Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-23

OBJECT OF THE MOVEMENT
strong Corps Of WORKERS 60 DO ,er'
vice the First Two weeks In
August WIN Haye badges.

| Ihe pavilion which has Deen III
course OF erection in the Temple block
for some time past Is now completed.
and In a few days will be serving the
purpose for which II was erected,
namely as a center from which shall
flow official information concerning
Utah, Salt Lake their people, and the
beliefs and practices of the Latter-day
Saints generally.
This movement was inaugurated by
the First Presidency az m ans where
by the work Of unauthorized vendors
OF information, who extorted money
from visitors for their sef-lmposed
services, would be checked and brought
TO an effective end. II was started by
the appointment OF committee con-
slstlng Of Elder Benjamin Goddard,
Thomas Hull, Arnold II. Schulthess
and Josiah Burrows, all strong men In
the community and men of eX-
perience in the Church. This commit
tee, which is known as the bureau OF
information and Church literature, i'm
mediately set TO work and with Rem
jamln Goddard chairman, and Thomas
Hull, secretary, outlined plans for the
labor TO which they had beCt assigned.
This resulted in the selection Of one
hundred special missionary workers.
male and female, whose business Il Is
10 dispense information 10 all visitors
TO the Temple block. Out Of this num-
Der over 70 have received their APP
pointmonts, and the first day OF August
will find twenty OF them at their posts.
These VIII serve during the entire week,
and viii be relieved by others, so In
number, who will distribute literature
and dispense information generally,
during the time of the Elk's reunion in
this city. In this way Utah and her
people will be properly represented, and
the stranger within our gates will have
no excuse for not learning from an
official source, the character and con-
duct OF the peape of this state.
The little house at the west gate OF
the Temple block, Is being enlarged rs a
storehouse for Church literature. Elder
Joseph j GIL will have charge Of this
place and VIII dispense the necessary
tracts, books etc, TO those secured for
this service, The missionaries will wear
o badge so that they may be readily
distinguished from others and all in
formation desired will be cheerfully
given by those found on the grounds.
On Friday last meeting of the spec
ial missionaries connected with the
was held In the business COLI
lege Of the l.. ID. s. university. All
members of the committee were pres
ent, besides Elders b. II Roberts and
Jonathan q. Klmball At the meeting
2 ppOintments were made covering tho
month Of August. Another meeting viii
be held next Friday. Besides the work
ers mentioned others will be appointed
as necessity requires. and that they
may be had, Is fully demonstrated in
the willingness with which those al
ready called have responded.
OTHER CHURCH NEWS ITEMS.
Sunday school conferences will be |
held in the Hyrum and Big Horn stakes |
next Sunday, At the former Il is ex- |
rected that Supt. j. NJ. Tanner and |
Elder Thomas c. Griggs will be in at
tendance.
Preparations are making for the Salt |
Lake stake Sunday school conference to |
oe held in the Tabernacle, Aug 81. |
This promises to be one OF the most inn |
portant Of such gatherings ever held in |
this stake.
The Juvenile Instructor Office, No.
1903 Templeton building, Is undergoing |
repairs, due to the damage done by the |
recent fire in Dr. Shows office.
Mutual improvement ward confer
snces will be held In the Thirteenth, |
Fifteenth and Twenty-first wards on
Sunday, Aug 3. Members Of the stake
and general board will
je present at each meeting, for the pur-
rose Of transactlng necessary business
md imparting general information on
Mutual Improvement work.
Work on the Mutual Improvement
Manual for the ensuing year is pro-
'eedng nicely, and II is expected IL
viii Issue from the press some time
n September.
The state superintendency Of the Mu-
.ual Improvement associations will
nave 26 aids TO assist them during the
coming winter
A Sunday school conference Of the
sixteenth and Seventeenth wards. viii
)e held next Sunday in the Sixteenth
ward meeting house, the session begin
ling at 10 a, m. Members Of the stake
and stake aids will be
present.
Apostle Reed smoot was UP from
Provo today.
"A telegram received at the office of
he First Presidency this morning, an
LOUNGES the arrival at Queenstown al
o'clock yesterday afternoon OF the |
teamshlp Commonwealth with the fol-
owing Elders aboard: II. ID. Folsom,
Joseph w Bull, William r. Nuttan,
archie Il. kesler and Nicholas @
'mlth, salt Lake; Thomas Glenn. Ne
nj; Squire Coop, Joseph Scoyille and
N. II. Stevens, ogden. and other Utah
md Idaho passengers.
Conferences viii be held I'm the
'ourth. Seventh and Eighth wards next
unday. They will be attended respec-
Ively BY Elders Charles W. Penrose.
ngus NJ. Cannon and Joseph T.. Tay-
lr OF the stake presidency. Last sun
ay an interesting conference was held
the Fifth ward, Prest. Angus NJ.
annon being in attendance.
Home missionaries viii visit the yarl-
us wards OF the stake next Sunday.
q
Services incident to the laying OF the
orner stone Of the new meeting house. ,
Ill be held In the Twenty fifth ward
morrow. Members OF the stake presi-
ency will be present
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