| Show I aum 1 MISSIONARY FIELDS IIAIVAIIAN All10N EIllent lelO of tit IIInt PendA I I CAftrence Late Oahu I I Oct 8 1857 To the Tdltor Tile emlannunl conference of tile likivallan mission has Just been con cludcd I hero at I < alc where 1 Idcrs and Salntl have been permitted to Join once more In seeking Instructions and Comfort from a Divine lurd I Con Terence Commenced on S day Oct 3 There Ivess Present a good attendance o f Saints from Late Rnd surrounding branches beside I i fair lbprementation from other islands of the 10uV oil ho stand mate the following Maven md sisters from Zion Samuel M Woul ley president of the IliiualUn minion Flu In c Dibble George 1 owls < o-wls I Jenkins John D Hooper Joseph Jo-seph 1 Drlnlon Ocoibc P Ciarlf Vl list D Hill IdvvInU IllelJ Samuel laet James S hllaker Chas W Hancock John A Ahlslrom Chas C Dash Thomas A Waddouie Abiaham eTnandcz William A Illlams VI1 lam U Davis Joseph U Maughn larK lar-K 1 > I Musser Robert It Salt Mla LId L-Id Iryihena U Our ft Elizabeth AIO C lUiamsundJennlollUHscr The first uesslun was devoted tt general = lu frdt eral conference during which the tiac entries 11 won udnilnlstered followed by appropriate insuuctlons from Elder Woolley etoS lu sessions mere then Occupied by different Church organlzu t lolls The Sunday schools or Late Knlana Kaluanul r aid Walklkl Pre i seated xeldB a n review 01 their 5U cities durllg the a six month tho Mutua I no pruv no eat oocloton 01 I ale Vid kilt A old 1lban gove 11 Hal cxrcle and deoted sons tmo to tile healing if reports from oola lions In the adjacent Islands the general gen-eral Relief Societies occupied ono len slon closing which Instructions were given Pertaining to that branch of mis idonary work and reports were given 01 am many societies an practicable During the remaining oalons Intruo ton wero listened to from the traveling travel-Ing Elders who also gave an account of their recent labors among the pro pie Altogether twelve mrMtlngs were Illd I and the Spirit of th Lord was bundanlly poured out upon nil 10th foleign anti native Elders seemed Id to bear strong < testlinonles Concerning the divinity of the lalter day work On the closing day Oct C the general still local Church nulhorllles wero present oil And unanimously sustained together togeth-er with the Inland appointments for the ensuing half jenr tho latter being as tolo ToporlRamuel n Wooly mange man-ge ot Lnle plantation Jo 1 nrln ton noltnnt manger Gen P Galr school teacher And hookkelw Jennie Munger ar0stant school teacher Illa rla C rdn store keeper Slaterg Wool Iy Oot and Williams 10 attend to their oreetv domestic labor Wm A Wilam and Wn n Vvh to on gare In erecting butMlng and mnbln Plantation Pry nM applet In other labors on the rceleBlasticalLowis J Jenkins Iml Abraham rernnnd to lobo In lano lulu branch C W FIOeld and Mealohn Oahu conference John D Trooper anti John A Ahlstrom Ixannl Gen I lllrdno Parley P Mummer still 1 W KahocVorth IHwall Thomas AWal dour Samuel I Pa get and Ah Tat South Hawaii Chan r nub and Rob r J Rant Hlln Wm D Hill JOB O Muughn and N K Hlopoole Wet Maul and Moltiknl Jol s Tiltaker Chris W Hancock rat Maul nol ases Tdwln C Dibble Wag rc lestsNI to return 10 hiq home In Zion Idwln W nneld was sustained as clerk of the mission Tho Min conterne comprising the districts of Illlo and Pun was created lat April thus ranking throe eon ferencesof the Island of Howell Maul has class hn divided Into two conferences ten < i Foot and Wet still It li I hoped that there more effective work can lie done In stimulating the Saints to acllvll And readlnl the 000111 Among nonmemb One hundred and Iftj seven persons have been al led to the old during the past sIx I months which makes us feel that wo tailor not In vain Th Inlng hlcb was furnished hy Late choir wa excellent and showed diligent work on the part of the Iade