Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24
MONEY MATTERS
CAUSED A FURRY.
Presbyterian Elder Wanted to Know What
Was Becoming of the Money Con-
tributed by the Laity.

and Corinne, and It was a very doleful
report indeed, He recounted the difn-
cult time he had been having in try
ing to build up a church In Willard and
stated TO the Presbytery that he re-
garded as an inaccessible field. Others
of the ministers reported their fields,
including Rev William r. King, who
told what a hard time he was having
in Collinston and Manila.
Or, McNiece introduced q resolution
indorsing the work OF Rev. j. ID.
Nuttlng. who is distributing anti-"Mor-
mon literature In Utah for the Utah
Gospel mission of Cleveland. Ohio. The
report was adopted.
Rev y. f. Clemenson Of Logan was
granted a six months leave Of abb
sence. His place win be filed by Rev.
MI Stops
Geo ID, Peacock, Jr., the C0lportagc
Missionary, was permitted to take the
floor lie urged the ministers 10 sup
port the American Tract Society for
which concern he was working. lie
made a sort Of report Of what he was
doing ana said II take the GOSPEL 10
about 400 Mormon homes every month
and the work IS going on successfully"
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committee was appointed consisting
Of Rev. George Bailey Rev. Mr.. Shep
ard and Elder May, % see what the
railroads in Utah viii DO towards es-
tablishing Y. NJ. c. A. quarters for
their employees.
committee on evangelical work was
appointed consisting OF Rev. Mr.. Hig-
gins. DR.. Rankin and Elder May.
Tho gnaGiup tbar gloua4 MIN scps
and the benediction was pronounced By
Rev. Mr. Shepard. the moderator.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The features that made up the SEES.
sions OF the Utah Presbytery yesterday
afternoon and last evening were re-
ports from various committees and a
few remarks from Rev j. d. Nuttlng,
who explained his work as an emissary
Of the Utah Gospel Mission OF Cleve-
land He said that the Mormon peo-
pie were fenced away from the truth
IN every way and that he and his as
sociates were here to distribute tracts
from house TO house.
on motion Of Rev Josiah McClain,
DR. McNiece was appointed a commit
tee OF one 70 form statement setting
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Nutting's work Rev Theodore Lee OF
Spanish Fork reported that he had been
doing the same kind Of work himself
The Presbytery decided to hold It's
next meeting az Evanston, Wyoming,
next April
The following standing committees
were announced:
Bills and Oyertures-R Charles
w. Higgins Rev. Dr. r. G. McNiece,
j. r. Eldredge.
judicial Busness-Rey. c.. W. Mar
tin George II. Marshall, Rev James
II. Meter
Minutes General Assembly-Rev.
Charles NJ Shepard. w S Giesey
Leave OF Absence-Rev. James
Thompson, c. o. May.
Narrative for Spring Meetlng-Rev.
NJ 4 Wright William Kirkpatrick.
Place Of Next Meeting-Rev Or. A.
T. Rankin, Rev DR.. w. NJ. Paden.
David Hone.
Resolutions-Rev. r. f, Blackman.
Isaac Burns.
Rev. George Bailey was appointed
vice moderator
Rev. T. ~ Buchanan who has
preached at Mt Pleasant for two
years. was granted a letter OF dismiss
sal TO the Presbyterian church az
Cedar Rapids, Ia, from which State he
originally came.
The church az Mt Pleasant requested
the services OF Rev. 5. F. Wishard as
pastor Referred to the committee on
home missions.
THE LADIES MEETING.
The Womens Missionary society OF
the Utah Presbytery held two sessions
yesterday In the basement OF the First
Presbyterian church. The tKt.iSo OF
officers resulted as follows:
President, Mrs. j. H. Meter, Rich
field; vicepresident Mrs. r. g. Nc
Niece. Salt Lake. secretary. Miss Net
tie G. Ray, Nephi' treasurer, Mrs. Z. b.
Critchlow. Salt Lake
number OF interesting talks were
made and the society decided TO d. what
It could towards checking the .mporta-
ton OF liquor into the Pacific Islands.
The following resolution on The subject
was adopted
Resolved. That We use our influence
with Congressman Sutherland 20 Sc
cure the prohibition OF the sale Of in
toxicants In our newly acquired pos
sessions and among the feeble races OF
the Pacific Islands"