Show SUNDAY SCHOOL odthe weber of zion meet in conference in lit tabernacle on dundai june ielli 1884 to discuss important topics work and valuable Coil counsel lisel pertaining big thereto supt bupt it ballantyne Ballin tyne called the can gre gation to order and the choir sa sang let zion in her beauty rise prayer was offered by president C F middleton and tho tile choir sang on page the lymn hymn guido guide ua us 0 thou great jehovah ll 11 SUM G r HILL gave a very interesting ais discourse courso on oil tire most beneficial plan for the ar or der tier of proceedings edin p in sunday school stil SUIT T JOHN 14 norr addressed tile congregation speaking on the best beat method of inculcating good morals and manners example is worth more than precept and should so go with it beginning bec inning early in he the life lire of a child every year N car that pa passes ses from tho tile birth of children childr cn without tho the broj proper r training in morals morais and arid manners is so anuell lime tie lost the entime enumerated rated many ways hy by children may bo be taught these things lings ti in tho the sabbath Sell school ool which is a missionary field as great as any in which tho the elders of israel may labor SUPT 11 II H spoke on the moat approved plan for securing punctuality the strict punctuality of tile superintendent and liis ills as assistants si stants and tho the officers is absolutely necessary and is the most Io potent tent 16 power er to obtain a punctual attendance of the children alio method of distributing at tile door punctuality tickets lias his dono done much to occure attendance onti mc at tho tile end ead bf tho the year these ma may bo be collected and a prize given to those who finyo the great greatha cA number tickets another tri method ethod which the speaker was to have a largo largy card printed on both sides with these words 1 I lamon lam am on time 1 I lain am late 71 let ho card be hung in a conspicuous place with the first Een towards the aud audience ienco until tho the time for opening has bas come then let it bo be turned the speaker thought only very 17 faw CW 1 att t it lc foitl tl nun lenro state them in the face more than once tho tile chair san eang an anthem after which ilden 11 NY spoke on tho necessity of funda and how to rai raise e tile them 11 1 le considered that 11 tho ae pil plinn of asking each student for a 6 o cen cant t donation ach each month was lie ilia beet best and in this way many dol j aa its ran m n bs be raised for tho tire many ex pentes for books and music necessary I 1 in the sabbath schools j SUJIT I 1 addressed the meeting on oil tho the most eui suitable table text books for tho the various grades in tire sunday school the let and ad header reader published by tile juvenile Ins instructor trudor are arc the best for primary classes while those who aro arc I 1 more advanced will find rind good te extern ats ill the catechism falth ar 0 m 0 tl I 1 8 ses e 1 ries juvenile and I 1 in ig the tile i j bible and find tile new testament tho the i higher grades should first have teachers I 1 who are thoroughly familiar with tho tile principles of tho tile gospel these j will supply textbooks test books from tho the various sources taking bible his historic torice concord concordance ances s and histories of end eminent men well and women of tho bible I 1 from which to give tho tile StUd students ilits of ofa heir their claa classes es topics upon which to j penk we need not go out outside sidle of tho i lu publications of or the sunday school union for our text books ter i C r 1 s alco for a time expressing ilia his delight with tuo we things fahad heard W tine is morning itis of hie importance tance that teachers in our schools bo be men and women of or good example who a can stand up ill and arid with out conscientious scruples decla declare all tile principles of the tile 1 gospel I to tho children men and women whom whon wo we can call sast sustain aill and told up 1 ti na examples exam plea to our children who love love the wo work rk and arid take delight in the children tako take such men and wo we men for teachers and we will vill raise a generation of children who mao will honor tho tile priesthood and arid livo live in ill love lovenna rind together in quor quorum tim war ward daud atud association capacities the tho choir tang nn an anthem and the meet meeting I 1 ng adjourned I 1 ill 2 pm prayer by elder ewer james stoy ey 2 r f alio congregation waa was called to aler byj by elder idar L 1 F monch the choir tho the hymn begin ailing in I when gods goda own people e stand in need noel ills I 1 good tims will provide supplies opening 0 pening prayer by bishop it rio the choir sang san arise iby soul arise shake oathy guilty nitro the sacrament viii was administered stored I 1 einna ram 1 KLUS ELLIS of if north oden 0 den gave an all addam on oil lio the bett method of concert siti ringing ging alho schoola schools it was a singing in lit schools 4 a 9 great reat blessing creating a gond good spirit coming from lie the lord and to him some iome orthe of he di hildren ildren took hold 0 the singing very readily ily while others were rather rath r indifferent tho speaker referred to tho tile old biln times s when there was a great scarcity of music books while at present we