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Show till service since ,05 vlien he, became be-came connected with the railway service between Salt Lake 'and Butte. In May 1907 he was transferred trans-ferred to the Provo postoffice where he became assistant postmaster in 1917. ; Sir. Miller is a salesman with.. the Consolidated Real1" Estate company. He lias always token aii active'part in the ward activities and haft served especially as teacher-trainer of the various auxiliary organizations. organiza-tions. Mr. Rupper is employed by1 the Knight Woolen Mills as shipping cleVk. He has served four years at different times in the superinten-dency superinten-dency of the ward Sunday school, the last year and a half as the superintendent. W. Monroe Paxman, second counselor coun-selor to Bishop Nelson, was at first requested by Bishop McAdam to become a member of the bishopric, it is understood, " but due to increased in-creased responsibilities placed upon j him as assistant manager of the ; Provo office of the Z. C, M. I., Mr. Paxmnh asked to be relieved. Th'd; nicmbers' of the tUah slake high1 cduricil. prefeen't' at fhe meefing Sunday' evbmiig were Andrew" Kntid-seai, Kntid-seai, Ralph Pdimon, lieRoy Dixoh, W; I-I. Boyle, TC". sacl Johnson, Albert Mabey art It A;. L.' Booth'.1 ''J i ; -- - ; ' i 1 ' ' ' JOHNM'ADAffl , CHOSEN BISHOP OFSKTHWARD : Bishop Joseph Nelson Re-leasedon Re-leasedon Moving Away From Ward. John W. JIcAdam, nssistnnt post-master post-master at the Provo postoffice, was Suuday sustained as bishop of the Provo. Sixth ward, succeeding Bisli-: Bisli-: op Joseph Nelson who was releaseO !; on account of ' moving from the i; ward. i; Bishop Nelson had presided over ': the ward during the past six years. : As first and second counselors to :: Bishop McAdam were sustained : Heber C. Miller and Hyrum Rupper, respectively. The new bishopric was presented to the members of the Sixth ward ; at the regular sacrament meeting in ; the ward chapel Sunday evening by !: President T. N. Taylor, who with the other meirtberS'" "of the stake prfeidCiKT'and seVcrnl members of ; lllo; stake .high conncll, attended the Services. Peter Jensen was retained as Knrd.clerkJ- ' f'" s v:'"1- The new bishop lias lived all of Ais life in the Provo Sixth ward. He has been a members of the ward bishopric during the past 12 years. On December 8, 1912, he was set apart as second counselor to Bishop Ralph Poulton. Later he served for two years in the same capacity to Bishop Brigham Johnson. During Dur-ing the past six years he has been first counselor to Bishop Joseph Nelson. , Mr. McAdam has been in the pos- |
