The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
METHODISTS TO
STAND ALONE
sadsrs of Church Opposed to
Gaion Meetings.
CALL ON EPWORTH LEAeUERS
ASKED TO WITHDRAW FRoH
PROPOSED OGDEN CONVENTION

n Wing TO the apparent unwilling
ness of the Utah Methodists to
- join with the other Protestant
churches in union meetings. there is a
question whether She union convention
0f che g.. Er b. Y. 2. L. and EpWOTth
League win be held in ogden. as con-
t-mrIateI AT arrangements had been
a5Jut completed 20 hold the union con-
veutiCI in the First Methodist church
OF Ogden on the 10th of April next. but
owing 90 the tone of letters saId to
have been written TO Pastor Womer Of
The CHURCH by DIT. Leilich. he has de-
cIned 90 Jet the church be used
other letters, 1t is said. have been
written TO the Methodist pastors over
the STATE calling upon them TO urge
thei- Epwor-h League societies not to
hold their conventions with other So
-ieties.
The motion made recently i'm the
MetF0d conference here. asking that
he EpWorth League be asked 10 hold
rs meetings with the conference. is
d 70 have been the OutgroWth of
iesire TO discourage the integmingIinE
u Methodists with the other sects liz
conventions
Planned Union Convention.
To has heretofore been the custom
5f the EpwOrth League TO hold it's an
nusl convention in connection with the
other tWO organizations. ans when the
committees were appointed this year
DC arrange Tor the convention it was
supposed that the league would Join
ID. as usual The officers Of the league
agniied their intention Of going into
the convention and it vas decided TO
bold it in ogden. As there was no 9th
sr available place that would accom-
n0dale tie crowd. arrangements were
made 20 hold the affair i'm the First
Methodist church of that city.
The date vas set and all arrange
nents had been completed when tie
committee having it iH charge was no.
Tied that the First church OF ogden
Gould not be used. This caused no lit
De surprise and an investigation was
made that resulted in disclosing. ft is !
slid that the Methodist officials NJ the
STATE opposed a union convention en-
bscing the league.
Aero ding 20 the statements os those
who are in a position 10 know. the con-
reatiOn WAS refused the use of the
church at the instance. OF DR.. I.eilifh I
Who is said 10 have written to Pastor /
W0mer. stating that il was the sense /
Of the Meth0dists that the league /
should hold its meetings with the
Methodist conference, and not in CON /
Junction with other societies.
Want Separate Meetings.
Other letters, it is said. have been I
written 60 the various pastors of /
Meth dist charges throughout the |
state advising them TO prevail upon |
heir league societies not 70 Join with !
ua other societies, but 20 hold their /
meetings as distinctiveIy Methodist 4
meetings preferably in conjunction
Win the semi-annual conference OF the /
Utah missions.
That these letters have been received !
and that some Of the ministers have
urged their societies TO follow the in
junction presented them. is common /
talk among members of the various /
societies, bit the ministers themselves !
are Ieticent about the matter. While
10 ls known that some of them are not
IN favor Of this proposition. they do
not seem inclined TO discuss II.
me weather Yaue, Indicating the /
Trend OF Affairs, made its appearance
When a motion was made durinS the
recent conference by tne Rev. Mr.. /
Aorh, that Z EpWorth Leagues be /
asked 20 hold their conventions with
lhe semi-anuual conference. II was
argued in support OF the motion that
lne Aethodists had a peculiar and Ia
dFlduai work 20 do in Utah and il
vas , thought that the Epworth League /
SHOULD at accordingly.
Wat the result wiH be is doubtful /
lot u Is sad That the majority of the
L-' sders are in favor Of union eonyen- !
lions. TIE matter VIII probably be
Drought before the union meeting at
some tltura nata