Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
OH 9r(e pr(ss.
BOARD OF MISSIONS.
Meeting of the WOman's Auxiliary
for Vermont.
Large Attendance Business Meet.
ing in st. Paul's Chapel.

ing in st, Paul's Chapel.
General Missionary Meeting In =,
PRUIs Church - Addresses by III
Bishops of Utah md Texas.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont brauc
OF the woman's auxiliary board of mission
opened Thursday afternoon with busincs
session at St. Pauls chapel. The meeting
was called to ordsr by the president, Mrs. T
A. Hopkins of Burlington. Rev. Mr.. Daw
son conducted the opening services, aftc
which the secretary called the roll OF dele
gates. Nineteen branches out of 9,
were represented. Upon application, motion
was made tina, the ladies' charitable society
of 81. Johns chapel of Manchester SHOULD
lie admitted to the auxiliary. The motion
was carried. A resolution calling for al
amendment of the third article OF the con
slitnlion was laid upon the table. A report
Of the general condition of the missionary
and educational work in Vermont, under
charge of Rev. Mr.. Randall, was then read
by Mrs. Baxter of St. Adams The report
was accepted. A resolution to the eff ?ct tina,
The next annual meeting of the auxiliary
board should be held on such O day of Sept.
cmber, October or November as should be
appointed at the present meeting was then
offered, and, after prolonged discussion, was
carried. The resolution provides that the
board shall not meet with the general con-
ventiop, while said resolution is in force.
The second Wednesday in October, 1884,
was then appointed as the date for the next
meeting, and Rutland assigned as the place.
Mrs. futile, wife of IT. Rev. Bishop futile
of Utah, was then called upon to give some
account of the missionary work there She
spoke of the mission schools and of the hos
pital work, and also gave some account
of the workings of the Edmunds bill in
Utah: A paper was then read on "Itincr-
ant Missionary Work !" after which the fol-
lowing resolution was offered: "Resolved,
That the president treasurer and secretary
of this society be elected by ballot, after open
nomination" The resolution was carried A
paper read by Mrs Garfield OF Burlington
at the Philadelphia meeting, on Missionary
Boxes" was then read to the board by the
secretary. After which the meeting i'd
journed.
General Missionary Meeting.
A large audience assembled at st. Paul's
church, in the evening, to take part in the
general missionary meeting under the aus
pices of the womans auxiliary. HNAfter the
usual evening service, conducted by visiting
clergy, Bishop Bissel introduced, in few
happy words, the speakers of the evening,
ri. Rev. Bishops futile of Utah and Elliott
of Texas.
Bishop Tuttlc's Remarks.
am here, said Bishop futile, to say few
things under three or four heads. First, wish
TO extend thanks to the bishop of Vermont
and to the womcn's auxiliary for the very
warm welcome which we have received.
My second vote of thanks is for this That
one who is honored as statesman in the
land, and who is a communicate of this par
ish, has been ahlc to inauguratc measures
looking to the gradual solution of the Nor
mon difficulty in Utah Territory. 1Iy third
word of personal thanks is to the congrega-
ton and Sunday school of this parish, which
have been very generous, helpful mission
aries with one in the work which has been
going on in Utah for fifteen years. And
in the fourth place l am thankful on
behalf of myself and my brother
from Texas, that VIC were so favored as to
be here Mt the annual meeting of the wo-
mems auxiliary of Vermont. And now
word or two concerning the work in my own
ficld and first with reference to the Ed
munds bill. The bill is kindly one. Some
other man might have drawn up a bill that
would have effected a more heroic cure. But
the Eimunds bill meets the difficulty in a
mild yet elrectual way. 1t begins by stating
that polygamists have violated the plain stat.
ute law of the United States siucc 1869. AS
penalty, We will disfranchisc them. Neither
man nor woman living in polygamy shall be
allowed 10 vote or hold Office in Utah. This
part of the Edmunds bill has been obeyed.
Then there are five men sent TO Utah with
plenary powers 10 see to it that the provis-
ions of this bill are carried out Afttr
year or two the terms of Office of these com
missoncrs expire. The experiment is now
to be tried whether the legislature of Utah,
to meet in December, will take active meas
urcs for carrying out the Edmunds bill and
the wishes of the people. With an
If and "a perhaps, i prophesy that
they will not enforce this bill.
In that case, the government will have
to keep up its Utah commissioners. But !
have hope that the Edmunds bill will wake
up the young men in Utah. What we need
is division Of the Mormons into two politi-
cal parties the movement to be led by those
young men DESTROYS of coming into office.
But to turn TO our religious and education
al work in Utah. We have two churches in
Salt Lake City, and churches in Ogden and
ishes here and there, The Preshvtcrans
and Mcthodis,s are also doing good work. I
have four schools at work viii rOo nnni,s
and have startled n boarding. school for
Urls hmon~ our 700 nnni,s n creot
many come from moor homes md
would o,Lcrw;se bc boodlnms "' IN
the street. OF course ,bcv have IN he odm.
cated free and we Sometimes have ~ over.
draw onr hank acconnt for The nnrnoso
Rnt onr scholorsb,ns largelv meet me diTi
cnl,y u,omId sn,, 70 ,,o,, i. ooaoi,,s;n,,