The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-22
''BROTHER' MEAK|N
TURNED down COLD
Unitarian Society Refuses TO
Play Goat in His Attempt to
Get ChapIaincy in Army.
VOTE THIRTEEN AGAINST,
WITH ONLY FIVE FOR
Showing John p. Was Too Preyi-
OuS When He Issued Cards
TO His Ordination.

John =. Meakin. who has been lying
awake nights here lately trying to get
himself eligible 10 bc made Il chaplain
| in the United States army, slipped 4
cog when he sent out that invitation
q couple of days ago 10 his ordina-
ton, Wednesday evening, rs minis.
ter of the Unitarian society, John L.
is not going 10 be ordained minister of
the society. The board OF trustees of
the society met with members of the
congregation Monday evening and turn
| cd John z. down hard. The vote WAS
| five iu favor of and thirteen against.
| Hereafter John l.. probably VIII re-
gard thirteen as an omluous number.
! For political services the ttah con-
grcssional delegation. principally Apos-
tlc-Scnator Reed Smoot. has beer try
! ing TO reward Mcakin with cbaplaiucv
! in The United States army, but two
obstacles stood iu the way, IN nppli-
cant for such position mast he n
regularly ordained minister Of The gos-
pei and must not be more than 80 wears
old. Meakin is not IN ordained minis
fer of the gospel and is considerably
! past the arc limit. being more than
so wears old, according 10 his own
! figures.
| Name Sent TO President.
The name of Mr.. Meakin had been
sent To the president. So II is stated,
when the discovery was made 1T the
| executive mansion thIt John +. WIS not
u minister. Then consultation of the
apostle. the elders aud the Jack Mormon
and of thc Utah congressional delcga-
( tion was bold TO devise ways and means
"a set this obstacle aside. Finally, IT.
is said. the apostolic senator suggested
| that ,Johu p Join another church thau
tho Saints, rs it was not believed that
the president would stand for the ap-
poiuimcnt Of Il Mormon 90 au army
chaplaincy, and John +. was so ad-
| vjsed.
| Then there WAS a consultation in Zion
as 10 what church would .Johu +. ioiu
| 1t is always understood III all dcnom
inatious that ''whilc the lamp holds
out to burn the West sinner may re-
! turn. vet i'll view OF john rs pro-
Mormon lecture IN the east on coDd!-
tious in Utah. there We're some dcnom-
nations that really would not want
him. Then = happy thought camc.
! President Taft WAS a Unitarian. Why
not unite with tho Unitarlaus and hc
ordained administer of that church, 1t
! would be killing two birds with one
stone. viz. please the president and
ciucb the chaplaincy so far as The min
| lstcrial part was concerned
Just Bit Previous
The Thought was such happy one
that John p, approached the Rev. Viii
| liam Thurston Brown, minister OF the
Unitarian society here, aud made ap.
plication TO be ordained minister o.
the society. and for the last TWO Sun.
DAYS. in consonancc with the rules of
! The body, the announcement of Mea
kin : ordination Wednesday evening
has becu made from the rostrum OF
Unity ball. y couple of DAYS ago
Meakin dcluged his friends with invita-,
tons 10 the ordination. But III thls ne
was lust bit premature, overlooking
| Che fact that the board of trustees aud
the membership had first TO pass upon
his application before ordination could
be made Here is the invitation,
though;
Salt Lake City, February is. 1910.
| Dear Fr!cnd-I personally Invite your
! se!f and loved ones 10 attend the ordtQa-
| ton services tn DC held 'lt Cn!tv halI l1h
| second East street. Wednesday eveuinG
! February 20. at 8 o'clock, when The UNDER
signed win have the honor OF netng or
| Gained minister in the Unitarian
! Those taking par, in the services VIII
be: William Thurston Brown. minister IA
! cha~re David Utter. minister Cnitaliau
| church Denver, Rev Elmer |. Goshen
! CIV, Rabbi Charles j. Fveuno. e'nai Is
rael congregation Sait Lake City; Judse
II. Y, Str1Gp chairman board OF ttlsl,es'
JOHN PHILLIPS MEAhIN,
The Upitariau society may be Just
! little short on ministers. but there are
some good folks IN II who are bit pnr'
ticular Us TO whom they let IN; SO they
began 70 make inquiry as to MeaKlA
| former condition OF scrvltude.
| Meallin told them that he was.
member OF the societv--a contributing
| member. he put it--and bad bcou such
for something like two years, but some
| of ihe members. 1t is told, showed
woeful lack OF mcmory on TINS poinl,
Then Meakiu told them that he had sup
plicd somo seven or eight wears ago TOR
! Inc Rev F. =. Thatcher then field
secretary of the society here. aud pro
duced an article about himself aud bls
homo life prepared by the Rev Mr.,
Thatcher.
Gets the Marble Heart.
Several UnitariarS. including some
mombers OF tho board of trustees. stnl
wore incrcdnous. so "A meeting of the
congregation with the board Of trustees
WIS called Monday evening The meet
ing convened in the basement OF Unity
hai with an attendance Of eighteen.
aud after discussing the ordination ap-
p6catiou pro aud con. took u vote. The
ballot was disastrous for Mcalin and
leaves him with two snagS instead o!
one TO overcome before he can attach
himself 10 Cnclc sam : public tcat
alongside the Utah congressional dele.
CATION. IN fact IT, looks like now thar
John T. viii never be able To get rs
far as the trough IN front Of the public
crib. nt least not IS United States
chaplain.
The gist Of the discussion in tho
meeting Monday evening WAS 10 the et
feet that McaKin WAS not u Unitarian,
that he never had been aud that he was
simply irving 10 make scapcgont ont
Of the Unitarian society. Strange TO
relate, his sudden regular Attendance at
The Unitarian hall tho last few Sundays.
instead Of hclpiuG him. initiated against
him.
Two Letters Read
Then a member of The congregation.
ut the meeting cited two letters, one
Continued or Page Two