Show UTAH BAPTISTS MEET TO PLAN CHURCH WORK The nineteenth annual 8 session of or the Utah Baptist State te convention convened convened con con- I at nt the First Fint Baptist church at 10 o'clock this morning with the moderator modera modera- tor Prof J. J A A. A Smith in the chair 1 After ACter a devotional meeting tho the moderator rood mod era tor appointed the standing commIttees committees committees commit commIt- mOd mOd-j tees for the thc en ensuing year as follows Committee Enrollment Miss Enrollment Miss 1198 Bertha Moore Miss Parsons and Mrs Irs C. C H. H I Coolidge e of oC Salt Lake Coin Committee on Nominations Nominations The The Rev Frank Barrett of Salt Lake Rev Rc J. J C. C J Andrews of or Murray and Deacon Corser I of or Salt Lake Lako The rhe statistical report of or the churches was wa then read No new churches have applied for admission to the thc conference since the last session of the convention The First Baptist church of Salt Lake Lako reported ad additions to the membership for tor ever every month In the year past save one All bills outstanding outstandIng- against g the tho church will vill be paid by January Januar 1 1 1903 The church has lost two members by death since the last Jast convention There are now 2 members as compared with Oj last Jast year earThe ear The East Side Baptist church reports church property valued at with an Indebtedness of or 1429 of or which amount 1000 Is subscribed The membership membership mem mem- Is as compared with 22 a year ear ago ngo Increases are arc also aJo noted In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Sunda Sunday school school and Endeavor so so- so clot clet y The Ogden church reports In church property with an nn Indebtedness of 1500 The membership Is 2 1 against a a. year ago I The Provo church has declined a a. lit littIe little lit lit- tIe tic In st strength and there were no additions additions ad ad- to the m membership The Tho mcm- mcm I is now no only 49 At At- the church has erected I a a. building costing 1400 on which a a. I debt of ot stilt still remains There are arp only onh fifteen members In lii this church At l Murray the membership Is two ty-two and the property Is worth 2309 2300 with needed to complete the bull building build build- In Ing At Bear River the work Is not progressing pro pro- greasing gressing rapidly rapId an and the few members of ot the denomination meet at tho the different lifter differ ent homes The Mercur building was destro destroyed ed b by the recent fire but the thc title of or the lot still remains with the church In Eureka the denomination Is vcr very weak At the tho conclusion of the reading of or the reports tho the annual sermon sermon sermon ser ser- mon was preached b by the Rev O. O C. C Wright of ot Ogden This afternoon a n devotional service was led b by Mrs Nicholls of ot Thistle aCter after atter af at- ter which committee reports were read and discussion of at various Interesting topics was Indulged ed In The most Important Im hn- irn- irn feature of or tho the afternoon session was sas the report of the committee on the constitution for the convention of Utah The visiting pastors are the Rev N.B. N.B. N.B. N. N B. B D. D D. D Trans Trans- Trans Mississippi superintendent of the Baptist Home Homo Mission society of Omaha the Rev Bruce Kinney district missionary for tor Utah the Revs O. O C. C Wright of or Ogden Oen C C. W. W Nicholls of or Thistle A. A F. F Chapman Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- man of or Provo Prove J J. J C C. Andrews of or Murray Murray Mur Mur- ra ray and Henry Clark of or Salida Colo Cole |