Sam Los and members May were the expressions at good mill towad Ant another anti n feeling 01 contentment exists ene ally among the people The Late Saints opened their homes to those In often danco tram l other places While thy aro dId much tow arl making the vlltor comfortable The fact that n feeling 01 hoopitoll toward the FI acre contnue to he shown among the people ivlth a desire among nonmem i been to Innllat and observe the re 11lremnt of the Gospel gives evidence evi-dence that there Is I yet mean for the accomplishment of a great work In the future notwlthftandlng tile Goa per hn hn pched n this mission for many year An Abundance ot rain bo enerl Iy descended much to the Improvement ot Irowln crops With thanks to 1m In whose cause We labor the members at our Itt colony feel more I determined than ever to prove ouep diligent servants In the Mate vineyard Tho latexl missionary arrival In our mldsl Is a little stranger from another worn Horn on September 11th to lrthr and Sister Woly n on Joseph nowberrto such he has hn cbrltneII pleased with missionary mis-sionary life and seem well fitted for long 0Jour In I motalv 81tr M Alley was thus prevonted from talc Inrt I part n thi confei co proceedings Ma tho N o contnue to term nil the vrlnclpl I ot o Are rars non DDWIN mnmT I erk of AT region In thNMis Alb m < nig Cove Madison Co Ala Sept flat 1897 To the dlton Tha forty riders comprising the North Alabama conference arrived here 10 Convene In annual conference Friday last with the exception ot E C Inro who through lameness was not able to leave Flaw ah county The fatigues of a long dusty walk Wee soon forgotten In the affectionate greetings of the Idcrs and tho nearly welcome accorded by the hospital people of the settlement Through a misunderstanding some i Opposition wax role by I a i number 01 the Prominent clten but all difficulties were ratio factorlly adjusted through the Inde fatlguable efforts of Elders Joseph Me Orlo and James n Drawn Ort and scconT assistants to Elder kllTr Matheson pr si lenl of the confer i and their compositions liters 00 1 i Il and P I Felt Great Credit 10 due thee ltrithren for thqlr zeal In preparing for this event Deer regret was manifested by each Miller on Ifornlnp that our mission President Elder I S Kimball would not be reelt on account of Illness yet all fell to bow In mk ubmlslon to the will ot 1m isho rulth 1 things Our heort rejoIced to welcome meo Illn our wulth broth I Elder 1flathi eon mho was called from our Aida to labor In tile office at Chatta nougat and who tllal beef n traveling thit i at few months In Eld l i r aI H Klntlmll l l I r I s ca puclty thrcugh 1 tile Beveled confer Care And in I now In our ndt a 3 Ilia reprntnlc Friday wa spent In Irlesthool meeting ond In prciatlng for tho pub i lie m t tings on the mot row At night the IIle 011 peopl omhlc1 at the If i I home 1 ut Mr w 13 Ilu nndr ID 11 ford her a 1001 cnJobl tm wn spent In listening to songs speeches m1 recitations Sitnrdoj Rpt ISth after a council meeting wlleh lasted from 730 till Its clock a m wp repaired to a large bowery and found the people awaiting our arrival Ider 1 McGregor cal the meetIng io order nod made a brief explanation 01 tho object 01 th con ternc The services wee penpil Iy the Macros tinder the direction if I Ider Iclt Arc he preliminary exercises Ilde JI 1 llr wn was the firsts first-s onker Ills remarks were upon the BU Ject of fnlth 1 Ider Rodney I Ashby followed He stoke on the ox Istencc of God I Her Bhhy was fill lovvcl by lllcr Ruben Mvord who spoke Illefl upon the importance of an understanding ot Go Is character anti atlilbulcs nnd of the principles ot the plan of redemption At 2 oclock 1 1 I services were again commenced br singing and Prayer The sneakers were Elders Chas sperry and Gco T Wrlle violin addd the assembly upon tile sub Jcels ot The Attrll its