The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
Rev. DIR. C. M. Boswell, a Leader
in Methodism, Visits Salt
Lake City.
WILL LECTURE TONIGHT
IN DR.. SHORTS CHURCH
Holds Prominent Place in Mis-
sion Field, but Is Ardent
Baseball Fan.

The Rev. DR. G. NJ, Boswell of Fhilh'
delphia arrived in Salt Lake City yes
terdav afternoon, coming the entire DIS
tance to be present at the closing scs,
sions of the Methodist conference o.
the Utah missions DR., Boswell is one
of the big men of the Methodist church
in America and members of the con
ference have anxiously awaited his
coming
not prevent DR., Boswell from being a
thirty-third degree baseball fan, . What
is the score of the Philadelphia~New
York game today7" was the first ques
tion he asked when he stopped from
the train Yesterday afternoon and when
told that his favorite team, the PM
lies. 4" had shut out "the Giants, he
smiled his satisfaction.
Has World Wide Work.
DR.. Boswell is assistant correspond
ing secretary of the board of home ms
sions and church extension Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church 'for the Unlteo
States of America and insular posses
sions'' he adds with his characteristic
smile The distinguished visitor is
warm friend Of Dr. Francis Burgett'
Short, the two making tour OF Europe
in company short time ago.
Although somewhat fatigued by hl'
long trip. DIR. Boswell made a short ad
dress last evening at an evangellca
meeting of the conference, He SPOKE
on "America " s Awakening and was
given close attention by a small bu
earnest gathering Of ministers and lay
men.
An interesting programme has beel
mapped out for today. the final on'
of the conference. Bishop Warren, pre-
siding over the diocese will speak sa
the First church this morning begin
ming at 1890 o'clock, His subject !
1.-THE Fundamental Law Of Greatness,
Rev. f., o, Kelley of Provo will spenal
at clock in the evening and DI
Boswell is billed to lecture at 8 clock
On the close Of DR.. Boswell s ad
| dress, Rev. e. f. Mork will lead i
| love feast, after which Rev. n. W
| Driver of Corinne will be ordained
deacon. A brief business session, a
which the appointments for the ensuln
terms will be announced, will close th
evening and the conference.
Formal committee reports occupie
the time of Saturdays session of tn
conference. Rev. j. H. Irvine ac
dressed the meeting on "The Interce'
| SION OF AS ItcldtSo W VII
Growth" and Rev. DR.. Willis of Sa
Francisco, superintendent of the Dea
coness Training school, told of the wor
of that institution.
Next Conference Here.
A feature of the session was the dt
cision. to hold the next meeting Of til
conference in this city. The Frs
church extended an invitation to tn
conference to meet here and this wa
accepted.
Following this action. the conferenc
adjourned until Sunday evening, whe
the final session will be held.
DR.. Boswell, who complimented til
conference by making the long tri
from Philadelph to speak before til
members, will visit Caldwell. Idaho
Cheyenne. Wyo., and Big Pine, Cal, b.
fore returning to the enst. The doctC
has held his present appointment sine
1908. Prior to that time he was fel
secretary in church extension work an
before then served for twelve years
corresponding secretary of the Phil
delphia City Mission society.