Show PIONEER PREACHER DIES Clergyman Who Built First Metho Methodist Methodist dist Church Here Succumbs Telegraphic advices were received In Salt Lake last night announcing the death of ot Dr Charles Carroll Stratton at Salem Ore Monday Dr Stratton was one of the pioneer Methodist ministers In Salt Snit Lake and It was he who In 1872 built the First Methodist church There are but few members of his congregation of ot the early seventies who survive him Dr Stratton was one of the most widely known educators of tho Pacific coast coasts He founded the Taylor Street Methodist church In Portland Ore Ho He was for ten years president of the University of the Pacific at San Jose Cal Ca a Methodist institution Later he became president of the Miles college at Oakland Cal In 1890 isio he e became chancellor of the Willam Willamette Willamette ette university Oregon The Rev Francis Short the present pastor of the First Methodist l church In lri Salt Lake was acquainted with Dr Stratton Rev Mr Short attended the University of the Pacifier of which Dr Stratton was president |