| Show ogden is si lu ehly religious community with meeting in every ecclesiastical ward of the mormon church aal louies of worship in all parts of the city where members of the roman catholics and christian gather for divine services alio dominant religious body as elsewhere in is the latter day saints but baptists congregation episcopalians Episcopal ians lutherus Lut herns and scientists arc numerously represented and many iino edifices arc monuments to their religious zeal and devotion of the brightest in alic are laboring in ogdan and below re given reproduced photographs of the most prominent workers in the local vineyard of the lord together diews of the church buildings bluh add to the spiritual and physical attractiveness of this community congregational CHURCH the first congregational ot ogden utah was organized in 1883 in the of the corner tone of the present edifice was laid and ono year later thae dedication sameea were held the lot was purchased with funds donated by the citizens of ogden tout tho building waa erected with eastern money the maintenance of the church has been provided for wholly or in part by the llomo missionary society until the past year when under the leadership of the iteva E I 1 goaec the church has as umed all of its obligations alterations and improvements have sli arn made upon the building ab dauer times during tho past three years it is looked upon as a lifto A gem of a church almost ideal in its appointments and conveniences and always spoken of as the homelike home like church the seating capacity has been increased 0 o about six hundred sittings and is tested to the utmost by the sunday evening congregations from the annual report of this church to the association last la st month we glean the following interesting facts there has been an increase in membership of fifty one during the year the total amount raised for pastors salary current expenses and improvements haa been at the head of the list of church activities tivi ties arc always placed the ladies aid because it has been through their energy and encouragement eliat so imah has been accomplished through their personal efforts in giving dinners ami ba caare has been contributed toward abo churche churchs expenditures during the boar the endeavor Ende aTor society is very THE FIRST congregational faithful in maintaining its se niccy and jn performing its share of the church work the mid jcck bible study is parked by preat interest and ess of purpose and there is a large of those who wish to an honest study of the book of books I 1 the comans womans i ill its infancy but hopes arc of THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL more interest and a larger the pride of the church is the it inday soli ool whish i constantly iliin i until it would seem eliat the present al would soon bo euti iely inadequate the little primary robur under the care of miss Gron ipton through all tho of boys and girls in their fand the room devoted to the class of forty boys to mr Go biblo class in ohp auditorium all give one the impression of honest endeavor and earnest activity in no sense can mr work be estimated by the addition to church membership of the many bomea outside of the church where hi presence in times of pavement has brought the consolations of the gospel no record hai been kept the demands majc his time for funerals for aduce and for sympathy have been very great and we feel ahat among tho hundreds of transients who havo attended am sunday services many hac been led to a higher purpose in life of which no record can be made on iho church annals the church has a successful and active men s club whose membership includes many prominent men of the city tho church has grown during the past three years to over seven times its former membership while the sunday school has increased tenfold ten fold CATHOLIC CHURCH t saint church was founded by the present bishop in 1877 and has been in charge of the present pastor father P M cushnahan einck under whose care it has shown prosperity has added greatly to tho membership and is recognized s one of the most prosperous parishes in alic west church and congregation when founded were small and the present location was in tha b csc aunt of the new church it the coiner of adams and twenty fourth w n laid in ISOO but owing to in mancy market and very hard times alio work of construction wis stopped it rev father cushnahan w ia taken up again with renewed vigor in 1899 and pushed along so that it ia now ready for dedication on the second sunday of december the hours for service arc first mass at a m and high mass at 1030 in the evening vespers and acne diction at among the societies of the church are the catholic knights of oscars as follows president J E clausse Cl ousse financial secretary L J bucher recording secretary W J mody treasurer M bid the ancient order of Hibernia ns officers president II 11 E deans vice president J J secretary J callaghan treasurer 51 cahill the og dan division has 0 very flour membership tho league officers of which are as follow s president mrs T D asyan vice dent mrs M malone secretary and treasurer mrs jos langsdorf thero ire about members of this society the altar society is ably by mrs D mcguire mrs adams mr dermody and mrs gennip the carh tian doctrine society in charge of the pastor and sisters