The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-13
First Days Session Is Marked
by Good Attendance of
Enthusiastic Workers.
ADDRESSES
Growth of Church in the
West Is Shown to Be
Great.

The Utah Baptist state convention
started yesterday, the first days pro-
gramme being carried out most success
fully. There was good attendance at
each of the sessions. which were held in
the rooms of the new Emmanuel Bapust
church.
The annual sermon was preached at
the afternoon session by the Rev Is r.
Bronson. superintendent of the Baptist
city missions. The speaker chose as MS
subject the Establishment OF the King
dom" and he was the recipient or Il
great deal of praise after the services.
The trend of his address was that jesus
took the world as He found IL mere anu
worked 10 do what he could wit It, Ho
did not give UP because things were nov
Ideal. He showed that mans relation
to the kingdom is not a dress parade Al :
fair but that he should do his duty "he'-
ever il might be found.
Shows Growth of Church.
The Rev. /. s. Bowerman delivered n
splcndId address on The Importance
OF Maintaining and Teaching Our De
nominational Principles He gave some
facts and figures that surprised a. hu,u1 una
that the Baptist church has more
schools more students and greater
amount of endowment than any otfer
Protestant denomination. After his al :
dress the appointment of committees and
other business took up the remainder OF
the afternoon session.
The song service was feature OF inc
evening session. which was in the hands
of the Baptist Young Peoples union
Addresses were delivered by 7. f. Pre- :
shaw OF Ogden. the Rev. III Jones oil
Springville. and the Rev: w. H. boWier:
state missionary of Boise. Ida; What
was probably the most interesting part
of the evening session. however, was an
address by Miss Anna Il; Frederiekson:
She spoke forcbly and entertaininsly,
relating many amusing incidents con-
nected with her experience there as a
missionary. Her description of the mar
riage customs OF that far OF country
were very interesting.
gathering in Youth
The Rev W. II. Bowler OF Idaho in
his address "The Young Peoples Society
as Feeder" said that he had started
In his present work In salt Lake CITY
but he spoke in glowing terms OF ldaho.
He said that while people were wonder
ing at the wonderful growth OF Idaho
during the past ten years, which was
over 100 per cent, 1t was not generally
known. although equally true, that the
Baptist church has, in the same time,
gained 200 per cent.
The programme for today is as fol-
MORNING SESSION.
3 a. m.-Devotional, Charles McHar-
9:l5 a. m.-Business.
$50 a. m.-Church letters and statis-
tics.
1915 a. m.-Report of state convention
board by George l.. White.
1880 "a. m.-Ten minute reports from
the fields by missionaries: ". A. Ma
gett. George l.. McDougall. 3. f. Bron-
son, w 3. Stewart, NJ. j. Sigler, Charles
McHarness w. II. F Jones.
1l:d0 a. m.-Conference. DR.. c. A.
Woody Portland. Or, Most Effective
Methods for Reaching Self Support. Is
Protracted Help Source Of Weakness?'
Business.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
womens Baptist Mission Society of
Utah. Wednesday. September 10, 1911.
Devotional and praise services ..
.,.,....,......... Miss Ada Shepperd
Reports from our circles.
Address. How 10 Increase Mission
airy Interest in Our Churches.
..s,,.,..........,M Mrs. B. F. Bronson
Address. 1.-THE Art OF Appreciation
and Cooperation .....-.,......
.,.,,.,..,..,.....M Mrs. w B. Stewart
Address. "our Work in Burma"
......... Miss Anna F.. Frederickson
EVENING SESSION.
1890 p. m.-Devotional, NJ. J. Sigler.
7:i5 p. m.-Report OF committee on
home missions.
1:55 p. m.-Special music.
S;15 .. m.-Address, Home Missions" +"
DR.. c. a, Woody.
Business.