The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-17

The thirty-sixt annual conference Of
Methodist missions opened at 9:30 a. m.
yesterday at the hin Methodist church,
and will hold daily sessions until Mon
day. Bishop David II Moore OF Port
land is the presiding elder OF the con-
ference.
The morning session opened with
communion service conducted by Bishop
Moore. assisted by Elders Talbot and
D. NJ. Helmick OF this city and Elder
Mork Of Mount Pleasant.
Prominent among those taking part in
yesterdays session were Bishop David Il.
Moore, Portland; Rev, e. r. Mork. Mount
Pleasant; Rev. John NJ Hanson. Brigham
City: Rev. j. S, Anderson, Beaver; Rev.
R e Gilpiu. Corlnne; Rev. Samuel Ali
son. Payson: Rev. T. p. Cook, Tooele;
Rev II. !. Hanson. Richfleld: Rev. c, III.
Lewis, Mercur: Rev. L. C, Parker, Eu
rcka; Rev. Martin Thomas, Park City;
Rev. H IT, Fleer, Ogden, Rev, D, e. Car
ter Milford. Rev. Samuel Blair. Ogden.
Rev w. L. Doster. Bingham Canyon. and
Rev d. NJ. Helmick. Rev. c, j. Heckney
Rev J. H. Murray, Rev. H, J, Talbot.
Rev. Benjamin Young and Rev. j, j. Danks
of this city.
The next business transacted was the
election Of officers and selection of COM
mittees for the ensuing year,
Revs. II. l. Hanson, G. II. Heckuer and
respective misaions. all showing encour
aging results.
Women Hold Meeting,
The afternoon session was devoted TO the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs
Benjamin Young presiding Financial re-
ports were presented for the local
branches. The nominating committee
presented the name of Mary L. Murray
for president OF the Woman's Foreign
Mission and that OF Mrs, F. j. Laben for
secretary Both were elected by accla-
nation.
Bishop Moore OF Portland spoke OF the
influence OF women in missionary work.
In the great churches the influence OF
women. he said. has been the bulwark.
He had noted 10 his sorrow the political
influence OF the women of the South in
the days of the Confederacy. Women
and church work go together. and all the
work OF the church is missionary, wheth
er at home or foreign.
The gentleman then spoke OF the work
of the church in Mexico. and of the mis-
sion schools there. The mission school
in the City CT Mexico, he said. has about
1000 pupils. The Importance OF the
church and its mission schools in Mexico
was emphasized by the speaker as the
Mexican worships talent, and IT. is we'll
TO inspire these people with a love for
our institutions.
Bishop Moore was in China at the time
of the Boxer rebellion. and will give an
address this evening, beginning at s
o'clock. on China.
What Board Is Doing.
The evening session dealt with the
Board of Church Extension Work. The
headquarters OF this association is in
Philadelphia.
Rev. Mir. Blair OF Ogden gave some his
tory OF this board and spoke OF the great
aid that Ogden Methodists had received
from the board, Rev. Mr.. Blair contends
that Methodism was born with this ma
tion. and has ever since kept step with
the nation.
During the last year Utah MethodIsts
have collected from their own members
S464985, have had donated TO them S96-
go 40 and borrowed SS7, ,S6S 9S,
Dr. Bovard Of San Francisco then spoke
or the aid given by the board In Callfor-
MIA. Among The instances of timely aid
given churches he mentioned that four