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Show EPISCOPAL CONVOCATION IS III SESSION Annual Meeting of Mission, ary District Starts at St Paul's Today. Episcopalian ministry and delegate, of the laity assembled at St. Paul church In this city at ( o'clock this morning for the opening seaalon of the fourth annual convocation of the missionary district Utah. The Right Rer. Bishop F. S. "Spalding, bishop of the diocese of Utah. I presiding, and the Rev. Paul Jone of Logan waa elected secretary of the convocation. con-vocation. Morning prayer was observed at o'clock. Ordination ceremonies were ob- served at 1:20 o'clock, the Rev. C A. Lemolne of Provo being ordained to th. prleathood, Blahop Spalding ofrtdatlngTt The Rev.- M. J. Hersey of Randlett prearheri the ordination sermon. The ftrst nuslnea session of til Mill" vocation waa held at 12:16. Th chief business' thl. morning waa the appointment appoint-ment by Bishop Spalding of th Rev. Mr. Jones ss secretary, and the appointment of committee aa followa: ' 8tate of church. Measra. Paul Jonea. Hlatt. H. C. Tavey and D. A. Iimolne. Biahop'a arid re as, 1). K. Johnson, Her-acy. Her-acy. David Taylor. Conatltutlnn and canona. Dean 8. R. Cnlladay. Paul Jonea, M. 8. Ritchie. Finance. W. W. Pleetland. J. W. Thorhpeon, W. W. Reese. Schools M. W. Rice. H. C. Dale. M. Hausman and O. M. Marshall. Resolutions, G. M. Marshall, J. W. Hard. W. F. Bulkier. This afternoon Bishop Spalding gave his annual report to the convocation, the address covering; the work of the churches of hi district for th put rear. Encouraging growth and aatis-iactory aatis-iactory conditions generally were reported. re-ported. The women's auxiliary to th ministerial minis-terial organization and th Girl' Friendly society ar also holding session sess-ion thi afternono. Bishop' Reception Tonight. At 7 o'clock tonight th Bv. J. H. Hard of Park City will give aa address on the "Church Hvmnal at Its Full Value." "Value of Patriotie .Btudy for Present Problems" will be the subject sub-ject of an Address by the Bev. E. A. Lemoine of Provo, and the Bev. A. George i scheduled for an addrees on "The Clergy and the Public Schools." The bishop ' reception will be held at the Bt. Mark's cathedral residence, 444 East First South street, at S:30 o'clock tonight. Representatives of th ministry ia attendance at-tendance t todav 's session ar th Rev. F. S. Spalding, Paul Jonea, Lo-'gan; Lo-'gan; M. J. Hersey, Randlett; D. K. Johnston. Bait Lake; M. W. Bice. Garfield: Gar-field: W. F. Bulklev, Bait Lake; W. W. Fleetwood. Ogden; 8. B. Colladav, Salt Lake; E. A. Lemoine, Provo; J. H. Hard. Park City, and W. W. Beese, bait Lake. TSt lav delegate in attendance are W. F. Adams, J. W. Thompson, Judge M. L. Ritchie. David Tavlor and Prof. G. M. Marshall, all of Bait Lake, and-a Prof. H. C. Dale of Logan and E. Hoyt of Provo. The convention will be continued tomorrow to-morrow mornlne-. and the eeselons will atart at o'clock with morning prayer. At :0 the church Inatltutional reporta will be presented, to be followed by general gen-eral dlscunslons. The Rev. Dean 8. R. Colladay win give the report of the Utah eommlA.ion on faith and ordere, with recommendation. rec-ommendation. In rea-ard to the practical posslbllitlea of Christian unity. Ths Rev. Mr. Rice will give the report of th. rtah Sunday achool commlaslon. with sugcestlnns ss to action on canon 16 and the International Sunday school convention conven-tion In San Franclsoo. The Rev. air. Reeae will read a district paper. In the afternoon the Rev. Mr. Jones will talk on "Recruiting Men for the Ministry In I'tah." and the Rev. Mr. Bulkier will talk on "Boye" Clubs for Every Pariah and Mlsalon." Canon John-eton John-eton wlli dlacuaa "Pamphlet Literature That la Needed In t'tah- AtS o'clock tomorrow fright a mlsalon- ary, meeting will be held. The Rev. Mr. Fleetwood will aive a paper on "The Man and the Church." end the Rev. Mr. Heraey will talk on "How the Government Govern-ment Looka After the Indians." "Garfield, "Gar-field, a Community of Wage Earners," will he discussed by the Rev. Mr. Rlre. Holy communion will be celebrated at 7:80 o'clock Friday morning, and there will be transaction of business and elections elec-tions at o'clock. |