Our 2,500 Miles in Utah and Idaho During 1905. Containing the Annual Reports of The Utah Gospel Mission Annecdotes, Etc., Etc. Office at 1854 81st St., Cleveland, Ohio
Ephemera. 24pp. Very slim sextodecimo [16.5 cm] Printed wraps. List of officers printed on the rear wrap. Binding resewn. Thin loss to the foot of the front wrap near the spine. Not in Flake. Very Good. Item #66697
The Utah Gospel Mission was an inter-denominational organization incorporated in January 1900 with the stated goal of running a national crusade against Mormonism. The primary activity of the Utah Gospel Mission was through missionaries, working out of wagons in the Mormon areas of the West, providing literature and speakers. The primary force behind the organization was Rev. John Danforth Nutting (1854-1949), a Congregational minister from Cleveland who was a pastor in Salt Lake City from 1892-1898. He served as Secretary and Superintendent of the Utah Gospel Mission from its founding until his death in 1949.
"The Utah Gospel Mission concentrated its work in the West, particularly Utah and Idaho, with a peak of activity occurring in the mid-1930's. In addition to monetary problems, the UGM seemed to have a continual problem with keeping its field operations staffed. An arrangement with Moody Institute in Chicago to supply field workers resulted in considerable friction during 1941. During September 1942 another incident arose when three of the field missionaries working in Utah with Nutting, then age 88, wrote a letter to the Board suggesting that he be replaced as manager of the field operations. Clearly the work of the Mission involved considerable internal friction. While the activity of the Mission continued through the 1940's, the death of J.D. Nutting in 1949 probably marked the end of effective operations." - Quote and information from Bowling Green State University Libraries website.
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