The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
CLOSE Of NJ. T.
CONFERENCE
Successful Termination of the
Big Gathering in the Gar
den City.
ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE
FOR THE COMING YEAR
Pretty Compliment Is Paid by
the Methodists to Bishop
Quayle.

The beginning of the end of the big
NJ cthodist conference at Provo, Sun
day, was marked by love feast which
convened ut 9:45 n. m, when general
hand-shaking and congratulations were
INDUCED in. H. w, Driver and Duane
Carter were ordained as deacons,
AT II n. M. preaching services were
held in the Provo opera house, pre-
sided over by Bishop William A.
Quayle, who also delivered the sermon.
He took as his text the first epistle of
Paul Of the Thessalouians, second chap
ter fourth verse, But as we were al
lowed of God to be put in trust with
the gospel" /" otc. The speaker drew the
session to look upon the bright side of
our lives and never think or speak Of
the dark ones
At clock this afternoon the ami
vcrsarv meeting of the Epworth league
was held in the chapel and the con
creation was addressed by Rev. f. b.
Short Of Salt Lake City and by Bishop
and the following officers elected: +.
b. Short, of Salt Lake, president; w.
g. Orr, of Corinne, first vice-president; /;
Ransom p. Nichols of Price, second
Weep president; D, +. Carter of Rich"
field, third vice-president; Dr. A. c..
Ferre of Salt Lake. fourth vice-presi
dent, and Benjamin Trapp of Salt Lake,
secretary and treasurer. Ransom z.
Nichols was ordained an elder In the
church.
Assignments of Pastors.
At the meeting held this evening the
following assignments were made for
the coming year;
Richfeld district, E. E. Mork, super
intendent; E. 3. Mork also being as
signed to Brigham City, Ephraim,
Spring City, Mount Pleasant, Maroni,
the Salt Lake Norwegian and Danish
church.
Marysvale, Junction, Richfield, Flsi-
more, Monroe and some other small
places. D. L. Carter.
II. J. Talbot was assigned to the
Salt Lake district, Leslie Jones to Bea~
yer, Martin Thomas to Bingham can
yon, II. w. Driver to Corinne and Tre..
monton, Samuel Allison to Eureka and
Elberta. Paul l.. Rose TO Kennelworth,
w, T. Powell to Logan, r. M. Craven
to Mercur, j. NJ. Crowell to Milford,
no one being assigned TO Lark, j. Cecil
Hodges to Frisco and Newhouse, S. A.
Keyworth to Murray and Midvale, J..
C. Cofett to Park City, James E. Ferris
to Price. r. B. Short to the First church
of Salt Lake, J F, Hurlbert to the
Nichols to the Tiff church of Salt Lake,
F. c. Moore to the Liberty park church,
j. S. Hurlbert to the Waterloo church,
T. P Cook to Tooele and Payson, San
taquin and Provo were not supplied.
Statement Adopted.
The last meeting of the conference
was held in the Provo opera house at
p. m under the auspices of the board
of foreign missions, when the assign
ments were made for the ensuing year,
and Bishop Quayle gave his parting
admonitions to those present: and ,es-
pecially to the ministry and Sunday
school teachers The following state
ments were read and adopted:
"The annual conference is to its
preachers what June rain is to a field
of growing grain-a season of refresh
ing and revivlng. The mir is purified
and sweetened. new life is infused. the
mental and spiritual horizon are broad
ened and the promises of God glow
anew with the white heat of coming
fulfllmcnt.
"Many agencies contribute to this
blessed consummation the meeting of
men whose ideals are welded together
with holy passion for the world IS sal
walton and whose lips are afame with
the story OF Christ Wondcr1ul love,
the uniform hospitality of the church
and the families that entertain the con-
ference and the new inspiration which
comes from those who preside over us.
"Our meeting in Provo has greatly
increased our optimism. We therefore
desire to express our gratitude to God
for his continued and unfailing good
ness. We thank Bishop Talbot for his
brotherly oversight, and to Bishop
Quayle we desire to say:
"Bishop, we thank our general con-
ference for placing you among our gen
eral superintendent. You came among
us rather a stranger, but we were dis.
posed to take you in. We did so, and
you have captured all our hearts, Your
of the affairs of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will be ever
kindly and efficient. Your style of ser"
mon and your matchless manner of lee
turing will prove a profitable lnspirn-
ton to the coming hosts who shall fill
our pupits, as well as those that occupy
the pews of the churches. We thank
YOU for your insistenco upon finding
and holding onto the sweet and hapuv
side Of life, and we pray that you may
so conserve your energies thar your
health shall guarantee your services to
our church for many years, because we
feel the need of your holy optimism and
Christian zeal y
The next annual conference viii be
n old in Salt AXE CITY