Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-26

'n'u' ,ts,,,ne clersymen and laily iron,
anu ,,r and state, Bishop Leonard
4 lh' .., o'ss I and the services began win
+, ie''u Dn,mnnlon. which was followed
,n' s s0'i,'r'' Ieonard's annual address
4 as follows unnres
&THE BISHOPS ANNUAL ApDNN'''
4 welcome you again, dear brethren
N annual session Of our conyoca-
have summoned you on TINS
n ...ason teo months before the close
Il onr fiscal year Ny reason for 50
n S.,SS was that you might share win
me- IN the services held IN commelIiora-
x ian az The nfteenth anniversary OF my
a eorseeratlon as b bishop In the church
" VA AZ you are aware, we are not
r,nltted as a missionary district TO
4 snsnd our time IN legislation, and CON
x soonsntly our convocatiOns should be
n ecSs.lons of spiritual refreshment, each
q n ihe other and therefore II makes
/lule difference when we assemble MY
& aSSrsss today win be largely historical,
q CONSISTING Of a review Of the work
F.. ,rhleb God in His providence has per-
fmltted us 70 60 during these tifteeen
Mr. Before proceeding 10 this pleas
snt task. lei me take occasion 10 ex-
Y press your thanks as Wen as my own,
/ IA the bishops Of California, Sacrament
n d nolse and Colorado, for leaving their
avn pressing duties at this season Of
n ihe year In order TO be with us, and
eheer Us In our work by their loving
words Of sympathy and congatulation.
"A am sure that the recollection of their
HMst will long lnger with us.
4 THE BISHOPS CALL,
4 Fifteen years ago ] was called by
q he church to sunder the tie which Is
4 dearest. to every clergyman, save that
fwhch binds him to his own family,
his parish work, and come to this
y great vest to engage IN the larger
&snd more exaCtng duties Of the episco-
Mae The call came TO me In the
1lnost unexpected mannerand with such
II power that could not consider 1t other
THAN q call from God and ! unhesitat-
y .ngly obeyed ] was consecrated in
N Christ church, ST. Louis, Mo-, on 81.
g Pauls day. Jan o. 1883, In the presence
Z oi great congregation OF friends,
clsrgymen and laymen, many OF
Xwham had known from child
hood. The presiding bishop was
j ihe r. Rev. d. Vail, bishop Of
Kansas my own diocesan fbr nearly
3Eeyen years, assisted by the RI. Rev.
[Dr futile, bishop Of Missouri. and the
)HRt KEY Dr. Thomas assistant bishop
~ Kansas who were the presenters. my
81 llie-long friend, the RI Rev. DR.. Ethel
fbeft Talbot then bishop OF Wyoming
taad Idaho. who preached the sermon,
4 ne Rt Rev Dr. Perry bishop OF Iowa.
<lhe H. Rev Dr. Seymour, bishop Of
4Sprlngyllle; the Rt Rev. DR.. Burgess.
tishop Of Quincy the Rt. Rev. DR..
{Vulniard bishop Of TENNESSEE. and the
RRt Rev Dr. Walker missionary bishop
~ North Dakota. all Of whom Joined in
Nv laying on Of hands 1t was a., most
solemn service, one which ! can never
Iiorgtt The Rev Robert Talbot and
Il ne Rev j ]. Wilkins. old friends i'm
'he diocese Of Missouri were my at
Tending Presbytors.
4 ARRIVAL IN UTAH.
Within 30 days from that date 7 was
" your midst engaged IN my new du-
yes The missionary district 10 which
was elected was known as Nevada
sho ulah II was formed by Joining
Vuh' which had formerly constituted n
paw Of the Jurisdiction Utah and Ida
~ rom which Bishop futile was
translated TO the diocese OF Missouri
Nevada, the Jurisdiction from which
['@nop whitaker had been translated TO
y assistant bishop Of Pennsylvania. II
ns lsliiionally one OF the largest
JURISDICTIONS IN the church. NV two
Ky 'sssysssors We're men who had seen
, ,Olg service 10 the missionary field. and
aae SHOWN themselves wise workmen. 1
naturally entered with dihldence upon
,g NOfk which these two experienced
bishops had laid down.
pyh me assumption Of duty. / found
.ns hey N T. Putnam. Of blessed
,s.sg' acting as pastor OF the Ca
p Pc, eshTegauon IN this city. The
~ N. Armstrong was in charge
o. fau.. : chapel and superintendent
~ Marks hospital and the
Nv o. d. p. Miller was head
, 'ss'ef OF st. Marks school
eA',h then had an enrolment Of
|b,a psplE, ana Rowland Han. which
| ,es enrolment Of more than 100 pu-
-, ne ReY Samuel Unsworth was
~ p,s'ohafy at Ogden. having also tho
~ ~ OF we school OF the Good Shepherd
4 s1 pl ~ Paul's mission and school
ram City and ST. Johns n,lssion
st l moo az Logan. and the mission
Ia IVA. nau Just been opened al Layton
|ums 49, ihe church work at that
'ns oe'ns done IN Utah,
CONDITIONS IN NEVADA.
m, ~ Nevada ] found the Rev william
~ ,-,"1 rector Of Trinity church Rene
49, ',l' g,hspiain % the Rlshop WHITAKER
|Dsy,s .H Nrls' the Rev. George n
To-, ',eyef q 81 Peters church.
rs,, ,oi. ana The Rev /. b. Ridgejy
'0iv ~ ~ Pauts, Virginia CITY tthe
,r3 ssl-supportinF church In Nerada,
'cis missionary ~ Gold run silv ~
80 ana Dayton. The Ret II n
Wa . ", Missionary al Eureka NJ.
sines q, ~ were also church build
|lri ny Ausln Belmont and Phoebe
,wnhin n'-I'leea were held In fhefn
nslgne5 ~. ~ months the Rev Mr. Rucl,
4 ID h A., and IN the frs, report ! f MAJ,
frs ~ o,afd o. missions / reported
sr - Nn,p and eight preshyters oa nv
~, nhom had congregations ~"
n ,itls me siy months en5,rc A.
[irapels5 :. yV,aanimed 40 persons ana
rl,les a. wv miles In visiting no
|hsN I i,. towns whore services worn .e
H., laa AZ tha, time wae 49,,
W. w. - Which the Gentle ronrls i,,r
$500 smal. and Tho 49,, .;- IN
tfsisliis, Nshieh had been mos, Vii !.
H. \, .heo Oy Blshcp Tutt,o
~crk To- ~ means u push.ae 49,.
/ Who usr @'' We're about 200 chIisrsn
vas mo-, ~, ~ attendance. The WORT
ne rerv interesting and appoalea N
|una ~ strongly I realised So 3, "
b. Slow 49, Pegtefs must necessari,,,
lbs r.sii5 3i'5d by fgurcs our re-.
irhose VIZ W. hol be larJe for some Tine
ard unds-s,.a.ate long resided IN t'tah
oa the peculiar CONDITIONS