of God and our Course In Life I The people reassembled at 730 p In Elder Moes Jorgensen poke upon up-on the subject 01 faith the Av I ng cause of all action Ho was followed fly I rider John Christensen who pole from the words ot 1 aul lily grace ye are saved through faith that I nol ot yourselves It la I a gift of God On Sunday SIt 19 about 300 lei PIC were In attendance at 10 ocloek a m when Motor Drown called tho congregation lo order Ale the oj enlng exorcises Elder Joseph Iero Ror nddressd tile people upon the sub Ject of the atonement of Christ and tho Importance c it edlenco to the laws of God I Idrr Chas s I Hnlghl t 10ight spoke I upon tho Principle I of ripent once Io Iolon and Importance In the Oopel at Christ The alernoon e Ie we e Occupied by Elder AI bet Ala began Orion the subject ot ba llsm Services were again held at 730 p m I Ider Peter Nielsen and Supt rimer n Illnckley of the North Ala bama Sunday school were the speak r Thtlr rcmalks wero confined to the subject of tile Holy conOne On Sept 20 the entire lay was spent In council meeting In glvng In eOlncl IIrtng reports and receiving Instructions from the His of Tiler Matheson and In listen lten Ing to the tesllmoiiles of tho miles 1 We Indeed had I time of great re Jolclng and ono to be long rcmem bored Tho Elders were unanimous In I declaring that they experienced the I owe 01 God more abundantlir mad mariifcst ahuldanty monltct than during our council meeting counci Tuesday morning after Sacrament meeting the Cider receive I their nil polnlmcnls to their nelds of labor I At 10 clock serviceg 1 were held at tlo Waters Care and Elder Matheson led Sister Knife Lllett down JIthol walerB of Inptlsm nnd administered < that I sacred ordinance The weather Ins I been clear and pleasant wethe all litur eme1 to rejoice and give ni sent Ing approval to the Proceedings ot the part tw dar UALT1 I SLACK Clerk of Col feroi c The following ore the names and nd Ircssci of Idem In the North Mabi ran conference Joseph I MeGreo arid S J Callan Corinth Aleom County filing Coll James r Brown and Chas A Sperry New Albany lion County Mis Imer n Hlnckley and Levi Gnyhr Rockwool Franklin count Alo Chas A I iluht And F M Mlckle Hen Florence Lnuder lain county oio Edward r Stevens and Sidney Reynolds Rey-nolds Rally Spring Mirshall county Mismmost most Ricks and James Stanworlh Athens Llmuton County AlI Itolne I Uhhyimd N I Tanner Illllej Tlipih county Miss Gel D Wrldo And I New I Ider Cor Inth Alcom county Miss O L Martin and rank Tohnau Hamilton Marlon county AlI James A Lee and George irklnson New Affinity Union county Miss John ChrlIn and Samuel Ilep lp worth Tupelo Leo county Mint A I Crnnnoy nnd rank Ilalllt Tuscuml Colbert county Ala Jesse K Wheeler and I h Cranney Jasper Walker county Ala Walter 1 Slack and Oe > A Smith Russellvlllc Franklin county Ala Ruben Alvord and Coo r Taylor ontotoe Pontotoe county Miss Idwnrl Hell and Asa Chase Sena tohla l l Tote county Miss Jo s Hellows and n1voln Ponrose Ilernni do I > s Safe county Miss Arthur J Smith and Joseph Skeen Aberdeen Monroe county Miss Jortensen and New Meter Ofxord La Fact county Miss Ite Nlon And D P Tell ratio TIhomlnlo county Ml sid Gen Il 111 s-id G M Afatthocia Huntsville Madeson county Ala lours Fruit JOSI III r McOUI GOR JAB r BROWN IIROWNCon Con Irest In II e I I rr kfe tonfrrrurr Sans Dole Choctaw Nat I T September 24 1S37 To tho Tdltor In July of the present jenr our president presi-dent Jos J Rlchardsen and the undersigned un-dersigned were appointed meteoric Elders of this conference Wo journeyed Jour-neyed soulh from the Cherokee to the Choctaw nation calling on Saints and Investigators The tried and true Saint Uncle Celeron Mabn whoso name la I dear to all Idem that ever knew him took us to Sins Hols In his agon where we held it course ot meet ID6 at the homes of lira John E