Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-16
REPORTS SUBMITTED.

The session was opened with prayer,
after which communion was adminis-
tered by Bishop Moore. Practically
the entire morning after this was
taken up with the reading OF various
reports on different branches of the
church work, chief among these being
the report OF II. j. Talbot, superinten-
dent " missions The report began
with a hearty acknowledgment Of the
value and appreciation Of the services
OF Bishop Moore iu the way Of eplsco-
pal supervision, sermons and the dedi-
cation Of churches during the year
General health conditions through
out the mission were touched upon
and with few exceptions pronounced
excellent. Special attention was
drawn 10 the Woman's Home Mission
airy society and the splendid work be-
ai6o6e e5a n tI@P pihBtr ,9oaX vRsSt cglSg!y
church was then gone into In detail
Mention was made of The sale Of
piece Of property on Third South
street. and the purchase ~ another
more suitable 10 the needs 81 the
church Many Improvements were
reported on Ia property az various
points. besides the acquiring Of one
or two pieces iu the southern part
AZ the state Tho report from @ finan-
cial standpoint left little 10 be desired.
OPENING OF SCHOOLS
A school was opened I'm connection
with the work " the mission at
Beaver in December last and has since
done good work with slight al
though regular increase in attendance
right along. Notice was given Of am
Intention 10 consider the opening Of
similar schools at other points and
me hiring Of additional teachers for
those now opcu 4 list ~ the various
improvements made during the past
1. months was next read. the num-
her considerably exceeding those
uieccs Of properties on which mo- inn
rrovemcnts has been made The iotal
MONEYS disbursed In this way were
S23.4GS. ~ which the lin church re-
cciyed $500.
WORK OF PIONEERS.
Tho matter Of church work I'm The
Tintah reservation was gone into, and
the fact set forth that II had been
the intention 90 begin a vigorous CAM
paign there some months ago. The
srarccly settled condition ~ the dis
tiict. however, rendered this a difficult
matter. and the idea was eventually
given up. A difference was made 10
the ACCESSIBILITY Of commencing work
with the aid n a gospel wagon but
the conclusion was reached that the
money which this would take might
perhaps accomplish more real good
iu the way az pcrmanency II cNpend-
"a In other directions.
The report goes ou o. laud the work
accomplished. Boa Utah hy the early
! tiaueers along both church and secu-
| lar lines. m The face 81 the almost I'm
surmountable obstacles met with
when the country was young.
The Tract society, the Missionary 80.
,,ety and other church organizations
next came u for mention. the work NJ
AN these bodies being Of a highly salts
| factory nature. with both finances and
| membership showing a steady II grad
| ual growth. The report closed with "a
| reference t0 thc business and adminls-
| tratiya portions of the work. which ap.
pear 90 have required special attention
| for some months past NotWithstand
| ing the time consumed iu his The mis-
sionary branch ~ the work has not
been neglected and the progress made
along these lines while perhaps leave
| ing something 20 be desired. was ON the
| whole satisfactory.
TO DISTRIBUTE REPORT
| 4 motion was introduced TO have the
| report Incorporated n the minutes NJ
! the meeting and afterwards 10 have 4