Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-29
Bishop Leonard Makes an Exhsus-
tive Report Of Church Work.
WAS NO ANTI."MoRMoNlsW'


Marke cathedral. The morning opened
up clear and pleasant. with the '.Ilw-
Ing clergy and iuicty Ia attoudlu.
Clefgy-liishop Ablcl Leonard and
Dean J. b. Iiulscy ~ this city nov. %.
y. Ocatcrscn ~ Grand Junction. Row
Hiram Buli. Of Gienwood Syringe. Row
W. y. Maison of ogden, Rev ~. H.
snccd OF Aspen. Rev 70. a. Barnes OF
ouray. REV. a. Miller Of Austin. New,
REV. q. T.. pluminor ~ Elk1. Noy,
Rev. O. e. Hunting Of Evanston. Rev
u. W. galloway Of Eureka, Hvv. u. -.
Wallace. Rcy. Ellis bishop Row ID. w.
Scott of Salt Lake. Rcy. q. w., crook
Of Clovcrdnlc. CAT tvioiunD.
Niles Lucy carter, missionary 90 tue
Ute Indians. J. e.. prout J. w. Booth,
j. =. Lcwia. II. !. SllsCrthDfuy. W. 10.
Gray. alt, VI ogden, w. H. Hon OF
Spriurvillo, candidate Tor orders j, r.
schumnot OF Glonwuod aprlnga Henry
Ellis 81 Layton. 10. T., Hutchinson M
Springvills. e.. A. pnlUy, g. N. ifiuHi,
n. ~ Hulard. W ". Frost ait.
Evanston. George 81 Scott, Graham
Putnam. G.. T., Oyornvld, G. II. steven
son 81 IT, Marks Ia this city, with o.,
" Wallace. v. n. browne, J. L. Frau
ken, Mai wilkes aH nlternntoH, Or. 10.
N. Mathcr Of H. Marks hospital
chapel Prof q. ~. Marshal, John A.
Iloughton. g. ~. burst l.. 3. localcy
alternate from st. Paufs, Of the lAle-
Tho session opened up with an
exhaustive report ON strictly topical
rnhicctR
Tho proceedings wor,Nmnrked nH they
usually are by q strict mind your own
business air. very marked in contra
distinction To- that % some folElo-"u-
thusinHtic Gathering,
bishop Leonard said In part
This mission ~ formed under the
oanons of the general convocauon' ~
including within ita boundaries the
counties of Elko. white Pine. Eureka,
Lincoln. London and Nyo in the state
Of Nevada. The entire state Of uthh,
that portion Of Uiutn county, WyoW.
ing, lying south of tho az degree ~
latitude and that portion Of the State
Of Colorado lyiug west Of what W
known un the continental divide ana
formerly continuing the missionary
district of western Colorado. The area
thus constituted ia approximately q
100000 square miles with population
bishop Leonard has Travelled some
10000 miles IN this district, much ~
which has been by stage coach. lie re-
GREETED HE inability 10 got suitable
men and necessary means for their
support 10 grasp all the opportunities
prcHontCd.
lie touched fpolluElN on lhe u'hhn Nl
the 1t. Rev. Bishop John WILLIAMS. tho
bishop Of Connecticut. A hlgh tribute
of respect was also shown tho lnts Mrs.
Tuttle and the estlmublc Bishop Tuitlc,
bishop Leonard reported the addition
Of one new name nH "a cnnonlcnl rosie
dent Rev. W. Daunt Scott. who has
recently come from the diocese OF
Connecticut 20 take duty In SAT- Lake
as an associate Of the ROY. Mr. bishop
at 81. Paul'a chapel "a review 81 IN,
aINN fU "a
and satisfactory progress In our
work and yet ~ l said nt the outset
opportunities have slipped which !
ehould like 20 have gruHpod. In SAT-
gained. This ~ ns u should be-. but
stil our gain should have been great
81 desire to call the attention Of the
CLERGY 10 the Lrcut need ut positive una
definite Church tcnchlng. our mission
In tho church b. not 90 be- one uf n NUM-
her uf scots. presenting the Fld hpr''A-
Gle OF u divided Christianity inc
men and women among whom We i've,
nor are we hOrc 10 aHsail those from
whom we diner, but we are huro Co W.T.
ness the Apostolic faith in an lH iul-
~ do not believe that oxnrgerntc
one particle when I say that II lH be-
cause uf unsound and vague tDhChug'
that N many people turn away from
the faith In which they were born
ne then urged a automatic ana care
full use OF the prayer book ana strong
installation Of the doctrine AMONG the
young particularly In the sunday
The balance Of tho report dealt IN
financial and topical subjects of special
interest To members only.
The afternoon session was held IN the
81. Marks school houso-n c9ntluua-
ton of the financial and other reports.
Dean iIalsey occupied H considerable
portion uf the time on the subject ~
How 10 Train Candidates for Com
firmaton," Mr., lGnlscy was u the opiu-
ion that the one who o. preparing r.
class Tor confirmation should have some
definite, authoritative arguments Goo pre-.
sent, but these should not Zoe prDHuutu J
IA an authoritative tone, because 10 VIII
Immediately create uppuHitulu lu the
mind N the candidate,
There urr three vows which cvorv
candidate Tor confirmation must bko.
First-Hupontancc Tor sin, Second
Faith IN certain revealed truths Third
Obedience 10 certain commands which
God has revealed An important fn1-
turp a. 10 Impress upon candidates that
the spiritual kingdom o. am Intense r'aI-
ity Thlnr4 ~ the natural world lr1
al world are permanent Last, but not
least among the obligations ~ the unc-
'HFlty Tor prayer iu order Goo k.rp In
touch with tho unultas that no no clu
Do % success spiritually that does not
realize the power uf UrHyHr
After some discussion followed on tho
subject, Row EllH Bishop then spoke
on the subject OF huunurH- the nlug.Il
question being Zoo hiH Judgment n very
difficult subject 90 handle without
throwing more ur less dI-Hr.IIt Uu thH
motives. Al present the nlrrfyWeu nrn
Obliged Co solicit means personally flr
tho maintenance Df thulr churches hui
when th' church reaches itH ilru the
pluFWN will I# relieved ~ tho Unuul Ill