Weaver and other kind friends Returning to the Cherokee nation we called upon the Saints nt found Mountain Moun-tain hold 0 few meetings with them and bad the privilege of Adding hy I baptism two more sheep to the Lord fold I foldWe Boon reached the happy home ot Undo Williams and Aunty Hendrlcks the long tried and true friends of tho Miller In neld Tor many Years Post no Miter ever filled or filed to 01 a mission to IndIan Ind-Ian Territory but hod cause to call down the 1leln ot God upon this kind household I seems Indeed thy are chosen vesels In the h lands of the LAM or Mill iz III clorDes vvcrko May tho peace and blessings of heaven hea-ven rest upon all that vroIo for the Iders o do theo and miny others ot the true children 01 the Ingdom On the 12th of August we reached the city 01 Talleleh and through the kindness ot the deputy high sheriff I r O Core b d n is use of the capital It Is n grounds pretty I I plate east 0 tho lhl front our tier retired lamp dickered over the faces of some Iwo hundred I of the town beat I People we gladly assumed the ntllludo of teachers and Ode the good Inllii ence laid before them the principles of faith On lie I marrow 0 rain Inter or mInis to ti ok ui an eart lobo ot love with the high hplr The reulo wr manlt nt night as wro stepped for mold tl call our audience to Ie Ills edict that Ao should no loner he I rivers the that al the 1 lrllee nomlnUon I ot tho clt I h1 nJoycd 0110 It necessary for us to dismiss our liltlincra Im all cluarterm could ho 1 hard the I tones of llgsiiu I fa tl li niid wo had Kin 1 Invitations to lodge t hotel and I private dwell I us of TahlcnuaiiThu i JoOIC tile Iowa turned t > good the a VI 11 out enemies would do its The filIlOwlg I d lay wo serured the use 44 the M n church The room wo Well Tilled durIng our stay rom I dar In the cit 01 the Id strengthened ti In Preventing the 0011 01 truth to thlten era small 9 U hor We found sOlal 11 amonl II Iltr n well known judge nmo a thelot ml he ns he bid us 9flodiby left In I fur hinli money Ill hlch wits much needed This nioney I prityers I Aye wo given In answer to earnest f 13 efore our departure Elders Wm A Turner anti O 1 Inlet Called In to see us on their return from the north part of the district where thy with the help of the Lord had done a good And orlt mrk < We were then TNT by Ihe Spirit of the Lord to the ell y of Mnlla lifts mie north A x we journeyed we cnllel nt the Spnvlnaw mills that were built In ISo 59 by company of Saints on their way ti the valleys of uh mountains ler we were kindly receive 1 ly many eon who never before had Peen a Jocmon Ell der but lond learned to reppect I them t hl because of the grood record dN r I Impressed upon the salads o those mile I hal ben so fortunate to com In contact con-tact with tho Influence of the Saints of the Most High We held one meeting with them then walked on the next morning We were Invite 1 to ride ly one Mr West an old resident of the place i who though Young well remembered the sojourn 01 our 1011 P on the banks of this healtlll stream Why motor lie I never saw such on Industrious and thrifty eoplo There woe cal > te clblnet makers mak-ers btickf rnllhs f I Iners weavers bat makers and every other kInd ot mak croII fuel everything the wore Ir used was the product of their own labor I la-bor I remember that Just before the war that their resident I had a Vision I multi that there wan going to bo war and they must go ut once ti tile valleys val-leys I of the mountain to escaie And 1m blessed 1 If they dl ant i Pull stakes and > to Utah and that Just In time too too1hu we mho know the good shepherds shep-herds voleo Bee how lie guards Ills choen ones I Violin Ih a largest of Cherokee I ct Was ronched as night came on We wee met and accosted by a former Ited church mnbc of tile HeorBarlied asking If me wee nol Utah Iomon liters Yeo