Becky Bartholomew History Blazer, October 1996 Among the national endeavors of Methodist women was the Women’s Home Missionary Society (WHMS) which trained female teachers, nurses, and missionaries whom it sent to the southern states, New Mexico, and other regions. From 1880 to 1890 the number one recipient of WHMS funds and woman power was Utah. Methodist male missionaries first came …
Arrival of the Episcopal Church in Utah, 1867
Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer, October 1995 May 5, 1867, is a date of special significance for Utah Episcopalians. On that date the first Episcopal service was held in Independence Hall in Salt Lake City. The Right Reverend Daniel S. Tuttle had been elected Episcopal missionary bishop of Montana, with jurisdiction over Utah and Idaho, in October of 1866. He …