Show ALL DEN OMINA TI ONS REP REPORT OR T S SUCCESSFUL U C UL jl L r r f YEAR 1 OF PROGRESS PROGRESS' t Mormon Church Has Organized Many New Wards f Episcopalians Plan Buildings Scientists With Results Achieved 1 I Happy 4 i f THE HE year 1912 has bas been one of religious religions b progress Almost every o ever y denomination t i represented in Salt sal r. r Lake hake ke has j T. T grown Town in membership during tho the last twelve twel months Many of them as indicating the success with which their goodly endeavors are meeting 6 have spent thousands of dollars in improvements on property controlled by them At Christmas birthday of tho the Christ for whom mas most t houses louses of worship were built church chinch workers worker's may reflect pleasantly upon which has beon been already accomplished and what has hns been planned for tho the future Great Grent gains in membership extension of the mission work the organization of two new stakes and m many manyI thousands of dollars in of church is reported by the I wards ards and expenditure of many improvement property i J T Ch h rest f L T a tt tt el- el ela d a Saints t o UJ d rIc eu o UJ U L L u. One hundred no now Mormon meeting meetinghouses houses were wore constructed during the tho past year In the intermountain region The Tho organization organisation of ot fifteen now new wards end encl two now new stakes took place place- Des- Des erot and ond Moapa stakes arc are tho the new now ones Deseret stake Is a n part pt of at tho the old Milliard Millard stake stalco and Moapa stake was formerly part of ot St St. George stake i New Ward arM of Church SaUna Salina ward was disorganized but the tho following now wards were ere organ organ- I fled fired by the Mormon lormon church Axtel tel South Sanpete Arco Blackfoot stal stake e SaUna Salina First ward Soyler stake Sa- Sa I Plina Ilina Second ward Sevier Se stake TabIona Tab- Tab 1 iona lona ward Duchesne stake Bluebell ward Duchesne stake Mountain Green ward vard Morgan stake stalE McGIll ward North Weber stake Metropolis ward North Weber stake Grand View ward Utah stake stahe Malad Second ward Malad stake Lethbridge ward Ta Taylor lor stake Grassy Lake ward Taylor stake Raymond Raymond Raymond Ray Ray- mond Second ward ar Ta Taylor lor stake Lakeside Lakeside Lakeside Lake Lake- side ward Snowflake stake Melba ward BIngham stake Mesa First ward Maricopa stake slake Mesa Second ward rard stake Daniels ward Wasatch stake Parleys ward Granite stake In September last the French mission 0 of ot the Mormon church hurch was organized for lor tho the purpose of ot uniting the French- French speaking people In one mission Prior to that time part of ot the speak French tug ing conference belonged to the tho Swiss and md German mission and part to The Netherlands mission Headquarters of ot the new French mission are In Paris Nearly earl 1000 young men left loft Salt Lake during the year to take c up mission work ork so that at present thero there aro about 1900 Mormon missionaries In the tho field Much money moner for Improvements and repairs was expended upon the Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon temples during during- the year ear 1912 Particularly were the temples In Logan and St. St George Georg-c overhauled vacuum cleaning E systems stems and other Innovations innovations innovations being Installed New Ii V C Temple III lu Canada Plans were also al made for the new i temple to be pe er eructed erected in Alberta Cant Can- Can t ri ada This This- edifice e In architecture and J. J general appointments will be well up to the temples In Logan and St. St George Two of or the Mormon Morrison church schools undertook extensive Improvements this Ulis year The Uintah academy at Vert Velt u nal Is erecting a now new building at a B. acost acost cost of ot and tho Snowflake academy In Snowflake Ariz Is expending ex expending ex- ex pending a similar sum Bum for tor a now build build- ing These structures have not yet et been completed Moro More than students are Bre enrolled In educational Institutions maintained b by the Mormon church of or which the largest are Brigham Young university in Provo 1 L. L D. D S. S university and high school chool In Salt Lake Weber college collage In n Ogden Ogdon n and Brigham Young college In Logan Owing to the condition of or war warIn warIn warin In Mexico the church school and Its branches In that country countr having an I enrollment of ot about 2000 wore aban aban- Nc New ev v Corre Correspondence School The missionary correspondence school established for tor the purpose of or giving Instruction to Mormons called on missions has an nn enrollment of ot This school was established Just this year ear the enrollment representing one years year's growth The Mutual Improvement ement and Relief societies auxiliaries of ot tho Mormon church have havo been boon active The only onh setback encountered by the Mormon church during the year e r was the abandonment o of Juarez stake in I Mexico for tor the tho time being Persecution of ot Americans In that revolution beset land made it necessary for the tho Mormons Mormons Mormons Mor Mor- mons among others to flee fleo to tho the thoA A M AB 1 J M Id I II rl nf f r 1 11 1 ne Th T Vl A l re nt r f f Am s c o LUo me J. 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IUta i I Ui VI are being cared for In southern Arizona Work ork of Catholic Church The Catholic church In the diocese presided over by Bishop Laurence Scanlan who has his episcopal residence residence residence resi resi- dence In Salt SaIt Lake enjoyed a year ear of substantial growth No new churches were erected in Utah but the thc hooks books of or e every parish dl disclose clos more parishioners than at the close of ot tho the year ear 1911 Likewise tho the various auxiliary organizations organizations or or- of ot tho Catholic church l the hospitals charitable institutions and schools and colleges fostered b by the denomination gained In membership or did lid a n. greater work worle than In the tho previous previous pre pre- ious year eal There has been beau a 0 good healthy growth in the past year ear remarked ono one of the clergy yesterday Episcopal Community Church Perhaps the most Important undertaking undertaking under under- taking of the tile rear ear ear in inthe the Episcopal church was tho the announcement by Fit Rt t. t fio Roy Rev F. 