we re Piled Then Bill he wont you go home with I me We did and wee moot kindly treated and found his goodf family ole among inarly searchers ot truth lanr Nol being alod to i reach In their churches wo commenced preach Ingon the ttrcel to a multitude of attentive let Ill ers Tor a short time we did without tho comforts of the body but wlhoUI time the SpIrit whispered pa to our happy auto and sent men to prvide for our onll As our last meetings drew to a close wu con templatd 1lng the ciy If I nOM Wells sent to Provide for our wants Whie wc stood alone In I lent prayer that the sign might thea ho given a mol hay steppId to my side nnd Bald I tire hoe you had supper No was the reply Then rao come and take supper sup-per with papa end momma We rot 10we1 i him to a hotel I had an excel lent sillier and wee cooked to Stay over night wronsltarled to leave the place and were directed to the house of Mr Ld we nionds a member of the llcirgantzid church At the door they met us with open hearts And the day wan spent In corneal conversation At nllht wo held meeting with them a few friends Icing Invited Tho Spirit of the Lord fisted upon us and several received n living testimony 01 our divine calling and message Th next dy and night wo rcmali c I under the shades of tile root owned ly thin good family mil that of a Mr Civvies also a member of th same organization The time was again spent In conversation anti meeting The next morning Mr Cowles Informed formed us that he aid wife were really for aptlsm 1 This we were Indeed happy to perfArm but I found upon our repairing to the waters not only the hut four others erectly tl rccelve tile holy ordinance at our hands Among thee were the kind wife 11 Mr Id monds and his son also Mr Cowles F on nnd an earnest lady Mis Far who had also received n testimony Ihrough the spirit This was n day of rejoicing and of thanksgiving for the light of the Gospel At the close at day theo good Saints bid us godspeed steed and JJrolhtr Lowles took us o teen miles on our way to his ranch blte Cowie gave UB money and they all dhl who they could for OUt com tort while with them We went to Chelsea nnd were kindly received ly Mr M I L Couch who gave JU the use of his hall to hold meetings In neo we taught the first principles of the Gospel for one week found some Lellevets and left others converted con-verted and ready for baptism on our return Here 1 Mern Alfred Dixon still Alfred Hogensen were mat In their field of labor anti were found doing much good missionary work and tilled with the HIlrlt 11 the Gospel tidings Ider Rlchaidsen became so lame lie conld scarcely walk We had twenty In illes to travel to the next town ot Inremore low It was to be made me knew not hit 1 Played and trusted An we wen ready t J leave a kind gentleman gen-tleman and 1 lady with whom we stayed over night place In I my bowl Just enough money to pay our fare to Clnremorp On reaching this city Judge Vorwool hired the o era house for us to Preach In We hall four mectlngi with little Interest manifesto fly the people We then Journeyed south again to Stin1 Ilols 1 vshere we had arranged 10 hold conference Here the taco ot Ht 1lde was lighted with smiles 01 Joy a meeting 1lde Wm P Jack and their fellow laborer Ilrothers J I IMstow and J U Weaver had cured the use of tho curt house for our meetings anti the riders were klndl received and cared for by tho Saints and a good family JcDanel I ly name that has ever been a true friend to the Idcrs Meetings were held each flight durIng dur-Ing th tour conference dar nt which the people were taught tho principle of the Gospel rider Jack spoko the first night upon the subject it media ton and atonement explaining In his earnest manner the V alle nt the vond plan to the understand un-derstand I ng of all At our second meeting Elder D T llawkloy and Mder Joa J ncl I arleon a o