Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
MORNING SESSION
OF UTAH MISSION
Report OF Special Trustee Show
Ing Financial Condition
OF Church.
STEADILY REDUCING DEBT.
Paper Read BN sccty Mrs. y. :. Potter
or the Bureau Ut NOman's
Home Missionary society.

The morning session Of the Utah mis-
sion u the Methodist church opened
with the reading Of the repor. Of Mrs.
b. .. Potter, secretary Of the bureau OF
Utah Of the Woman's Home Missionary
society. The report showed that the
demand Tor good schools with facilities
for advanced studies becomes greater
AN the time, and the importance Of this
fact must not be unierestimated. The
matter Of irdustrlal classes 20 be held
iu The evening was mentioned and the
movement characterized as OF much
Importance The report was accepted
in fuli and ordered included 10 the min
utcs.
The report Of the special trustee OF
The auditorium property, Rev Talbot
was next received. This set forth tho
details OF the property owned by the
church as relating 20 It's financial con-
dillon. 4 note held locally against one
piece Of property had been steadily re-
duced 10 $3.50 but a further loan from
me church Extension society HAD
raised this e little. A purchaser was
found Tor one particular piece Of $50.
900 but was declined and later a much
better offer was received and eventual
]! accepted. Another piece OF property
was latcr sold al good figure. the pur.
chaser binding himself TO erect a sub,
stantlll building thereon within a rea
sonaole time. Tho interest on the
mortgage balance on The property has
been promptly met and an arrangement
perfected whereby the mortgage was
utilized as collateral security for other
borrowed moneys
STEADY IMPROVEMENTS.
The report then dealt extensively
win the various churches Of the de-,
nomination. and went to show thar
while many of these We're al one tim,
in Door shape, "a steady Improvement
go ms way is going constantly for
ward, Other financial details Of the
ehuich were touched upon and the yarl.
lous means employed 10 raise money
4or church purposes were entered into
100 detail The report on the whole was
very satisfactory and included a de.
tailed financial statement showing the
receipts and disbursements during the
entire year. 10 was accepted and an.
proved after considerable discussion as
TO whether or not Il should be made
part OF the minutes. which was eycntu-
ally decided against.
The report OF the auditing committee
TO the effect that everything had been /
found in satisfactory shape, was read Z
and ordered incorporated in the min /
utes.
statistical reports from certain /.
churches not Yet having been received. /
the reading OF the summary OF thess T.
was postponed until later.
VOUCHERS ARE MISSING
Quite an animated discussion now /
took place by reason Of a shortage OF 4
a humber of vouchers which should I
have been In the hands OF the treas.
urer IN connection with some OF the
reports, and II was ordered by Bishop
Moore that particular attention be
given 10 the matter Of obtaining these
az an times. otherwise the
reports hereafter would not be accent
I'd. Rev. T.. +. Mork voiced "a dis
Senung opinion but was overruled. AZ
Ter which several members expressed
various views on the subject. AN more
or less conyicting DR.. Bovard ~ san
Francisco was called upon FOR an eN-
pert opinion ON the matter iu view 0f
his wide business experience. and the .
original position Of the bishop was
sustained
short missionary sermon was .
by Rev G.. n. Lewis after .
which the meeting was brought TO a .
close
The session viii boz ended Monday. the .
last Of The services being held on sun.
day. These include % love feast dt
$3.50 "a mn. and sermon by Bishop
Moore at ~ O'Clock. The dedication .
~ the new Scandinavian church. corner /
of Fourth East and Fifth South, viii .
take place at BOO the afternoon. and ~ .
The evening % sermon win he preached .
by d. e.. e. Spencer ~ san Fran
cisco
TN, sessions have been wen attended .
throughout and the conditions dis /
closed in the various branches Of the .
church work have been the occasion I
~ much satisfaction ON The part OF /
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