The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-15
METHODIST MISSION.
OPENING OF THE ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE HERE YESTERDAY.
The Omcers Elected and Routine
Business Transacted-AnnuaI His
sionary Sermon by Rev. Jos
WiIks Last Evening.

The Utah Mission conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church met for
its twenty-fourth annual session in the
First Methodist Episcopal church of
this city yesterday morning at o'clock
Bishop Stephen NJ Merrill, D. D., pre-
siding.
After the singing. of a hymn the
bishop read appropriate selections of
scripture and then announced as sec
ond hymn the 316th selection in the
Methodist hymnal-"How Sweet the
Name of Jesus Sounds, etc." After this
hymn was sung by the congregation
the bishop proceeded to administer the
Lords supper, assisted by Drs. Tiff,
Mabry, Gillian and Jayne.
The business began with the roll call
by Rev. J. D. Gillian, secretary of the
last session. About twenty members
of the mission responded to their
names.
On motion of DR.. Tiff, Mr.. Gillian
was reelected secretary by acclama-
ton. Messrs. Snow Hardman and Bill
lings were chosen by the secretary as
his assistants. Joseph Wilks was elect
ed statistical secretary, and T. G. Tiff
as treasurer.
The hours of session were agreed
The various standing committees
were then nominated and elected.
DR.. T. c. Tiff then read his annual
report as superintendent of the mis-
sion, which. on motion, was adopted by
the conference and part of it referred
to the committee on education.
Presiding Elder Gillian also read his
report, his district embracing the whole
territory. These reports of Superinten-
dent and presiding elder contained
many intesesting facts and figures, and
were listened to with close attention
by those present.
After these reports were read the fol-
lowing visiting clergy were introduced
to the conference by the bishop: b.
H. Hetzler, agent of the American Bible
society; G. Bradford, of the Colorad o
conference: T. ]. Hooper, a recent sup
ply in the mission and Messrs. Holm
feldt, Hermann, Erickson and Johnson
OF the Norwegian and Danish work in
the territory.
The following elective elders were
called, their characters passed, and
their collections for benevolences re-
ported: T. G. Tiff, J. D. Gillian, e.
II. Snow, R. NJ. Hardman, Joseph
Wilks, G. P. Miller, G. NJ. Jeffrey, G..
w. Rich. W. D. Mabry, G. E. Wayinck.
G. e. Jayne and John Teller
On call of the treasurer the moneys
collected for benevolences during the
year were turned over to Assistant
Treasurer Hooper
Miscellaneous business was called for
at this point and DR.. Tiff stated plans
for celebrating the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the beginning of Methodist
work in Utah, at the next annual ses-
sion. On motion a committee of three
consisting of Drs. Tiff, Jayne and Gil
lilan was appointed to arrange for
such a celebration d, year. hence.
Reports were next called for from
the various schools under control of the
Mission. John Teller reported for the
school at Payson, Miss Smith for that
at Murray. Mr.. Hartshorn for that al
Nephi, Miss Dimmick for Grantsville,
Miss Franklin for Greenwich, and Mr.
Nelson for the several Scandinavian
schools under his charge.
A report from the Woman's Home
Missionary society was read by the sec
rotary and referred to the committee
on education, and also to the committee
on WonaD's home missions.
After announcements of committee
meetings for the afternoon, the morn
ing session was adjourned with the
benediction by Bishop Merrill
At p. m large gathering heard
the annual missionary sermon preached
oy Rev. Joseph Wilks.