Show NORTHWESTERN STATES MISSION PROSPECTS Portland O Or Jeb Feb the Ie up p of the business of to the North Northwestern western tr lt mission tr for the year r rII II lilt we find me interesting datu datu Which the h general condItion I of the hf mon show ho It Its and I development the tho by which to thu i elders N rc working and gIve a no ertil Ida idoa or of the feelIngs of 01 th the people ot of th thee states tow toward u us and the mesI o i truth which we br brAt bear At the h tid Id ot of the yr year 11 the tot total mule In the h hl was I while 1 at th the end of the year er JIt just J passed t they number 13 Till This I a pin gain ot of 3 luh souls mae made l up of people received from wards In the tak ur of Zi Zion and from other and nd P place and fr those hO converted and bUa baptised Into thu tho Church during the h yel Time numb r of ef our baptism for the year of children ot of nt nta was a TN iN with al an a eme or of I Si elder eldra In Inte inthe te the This Thle Wi wee t the greatest t nuna h her ot of baptism which bd bad ver eyer b been n pre performed In any n other year since tb the opening up of thIs mission 1 so fr far a as I been able to l learn In the yr year JUt just pd passed however I 1 em m happy to tate state the number of 01 ur our baptism m was wih with an avra average of te elders In the tho ministry thus thu or our Inc increase In baptIsms this I year el over tho thee ot of lN 1007 I ii I 0 The great malit majority of t the bU baptisms or of tho the year r Jua just cl closed ar ste new members cn con vented In th the mission fold vIa I g 30 c vents t ad and 57 17 chIldren Nw New branches have hae been f muied l up In the following pe places where Doa none eJ cx Isted before Ido Idaho Eugene O Oregon mind and Die Timber Nw Nee conference have been ope opened In le sod and Ot Greet Fl Pails Mont lad and new mn missionary districts In Everett Nt and Tm and in s flu km tern Oln Oregon We h have during th the yea sold BoI Books or r Morl It Doctrine ad and Coven Covenants ants n Z 25 Cowleys Ta Talks 1011 at end Voice Voe of Warnings l 50 al also other m ml book boob boobe We e hy have distributed trl held hd Io go t to the numb number or of visIted familIes In trl 4 Ut and ii nd revisited fale families In 2 22 UtIn In the year 11 we distributed tuu more tracts held beld 11 mr more gospel on ant and visited and revisit revisited ed d while tUn lOIN moe more th In the year 17 1107 I Condition a all oye over the mission hv hay hewn n improving gradually t Ut pt peat tw two yU years 1 People pl seem m hire they al are b be conting used ud to u us and aDd b by their vey very contact with lh our or elders much prejudice dice I ii allye I may y D say tr truly tt that in III Of the Je large cities and nd a number ot of t the Cont country towns town I and vI vii l where formerly was almost universal the elders now alm rt report a lively interest ad and an anxious 1111 dal desire I on oa the part ot of may many people to gate ato our doctrine For Fe In int InI t the ely city ot of Portland w we baptised It 10 I I during the h yr year with 4 40 to 5 50 nw tow investigating In B Bole Ido I our number o of baptisms lm amounted to 1 5 and I in tb the Dl Boise end and v vI I ley 13 11 mn mote were adde added to the Church Th Tho eld at t Eugene e On Oregon the are sacred ordinance of hap bap tm thaw to nine ne new members which 1 o rall raised the ln ire and stirred tl lP up the gall gallof U UI of tl the wicked that hat t they blew up t the I llers with dynamism doln doing very ry hittie tIa hoce houer In ID ortle order to rho gi e o you 0 a fr fuller knowledge ot it the ha telfa ot of m many towards ow d u us I insert extracts from fm letters from In allou part r of 01 the ui ml hh were wre Ived received dUI duing the latter pert ot of ue the I Ii e C wrt wrote that while he slid nd Ir wre w re out oUI nt tow town within 10 ml mullets o of t Washington If they in ID a tw few dy days tave gave tract old l 10 bk book were wo well Iva received and bo ha marty sospel conversations Elder H C C I tt that himself u and companion held a In a 1 Iii 10 t a 1 la all vt they ales I