Show NORTH CAROLINA MOUNT olive north carolina july 24 1896 that memorable occasion our annus annual I 1 conference to which all elders look forward with so eo much fond bats bab come and Is now numbered number eu with the history of the past no gathering is ie more highly prized and appreciated than are these conference where we are permitted to mingle together renew alu acquaintances fe recount count our successes and varied experiences and above all to listen helen to go the words of wisdom and instruction as B they fall from the lips olgur of cur beloved and inspired president the north carolina conference con two miles north of mount olive wayne county july 18 and 19 A commodious bowery had been erected for the occasion by elderts elders Harr logton bud and cole assisted by our kind friends residing in the neighborhood elder eltas ellas S kimball president of toe the southern states mission and all the elders of the conference thirty four in number were in attendance Samir saturday day morning the lowering clouds brought falling weather but through the kindness of ezekiel nowell newell assistant asel stant pastor of the second ad bentlet church we were privileged to Al meet liest in the salem church a large and v comfortable building well seated and lighted your four meetings were hold held in iba this building on a sunday morning the weather being more favorable meeting was hold held antho in the bowery and fully were in attendances attendance among whom were many prominent people of wayne sud a ad dyplin counties r la in the he congregation were saints kind friends earnest investigators and curiosity seekers all of whom regarded the gathering as one of the most memorable ever held field in the county c on account of 85 mormon elders being pos present sent some not familiar with our beliel belief were on an the tiptoe of expectancy thinking that a now new and strange doc trine would be advanced these at least I 1 tl were disappointed morning conference was 1 called to order at 10 a in m by elder JD C hubbard president or of the oon con itra recce ince alter after singing and prayer the following subjects were ably and intel ll gently treated the atonement Z alder dar 0 W bryan the Gud God head bead 10 edjer ider J C roll holt faith elder ira baker repentance elder li shar S har laag hogton top baptism elder J A free 0 although the rain continued to fall P ane greatest part of the kac day the she afternoon meeting was well attended by an of about some of whom had bad driven twenty miles through rain mid and mud to be pie present sent 4 f attar the usual opening exercises aldem priday friday greene carter hub t bard and wright discoursed upon the i subjects of baptisms baptism holy ghosts pur per ig allty of gid qed organization of the church and faith at A sunday mornings s meeting our arbor was filled to its utmost capacity while many were sitting beneath the badt of the surrounding trees elders kotter and treated in an a a able manner the subjects of baptism and the holy elder J C winter sang eang nazareth PY very tory beautifully president kimball delivered a powerful discourse referring to the history of the church the present condition of our people and how and by whom the gospel should be preached at the close of meeting tc a sumptuous lunch was spread and the manner in which it disappeared indicated thai the ibe temporal as well as the spiritual man was being cared for wring the afternoon services elder kimball spoke upon the organization of the church the subject was handled bandied in a clear logical and forceful manner sunday eve evening the divine authenticity of the book of mormon was skillfully treated by elder E C robinson elders harrington Pl edday idEly hinton winter wright kotter kotler and king sang bang rock bock of my refuge sowing bowing and beautiful after i thanking the people for their kind kindness B ess and hospitality elder kimball pronounced the benediction on monday we met mei in council meeting and were instructed by beloved president toe spirit of too ibe lord was abundantly poured out upon usand us and for several hours bourn we listened with rapt attention to the inspired words of brother kimball kimbal we were advised and each agreed to travel without purse puree or scrip 2 tuesday morning we again met and received r our appointments this conference is now in a most flourishing condition our cur prospects art a r very bright and we anticipate a rich harvest ere the close of the year too much praise can not be given our kind friends in wayne way ne county for the royal manner in which they entertained us ua during conference the follow following lug ire are the names fields and addresses or the elder D C hubbard and B wright trav elling elders 80 30 mt olive wayne county N C E C robinson aud B R W king to labor in durham and orange counties P 0 durham N C F P S priday friday and W M Ever too wilson county pa P 0 wilson NC N C L N stob I 1 and H C carlisle to labor in randolph and chatham counties countie P 0 baileys store county N C ira baker and J C winter to lo labor in person and caswell counties P 0 0 Hox boro person county N C B C savage and J B S parkinson Pr franklin anklin county P 0 Lou lounsburg louisburg Luuie burg isburg franklin county N J J D killpack Killpa ok and C 8 S Carls carlston tov to labor in stober and Hooking liam counties P 0 Benaja arock Bockingham i engham county i y N 0 JL 13 harrington and H W stable montgomery and moore counties P 0 camerom Came rou moore county N C B carter and T M hinton wayde county pa P 0 fremont wayne cou uty N NC C H S kotter kotler and joseph smedley duplin county P 0 faison duplin county N 0 E J Bu hinson and lt 9 B R south warren county P 0 warrenton Warr warren county N C J A jorgensen ane an H mackay stake slake county P 0 eagle rock bock wayne county N C G H bryan brjan and C H blake halifax county P jd halifax ii county N C joseph joeeph P green e and JR F cole northampton county P 0 jackson northampton county N C john M anderson anderaon And ereon and A J holt vance county P 0 Hender henderson soD vance county N C john A freeman Pree nian and J wrelford WT W telford elford nash county P 0 nashville nash county NC N C john C holt and W J shipley pley SlIMP SOU COU county pa P 0 ClID clinton tOD SAMP son county N C the NEWS is ie ever a welcome visitor although it la Is not received as regularly HB as we ire would like jibe D C hubbard prep north Caroll carolina ms conference E C ROBINSON i clerk |