Show CONFERENCE IN VIRGINIA Our annual conference took place II at Haran Harlin Roanoke Co Va on the and Two Twy Tw meetings were held on each day There were present among others President President President dent William Spry of the Southern States Mission Ammon Mercer President of the Conference Maroni DUI Dunford Maroni Gerber B S Dudley Justus P Jordan Peter Peterson Seth H Thomas Elias W Crane and Elias A Terry The subjects spoken upon during the conference were the setting up of the Kingdom of God in the last days and the duties of the Saints Owing to the weather being rather unfavorable the attendance was not so large as could have been expected A good spirit prevailed throughout The The Elders held sev sev- several several several eral council meetings which were greatly enjoyed and the instructions instructions gi given ven had a tendency to en- en encourage encourage en encourage them in the vigorous courage prose prose- prosecution prosecution prosecution cution of their labors The conference itself was much enjoyed by all present and nd the visitors were most hospitably enter enter- entertained entertained entertained by the residents The Elders met at the house of Brother W G Ferguson on the They were there thoroughly instructed in regard to their labors labors and assigned to their several fields by Presidents Spry and Mercer SETH H THOMAS Clerk of Conference NORTONSVILLE Greene Co Va Sept lath 1889 |