Show I INDIAN DIAN TERRITORY MISSION At the reunion of at the 4 Indian dlan ian Terri Territory tory missionaries held bold Thursday In inthe the Fifteenth ward meeting house boule there was wal a good showing of 01 the 4 Elders and a large larae number of at their beir and invited guest President Joseph F Smith hiders Brigham Young Francis M Lyman George Teal Teesdale ale and Heber J Grant of the quorum of the Apostles Elder Ell Elias Morris Bishop of the Fifteenth ward and other veterans in tn missionary fV work r At 5 6 pm the people to I gather and from then until 8 was wae I spent in greeting and social conversa conversa- conversation conversation conversation tion during which W time corn bread was Wal passed paled around as al a reminder of at the I food most moat plentiful in the Indian Ter Ter- Territory Territory I Elder Joseph H Felt then called the I people to order and announced the pro pro- program pro program I gram aram the first being a 8 hymn by the I congregation I Elder George B Wallace offered the opening prayer and the be I 1 T choir sang lang ang a favorite fa missionary hymn Elder Eider lder Wm T f Jack then read the Roll Boll Boll of ot Honor Honor Honor- consisting of at all aU the Elders Ehler who have labored as mission missionaries aries in the Indian Terr tory eighty eighty- five five in all aH Those Thole present answered to their names and where they were not present their representative responded giving al their relationship to the Elder An address of ot welcome was wal then delivered de delivered de- de delivered livered by Elder Joseph J H Felt after which Elder Andrew Kimball gave a brief sketch of the Indian Territory I ID mission from the time the Prophet J Joseph Smith first preached to the Indians until the present Two Mormon Elders Lorin C and James Jamel M N Haslam Hallam sang Bang a familiar hymn l Elder George Teasdale feud ale related some lame very interesting incidents in his bin labors labore In the Indian Territory and gave gaTe good instructions to those thole present An original poem wa was read by Elder J J Hill relating an amu amusing inci inci- incident incident dent in his biti bl labors as al a missionary Elder Brigham Young then ad- ad addressed ad addressed dressed the assemblage relating his experience among different tribes of Indians and expressing his interest t lu iv luthis this branch of the house bouse of Israel Prest Joseph F Smith said be was wal I pleased with the be character of the meet meet- meeting meeting I inland ing and hoped this would not be the thelast thelast last lut of this kind but that they would be continued The speaker had labored of 01 Israel among a branch of the house bouse living in Hawaii Referred to an account in 10 the Book of at Mormon ot of ships sailing out on the Ue Pacific Ocean It Itil Itis Itis and never never being beard from again is il probable these carried the families who peopled the Pacific isles Illel The I T choir then sang an original poem entitled d My Home in the West and the sisters leters passed around refreshments While the people were partaking of ot the good things the question of continuing these gath gath- gatherings gatherings ering was considered and a standing committee of at nine was selected as to- to fol follows lows lowe low A Kimball Joe Jos H Felt F B Woo Woodbury bury Jed W Ashton James N Haslam Baalam from the city and from other parts George Teasdale Teesdale H M W Dalton Balton and Ammon Green Elder Francis M Lyman then made some lome very interesting remarks refer reter- referring referring ring to his bis labors as al a missionary among the Elder Eider Eider Heber Beber J Grant t aid he be fete I that a time would come corne come when I a p lea great work will be done among the La ites He had bad met many remarkable men among the Indian tribes He had bad ha also labored among the Indians Indian al- al although although though not in the Indian Territory Elder A Kimball made a few remarks re- re remarks marks marke stating elating the condition of ot the Indian Indian In- In Indian dian Territory mission at present The choir sang Come let us UI anew and benediction was pronounced by I byI Bider Ider Wm Win Bricker |