Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
OFFICERS NAMED
FOR ENSUING YEAR
Mrs. H. J. Talbot Elected Pres
ident Of Home Missionary
Society.
BISHOP MOORE ON CHINA.
Interesting Service at Afteroon Scs-
sion of Methodist Conference
Final Meeting Monday.

During yesterdays afternoon session
Of the Utah Mission u the Methodist
Episcopal church, the election OF Off
GERS Of the Womans Home Missionary
society supplied the principal feature.
Those chosen were as follows
Presldeut-Mrs. II. j. Talbot,
Vice President-Mrs. H. Duyal,
Second Vice President-Alrs, l. u.
Hiskey.
Third Vice President-Mrs. G. Kent.
Corresponding Secretary-Mr w. W.
Annes.
Recording secretary-Mrs. F. NORM
ingstar
Treasurer-Mrs. J. W. Bowdle
Secretary OF Young Peoples work
Mrs Schuyler.
Secretary Mite Box Society - Mrs.
Elizabeth Post
Some little time was given up 10 the
reading Of the reports OF the various
auxiliary societies OF the church, and
an OF these showed a condition Of pro-
speriy which left little 10 be desired.
A fun report was submitted on the case
OF Gladstone Coates. boy OF six years
nj present being brought up and edu-
Gated by the Missionary society. lie
rs said TO be progressing tayoraoly VIVA
HIS studies. and under the efficient care
Of the society, bids fair TO develope
eventually into a useful member OF So
ciety. .-
The lecture OF Bishop Moore during
the evening session was well attended
and listened TO with deep interest
The bishop has Travelled extensively
In China, aud. indeed, throughout the
entire east. and is well posted ON con-
dtions as they exist. he referred
briefly To- the state of the country
leading no TO the Boxer outbreak ID
iQ00 M which time he himself was
member OF the small foreign popula-
tion OF pekin. He described the char-
acter of the people and the deep seat
"a hold obtained upon them through
countless ages as result on theT
teachings NJ idoatry and superstition
That the work OF retaining this great
lint benighted people would be work
~ wears and attended with difficulties
| mai might well make the strongest
heart quail. goes without saying, but
Tho foreign mission branch OF the
church was equal To the call as EVIL
denced by the progress already made
along these lines.
Bishop Moore declared that for many
reasons China should receive the chief
Efforts OF the church towards Chris
tanlzation. Not only by reason OF
religious claims but because OF the tact
/ that In many ways the country was
/ one Of the greatest on earth and "hen
properly educated viii prove an M
exhaustlble market for American goods
and thus incidentally advance TO
considerable extent the commercial III
/ terests Of the country.
China is rich In mineral wealth.. 80
little actual development OF TINS nav
ing been done that no one knows
inst how great the extent Of THIS may
he The people are clever, resourceiul
and Quick to learn, and properly edu.
rated and taught the Importance OF
their own country may some day be-
come one OF the foremost powers OF Inc
world. .-,,
The bishop closed with a further trio,
ute to the unselhsh and untiriug zeal
If the workers IN the foreign mission
eeld and exhortod his hearers 10 ga
an IN their power TO assist the euori'
Of the society IN every way IN theli
power.