the town and d mad personal vi visits ald held pl With all 11 tb the toe f n ne ia w a 1 new town 1 there wi p 1 no church buIlding II in I It ItOi On Oi ean ot t to donate th thu II land I It Mi lr fur I u ch Ind and tb thase large fulls II Iii Ih the W to ti h lumber i the 1 gentle nU nUm m meat 11 whom hf the th 1 Were t In Ing red to 0 don donate D money fur for Ut h hi t i t of a church II building end 14 als 18 thu ha its ou a at I ii with Iii h understanding tt that when t the h hous h Pa finished I it should l t t the theU u of 11 all people Irrespective ot of c a t v al Ir of th the leading 1 men menk k lIhs th Ideo du to toh hi h cued 4 tn In planning ad sod t 5 tAt At II m th the elders hd bad many a aI ap apI I I t I I C ii Ii d ny vI ht 1 t I It t hI beltt 11 te dl I 1 d t the elder II Ii 1 Ikc k I it In IC hamid hut iut go right 1 ii will Ih work I h r 1111 M ur r j I Ital In from 01 Ie a h 11 i u rolA un t date 1 I 1 that ni graft 1 to 0 I tl h the h of Dt the h Loril h lI 1 lInt I could uld Ant I be made madr known knon I you u I through hOlh f our I kly tr tras of r h sad a as u ili Id bk I h mall emaIl end nd si al n no baptisms are reported I CI I r II fI Ibor I 1 of I at tIte hl i 4 hII I f oti 1 rn tn J I I I I 1 itt I 1 a tI the hr het t tI nI I i f C hor II lit tho Ihn thoI I ii 0 1 1 ur air h br n it In ii I In at al I a sod IU II I In Iii ahe h and nd Inke k no thought al cc to tn 1 cS until et t the theof h hot ot of It meeting and th Sn n I methodi ot of and 1 ni I 10 In tin to t tb home hom 1 un Oili n uld hr he t I Rid anti our I Which iteM hR I ii from ton In to n d ill a at aili t ili hAl ham been lItt In vl Vi I lIttle wih with III altos v h ho Invited u UI to tn rRt II hm 1 by distributing er i tt t th h ever v on one bitt A Aho ho 1 le ut 11 f rd rad ot of Mormonism II Olon we he het t I 1 it Iu d th tho churches to in ID IDI I Ii It ha has uld each ah Um In b he that 5 Ir great benefit to u UC aId a detal I no hi I 1 to I tb h who did I it FIrt II HI i a called th i ie I t u UI In en an ui uit t Li I tat Iti Ii l a 1 V And R mid th the I Ii II I to toI n I JI I 0 I t a itel Ir or 1111 dowl I 4 2 1 s tilt li I bullIed u Us a pl place I II U U tiLt I II II I HI ii I ug u us a III large 1101 I I ik ak in during th the wk week w vt C a Iu gi hume home with one of nt I Io nen mn who h Mid euid h he WI was a lover or of 1111 fair pIl situ I ii ot of opposite II tuI Next It was itt at City where lue w we wr tre Iru church and school liu Iu hy by a man who wa vs the trl or t r hh bib Through the he ot of I the port or of the hun 1 or of the th tier IH II lit uh such aton action and nd te the chrity charity fr of Ih the proprietor ot of the ky Horn hotel hotI we Ware Invited to tco hold meetings lit In the parlor of ar the tho hotel Ind and to 0 put up ther there as Ion as WO to ty May Thir Third W wag he here at Ola 01 After It get getting Un ting of nf the truM trustees ot of to the Methodist Episcopal church on 01 dl day last th the minister ome came and nt held a meeting on nn undy Sundy at t which we were wre Je Ha lnor ignored the trustee and nd refused u us te the hOu house Tl This created such uc a disturbance amon among the on congre congregation I gation ot of whom were r In hi sympathy wih with u us that they rustled lamp anal mae made rd ready for us I to hol hold meeting In th thc schoolhouse TI The f ex disturbance a In both Ollon occasions ruled resulted In a II large crowd and nd tomorrow I is our last Jut of l six met meat I inge held here br We f have md made mR many friends and leave leav Monday en rouf to Emmett It 10 mi mile AUth south but wl will tract and anel hold meeting on the way a and ep expect to reah reach Bl Role I Pm From leU letter and report pr o Thomas Thom and Jo Jon ter their bal has been equally I as good o end and they have Ju just rM I n at t BI Bole where the they will 1 do a little visiting lIely newly hap bap t mm member br and tae be before tor fore I Ivy IO go out lt to complete comple te the coon tr try work between Nap and d Calel nell wl floon n tr after the above letter Written I it was thought Open u up a Ofee conference