The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
FINISH THEIR WORK
Last Days Session of the Fres-
byterian Ministers.
ADJOURNMENT OF SYNOD
NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD IN
OGDEN IN 1901.

The Presbyterian synod of Utah
closed its labors yesterday afternoon
after a very busy day devoted largely
to routine work. The routine was re-
lieved by a splendid address by Dr.
Thomas Marshall at the morning ses-
sion, and by a delicious lunch served
at the noon hour in the parlors of the
First Presbyterian church by the
women of that church.
The entire proceedings were free from
friction. and little was said or done
that would be of interest to people out
side of the Presbyterian denomination.
Inc attendance was about the same as
on the preceding day, and DR.. Clements
presided as moderator with dignity and
ability
AT the morning session a paper was
read in relation 10 the twentieth cen
tury fund to celebrate the advent of
the new century at the general assem-
bly, in Philadelphia in 1901 The strict
observance of the week of prayer in
January was recommended. The ap-
pointment of a committee on the TWEEN
Ieth century fund with the Rev. G. NJ
Shepherd as chairman was made 1t
was urged that contributions to this
regular
contributions. This paper was signed
by John Wilson, James Thompson and
Philip Bohback.
On the Relief Roll.
The committee on ministerial relief
reported that there were on the roll
| March 81, 1900, 903 manassas ministers.
4SS widows, thirty-two orphan families,
one WIDOW of a medical missionary,
eight female missionaries and sixteen
| home a Am
n. J.
OF these members there are five an
nurtantS on the rolls of the Presbyter-
ian In the synod; one in Kendall pres
Dytery receiving $3.50 per annum, and
J four in the Presbytery of Utah receiv-
I ing $1,150; three obtaining $500 each.
| and one $3.50. In return for this the
forty-six churches in this synod have
/ contributed $134. The committee rec
commended that greater efforts be put
/ forth to secure contributions to this
| fund.
The Rev. Thomas Marshall, Z. D.,
delivered fine address at the morning
! session on methods of church work,
| with special reference to working the
/ financial benevolences of the church
the first regular business of the
! afternoon session was the report of the
| committee on publication and Sunday
| school work. This report showed sixty
| one Sunday schools in the territory,
! 419 officers and teachers, $50 pupils,
$50 new pupils added during the year,
| 2,549 as the average attendance, six Of
| fcers and fifty-two members IL the
nome department; grand total, ALL
Contributions, $197 to Sunday schools;
S1S7 to other boards; $1,408 to support
of school.
A resolution was adopted to the eff
| feet that since the Rev. ]. H. Barton
has resigned his position as Sunday
school missionary of the synod, high
! appreciation be expressed for work
! done; and the board of Presbyterian
| Sunday school work to appoint some
efficient man to take his place.
The strength of Mormonism in the
| territory was deplored, and after much
| discussion the following committee was
| appointed. to urge the Importance OF
the matter on the board: Drs. Paden
Boyd and Clements.
Temperance Reform.
The Rev. T. P. Howard, for the com
mittee on temperance, reported that
believing that as intemperance and its
results forms one of the greatest OBJ
stacleS in the way of gospels influence
and that as there is an apparent lacE
of interest in this vital question amons
the churches, the report Of the genera
assembly on the subject be given care
full consideration.
The committee on narrative, through
S. B. McClelland, reported eleven min.
listers in the Boise, eight in the Ken.
dali and Twenty-Five in the Utah dis
trictS; eleven churches in Boise, clever
in Kendall and twenty-six in Utah dis.
Jricts. During the year two ministers
were added to Boise, one to Kendall
and three to Utah districts. One church
each was added to Kendall and UtaF
districts.
Two ministers were ordained in tn,
Utah district and one license issued
No churches were organized. Two min
listers were dismissed in Boise, one il
Kendall and two in Utah districts
There were thirty-nine acceSsiOns Il
the church in Boise, eighty-Six in Ken
dali and III in Utah district, an in
crease Of sixty-five over the previous
year.
The total membership is now 2,O4O
compared with 2,023, a gain of seven
teen during the year. The benevolence
of the year were 1902, compared witt
1887 for the previous year, a falling Of
of 1884. There are thirty-two youn;
peoples sOcieties-nine in Boise fou
in Kendall and nineteen in Utah dis
I tricts.
1t was announced that DR.. Thoma
| Marshall would speak on missions il
the First Presbyterian church thi
morning at IL O'Clock, and that at
general missionary meeting in the sam
church in the evening addresses wouI,
be delivered by DR. Marshall, DR.. Nc
Afee and DR. McNiece-
The Next Synod.
A committee to arrange a programm
for the next synod was appointed, com
posed of the Rev j. H. Barton, the Rev
Charles o. Nudge and DR.. McNiece.
Resolutions were passed thanking tn