of the holy about while the children bf mary and the holy angela society arc in good hands and number about all told tho society of saint aloyaius is mado up of all the boys of the parish who have mado their first holy communion and number about 75 the altar boys or tho younger members among the boys number about 35 THE METHODIST CHURCH there are some facts in connection with the Method ht church in ogden that have not come under tho notice of the present writer methodist work began in the territory as early as 1870 and mhd vork at ogdan must nave begun very after that date for in 1878 ahw v aai in organized society with u church i home largo enough to invite utah an nua isa conference to ogden in august at the close of the rev M B clydes pastorate in 1870 it recorded there were twenty right member of tho church alio church lias had some very ablo and scholarly men ns it pastor among them men aike kowes kc wes whose li ren runs as be left it and a alamo iha books will with what fare it ai selected select rd alio itce ceorge I 1 davics la who was pastor in antill i in the church benr in salt lake city since the cantora aro generally pene rally re by the members and arienda of the church keuning Kiu ning alth great numbers ivera added to the church and in tha nc t four years over tour hundred mom bera were added to tho member ahia tho on ton avano became entirely toa dinall alii in 1801 for a consideration of ten thousand nina hundred aad aluara tho present alto was bought and ahn church erected v at taft present time the rev george corner A Ms S T E is pastor of W tui church s 1 driffin president T 0 J y i R aroos paring john ot i WA middleton and C N maw anro trustees I 1 C brainard J II 11 drone 0 A mrs C X maw K ans addi McDow cIl benj scriven john L mrs gertrudo carr sirs avzie paden dr C A wherry mrs li C bacci ire stewards mia rutledgh gc is president of the epworth league CHRIST scientists in the year 1892 the christian science work wa established in ogdan by ir M II 11 at eliat time christian science was almost unheard 0 in this city as a religion buttic butt hc claim ST JOSEPHS CATHOLIC CHURCH made for it as bringing not only the y of saha tion from sin but from sickness ap well very naturally attracted alie attention of bojuc who were pronounced hopelessly sick cases of acal fiig were reported from time to time by those who were healed as alie scientist does not advertise n the usual way it as not long until it was thought best to hold meetings for the purpose of studying the scriptures Scrip turea in tho light thrown upon them by the text book of brestian br istian science science and health ith key to the scriptures by itce alary baker G eddy in this way they soon learned it is claimed by those who 4 3 carefully investigated that christian science M christianity and is attended by the following promised by alie founder of christianity jesus the christ healing the sick and reforming the sinners these meetings fori the study of alic scriptures were heldak first in of the leader but as the interest increased the attendance also increased until it around aio und necessary to secure ji hall in dav it Kit leny those interested to organize orga nizo under the laws of the then territory oi altah to be known as tho first church of christ scientists of ogdan which was done with eighteen charter members this church ii a branch of the mother church the first church of christ scientist in boston mass about the time of the organization here the mother church adopted a rule which dispensed with personal preaching establishing in lieu thereof tap twp readers one to read selections from the bible and the other to read correlative the christian science book making the bible and science and health the pastor of all the churches of the denomination continued on page 3 t OGDEN CHURCHES I 1 i vs continued 0 o w sa yv i scientists continued from two at the birtt annual of the clui reh SI it and irs laura C webb were elected readers and have lican elected reelected re each year to the aasc place in compliance ith a bylaw by law recently adopted by the mother church and made applicable to the branch church making it possible for alio renders to retire cx mr Linc iconic and airs webb resigned the ship and mr geo holmio who is with the IL L grit tin company waa elected to fill the vacancy as first reader and sirs martha A wattis eife of manager E 0 wattis of the utah construction company was elected second reader during alio seven years since the organization of alie church it has received over a hundred members into its communion alio growth of the church has been steady and healthy and is today in a prosperous condition financially as well as spiritually three years ago he church with a membership of thirty odd conclude das the attendance of the sunday rices was steadily increasing it would be nice to own their own edifice and aa the property on the corner of twenty fourth and lincoln y ay 0 0 2 THE BAPTIST CHURCH taft ogden church is alic oldest baptist church in utah having been organized by isaev height spencer in 1881 of alic original thirteen members mr and cirii H A lindley mr and mrs jos severn and mrs virginia taylor arc members today alie present building wat erected in 1883 and while serving well its purpose for many years will soon require enlarging and remodeling