with hea hai quarters met at J Montana and President Moner a and Ele Eider Jon Jonee WI were torn rom the D n to 0 Great hl Plis ElIer I to Id IdIom Prom I e letter just Juat received tm from Eider EldI we te ve the following extract A Ac our OUI reports 0 out ou pm PIP I pretty prett Ih high b here hut I f tl foci that our ur expense of 01 hail ball rn rent a aben abeen ben been 11 lugot In compan wit with th the accomplished however we appe i your you generous offer Mission trier nr to I pa hail rent which the ee elder up to this time ha had P paid Olt out of Ur their own pockets and I 1 hp hope before a an another ohe other yer year bAi ha reseed to see a Hi self conference her her ant and 11 then some I 1 thInk we hv have tuly fully 40 tam fan ills of friends and nd investigators 11 of which number ar as sincere ald anti N NI asing 1 II In their I I I On account or of not haying A dent elent number ot of sider I should Mould not have one opened lp up Ih the Gt Greet FI Fails cn con terence 1 as elly early as II w we did It if It hail not ben been for th the h Inspiration of Elder O Gee I P who upon I through that cl cily cit the importance ot of that move bl being made and suggest d 10 to mt me Prom a letter dad dated at Idaho Jeh 8 4 written hy by Conference President nt 1 B To Thomas Jr JI we learn Ira that hI he and lAnet Elder Eldr had been ha visiting In Dl Boise City and nd they expected to baptize tn new members Th They bad vt visited Nampa and found te the people well ell in III helt health and tl in a lo good spirit with pr prospects of a few new flew member Eld Elder Thomas that the chum eldra at We rAnd r cold consid a sickness In that bench and tb they report to him tha that they have rne I lii abut about rea ready for tor Ima baptism le He reports that tb the elders In Weer Weiser were happily as It h had ben been Indent understood b by them tat that the In habitants of that town were vry very letter ant und full ot of instead ot of which they fn find them somewhat but wholly holly indifferent 1 so much 1 so to that the eider Ide cn can sell 1 n no bb book ad and cR can give Iv awa away fw few Tey They have bave however a fe few tt very earnest investigators there and have found bout about a doaa n with whom thy they have held sacrament crant met meet IQ 11 ver Brother Tom Thomas speak k In th the letter Ir here referred to ot of a couple ot of smell I tOWn towns between arid Payette on the man main railroad lne line th that a are Jut just i over tb Site Idaho at state In line Into Oregon Ho He ma th there are r a fw few Int there tere who ln tb the n to 10 top stop g and end bl bless their children ot and he be that th the Int think there ad II is isa a good oha chance for the elders eldeN to 0 du do some successful ucal m work th their I hay have instructed Elder Eldr II Thom Thomas that tho those tow towns are within I the Ibe boundaries ot of his bh and have directed tte hIm to mInister unto them at h hi t J I might I go on with it I frost the fr letters of other elen frol from all I te a of t Ut mission showing li p CD con to 10 those above ned It no not tt that mr letter hl ha 1 grown too lengthy It I lal to lay t ue the It hr the irest t wor o u Mr I monism n growing so ao PreValent be accounted t for In an any t I than that the Lord I 01 I Working t I pwe power upon the Ii t Iho I people a II never before I 01 o out upon tb the convert M lul ful t Which cn can e efrom hu t from 0 one source va vi b by th the Ki ert r power of the hn Holy Ghost Th n ate everywhere following the h aly In the gift If ot of that mt moM ot of all r which the duto doctor always I al tall fail t I R u cancer of the e lah h ha h heeled I by th the power or of Oo p I Ih ot of the O rh I the cm In and nd In the that al and Ad of tl h and amid hate of a hireling MI lb II am nd fraud prat th h urk b by editors Ito and nd roll riis along ani I and nd mightier with tb h p l Ing ot of th the year n ald and 1 en wi will it t til th the coming of the In finn ot of Oni w un I It when It it 19 and n power wil will Il till t the whole from ocean to 10 ocean and nl oan 1 an p to tn pole pol PO n NEPHI lo |