The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15
PRESBYTER|ANS END
SYNOD|CAL MEETINGS
Board of Home Missions An
nounces Determination to
Continue in Utah.

The Presbyterian synod OF Utah. which
has been in session here for the last three
days. closed its meetings yesterday after
noon. il was the sense Of the visiting
ministers and elders that the meetings
had been eminently successful and that
much good had been accomplished. The
synodical meetings were the more inter
estInG because OF tho presence here OF
the Rev. John Dixon. D. D.. OF New
York, secretary OF tho home missions
board, and DIR. r. VI. Donaldson, secre-
tary Of the mission district OF the Rocky
noun tains Mrs. r. r. Pinney. president
OF the Occidental board. was also 4 wei
come visitor and her work with tho
Women's Synodical society WAS pro-
nounced inspiring and exceedingly help
full.
DR. Dixon viii preach a sermon this
forenoon AT the First Presbyterian
church. taking for his subject The Cos
pei as n trust In the evening DIR. Dixon
VIII speak a Westminster church on
the topic. THE Mission OF the Church in
America" Or. Donaldson will speak at
Westminster church I'm the forenoon and
al the First church in the evening.
Revise Plan Of Work.
Much interest centcred In Dr. DiXons
discussion yesterday Of financial qucs-
tlons and he expressed tho determination
Of the board OF homo missions 10 con-
tlnue In the Utah work. lie suggested
the necessity oS studying the present
methods OF work with a View 10 improve
ment To this discussion DIR. Dixon
brough, an experience OF forty years
Dr. Dixon said that inasmuch ms much
new blood Is being put into the field and
many young mon hav" recently come
hi,hcr the necessity was apparent of Il
systematic Encouragement and revision OF
the plan Of work. After the discussion u
committee was appointed 10 take up this
feature. The committee consists of the
pt ]
f.. Carver OF Ogden and the Rev, Or. W.
W. Faden OF Salt Lake.
The Rev, Hugh w. Rankin OF Poca-
tello synodica superintendent for Idaho,
brought encouraging news Of the work In
Idaho and expressed himself as being very
hopeful OF the future. MIR, Rankin was
particularly well pleased with The eNten
sion OF the Sunday school work in his
state.
It was decided TO leave the selection
OF the place for holding the next synod
10 committee. There was much discus =
sion about tho advisahIlity OF holding Il
pre-synodical conference 10 take lhc place
or the old teachers association. Most Of
( he older workers in the church desired "a
time for the meeting that would allow the
mission teachers 10 he present Tho dc :
! crease OF the number Of these teachers
is the reason for the omission OF the for
ner teachers convention.
Make Technical Transfer.
The church property in the former
| Utah presbytcry. which was held in the
name OF that organization, WAS legally
| transferred to the board OF home mis-
! slons. In territorial days it was unlaw-
ful for foreign corporations TO hold prop
| crty OF this kind in Utah and the hold
| ings were In the name OF the presby-
| tory AS a matter OF fact, the property
has always been In the ownership OF the
missionary board, although Its title rest
| ed In the pTeSbyterY. The transfer made
Yesterday therefore. was merely a technl-
cal act
| addresses yesterday was DR.. Donaldson
who spoke of the extension OF the work
| uf the church in the Rocky mountain dis
| lrtct. The Rev. Wildman Murphy ot
American Fork, the stated clerk Of the
synod and a veteran minister also gave
| many valuable suggestions.