Show ANNUAL CONVOCATION OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH Distinguished Divines Gathered at Vernal Yesterday and Today Today- Welcome Given by Commercial Comm Commer vial cial Club Vernal Correspondent The annual convocation of the Episcopal church In Utah was eel cola celebrated t In Vernal Wednesday and Thursday of this week We com corn to you said the Rt Rev Paul Jones Jonea head bead of Episcopacy in the state of ot Utah at the welcome testimonial by bythe bythe the Vernal Commercial club and cit city citIzens citizens of ot Vernal even against the tho wishes of some of our people who rather would have been called to some of the larger centers on the tho railroad than so far Inland as to Vernal in the great Uintah basin But Dut the Bishop announced the two fold purpose of coming to Vernal To let the city pastors seethe seethe see seo the rural districts and meet some of the rural problems and on the other hand to let the people here get a t broader view of the work and mission mission mission mis mis- sion of ot the Episcopal church in Utah Attending the convocation were the entire ministerial body In Utah seventeen in number T These and the tho titles and charges are Rt Re Paul Jones D. D D. D missionary Bishop of Utah Venerable W. W W W. Reese archdeacon of Utah Very Rev S. S R R. Callady dean St. St Marys cathedral Salt Lake City Rev J. J H. H Dennis Denna rector St. St Pauls Paula Rev W W. W W. Fleetwood Fleetwood Fleetwood Fleet- Fleet wood Church of the Good Shepherd Ogden Rev Hoyt secretary secretary sec see rotary of ot convocation and missionary in charge of St. St Johns John's Salt LaVor Laks City Rev Maxwell 11 M. M Rice Rica In Emery Memorial house Salt Lake Lak I City Rev Wm E E. E Bulkeley rector St. St Marys Mary's Provo Rev Mr Yr Lewis lAw rector of St. St Johns John's church and of the tho St. St Johns John's student house Logan Rev Mr Dunlap Garfield Rev C. C E. E Rice Eureka E. E H H. Keller ate stu dent in charge of mission work at Roosevelt My Myton ton and Duchesne Rev ReT M. M J. J Hers Homey Hersey e rector Church of the Holy Spirit Indian Randlett St at Elizabeths Elizabeth's Indian Whiterocks and the missions of ot Moffat Ft Duchesne and Leeton Rev J. J Wesley Vesley Twelve rector St. St Pauls Paul's church and St. St Pauls Paul's lodge Vernal Deaconess Afleck At- At leck lock in charge of SI St Peters Peter's church Salt Lake Deaconess Shepherd oC ot Ogden and Plain City Miss Camfield Camfield Cam Cam- field of Whiterocks and Miss M. M B. B Bulkeley of ot Ft Duchesne It is 18 of or note that among the delegates are aro two full blood Uto Ute Indians confirmed confirm confirm- ed members of ot the Episcopal church Lester and George both of Whiterocks The character of this Episcopal church gathering Is set forth by Its ita title Convocation meaning literally literally literally liter liter- ally called together It Is an annual annual an an- nual affair but not on an even eTen recurring recurring recurring recur recur- ring date being subject to the call caD of the missionary bishop or the council council coun coun- cil of equal authority In 10 his hla ab absence absence ab- ab sence and his business Is to hear report report report re re- port of oC the condition of the church throughout the state including details of ot tho the management of the church Institutions institutions institutions In in- within the state such as the St. St Marks hospital Salt Lake City Rowland Hall the schools for girls at the same place the various homes for students Emery Memorial Memorial Memorial Memo Memo- rial Salt Lake St. St Johns John's Logan Logaa S St Std Pauls Paul's Verna etc Also at t these services consecrations of ot churches and other like liko matters ar are an solemnized and at this time the delegates delegates del del- to the general con convention of ot the tho Episcopal church at St. St Lou Louis la IQ October will wUl be selected The visiting men church and officials officials of of- were welcomed Informally to Vernal at the Commercial club Earl Bart Thompson of ot the Uintah school chool board acting master of ceremonies Aa An address of ot welcome was delivered by Attorney Thos W. W ODonnell O'Donnell and responses were made by Rt RU Rev ReT Paul Jones Bishop of Utah and Rev W. W W. W Fleetwood of ot Ogden which with vocal duets by Mrs Wm Win F. F Hanson and Ashley Bartlett and dramatic dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic readings by Miss Mary Merkley Merkley Merkley Merk- Merk ley made up the short program the evening concluding by serving light refreshments of watermelon and Notable among the doings of ot this convocation was the consecration of the St. St Pauls Paul's church at this place The St. St Pauls Paul's lodge for tor girls In connection connection connection con con- with tho the church was built hunt and opened In 1912 under the direction direction direction tion of the late Bishop F. F S. S SpauldIng Ing i 1 4 H C |