or surrender to an entirely new more convenient for the enlarged demands this has been a typical western church with usually short pastorate shifting membership dark times in fi nin cial depressions and bright days when ogdan promised to outgrow her city limits but care has been taken in financial obligations so that no debts have embarrassed and altogether the progress has been steady and usually vigorous the church has always been thoroughly evangelical believing anat its business was to preach a positive saving gospel so that hundreds have been saved by its faithful cal care has been given to the children so eliat the sunday school has always been one of the strongest features avenue formerly owned and occupied by the first presbyterian church of was for sale went quietly to work to fecere it the money necessary for the purchase of the property and to remodel and furnish it for use raica by the members without being taxed or even solicited in a very short time the officers of the church express themselves as pleased by the friendly at of some of the churches of other denominations in alie city as well ag that of the better class of physicians to show that as a religious body their church ii not fighting other forem of religion or medicine but all forian of religion and medicine arc striving to overcome tin and disease in all their forms they refer you to the church tenets to which each member must sub ard which are found in the text book of the denomination science and health page edition they are six in number the first and sixth are given here fiant As adherents of truth we take f lie inspired word of the bible for our guide to eternal life wo Bol emiily promise to strive watch and pray for that mind to be in et in which was aa in christ jesus to love on another and to be meek merci t ful just and pure icv ora C who assumed the pastorate a year ago lias had marked I 1 success during his pastorate ho is 1 young man but with experience three other pastorates past orates and previously in mission work in the middle west lie is a graduate of the normal college at Slit diell indiana of franklin college nt franklin indiana and rochester theological seminary of rochester new york lie was born on a farm in southern indiana in 1872 statistics given in his first annual sermon november last linice lini cd a busy year and much accomplished about fifty members have been and most of aliese by baptism bap tiam the special effort of public services has been in the sunday evening when by variety and t and vigorous preaching and musical programmed pro the building is often overcrowded over crowded v ith the worshippers wor shippers th relation of pastor and people is tin most pleasant and no reason is suggested why thia relation should not continue years with increasing blessing to ahe cuy of ogden among the fit lie church that should be noted arc the boards of deacon tr trac tc and board having general oversight of the local church tho Ladie sAid which ii a financial support to various inter cuts tho wo anana missionary which stimulates missionary interest alio senior and junior B Y P U which aro spiritual and educational organizations among thi young people FIRST presbyterian CHURCH the first presbyterian was organized september with twenty one i members and for many years occupied the building erected by them on the corner of twenty fourth street and lincoln avenue in the present structure was commenced alio new building now in course of erection will be thoroughly modern in every respect and will alonlo facilities rev 0 C wight for every department of church work the following societies are in active work the ladies aid society sirs libbie president mra J R cooper secretary mrs II 11 M gourlay treasurer the comans womans missionary society mrs stephen richardson president mrs C M krauch secretary miss chapman treasurer young peoples society of christian endeavor dr A I 1 barber president mabel knauss secretary and treasurer A growing and efficient sunday school is maintained of which J R cooper is the superintendent the church work is making rapid gains along all lines the several societies arc constantly increasing in membership and interest alie church roll is being constantly lengthened and the spiritual life deepened dunec the present year of alic church is being taxed to its utmost to carry into completion alic church building the alev john edward carver is pastor THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH the episcopal church of the good shepherd wai founded by the right reverend daniel S tuttle D D formerly bishop of utah and montana lie placed in charge of the church the rev james L gillogly in the year 1870 who at that time carao to ogden with hii bride and began housekeeping in an old freight car anchored near the old passenger station in the waiting room of this station iacre held the first sen ices of the i church and school finally the rev gillogly suggested the purchasing 0 the present lo 10 THE FIRST presbyterian L t calfon then bcd as an alil tannery aej belonging to sir loonry W lawrence of salt lake city bishop tuttle ic a gift of 1500 from john 1 of new york with which to purchase this location the old adobe tannery has then and used aa alio church and school of tho good shepherd finally a 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