o to luhJel 0 I I I faith Asia woter bp1hun haltm On the tololng doy elx eoul Is Wet I I 1 baptized by Elder n I Alred J r Sacrament and Confirmation meet stiff wo hell In the a It ernoon nt t which Brother James I Ilrlstow was I ordained 0 Priest anti selected super 11 Intndent ot the Sunday school to bo I I organized on the following Sunday Meeting was hold again at night r ride r n I Alrcd Jr Sopokecin the I lllrlh of writer and the RIlrlt At the lot 01 our Conference met tire I Ider W J Jock s Ioke upon 1 the dlvlno calling of the I Propht fl r Joseph rmllli 1I Ide Illchirdsen I I I boro tesllmony to the grot truth I taught the people and our conference cl ALl t i Though some of our Ile have I not hal the lest of I iealth during the past orm Reason thy have don n 1 I Forest and good work with Indian I 1erltory peoilc having baptized I fort tile cracals and left n testi MAY never to be forgotten teBt I thousands I 1 Those tire but eight riders now In I this contr ne anti l 1 will work for the next eight montha In 1 the Chocta I I Notlo Th Sil te ald friends ot bans Dole lave Ieen I f 101 een very kind doing lif all In their I ower for the comfort nnl Ill I ha pli of on happiness the Elders and the sue errs 01 ont conference M my mur Elders are needed In Indian Terrllorj Young men In Zion I fr J are you ready t I I ALLRI JR onthpr 11111 Conference I Denton Franklin Count IIIW 11 1 October 17 W To the littler 197 11 I The emlannu1 conference of the Southern Illinois conference convened I In thl 1 19 city October 3td 21h and 21th In the county court house There were I In attendance Elder Louis A kelschof I lie Norlhernstntes mission rider V r Candland of the Southern Illinois con Terence And the following named I Il I Hers J w Irancom John A nomeS Coon Gee A HIM D A Morris W r All bull J E llradshaw 11 R Iot 1 I Hepler 1 S Shoots D A Lowry M J Dallard M Btokey Dun Christiansen nalrd 1 Durfee D M Guest C n Plnwomley I W JcKond F W Jane the last i two fresh from tol There were 01 n number ot Saint present some of hem coming a distance of forty nine mills I mie The veather was ail that could be expected and the meeting Were well mended especially the evening wl I I Ings the People being somewhat after the style at Nlcodemus Conference commne1 October 23rd I I nt 2nO p 0 presided over by Elder I Candland and after the usual opening exercises I Ider 1 S Sheets occuple 1 I the time upon the subject of Faith and I Faith nnd Work 11 I At 7 p i m the subject of Repentance and 1 Baptism were spoken upon by Idem 1 r Durfce and W I Abbott I respectively I Oct 2tth nl 10 n m Elders Candland i I And Dlnwooley spoke upon the sub ject of the Holy Ghost At 230 p m 4 1111r 1111 r I Llder J M Ballard spoke upon Divine I i authority and Church organization I At 7 II m Her Lam Christiansen < Chrltann spoke upon Aiostacy and Hestornllon fellowta by 1 Ider J Stookey On Oct Bill at 10 n m the 25tl History of the Gas I per was dwelt upon by Elder D A f I oury and Individual and General Salvation Sal-vation by 1 Ider D M Guest At 7 p m Ider Louis A Kelsch occupied the I time upon the Kingdom of Gol On the to I afternoon of the 2tlh we hell a four i hour Priesthood meeting where the Elders receive their appointments and I Home Very valuable Instructions and I odvle were liven by Elders Kelsch and Condlald The work In the southern part at this state Is I Iogrlnl rapidly The I I 1 Hers arc making better success and more friends than ever before even In I f very this little kindly town where we were treated I Tin New Is I n most welcome via 1 11 1 much tier and Interest Its column are read with o Interestc c E niNwoonrr 1 I I Clerk of Conference P The following Is I 0 list of Elders and 0 I their respective field of labor J W Frncom anti Jnhn A Coon Newton Jasper county 1 y 11 aco A Hill and D A Morris Effing ham tmnham county I