Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-10
PRESBYTERIANS
GET AN EYE-OPENER
Stevenson Expresses Amusement
AT Statistics Delivered at
l. D. S. Conference.
HE URGES CHURCH SCHOOLS.
Preacher Declares There l. Not "a
Christian College in Utah. Idaho,
Nevada or Arizona.

81 do not blame the Mormons. from
their point OF view, for the energy
displayed by them in the matter of
Church schools. but shall we who be-
lievc that system % be not pure and
undefled. permit educational interests
OF this state to be carried on almost
exclusively by that organization"
SO spake Rev. r. NJ. Stevenson, ID.
D.. president OF Westminster college of
this city. at this mornings session OF
the Presbyterian synod OF Utah The
statement was made at the close OF an
earnest plea in behalf OF the school
Of which DR.. Stevenson Is the head.
and which Is having more or less Of a
hard road TO success. The speaker dc
clared that there Is not a Christian coll
lege in Utah. Idaho, Nevada or Arizo-
ma. He prodded local Presbyterians
for the entire lack OF contributions 20
Westminster college, saying that they
had done nothing towards the erection
Of the building except 90 lay the corr
ner stone. ana all contributions had
come from outside the state.
HE WAS AMAZED.
Or Stevenson said that he was
amazed to hear In the tabernacle last
Saturday during the Mormon confer
crce. that there were 10000 students
attending tho Church schools He
enumerated the l., ID. s. university
The Brigham Young university. the
Brigham Young college and others
and said the showing was remarkable.
Just think Of f. said Dr. steven
son. in Kauab stake 33 per cent OF
HU % fpr Na
OF age. with other stakes following
closely iu line, and the great major
fly of the teachers OF this state are
graduates from Mormon colleges
He spoke Of M, fact that the domin-
ant church has 10000 young people
between the years OF and rs, ana
the membership Of the various aux
Hilary organizations, such as the sum
day schools, the Mutual Improvement
associations. etc. were referred %.
Then came the statement quoted, fol-
lowed by q plea for an awkening on
the part Of the Presbyterians Of Titan
relative To- college work. The speaker
said that one man I'M the east had
spent four checks for $4,000 each to
the board Of directors and many other
requests had been made from OUT
side the state. but contributors had
expressed themselves TO the effect that
they did not care TO carry an the bur
den. and thought something should
be done by people living here.
IDAHO WANTS TO CUT LOOSE.
Another enlivenlng feature Of to-
days session OF the Utah Synod was
an attempt made by the representa-
tives from Idaho to cut loose from the
synod. in order that they might be-
come identified with the synod COM
prised ia the panhandle" OF Idaho. As
Dc now is an OF central and south
eastern Idaho belongs TO the Utah
Jurisdiction. and when the report Of
bills and oyertures was presented for
the acceptance Of the convention,
substitute was submitted. calling for
the proposed separation.
The question was somewhat warmly
debated Rev John Gourley, OF Twin
Falls, who made the substitute motion
looking - the formation OF a Pres
hytery 20 be known as the Shoshone
Presbytery, and Rev. George Runci-
man. OF BELLEVUE. led the night for the
Gem state but the substitute was lost.
many OF the Iiahoans being willing 10
defer the matter and leaving its de-
termination with the general assembly
which meets In Kansas city in May
1908.
CONJOINT MEETING
While the synod was in session.
meeting of the Women's Home and
Foreign Missionary society was being
held in another room. Al 1880 the two
congregations convened together. and
listened to an address on the work of
foreign missions by Rev. John Hood
Laughln Of OAKLAND. Cal. representa-
tive OF the board Of foreign missions OF
the Presbyterian church. At this meet
ing a solo was sung by Dr. Stevenson,
and also by James Dickson. a pure
hloOded Indian, who has charge OF mis-
sion work on the Fort Hall reservation.
Idaho.
Mr. Dickson caused much mordmeut
by remarhng that people took him Tor
a Chinaman. but he assured his hearers
that he De- an Indian. lie has "a good
voice. and sang a gospel selection with
pleasing effect. The session was pre-
sided over by Moderator Hugh w
Jones OF Idaho Fails.
GROUND BROKEN
Ground was broken this afternoon. ou
Westminster college hin FOR the second
college building that Is 90 go up there
the W0maus building. a perspective OF
which was published On the News
some time ago There was a special
service and ceremony under the direr-
ton or President Stevenson ana Dean
AlcNIscc. attended By the delegates co.
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