Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-04
That is Declaration Of Baptist
Preacher at Convention Today,
LIKES METHODlSTS' WORK.
Thinks There 10 Great Need for
I Preaching Gospel Here Final
session This Afternoon.

AT this mornings session Of the Utan
Baptist convention Rev. i. ii. koepsel
OF the Tiff NJ. IL. Church was called
upon for few remarks In the course
OF which he took occasion to say that
the Methodists are working for the sal
walton of Utah and that he hoped that
this state would be redeemed from the
darkness and superstition with which
he has an idea IL Is stlgmauzed. III
there Ia place In thS world ne de-
clared, where the gospel should De
preached 1t is right here in Utah
Mrs. Andrews OF Murray conducted
the Quiet Hour service. Ben. Couem
of Salt Lake gave an address on 'Tne
Model Sunday School superintendent.
giving several qualities which one
should possess To be a good superin-
tendent. Miss Clara a. Mayhem OF
Provo delivered an address on The
Model Sunday School"
This afternoon the committee on res
olutions extended vote OF thinks to
the press. 20 the ladies and members OF
the First church. this city, ana to the
Women's Baptist Home Mission society
Another resolution Of considerable in
terest presented is the one recognizing
the great evil of licensing the liquor
crime as practiced by the American
government.
This afternoon marks the close Of the
convention.
CLOSING SESSION.
The principal feature of the closing
session OF, the Utah Baptist convention
this afternoon was the adoption OF
resolution recognizing the evil Of this
government In licensing the ''liquor
crime" The resolution read as follows
Resolved, That the Utah Baptist con-
yention recognizes the great evil OF
licensing the liquor crime as practicsd
by our government and that we hereby
pledge ourselves to use every laudable
means at our command to discourage
the same and TO this end will We vote
and pray"
A vote OF thanks was extended to the
press. the ladies OF the First Baptist
church of this city and TO the Women's
Baptist Home Missions society.
The resolutions were presented by A.
j. Orem. chairman OF the committee.
ogden was selected as the next meet
ins place OF the convention and Rev.
c, ". Nichols of Thistle chosen to de-
liver the annual sermon. with j. v.
| Gay as alternate. while Rev. J. G. An
drews was chosen to deliver the doc
trinal sermon, with Rev. X. A. Brown
as alternate.
WORK OF THE WOMEN.
The meeting OF the Utah Baptist state
convention yesterday afternoon was
given over to the Women's societies.
Reports were made by officers, followed
by addresses by Miss Clara A. May.
hew on Work in the Training SCHOOL,
Miss X, Maud Ditmars of Sprlngville
and by Mrs. A. F. Chapman on "Wo-
mans Baptist Foreign Missionary SO.
ciety-'
Devotional services were conducted
by Miss p. Tallman Of Bear River, ana
doctrinal sermon delivered by Pastor
Barnett of Salt Lake. The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: Mrs. D. A.. Brown, Salt Lake.
president: Mrs. j. C. Andrews, Murray.
first vice president; Mrs. c. W.
Nichols, Thistle, second vice president;
Mrs. o. C. Wright. Ogden, secretary;
Mrs. l.. b. Edwards. treasurer.
Pastor A. f. Chapman Of Provo led
a service of song at the evening meet.
ing. Pastor G. w. Nichols OF Thistle
delivered an address on THE Work
OF Foreign Missions" and Rev. T. l..
Ketman of Chicago on Gospel Work In