Show FOR UTAH MISSIONS METHODIST BISHOPS ATE NINE THOUSAND bishop merrill explains why men of superior intelligence and Atta attainments iii are needed hero here SPECIAL denver colo nov IS 16 there have been rl garat many interesting and a at times timea while heated debates in in the methodist missionary conference conf 0 rence concerning the apportionment of oc the available funds to the Bc parate states and foreign countries utah la is one 0 of the very few AIM which C h has riot not been reduced materially idaho was reduced 7 per cea cent train from the allowance of 1693 1895 and in 1836 1896 this the hlll III have S 1650 for general mils ml flonary walk utah received for or the same cause in WS and this has not been reduced when utah was as reached in the roll call of 0 states bishop rose FOBS said ha be should regretfully consent to the he 7 per cent reduction but that he won wa in III favor aar 0 of applying it only to the schools och bishop merrill explained the peculiar ar conditions found in that hold and a eald id that the reorganization ot of tile the work wark was in such form that a cut would be deleterious to the work if imperative to cl cut t expenses he be thought it could best bes t bo be done by reducing or dispensing lher with some ot of the prim primary ar Y schools in most moot places the class claas ot 0 persons which the missionary work wa was especially calculated to reach were moro more than ordinarily intelligent jn in tact fact they were educated and it must bo a educated men and men abobo the average ability wa who I 1 a could command the respect c et 0 of such a u ch people lie he said it was necessary for this reason to employ ministers on good salary and this required money in other places the people are very ignorant and in order that they may te be reached bishop mer iler rill consid considered ored that a man should bo be paid enough to justify mm him to remain among these people until he ha ran can overcome their natural pr prejudice ag against ainest the worl work ot of the missionary on 0 ry by gaining the personal respect 0 those among whom he labored thin last condition it Is the one found in almost all places where missionaries labor while tho the first mentioned Is peculiar to utah uta it ny unanimous vote the bonfe conference r e nee voted NOO for general missionary w work ork in utah and VON for schools last year 1000 was allowed tor for schools school S |