qod-dard Qod-dard told the children of the lon-years lon-years spent in Sunday school work by Apostle McKay. He had been devoted to the Sunday school cause practically all his life. He was a teacher in his( home ward at Huntsvllle. later a mem-' mem-' ber of the Weber state Sunday school board, then a member of the! general board and at the death of Free-! ident Joseph F. Smith was chosen as, I general superintendent. Prcccnted By Godrjard. "The spirit of Christmas," said Superintendent Su-perintendent Goddard, "prompts us to give and ihcy thought this a fitting time in which to experience the truth-; truth-; fulness of the saying. It is more blessed to give than to receive. We make this presentation to Brother Mc-Kay Mc-Kay as an appreciation of his devotion ! in the great Sunday school cause." Apostle McKay, in accepting the giftj 'was visibly affected and stated that he was overwhelmed. He felt he did not merit tin gift! He wanted to ac-jcept ac-jcept it as a token that those who pre-I pre-I sen ted it had iheir hearts centered lupen the Work and as a token of what 'they thought of tho Sunday school. He expressed his heartfelt appreciation apprecia-tion not only for the gift of the watch Ibut the good spirit that was keeping I alive the Sunday school work. The gift, he said, was not to an individual, but to a great cause. "There will come a time, said Apostle Apos-tle McKay, "when the wheels of this watch will stop because it was man made, and all man made things come to an end. But the spirit of appreciation apprecia-tion will live in my heart throughout eternity, long after earthly things have faded away. God bless you, Amen." From fifteen hundred children came a reverent response of "Amen." Never was thro better sinking heard itban that rendered by the happy, I smiling children gathered nt the ner-jvice. ner-jvice. Right heartily did they je In in ilho signing of tho Christmas ci'.rols under the direction of Stake Sunday School Chorister Miss Ethel Thomas j Their voices rang out merrily as they sang "Far. Far Away on Judeas Plains," "With Wandering Awe the jWise Men Saw," "Hark, ihe Children Sweetly Sing" and "We Thank Thee I O God for a Prophet " j While the sinking by the entire assembly as-sembly of the. children was pleasing, . I perhaps there was nothing connected with the service that was more inspir-i inspir-i ing than the singing by the little tots of the kindergarten and primary de ipartmcnt who occupied seats in the choir loft. This choir of innocent chil dren sang praises to their God in three j carols, "Shine Out, Blessed Star,' "Christ mas Baby" nnd "O, Hush Thee, 'My Baby." The singing by the children chil-dren reflects great credit to tho choist !er& who have had them in training : during the pasi few weeks. McKay Talko. During the services a short address :and story was told the children by ApOStle McKay, v.ho said he thought ; we could all understand better than before why Jcsus likenied the kingdom I of heaven unto a child. He did not lihink we would find a better heaven j than the one we were In at that moment mo-ment The spirit of Christmas is th ; spirit of heaven. Story of the Waifc. The children then listened with rapt attention to Apostle McKay as he told 'a true story of two little wails In Scotland Scot-land who were rewarded lor theil honesty Ab a means of Impressing the moral j of the story upon the minds of th i children Apostle McKay requested ot them to repeat In concert- "Alwayi I peak the truth And no matter what it may seem to cost always be honest ' |
