Show RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY Dr Short of First Methodist church issues a little statement at the begin beginning ning of the new year and In It recognizes recognizes the fact that brought both responsibility and opportunity to the organization over which he Is called upon to preside From that statement we take the pastors view of the manner In which responsibility responsibility has been met It Is as follows Our responsibility meant caring for a debt of and a current expense account which amounted to Courageous souls always achieve mightily because they are born to cor tend with difficulties Therefore the cold vl visible results of the past nast year i for thi this church h r h may be summed up up as s follows Fifty additions to the church membership the Interest paid on our Indebtedness the current expense ac account account count paid five thousand dollars paid on the debt another five thousand dollars subscribed with a part already paid and the remainder due this week congregations constantly Increasing the best Ladles Ladies aid society in Meth Methodism Methodism and an enthusiastic concern for forand forand and devotion to the Interests of the church by Its membership The paper Is a little less explicit as asto asto to the tho opportunity share in the churchs activities But the people of Salt Lake i har hardly ly need bo be told that the men and women of First Methodist are trying to live up to their opportunities quite as much In the Incidental work which lies outside the scope of the Book of Dis Discipline Discipline as within that field which em embraces embraces braces Christian conduct and church relation And the community ver very cordially wishes First Methodist all the success that may be told In d debts paid In membership Increased and in the ulti ultimate ultimate mate escape of the Institution from Its equivocal status as a mission |