The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-08
UTAH PRESBYTERY
ENDS ITS LABORS
actual Work of Session Concluded.
but There VIII Be Serv-
ices Today.

The business o. the Presbytery of Utah
was expedited with all possible haste
and practically concluded yesterday so
as 70 permit a number of the members to
leave the city for their homes on the
evening trains. A number of additional
delegates arrived during the morning. in
creasing the representation to one of the
largest ever held in the state. One of the
teadlng new men of the presbytery is
Kew. DR.. Stevenson, the president of
Westminster college. He has for long
time been prominent in Omaha, where he
was president of the Bellevue college. He
viii deliver two addresses here today
Inc preSbytery Will continue through
Sunday The morning sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. Mr. stevenson and Rev
DR.. Smith, who has been for some time
with the Presbyterian eyangelistic COM
mlttee, viii speak in the evening.
The report Of the home missions com
mittee was encouraging, five new fields
having been opened during the past year
These were at Ferron, Emery, Green Riv-
er and two near Panguitch The pas
toral relations between the Third Pres
pyterlan church at Salt Lake and Rev.
Josiah McClatn were dissolved at the re-
quest of Mr.. McClain.
When Mr.. McCIain's resignation was
accepted a number of the ministers pres
ent took occasion TO praise him for the
good work he had accomplished in his
church
Rev. DR.. S. r. -Wishard resigned his no
sition of synOdical superintendent. to be
come effective June 8. Rev. Mr.. Nc
Claim was assigned to the position until
1t T-as decided that the next fall session
OF the presbytery would be held in the
First Presbyterian church at Salt Lake
commencing August %, 1906.
An overture was received looking to-
ward the abolition of Henry Van Dykes
Book of Forms. By a vote of IA to 8
the Utap Presbytery went on record
against the proposition There was no
inclination to go any further with the
matter. In this condition it will be
passed up to the meeting of the general
assembly An overture received from
the presbytery of Milwaukee relating to
that part of Confession of Faith referring
TO Eternal Torment" was voted down
The report showed that in addition TO
having a Sunday-schoOl missionary at
work in the presbytery there are one
sion schools. In the latter fifty-one
teachers are employed. The total en-
rOllment being 1889. Exclusive of the
teachers salaries the expenses during
the past year of these schools amounted
to S3.03S while SS,426 were expended for
repairs and improvements. The reports
Df the various churches indicated a great
gain in mem bership, Sunday-schools and
benevolent institutions. The name of the
Pleasant View church was dropped from
the roll, its membership having been
transferred to the church at American
Fork
The First PresbEterian church was or
Eanized in Salt Lake thirty-five years
ago, with eleven members. AT the pres
enG time the membership is more than
SSitR. and ali these schools and other in
time. During the past year in the SYNOD
Of Utah, which includes southern Idaho.
$4,000 was expended in the maintaining
Of the schools and churches.