The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-10
Presbytery Adjourns to Meet In
KaySyille.
MUCH WORK TO BE DONE
MANY REPORTS WERE RECEIv-
ED YESTERDAY.
Meeting Discusses a Proposition by
Rev. George Bailey for a Brief
Statement of the Religious Beliefs
of the Presbyterian Church-Reso-
buttons of Thanks Adopted.

The Utah P~resbytery devoted yester-
days session to a general cleaning up
Of unfinished business. A large num-
Der of reports of committees were
heard, resolutions were read and
adopted, and recommendations to the
general assembly, which meets. on the
18th of next May in st. Louis. were
made.
AS usual, the meeting was opened
with prayer service, led by DR.. Paden,
and lasting half an hour. Rev. George
Bailey opened the morning session by
asking that the body request the gen
eral assembly to prepare a brief state
ment of the Presbyterian religious be-
lief, a new style Of confession Of faith.
A long discussion followed and the
matter was placed in the hands Of a
committee 20 be brought up in the af~
ternoon. This committee, however
asked hat it be allowed to make a re
port at an adjourned meeting to be
held in Kaysville on May s, at which
time, it was decided, w. H. Davis shall
be ordained. 1t is supposed that Mr..
Davis will receive a call on the a
of his ordination, and a commission OF
three, consisting Of Rev. Mr.. Block,
Mr.. McCreary and DR.. McNeice, were
elected to perform the ceremonies at
tendant upon his ordination and in
Stallation.
The Presbytery trustees reported
that but one meeting had been held
during the last six months. at which
time the property Of the Westminster
church was transferred to the trustees
of that church. In order that more
uniform work might be done in the
mission schools, the committee IN
charge asked that a lady superintend-
ent of schools. at a salary of $3.50 a year,
be recommended to the board.
The home mission committee asked
that the body recommend, at the same
time, that Miss Alice Quinton be re-
ceived rs a teacher in Utah's mission
work. It was moved and carried that
an appropriation Of $1,000 be recon-
mended, to be made by the home mis-
sion board, for the purpose Of building
a dormitory for Logan academy; also
81, 200 to build a home for the teacher
at Manti.
The committee on resolutions then
reported. and its report was adopted
BY the action the body expressed its
appreciation of the services Of Mr..
William r. Campbell, for eight years
stated clerk Of the assembly; ana
thanks 70 the local church men and
women for their kind reception Of the
delegates. The committee on system
attic benefcence reported a great in
crease in the amounts turned over to
the different boards during the last
year.
Rev. Newton C1emenson Of the Lo-
gan academy was granted a four
months vacation, and the consideration
of the standing rules, submitted by a
committee appointed to prepare them,
together with the discussion Of the le-
climate use Of books in pulpit prepare
ton. which was to have been led by
Rev. George Bailey, were left over IN
til the autumn meeting. 1t was not de-
cided where the body will next meet,
nor the exact date Of this meeting, but
the announcements Will probably be
made at the adjourned meeting in
KaySville.