The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-20
SECOND DAY OF THE SESSION
REVIEW OF THE METHODIST
MISSIONS OF THE STATE.
Able Addresses On the Character and
Work of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society.

Friday, second day-Assembling at
$50 the mission had half an hour
spent in devotional exercises. led by
G. E. Jayne. The minute business was
resumed at 9 by Bishop Mallalieu. At
ter the approval of the minutes a his
torical society was formed, consisting
of I. c. Tiff, q. e. Mork and ]. d.
Gillian and j. WilkS. a. H Henry and
]. D. Gillian were made a committee
to equalize travelling expenses of the
members.
Eloquent addresses were made by DR..
J. D. Hammond of San Francisco and
by DR.. ]. N. Freeman of New York.
The character of several ministers
was carefully examined, and they re-
ported their work. They were Joseph
Wilks of Provo, a. Il. Henry, ]. W.
Taylor. G. c. Waynick and c. McCoard
of Salt Lake and F. J. Bradley of
Tooele. The committee on state of
affairs in Utah usually finds much work
to do, but this year it is instructed
not to report, and was discharged.
ELDER MoRK's REPORT.
E. E. Mork, the presiding elder of
the Scandinavian district, presented his
report. which was listened to with rapt
attention. He first expressed his glad
ness at being again a member of the
mission, saying that the separation
which was effected five years ago be-
tween the English speaking and the
Scandinavian work was a great mis-
take.
This district contains circuits, with
u preaching places, but they have only
three preachers, o. o. Twede, J. NJ
Hansen and E. F. Mork. Three of the
charges were left without missionary
appropriation-Hyru Bingham and
Provo-although there is good property
at all these places and kept insured.
The Scandinavian church in Salt Lake
City is we'll located and worth $4,000.
We have been assisted in this church
by Rev. Niels N. Hansen, a local
preacher from Evanston, Ills.
EPHRAIM CIRCUIT
is 125 miles south of Salt Lake and
under the care of Rev. j. M. Hansen.
The mission gospel tent was pitched in
Richfield for two weeks in June, and
many people fiocked about it to hear
the gospel in song and speech
Miss Agnes Bulow has been sent by
the Womans Home Missionary society
and she has opened up a fiourishing
sewing school. Spring City is also an
ether place on this charge where there
is a good school. with Miss Sena ST.
monSon as teacher.
The people have asked that Pastor
Hansen be allowed to return.
RICHFIELD AND ELSINORE
are in Sewer county about 200 miles
south Of Salt Lake City. Rev. o. o.
Twede is the pastor This is one of
our very best points, and we have a
bri& church and parsonage, aggre-
eating 81. 800 in value.
In Richfield the gospel tent was
pitched for three weeks. and hundreds
of people attended the daily meetings;
some We're brought out of darkness,
and the people showed us much kind
ness. Memorial Sunday was a great
day. The Presbyterian pastor and the
Mormon bishop assisted in the exer-
cises, and fully 1000 people We're pres
ent.
At Elsinore there is a neat chapel.
erected by the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society. and Mrs. Mary Pass
more is the teacher
We need more missionaries who are
willing TO go from house to house.
singing and speaking of the love of
Jesus that saves from sin.
E. e. MORK,
Presiding Elder.