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Show placed-the stamp of authority on a : closer union between the church i school and Hie religion classes: presidents and principals of cb:rch schools are made ex-oOicio ' piemtna of the board of education crd of relife'.cii clasr.es of tho respective respec-tive di:i!'icitf in which the scliool is lo-' lo-' cai.-d." I A spirited discussion followed the reading of Loth ;iapeis. From 7 lo lC-P.i) a recenlion was given to the visiting teachers In the Odeon hall. There ve:e dancing and rcfreshmenis, aud a general good time was had. CONFERENCE OF 1 CCHOOL TEACHERS Salt Lake June S. This morning at 9:30, at the Laticr-dny Saints' university univer-sity the church school teachers listened lis-tened to a paper by Osborne J. P. Wldtsoe on the "Definiteness of Aim In Training Theology." In summing up h.ls points Professor Widlsce said: "I would say that everj teacher of theology ulioukl be specially qualified for'the work he undertakes; tlm the nlm of every course should be' tb In-j ulcate a living, active faith. lr.rUeu-; larly in tte subject in hand; that t'i?i aim of every daily . recitation snci'U J be, not to impress some irrclevMi ; truth foreign to the subject in haod. j but to build up the rrcat mm cf tlvi course; that finally the great aim cfj nil the aim cf oir four years of woi-k : Bhonld be immovably to establish en ' absorbing faith in the existence r.ur: , Lie fatberhcod of Got, the Fa the;- eMail, eM-ail, the Ruler of all. th? great Creator! In whom 'we live atid move a ml have! our being.' " After a lively discussion of the1 points iu the pa'jer. N. L. Nelson pre-! fentcd a pai cr on "The Correlation or' Theelosy With English." Prof. Nel-nn Nel-nn coutcrided in his presentation that the main object to be aimed at Is not o much tho obtaining of correct forms as Ihe developing of the spiritual spirit-ual life and growth within the soul. This afternoon the teachers met In departments to discuss the outlines nd the best methods of presenting Mibjcrts In the following divisions: Book of Mormon, New Testament. Old Testament. Church Historv, Matron ork, Religious Class. Monday Afternoon. Two excellent papers were presnt-at presnt-at the Monday afternoon session of the religion class workers: "Prob-lems "Prob-lems of Religion Class Work." bv John Henry Evans, and "High School Re-Uglon Re-Uglon Class Work," by George H. . Brlmhall. Prof. Evans in bis papor emphasized the need of the doing rather than the learning, the giving out, ralher than the continual getting. Dr. Brimhall treated his subject, under un-der a number of carefullv arranged neadlugs, beginning with the psvchol ORlcal. the sociological and the theological the-ological necessity of teaching religion to students of high school grade. He said it has been generally accepted , that the most Important period of life n which to impress religious truths Is the age of secondarv school Instruction. Instruc-tion. The Lord 'called Joseph Smith at the ago of 14 and began lo train nim for his calling as prophet and church organizer. The difficulties of conducting a hM:h school religion class wero not overlooked over-looked by Dr. Brimhall. One of the first was the difficulty of gettlBg teachers who are converted and w3so feel that the church is the greatest thing on earth; teachers also wo are more interested in the students ttimi t Vhlngs tauht. anl wbo are rt L D. S. agnostics who say. "It seema to me to be so," instead of savinc, "It Is so," A second difficulty is in geltiHg Proper parental authority to back tner movement. The school teachers are prone to discourage any work not ii their dally curriculum; therefore. It Is necessary to have the parents' active support. The speaker then offered the following follow-ing helpful suggestions: Get the practical prac-tical cooperation of other organizations. organiza-tions. Have high school students excused ex-cused from all religious duties except their priesthood quorums. It the religion re-ligion class meet one and one-half hours during the week, and let it form ono or more distinct classes in the Sunday school. This would give three hours per week, for which the student. Might get credit at some church Echoed. The church school can lend , , d b' furnishing teachers to J the religion classes. r-rvTi' Rrlmnali read the resolution re-wJ re-wJ a,do?t0(1 b' Ihe geueral church coard ot education, and said that thjs |