Show SWISS AND GERMAN GEBMAN MISSION the star of february j contains a notice stating that what has heretofore been known as an the swiss and german mission is now divided into two and will hereafter be known as an the swiss mission and the german mission the reason given for this change Is the great extent of territory embraced in that part of the missionary field elder peter loutensock who has been presiding in switzerland and germany has now been ap pointed to preside over the german mission and elder henry B E bowman over the swiss mission A separation of the accounts of each division waa wa effected on january 1 1898 1998 and new sets of books opened on that date the paper published at berne switzerland der stern will be continued as usual and the headquarters of both missions will continue at 20 air chenfeld berne until new quarters weft aro secured for the german mission it speaks well for the progress of tho the work in germany and also for the growth of religious liberty in tho that country that the change noticed has haa been rendered possible years ago it would have been with considerable alta culty that in any city of the germs german empire the headquarters of the missionaries of the latter day saints could be publicly maintained |