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S Spalding bishop hop of ot the diocese diocese dio dlo- cese of ot plans for the erection erection or of a community house for students at tho the University of Utah Ground for tor this structure already has been broken and construction will begin at once The Tho now church house hous will bo loth club and homo home for university students It has been planned by Bishop Spalding alon along lines that have proven ver very successful suo suc at eastern colleges Sunday evening commons servIces commons services at which social uplift and kindred topIcs topics topics top top- ics have hae been discussed by clergy and laity laity have have proven 1 a successful I Episcopal Episco- Episco pal undertaking In Ogden Social service ice work under church auspices In Salt Lake Lako also has been fruitful of or much good Healthy Health growth g In membership Is la lashown shown by the different parishes of the Episcopal diocese and tho the ladles ladies guilds and other auxiliary societies have be boon beon on active Lodge at Brighton The Girls Friendly l society of ot tho the Episcopal church Is having erected a summer lodge at ot Brighton The Tho lodge I will be opened next July and will afford afford afford af af- af- af ford a n vacation spot and outing place for or working girls under proper in In- In The Tho l lodge will wUl be built of logs and will contain n a great living room dining room kitchen and eight bedrooms each of ot which will accommodate l m dato two girls The Tho Girls Friendly society rented a cottage at Brighton last year and the experiment was so successful that the members determined for next season to build a n society lodge Attendance from the tho city at Rowland Rowland Row flow land Hall the Episcopal girls' girls school has been the largest this year of ot any anytime nn anytime time In tho the history of or Iho tho Institution Addition of two now new cla classrooms for the primary department dep is being contemplated contemplated plated for tor the near future Other Episcopalian Episcopalian Epis Epis- I Institutions aro are growing The employment lureau bureau and the habit hab it cure have ha beon been tho the Important activities activities ties tics of the Congregationalists outside of or orthe the actual church work Itself declared Rev Ho HoElmer Elmer L Goshen Goshon when re reviewing the year car 1912 Those These institutions Institution have ha done clone more moro In iii the last few months ho he said than at nt an any time since rated Growth of or membership In the tho Congregational churches has hils beon been commensurate with the growth of or the elt city Itself Good Year for tor MethodI ni m. m The Methodist churches also have had riad a a. good year oear Thero There has been an increasing increasing- attendance at services and andIn andin andin in the tho various Incidental affairs of ot the denomination the members have had a a. bus busy encouraging year In the Presbyterian churches among tho the Disciples of Christ Baptists Lutherans Lutherans Luth Luth- erans rans antI and oth other r denominations ir f a rj a V rF 5 y t Y Ii y f 4 i JJ er s r t ws r fr t A Z a Wr A 1 KS v X j I t t yi r I V N ar f. f V p h. h 1 w r f stab f GAP n r y i r ti y rys t f ll r. r f S A 6 r r u r t rr r w. 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N rr t m rr r iFt rL r w r a a- a rN v a r r hORE T DALE LUMBER HARDWARE cb CO Seventh East Between Tt Twelfth e t and cc Fourteenth South t In the tho metropolitan city of Salt Lake Loke the past year car Is reviewed lewd b by clergy and laymen as ono one fruitful of splendid religious endeavor or and denominational denominational denom denom- progress Tho The year 1912 1312 mo may be considered the most progressive year the Christian Science movement has ever er experienced throughout the world and Including Utah Work ork In Church r Throughout the tho year Sunday school schoolwork schoolwork schoolwork work an and tho the regular reb Sunday and Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- I evening e services s havo have been held by hy the two churches In Salt Lake also in Ogden Ogdon Provo Park City alid atul Milford and during the time last half hod of or ortho tho the year Sunday and Wednesday evening evening even even- ing services Ar havo have been beon conducted at Garfield and Eureka Just Juit recently the I Sunday services have been commenced In Logan In addition to these there are arc a number of or places In th the state whore where little groups of ot adherents meet together eve every Sunday for tor the purpose of ot rea reading the tho lesson sermons During the year plans have ha beon been accepted accepted ac nc- ac- ac b by Second Church of Salt Fait Lake Scientist for tho the church to be erected on the lot owned on the south side of ot East South Temple Templo street immediately facing G street Funds for tor the building are being being- collected and arrangements ire are being made to break brenk ground early earh earlyn In n tho the coming spring Ono One of oC the requirements of 01 the time denomination denomination denomination de de- de- de nomination is that free freo reading rooms shall hall he be maintained wherever there theres Is s a n Christian Science church Such reading ln rooms have boon boen provided In Salt Lake for many man years where the public has had hall free Cree Access access to and could purchase Bibles an and all tho the literature tur of ot ho tho denomination It had been apparent apparent ent for some som time Hmo past that these rooms were ere becoming badly crow crowded ed and therefore on the completion of or ortho ho tho Walker Bank building a hand handsome omo suite of five rooms was on engaged a ed atthe atthe at nt the ho east cast en end of or the tho fifth floor and tho the reference library reading room and andalo sale alo departments were moved mO from the rooms formerly occupied In the Scott building Free Lectures Given A number of free freo lectures on ChrIstian ChrisIan Christian Chris- Chris tian Ian Science Were v given in Salt SnIt Lake Ogden Park City and Milford at nt Fair Perhaps the most unique f feature aturo of ot the he work for the tho year was wa InS InS' ng and maintaining reading andreat andrest and rest est rooms at the Beaver county Cahan fair Cah fairand fairand an and tho the Utah State fair This latter consisted eon of a R comfortable take down house in fn which rooms were provided pro t for resting rending reading and retiring for fora a a. v few Cew minutes' minutes quiet seclusion Members Members Mem Mem- bers of ot all denominations were wel- wel I bv h those In attendance |