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Show Rev. Paul Jones " H Is Called East if-- Valuable Logan Citizen Called to Bedside Hll of Sick Father. Will Take Up H Work in Salt Lake lil Logan suffered tho loss of ono of her best boosters yesterday when tho Rov, Paul Jones ot the St. John's church (Episcopal) left town. Mr. Jones had to leave somo weeks earlier earl-ier than he had anticipated owing to tho serious Illness of his father. It was announced somo tlmo ago that he was to bo transferred to Salt Lake City whero ho expects to take up tho work when ho returns to Utah. next fall. Mr. Jones has had a most remark-able remark-able career In Logan. He came hero September 3, 1906 In company with tho Rev. D. K. Johnston and took chnrge of tho old rectory on Center street which had been closed for somo tlmo. The church took on new life immediately and when the pub-lie pub-lie rending room was opened Its Influence In-fluence was felt at once throughout tho town. In 1908 new quarters were found to bo necessary. The old property on Center street was sold and a now church and house erected at a cost of. $16,000. It was In 1908, too, that Mr. Jones organized the first boys club a castle of the .Knights of King Arthur which In 1911 was changed to tho First Logan Troop of the Boy Scouts of America. In W09 the Common Room Club was organized In tho now houso as a club for young men. This club has done moro towards harmonizing tho various conflicting elements In Logan than any other single Influ-enco. Influ-enco. Students from both colleges, pupils from all the,schools and high schools, and members of all tho churches meet thero on a common ground, become better acquainted, and learn to respect each other's be-Uefs be-Uefs and prejudices. Visitors to tho club rooms have averaged U.000 a year. Tho club rooms have been used not only for reading and games but also for class and fraternity par-ties par-ties and for meetings of college clubs. Debaters and Sunday schoolteachers have come to the library for help. The club has organized baseball fi-H nines and .held' tennis tournaments, i H Its activities havo bebn felt or partlc- ' iS-ipated iS-ipated in by everyone in tho city. ' IbI In 1911 Mr. Johnston left and since- nrH irH that tlmq Mr. Jones has carried on nl the work alone. Ji. debt of $2000 which lUrEBBBBBl was left on the house when tho build- Hil tngs wero completed, whs paid off In j ll 9U, almost entirely by Logan pec- H pie. Many ot the; best contributors H were not connocted at all with tho 'H Mr. Jonos has been connected with H tho Commercial Boosters Club since H H Its organization and has sorved on SIIH several important committees, amo? flfl which wero the civlo improvement IH committee which organized tho clean nl up days; tho health commltteo which lil as tho Logan health leaguo did a 1111 great deal to Improve health condi- lltl ttons and published Better Health, V-i for a year; and tho Fourth ot July Mbl commltteo which Introduced U hfe- tv jlH torlcal floats in 1911. fH The Portal has been published by ff FeBbI Mr. Jonos tor six years. Ho has been HH secretary Ot tho Missionary District IL-I ot Utah lince 1907, and of the Klghth lll Missionary Department of the Eplsco- iEH pal Church since 1912. Ho helped to IJH organtzo the Associated Boyd Clubs f ot Utah in 1910 and Is now president fjl ot this organization. In the Jlstrlct SH ot litah ho 1s"an examining chaplain iaH for his church, as .weHinst.a, monger A ot tho Board ot .Religious 'Education B-H and ot the Socla.orvlco 'Commission. i This brief artlclo gives only a very H vaguo Idea ot tho very active life IH which Mr. Jones has1 led during tho H eight years ho has spent In Logan. Bl Ho hns won tho respect of nil citizens, H no matter what their rullglou-i be- jH Uefs may be, and It hj small wonlur H that his church has called him to H a wldor field. His tact and integrity jl aro euro to win him recognition (u H Salt Lako City 'as they havo here. WM His Logan friends will oxpect to hear jH great things from')lm. jl |