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Show Ogden Jurist and J. G. Gebhart Honored at State Convention Judge Tillman D. Johnson of Ogden, now presiding over the United States' district court in Salt Lake, was olect-j ed president of the Utah Baptist as-1 sociation at the suite convention, yes-j terduy. The sessions of the conven-i tion are being held in the lmmanuel JJapth.i church" In Salt Lake. J. G. 1 tOoonart of Ogden waa chosen as a I member of tho board of managers.. ; Other officers elected yesterday! are: 1. IT. Masters ofi Provo, vice presl-l dent; the Rev. A. U. Mlnaker of Boise, Iilaho, corresponding secretary; Mrs. 1 John N. Murray of Salt Lake, record-1 ing sccreUiry; J. E. Berkeley of Saltf Lake, historical secretary and treasur-J er, and E. O. Lindgren of Salt Lake, auditor. Board of managers; F. A.; Fryear, Salt Lake; Dr. "Edgar Butes, j Tremonton; J. G. Gebhart, Ogden;! Mrs. II. J. Fitzgerald and K J. Lucas, Salt Lake. The Rev. Mr. Mlnaker,' Is state secretary for the denomination, in both Utah and Idaho. He makes his home in Boise. ; A resolution was passed, presented! by the resolutions committee, of which' I. II. Masters of Provo Is chairman,! expressing appreciation of the work of 1 the Itev. Mr. Mlnaker as state secrc-! tary, and closing! '"However, with the growth of our state and the largo increase in-crease from year to year of our pop-t ulatlon, many of whom are protest-j antly Inclined, we, your committee on' resolutions, do prayerfully suggest' that the Utah field Is so large and the! demand for Intensive action on the! part of the Baptists of this state is so great, that we recommend that this state have tho whole time of a state secretary." Resolutions were also passed Indorsing Indors-ing tho ideals of the lnterchurch world movement, the work of the Northern Baptist convention In Its efforts to evangelize North America; commending commend-ing the Baptist Sunday schools and urging tho Baptists of Utah to enlist in definite church -work. The convention banquet was held at lmmanuel Baptist church last evening, whero all the sessions were held, followed fol-lowed by a platform meeting address-' ed by Dr. Floyd I. Beckwlth of Boise and Dr. Bruce Kinney of Denver. Tho convention will close toiflght with a consecration service. There will be regular sessions this morning and afternoon. af-ternoon. ) nn |