ire acro well ivell mill supplied with books and arid those thoe of our own make in 11 children singing patience and care required singing i ie over ono one and u acco le ortho or two all theil theiline lne would unruly llo ie something livel yand interesting was wa also needed to create interest and zest and avoid tediousness and apathy ou on tho the part of the scholars change and variety in tho the songs practiced practised ic tided would sti stain attention VI the speaker had been engaged in the labor of sunday schools for seventeen years aud and he lie realized its magnitude and arid was ivas desirous of continuing I 1 in the file good work before dosing closing it hia 1 s address ElArE elder kills flis also referred t to 0 the necessity of every e ery sabbath school t being supplied with a goc gocho dorgan gan hut but he lie was not in favor favoron of the regular time odthe of the sunday sch school ool being taken up by y the practice of singing ein gine another time should be demoted devoted to it ELDEB JOSEPH it anny assistant general sir superintendent perin tend ent of tho tile sunday school vice elder goo God goddard aard now on oil mission addressed the audience the tile sunday schools of zion Z on are bidding fairly to become one of the most important interests interess of zion the rhe children of t the h e latter iter 41 day ty sainta saints present the greatest problem we A e have to deal with v i t today to day as the future of zion d depends e d greatly on the training of our youth in in lie the principles of nf lie the go gorl pol there is vet yet some lack of pra practical support of the work shown by te of the means for booke books necessary to carry on the in tion in ill the sunday schools the sabbath school work is of the utmost weight dealina with those little ones in our midst who are gi given veil to us its as pure and holy and it is a il w y and a cause of pride for us to labor abor with the tender r receptive minds of the youth and to instruct them in the tile tenets of holy faith that they ilia may grow up tip to become useful mem berts in lit the church and kingdom bogod the older people though good are ct often so much burd burdened eBed with tho the traditions and ideas of the world from which we should scrupulously ane strive to keep the tile youthful clear the teachings imp impanel aried to our gro growing iving generations mil he lasting 4 to them thern and enable them to withstand and combat tho the doctrines of sec be ta the speaker then also referred to the great value of self culture and improvement self the best members citizens and neighbors lie would find armong those who ato havo taken upon themselves tho tile duties of teachers e and nd superintendents of sunday schools those who arc are ir teaching aching the children and setting them a worthy example in in obain obeying the word of wisdom anil all other th m cominar commandments of the lord a thing unfortunately but too often neglected by their very parents there ii now growing up tip a amoin us Is a class 1 of men and women exemplars in f faith t 1 1 it de dos manners and ge gentleman i i tle nan ike like conduct people who will mains main tain ain the tile gospel willing to live by it t yea even to die for it the tile childen en of zon zion have the manhood to luj up I 1 ti t tia ll 11 I ri 1 IM I 1 hlll M against t a all 11 who may assail the cause and kiu kingdom of god zion is pros pro and i we only keep pace with it the lord will bless us and enable us to overcome not only the actions besetting ua us at home bat but j also to resist those menaces us Is j from rt roal elder parry closed his ills I 1 infer lifer i eating cating address after exhorting tile pill ants to set their children examples if of faith integrity and purity alfeo also to visit thes alio sunday schools and encore aging bleir bittle loved one by their presence ire sence and participation part ici atlon ill in the exi c excises there Ther iwas wa also tho sunday school missionary nary work by which it wot would id bo be pos poss aillo ilAe for us to convert tho the I 1 children of those who tire ai 1 not of us and make Latt erday saints of or them mem if I 1 theres anything of them I 1 alner PETER L i of if spoke in an earnest manner of the best means for securing curing cc it full attendance at the fa abath schools ani an i 1 keeping a lively interest tb ervin As early heser ter the speaker had been called upon 1 to take chalao of it sabbath school chool fc i wedah from I 1 civo roso to tho I 1 numbs r orloo until alip I 1 ITS ers there presented to hie tile children I 1 the principles of the gospel and I 1 showed their superiority to tile do dogmas of tile sects ta of the world they j added an tit interest to to the tile school i by jy intro introducing ducin bingin sr doing tile lie best they could lider elder liter later then rel related abed his experience after lio lie had come colne to welter county i I 1 how he lie had got goethe the children at lynno lynne together taught them the i angs ot of atou and otheral other wl 0 kept them niter eed in ill the vork work likewise in whither he lie boyea in ill 1871 lie ile has almast ever since binco acted as superintendent of tho tile sabbath schools N w here in in 1870 lie succeeded t tj secure a full atten attendance danee