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Show provides for them according to his promise. ' ' The speaker also said there is a great increase to the Church in Kurope, and the nations of the earth generally are being kind to the Elders El-ders of Israel and thus the word of God is being received kindly by the honest of every land, and so is raising up friends to his servents in many places and the way is being opened for the truths of the gospel 1 to be preached to the honest in many lands, and thus the gospel is being taught to the people without purse or scrip to the poor as well as the rich. 8un iny Services. At it. Gccrge Ta'jernacl. October 18, 189'. Councilor Edward II. Snow Prendiit . President McArthur said he had just returned from Salt Lake City having atte 'ded the general confer-ance confer-ance there. Said there was nothing new made manifest, but a very good spirit pervaded all the speakers at the conferance and especially President Presi-dent Woodruff who spoke well and looked well; and said President Woodruff bore a strong testimony to the sayings of the prophets and said all that had not been already fulfilled would all be fulfilled in the due time of the Lord. The speaker reported that President Woodruff desired all the presiding men to advise ad-vise the people to pay their tithes and offerings that there may be an abundance to crry on the work of God and to provide for the poor among us, that none may lack for the comforts of life. Elder James G. Bleak said to use President Voodruft's own words "he had a new pair of lungs and his hearing hear-ing was restored to him" and although al-though he will be 90 years old next March, he feels healthy and is cheer-ful cheer-ful and he sends his blessing particularly partic-ularly to the people of St. George where he has spent so many happy days, weeks, a..d months with this people. Stated that we now have 366 missionaries in the Southren States who go out strictly as in days of old without purse or scrip and the Lord |