Show r IOWA CONF CONFERENCE CONFERENCE RENCE The was held on Sept and in the Stafford t County Court House here There were present of the home Elders J JE E Booth President of the Northern States Mi Mission ion President W H N of ot the Iowa Conference and traveling Elders Wm A Tay- Tay Taylor Tay-lor Tay lor Jor John Dunn Edwin Mace Isaac O Wall Wal and Herman Grether also t j J h r J Joseph oseph H Denis Denia Deni of Wisconsin traveling missionary Three well attended meetings were held each day All AU present listened attentively to the principles of life and truth set forth by the El- El Elders Elders El Elders ders as also to their testimonies and proof of J Joseph ph Smiths Smith's mission and aud the restoration of the Gospel On Monday the the Priest Priest- Priesthood Priesthood Priesthood hood meeting took place when the Elders submitted their reports for forthe forthe forthe the last four months and related their experience Much valuable instruction was given by President Booth The Elders were assigned to their respective fields of labor as follows follows- Elders El ders Edwin Mace and John Dunn to the northwestern portion of Mis Mis- Missouri H N Bird and Anderson to Nebraska and the western portion of Iowa Iowa- W H J O 0 Wall Walland Walland and H lI 11 Grether to Kansas Elder W A Taylor returns home after filling au honorable mission of three twenty three months likewise Brother Joseph H Denia who has completed a mission of two years He Ele goes to Zion to locate and assist there here in helping forward the great day Latter day work We much regret their heir departure as well as that of President Booth who returns to Utah to occupy a position in the owing coming session of the legislature The Saints here as well as stran- stran atran much credit for the hospItality hos- hos ty whilst which they extended to the M Elders during conference HERMAN GRETHER Clerk of Conference |