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Show and First Reorganization Building: 1901-1920 member of the board of trustees since 1891, thanked Rev. Fish for his interest and help in building the church and congregation, and presented him with two umbrellas. A representative from the Sunday School presented Mrs. Fish with a pin. They afterward moved back to Boston. At the Fish meeting same resigned, the board called Rev. Franklin F. Eddy to preach $150 per month." He had been ordained the Universalist Church in Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1896. for three months at in November 1904 in which Rev. at Eddy commenced his ministry in Salt Lake City in January 1905.32 The members must have been well pleased with Rev. Eddy, because in February 1905 the board moved that "ballots be prepared by which the c6ngregation may vote on the question of retaining" Rev. Eddy as their Rev. minister." The result of the one Rev. opposed. Eddy vote was was fifty-one in favor and retained for the remainder of the year at the same rate as the three-month trial period an annual salary of $1,800, with $700 of this amount being paid by Rev. and as on the American Unitarian Association. Eddy spoke forthrightly what he felt Lent. After were a summer read of other ministers' on outmoded current social religious traditions, vacation he reviewed sermons problems such reports he had and in his own sermon Impressions" he criticized Rev. Dr. Strong for refusing to preach entitled" A Sheaf of Religious Charles M. Sheldon and Rev. 31 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 8 November 1904,located in Ms 508, Bx 1, Bk 1, 299. 32 The souvenir program for the fiftleth anniversary, First Unitarian Society of Salt Lake City, [Salt Lake City, 1941], which is located in Ms 508, Bx 49, yd 3, incorrectly says that Eddy was in Salt Lake City for the dedication on 25 December 1904. He accepted the call to become on 19 December 1904, but did not arrive until the next month, 1891-41 pastor preaching 33 his Iirst 1. 303. 8 January 1905. Meeting Minutes, 7 February 1905, located sermon on Board of Trustees in Ms 508, Bx 1, Bk 67 |
