The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-19
WITH THE MRTHODISTS.
FOURTH DAY OF THE UTAH MIS-.
SION CONFERENCE.
DR.. Tiff Appointed as superintend-
ent of the AIission-Appointme
of Ministers-The Statistical Re-
port.

The devotions were led by Rev. e. H.
Snow. The minutes of Saturdays ses-
sions were read and approved. The re-
port of the committee on education was
taken up seriatim, and with Slight amend
ment, adopted. Among Its recommended
tons accepted were for the discontinue
ance of the Mission schools in Salt Lake
City and Provo, and the continuance of
those at Mt Pleasant, Richf1eld and
Moroni. The committee incidentally paid
tribute to the public schools of Salt
Lake by saying that the excellent work
done by these schools made the main
tenance of the Mission schools less urgent
than would otherwise be the case This
in addition to a lack of funds induced
the committee to recommend that the
Salt Lake Seminary be not re-opened at
present.
The report also recommended kindergar-
ten work in this city. and if possible, the
ESTABLISHMENT OF a deaconess home.
Messrs. Z. A. Grant and George F.
Goodwin, OF this city, were elected by
the Mission 10 serve as an advisory coun-
sci for the Mission superintendent during
Tiff Church, Ogden and Corinne sent in
invitations to the Mission to hold It's next
annual session in their respective
churches. on taking the vote Tiff
The revised report of the committee on
temperance was read and adopted. Also
reports on woman's home missions, Sun
day school and tracts. A resolution was
passed requesting the general missionary
committee at its annual meeting next
November to provide for the consolidation
Of the Scandinavian Methodist work IN
Z tab with that of the Utah Mission.
On motion of DIR. Tiff E. G.. Hunt and
j. d. Gillian were appointed commit
tee to publish the minutes. subscrip-
fray expenses of publication.
The report of the statistical secretary
was read and adopted: The report
showed the number OF full members in
z46; baptfsms during the past year, no.;
Sunday school scholars 1874. After an
nouncements the session adjourned to
meet at s p. m.
At the evening session the usual devo-
tional services were rendered, after which
the minutes of the morning session were
read and approved. Resolutions were
adopted thanking the railroad authorities
and the press for courtesleS shown, to DIR.
Mabry, his church and the citizens of
Salt Lake for their kind entertainment,
their presence and addresses, and to
Bishop Merrill for his wise admnlstra-
tons. Dr. Tiff read the Missionary APP
preparations, distributing for the coming
year $4,000 for churches and $4,100 to
schools. The minutes were read and ap-
proved, after which the bishop addressed
the preachers and congregation and then
read the appointments as follows:
T. c. Tiff, superintendent.
Salt Lake Cfty-First Church, W. d.
Liberty Park, ]. D. Gillian.
Tiff Church, Z. C. Hunt.
Second Church. G. E. Jayne.
Tooele. T. j. Hooper.
a. w. Hartshorn. Principal Nephi Acad.
Beaver, NJ. o. Billings.
Bingham, r. NJ. Hardman.
| Corinne and Brigham, E. H. Snow
Eureka and Mammoth, j. G. Clark.
| Heber, F. j. Bradley.
| Logan, John Teller.
Monroe, G. p. Miller.
Mt. Pleasant, G. W. Conner.
! Nephi, Samuel Hooper.
! Ogden, G. NJ. jeffrey.
| Park City, G. W. Rich.
Payson, supplied by w. Murphy.
] Provo. ]. Wilks.