upon ballano lies tion of in ill trod in ina a contest tor for prizes having his ills teachers teji hers go to tho tile val ious kiouses and get the children to attend though tile road tere bad and the tile weather no bitter better so u that mk out of the total latKin of they ba had I 1 1 an 11 ment of securing the tile at alie county conte 0 the best plan to keep up a lively interest inter cut in in the tile q abb atil schools iu lit the speakers experience peri ence in ia for the superintendent to keep himself lively interested and arid thoroughly devoted le voted in ill hn hii work seeking tile blee fiig and spirit of 0 hie ilia loid lord and clio to keep heep beep with vv ith ins ills file leader in fit harmony mill lie tire line of cAm counse 1 ili I lien ell lh eraca great greatt deal leal of interest infused in ill theet bools by introducing all tho books published I 1 inthe intile y irdi m tip pe cilly chilly bv by the ju us for nib tante the tile falth series elder Lat later erabio aleo spike a word of loranso 18 for the leader of ihu unplug ilaha lass who war in I 1 in llie the sun bung books of the tile church LIT moman GAN was aa please I 1 to meet with ihu tile saints and edified by there the remarks mirka made ninde today some 1 items tins of u f li history aitto ry co connected n ticketed bilth the abbath sabbath school presented to 0 o hia mind from december ibis 1818 alion lie it supt bupt Ballati tyne opened thu tho first school in ill it lako lake city cit until 1875 when vv hen 13 WO children were ri poi it d as attending the sab lall bath bi coola of to the territory ahi and down town it to ma ix when aen there were adulis anle connected with these institutions ai ile ihen then addressed address sed i i the n 4 especially showing show ing tho great of their aiding tho the groat burk by their interest tho j related a 41 rochul visit to ihu aie fad draper sanday school khero lie biad some po powerful tet testimony Almony that III aliu mothers ary are tho the mould cra of the tile characters otheir children lie ile advised the superintendents to introduce cha changes to infuse life in the schools by having now new features and new programs pro grama as often as convenient so as to avoid that monotony which acts as a dangerous damper upon the youthful minds congregational ginging was of especial value the linying children chi dren should be indulged in ill singing I 1 in 9 as much RS as possible ios sible then they would like to attend and arid come again tho tile fait faith h promoting pro motin g series was greatly to be recommended for use I 1 in the schools it did not matter liow how much the scholars Etho lars read but how much they comprehended and understood one verso well taken berut was worth chapters cli apters upon chapters chapt ets merely skimmed over As to the efforts made to have our chil dren being led astray by the outside influences it never causo dany alarm in ill his ills braind he was apprehensive of the tile bad influence e of 0 f the parents who claim to bo be la latter tte r day saints but u ho neglect their duties sadly and arid often recklessly as elder morgan 1 illustrated I lust ILISt rated giving valuable advice to tho the parents who should exert their authority over dent sensible boneau ial manner naich would bo be effective in lit keeping the young on oil tile path of righteousness superintendents cannot succeed with a snail pace they must be in dead lead earnest with it vim vin I 1 and arid snap taking the lead to ills inspire 0 tit the e people with confidence torulf to follow ir the theiu M it requires such zeal and fire to keep up tip this grand work in which the tire foundation stones of the future of the latter day work arc are being bellig laid if teachers do their duties they will mould that gibat gi eat and potent agency odthe cause ot of icrael for the fulfill fulfil ment of the llio cf of god lt t is not good for superintendents to be burdened with loo many of flees but they osuld ba relieved as much as possible from other charges bo that they can call devote to the abbath sabbath S school work will their chule souls and minds winds the speaker er closed with a fervent prayer for tho tile blessing i of odthe the lord to rest upon all engaged in tile cau cause e of training the young and arid risi rising og generation ELDER THOS 1 I DEC addressed addre ed the congregation on the best method for maintain maintaining i ng good ors der in lit the S sunday u nd ty schools showing that this depended on the observance of certain rules as to tho the government and conduct there is a no necessity cassit of proper toper restraint of the children ch ildron at flowe ciomo it is the mothers who can call wield tile mait po potent bent prin primary iary influx ence ill lit training the t to children thus tho the young should be brought tip p to be purie punctual tit tha scholars should bo be in attendance alten dante at tile proper time and the males should sli on entering remove their hats and all proceed to their classes chis ses promptly and slid noiselessly lessly tho 14 1 furu it 1 fqy for classes tho the scholars should bo be v ly enjoined to keep their feet still also to keep their tongues under control tho tile best method of dismissing waa as 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