The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-29
POINT OUT PERILS
OF IMMIGRATION
Christianity the Safeguard Say
Speakers at Meth
OdiSt Rally.
CONFERENCE IN SESSION
BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS DOING
A GREAT WORK.

The first day of the annual Meth
odist conference closed last evening
with a meeting of the local represent
atives of the home missionary and
church extension board, two divisions
of the work of the church recently
merged. The addresses of the even
ing were made by Rev Martin Thorn
as of Logan, Rev. W. Crane of Ogden
and Rev. S. H. Kirkbride of Pueblo.
2sv. H. ]. Talbot presided and intro
1s-c-a cnA sSesSe=s.
Rev. MIR. Thomas spoke on what the
missionary societies have done for
Utah, and gave an enthusiastic talk In
favor of the board of home missions.
He asserted that the board is prac-
tically supporting all the churches of
the state except two, and hence that
1t has done everything for Methodism
in Utah. He spoke of the seat of his
work, Logan, as a stronghold of the
dominant church of the state, and
commented on the respect shown TO
the Methodist church there
How to Stop Crime.
He was followed by Mr.. Crane, who
reviewed the work of the two societies
and admOnished his hearers as to their
responsibilities and opportunities He
told of the dangers threatening this
country from increased immigration,
and held that the only safeguard
against the destruction of American
liberty is the Methodist church.
when the wave of crime swept over
New York recently" he said, "and the
chief of police wired to the chief of
police in Chicago for advice, 1 was
tempted to send him a telegram tell
ing him how to stop the reign of crime
| should have told him to close every
saloon, to dismiss nine out of every
ten policemen. to establish Methodist
churches in every district and to go to
the altar and get a good dose of Meth
odist religion"
DR.. Kirkbride spoke of the need of
having the Bible as a guide, and he
also touched on the danger to the
country from the foreign element.
stating that 1,66O,OOO immigrants came
in last year, most of them of the most
undesirable class. These people not
only have to be Christianized," said
the speaker, they have to be human
dzed. and in this work the church must
share with the other civilizing forces
There is nothing which so thoroughly
Christianizes as the word of Cod
Officers Are Elected.
q A business meeting was held yeSter-
day morning at 10 o'clock, and officers
for the conference elected. This meet
ing was presided over by Bishop
Thomas n. Neeley of BuenOs Ayres,
the distinguished divine who is in at
tendance at the conference. At this
meeting Rev. J. B. Cairns of the Wa
terlOo church was elected secretary.
Rev. +. c. Parker of the Liberty
church was chosen as assistant seCre-
tary, Rev. d. NJ. Helmick of the Tiff
church was made treasurer, and Rev.
Samuel Allison of Payson was named
as statistician.
Brief addresses were made at this
meeting by Rev. p. J. Maveety and DR..
Kirkbride, and a short greeting was
given by Bishop Neeley. The last
named viii preside over the conference
during the entire session.
There will be Two meetings today,
the first at O'Clock, which will be the
first general conference meeting. The
afternoon will be devoted to the WO-
mans Foreign Missionary society, and
addresses viii be delivered by DR.. ]. J.
Lace and DR.. King of Nevada.
There viii be no evening meeting,
but Rev. Benjamin Young and Mrs.
Young, with Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Tai
bot, will give a reception and supper
to the visiting ciergymen and their
wives in the church parlOrs this even
ing. The conference lasts the remain
der Of the v7-aaL