The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08
Moderator Hamilton Discuss,
Action of United States Sen.
ate in Smoot Case.
RESULT BROUGHT ABOUT
BY PARTY PRESSIT1
Attendance Large, and Reno,
Received Indicate Satisfac.
tory Conditions.
Special 70 The Tribune

Special TO The Tribune.
PAYSON, Utah, April s.-Tbe D.,
bytery of Utah has been in sess;o,
two days. The attendance is In
workers having came from all na,ts =
the State, The dominant snir;t !, y
of courage and enthusiasm. Tba ~
ulsied results OF a years work ~
marked progress all along the line M NJ
outlook is hopeful and The forces -
return TO their work for still I,,L
success. ia'k
The opening sermon was preached i,
Rev. Charles 3. Hamilton, retiring nd
orator. Mr.. Hamilton spoke on
Sa II of the Earth He poinfed !
In forecful words that corrnption1 i
prevalent In many parts OF suY ec<
try, He instanced San Francisco. NJ;
York and other centers. showing IL
presence of evil in the nation. "A
In this review of moral evil vb,c
mennces the country. the minister 4
not forget the action in the Jjn;ft
States Senate in February. He uoio,r
ont that in the Senate there 49,
strong men and true. who had cour,<
enough 10 stand i'll the face Of nsJ
pressure, such as Burrows, doing tho
duty by the country In fearlessnss
But there were others, who despits n
evidence in the case, gave their mr
port TO the apostle, and defeated N
demand Of the American people A.
ecclesinstlcism be bauished from "a
gress as a controlling factor. 4
Satisfactory Reports. 2
The routine of business has been i
liveucd by vital interesting discussif
which has kept monotony at :he ~
imum. li
Three new churches have been :
ganized during the year. at Gre
River, Ferron. and Sunnyside, each vi
promising outlook. 2
The Presbytery honored Rev. Jam
H. Meter, of RichHeld, as its mod
ator, and Mr.. Wade Loofbourow. 3
Salt Lake, as clerk.
The commissioners chosen to 90 =
the general assembly. which meets M;
l6 at Columbus, Ohio, were Rev. n u
Clemenson, of Logan, and Prof. Abb
s. Martin. of Salt Lake, As alternaiI
Rev. Theodore Lee and Wade LoE
borrow were elected.
beginning of work among the Japanfs
under the foreign board. Mysuh Kof
yashi, of Ogden, 10 be put in char
There are now six Thousand of the
people in Utah, engaged in fruit Al
beet culture, and accessible to christiaF
ization
A popular meeting was held ON Fl
day night In the interest of home a
foreign missions, addressed by the md,
orator, Rev James II, Meter, Mr.. az
Mrs. Foster and Miss Serena Nielsen.
Plans are maturing for the ercctitl
of chapel buildings at Cedar City, ~
ron, and Panguitch, lot having ba
secured and nearly thousand dolak
being in sight for the latter place. I
The reports from teachers indieaf
that the work in the mission schoo-
is encouraging, though there are ind
cations of pressure at certain poi1k
discouraging to teachers. 4
Certain Mormon missionaries in Dct
mark having cast aspersions on mar
Der of Presbytery. representing tnat
has come under discipline for some lee
lures he gave in Denmark last year, "
Presbytery took action refuting III
slauder and indorsing the work aS
character of the maligned brother. Y
Action was taken recommending hes
T. c. Smith, D. D.. pastor at Sprins
vile. for an evangelistic sccretarysnl
which will take DR.. Smith TO Denver \
he is appointed by the board OF hops
missions.
A committee was appointed chargfl
with the duty of preparing an answss
to the declaration Of principles PM, Oh
by Joseph F. Smith and his counselc.
Rev. n, E. Clemenson being chairmss ]
The Presbytery adjourned at p 8
to meet AT Logan in August
The attendance was large, amoea
those present being; Rev. James
Meteer, Rich6eld; G. ". Martin, D, Ej
Manti: A. G. Frank, Mt Pleasant; ii
{. Smith, d. D., Springyille: TheodoS
Lee, Spanish Fork; John E.. Nelsol
Payson; Wildman Murphy, AmerIc;
Fork; II, +, Hays. Josiah McClain;, D.. q
MacGilvray, Sal, Lake; James ThqaS u1S
son, i. Il. Carver, Ogden; A. L: hs '
kin, d, D., Brigham City; Charles y,
Hyrum; Charles II. HAN.
ION, Smithheld; \. E. Clemenson, III
gan; J.. D. Stormont. Myton; GecrS
VI. ClemensoD, Mt. Pleasant, Isat
Binns, American Fork; DAVID hoS-
James Morning, Salt LaE.i
4 mong the teachers present are MIS-
Sevena Nielsen, Mrs Hostetter, ME
Lizzie Clemenson, Mt. Pleasant NJ
Miss Rolofson, MISS
Miss Fleming. Is