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Show Establishment and of Trustees." and the board of this as soon as possible. Their swift action board three can be days later. First. within the board. president. Whitney Collapse: was also instructed seen in the there was 1891-1900 take care meeting of the new to the election of officers After the unanimous election of Baum nominated Farnsworth for vice and Farnsworth nominated Whitney for the same. as president but both adamantly refused to accept the position if elected. So Whitney nominated Lawrence. who was unanimously elected as vice president. The only real matter of business was to enter into a contract with the Maynards, that their services ministers would terminate at the end of 1899 and that as their would be a cut of only $1.000 per year forty-four percent in their wages." Before the Maynards came to Salt Lake City. the American Unitarian Association had been subsidizing the local society at salary the annual rate - of $600. but this assistance was discon tinued when the Maynards came. The society saw a declining congregation and falling off of enthusiasm for the Unitarian cause. On 2 September 1899 the Maynards resigned their joint pastorate at Salt Lake City. The president of the board of trustees. Charles L. Baum, announced the board meeting would discontinue at a decision that the society 57 services and make no effort to call a new minister. startling collapse of Unitarianism in Utah after the Ma ynards left is provided by local newspapers at the time. At first. it was simply reported that their resignations were due to "the depleted condition of the society's treasury ." The reason for the 58 56 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 10 March 1899,located in Ms 508, Bx 1, Bk I, 225. 57 58 The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 The Deseret September 1899, S. Evening News, 6 September 1899, 8. 49 |
