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Show Establishment and While documents do of what not exist to happening was Collapse: give in the Unitarian information indicates that N at Maynard moved of to a the East and there was a 1891-1900 complete picture society, available Brigham had recently faction within the board who conspired against the Maynards, whom Brigham had arranged to become joint pastors in Salt Lake City. Minutes in the SOciety's old record books preserved trustees valuable information on a most unusual meeting. At the special congregational meeting on Tuesday, 7 March 1899, the president of the board, Charles L. Baum, called the meeting to order, and Dr. Henry A. Whitney offered the following constitutional amendment: "The church year of the First Unitarian Society of Salt Lake City, Utah, shall begin on the first Tuesday of March, 1899, and that the annual meeting of said society shall be held in conformity there with." The new church year thus began that very day and, consequently, the annual meeting was to be held that day. Since a trustee was voted to serve for the duration of a church year and a new year had begun that day, the office of trustee had just become vacant. To make this official, Whitney moved that the church offices be declared vacant, and this was was The previous board of trustees in this fashion completely abolished. The unique nature seconded and carried. of this meeting and the unusual phraseology of the minutes require the quotation of the exact words on how the new board of trustees was elected: Upon motion of Dr. Whitney, duly made, seconded, the secretary was instructed for Mr. C. L. Baum as to cast the vote and carried, of the entire meeting trustee. Upon similar motion by Mr. [Allen] Sanford, [the] secretary was instructed to cast the vote of the entire meeting for Mr. L. H. Farnsworth for Upon trustee. similar motion by Mrs. [Lillie] Clark, the secretary was 47 |
