The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-25
CLOSING SESSION
Of UTAH PRESBHERY
,,;mated Discussion Over the
Church Funds.
cIRSy WANTED REPORTS
rzoueHr THE MINISTER'S HAD
rHEm LOCKED UP
GIRSY WANTED REPORTS

r-.-r P-esbytery brought its taH
i-s ~ a close yesterday morning
NEE - ----57i,,,r1ed. subject TO the call OF
an. az -~o5erator. Among the matters Oh
- ---- interest taken up by the assembly
+t- closing day We The appointment
coruittee to conf r with the OF
5.fgrg of the railroads with d view y! 70
-++fnr- them to establish rallIoa. l.
x - a associations along their mes
No of the associations TO De es1aO
Hghad in this city. y,
The Presbytery convened AZ a. ~ "a,
and the first few minutes Were - -
80 emotional service, after winch 1LlS
-sg1-Iar- business OF the day was taken
T,be reDort of the committee on
et-aie-7 missions was given by the kew
D N Rohback The report sho"eu an
increase in the offerings OF the = I'll
presbvtery during the past year j ne
committee recommended that the
-s.,--lI,ge IN tbe Presbytery be asked
IN contribute literally to the mission
Tev Josiah McClain reported for the
7-.-,,7a missions committee. In the re-
- n vas recommended that the
churches send all money FOR nome mis-
eious to the general board, ana not
through different channels, as mas peeh
onmended that a church De organized
al Johnston. in Bear river valley, ana
that Rev. w. T. King be appointed the
rast0r. The report Of the cOmmttee
was accepted and committee COM
D0sed Of Rev. Josiah Mccain, Ut .
II Visbard and w. T. King was ap-
rointed to look over the field OF the
proposed church with a view 10 organ
ization, at some later time
rfav-f then T.
" NJ. Paden and Rev John F. car
va- Of Ogden as a committee TO dedl-
cate the newly built church at evans
ton. It is expected that the church
will be ready for dedication IN ABOUT
thirty days.
The matter Of railroad Y. NJ 9. a.
associations which are conducted on
the same order as the regular Y. NJ. c.
A. associations. with special accommo-
dariOns for the railroad employees, was
then brought up ana their establish
ment was strongly advocated. AS a
result of the discussion a committee
was appointed TO confer with the ON
Gals Of the Union Pacific and try TO
induce it to establish such assOCia-
tons at Salt Lake, Ogden and Evans
ton. On the committee were appointed
Rev. George Bailey, Elder W s Giesy
and Rev. c.. NJ. Shepherd. The commit
tee has not vet decided when they viii
approach the railroad men, but say
that the matter viii be Civ prompt
attention.
Rev. John Z. Carver gave interesting
and encouraging reports from the Y.
p. s. c.. z. societies and the temperance
societies.
Rev. r. Z. Blackmanu Of the resolu-
tons committee reported resolutions
thanking the papers of the city for
their fun accounts of the proceedings
OF the PresbyteTy, the First church for
the use Of the building for the meet
ing, the committee on place Of meet
Ing for good work in securing a place.
DT. McNeice then offered a resOlu-
ton commenting the work of the Utah
Gospel mission in this state.
Wanted Reports on Funds.
A resolution introduced by Elder w.
8 Giesy, requiring the commissioners
To the general assembly to make a
report 10 all the ChUI ches here and pro-
viuiuS Tor an assessment of cents per
member to defray the travelling ex-
penSeS of the commissioners Drecipitat-
ed a short discussion. DR.. Paden i'm
medlately arose and moved to table the
resolution, stating that IL was UncOn-
Sutuuonal in the Presbyterian church
10 assess its members.
Rev. g. W. Martin offered a substi-
TUE resolution, encouraging" the COM
----e'AN'ALG1o 10 AAloAe a report anu rec
ommending that a contribution be
made tor their railroad fares.
Mr.. Giesy in the mean time stood
RnNlouSly waiting for a chance to have
q word, and said: II want report of
The work of the general assembly 50
mat we may know what is going on
Inc minister's are not educating the
ldlJy as TO what is being done by the
oHlclalS at the head. We want to know
whether or not the $50 600 that we are
sending TO the board every year To
pay nigh salaried officials is being
squandered"
ana III rather vigorous tones said that
a4y member of the church who wished
-llsHl nave tuu information as to what
-oS oe-ns done DR.. Paden stated tha5
"-S man there could, within fifteen
I-.-is'es, step into his library and md
u-, exactly what was being done and
~ OF every penny spent.
-- S5lesN replied that the ministers
F -ou me records and could keen in
t-'tNe- out that the laity had no tiua
' inform themselves.
i'm g--s Dr- Paden jumped to his feet
Inauguration and said. s,rTI,a NO.
an +tf- 's ms FreSbytery can sit down
mn .f- Ja.A lnar we have things locked
fr7f-1 'tlJer IL win be. it makes me
ars 7-'..'-. TO hear that the ministers
sfl-phS anything secret"
l-'7t few more rar,,e-l-s, ~, III,
49, resolution was adOD+e5 mr.
9's terry then adjourned