Show annual of COMMENCED TODAY TO DAY under the presidency of bishop john F hurst D D business matters annual meeting of tha utah mis sian of the methodist episcopal church opened at the first methodist church in this eity atlo thia forcing mor cing eflem cre present bishap john F D of washington key jeese L hurlburt D D of new york city and a goad 0 the ministers and teachers of the terri tery harst presided the sacrament of th lords sapper was to church corn Bani cants bishop hart the con pre gation upon the good work accola in utah fer the last decade and emoke in 01 gratification and of the labors of the ministry the mis lion in in dia had maie wonderful pro grea the bishop traced alie history ftc the indian mission since when it waa first started ana whole church prayed borths missionaries on the iron tiers and the missionaries BO thick they were forgotten the bishof read a hymn composed by the poet whittier the buei puei hii kindly copied the hymn ai d it to the bishop at his was sung by the it may not be our lot to wield tb sickle in field etc auter roll call rev W 1 mabry and rev L D gillilan were put ia for secretary of the meeting the ballot resulted in the election ef mr Gilli IaB dr hurlburt secretary of the sun day school union and a number of visiting brethren were introduced mrs amanda smith colored evangelist was also introduced the lady hai lately returned from a tour to africa A number ef committees were announced noun ced the time for commencing morning sessions was fixed at 9 the first half hour to be devoted to prayer rev br J L hurlburt gave an IB account of the sunday school and tract society work the sunday school boar had received a present ot irem a mr rindge ol 01 los angeles california 0 o be expended in tha establishment of kandav schools and the sunday school wa anxious to assist all as liberally as was consistent with a wise use of the fand Hurlburt Dr give some useful and inte r estial talk upon the importance and necessity ci sunday school work |