I W r Abbott Anti John A Uradshav I Oallatln county III C I Hlnw rodey and r n Hcplei Ml Vernon Jefferson county 111 EdwIn F Sheets Vaudalla Fayette county 111 1 A Lowry and P W Jones Xenia Clay county 111 it J Ilallard Vienna Johnson coun ty ill fr Stookey And 117m Christiansen i Alontromery county 111 V III Ciondland still P F Durfee Ill I-ll ntnn Vrnnklin county 111 D At O ucxt and I XV McNar Olney Richland county 111 Miller Fred frtod The News has received the follow Ing letter from Ulders Veror and Cal derwood addrtoped to tile Saints of Utah And all vho are Interested In missionary work Corning X T Oct 30 107 We feel at thin time to make mention I men-tion of settle of the bItAsIngs extended to Its by our heavenly rather an Ile Ties opened up our way before us fund 11 I enabled us in present In our weak way some At the glorious principles of cternal truth Tilt writers met About four weeks rice at the head quaxters of this branch of the mission lid fit complance with 0 appointment left Collectors X Y to 11 1 labor In tills and surrounding cities We feel to say that we were led by Divine influence III the home of one of the most hospitable families of this city Ili every Before of the word they I 1 are kind and generous We Were welcomed without a minutes hesitation hesita-tion and furnished ith all things needed for our comfort and convent I core After surveying the country and me lecting places In votilch to labor we approached some of the school 1rustees and stated our business and he we I were at the same time making men firm that we should be pleased to I apenk some time to the people It we cc u lit obtain Permission to use the i school house Six Pierce have been opened for us fit some of which we have spoken twice and the doors are still copra lie meetings as a rule are quite well offended but to some our I message to strange It to the first I time they have heard such teachings 11 IT Ito attend accept our literature anti wo hopso this Ina be a means of 11 re coving prejudice and also leading I man to mearch for the truth We have field up to date since corn Ina Item n Tan meeting and have two other appointment for next SundAy N tl if there Lee ant of the readers of this he have relatives or friends In this neighborhood And should like to have us call on them it will be a pleasuill to us to tie so I I I IRt T re Conferrer I Vine Alt Campbell County Tenn October I 10T The Elders of fmit Tennessee con I ference An one occasion received tills r I testimony from a reverend gentleman I I Uldcra alre I Thoitia Mormon working a faithfully as the ant anti as quietly N the failing cit the dew This Is J about true At our conference which was held at Jackson the county peat of this county on August 21nt and 22nd we bad an enjoyable time there being thlrtyune 1lders present We were thenaiaOedwa felOn ot lobor I I and lId Anther tdanher at Lincoln fil 1 rnUflty Itenado were apaigned I in j remnln In till Cnmpbell eouutyl at mteorie 1lder8 We ore plesed J to tnte that we have erect won < ler IleeeeIof the Lord lie haa t rally here nlndfiil ot uTnnd provided us with plenty of gout frlendi while preaching the glad tidings tt treat t joy to our fellow man It Is two months sln < e we conciiiaeti our labors In this part during which i t time wo held 123 mwtlnBH most ot 11 which were well attended I feel assured f as-sured that In breaking tome Rood down has the been walls effected nf j l prejudice We have MI the pleaoure 1 ot meet i II I Ing a number of the ministers whom i I we have found to be very nice men j t generally Some of them hate attended at-tended our meetings and warned the people not agalnm our teaching os they did In Ioys ot yore hut aAolnt teeing arty hentrro of the wort atid reg JY h hoovr 1 th C not doers They have told the people I w to respect ui Often they Invite us inC in-C C Cie their home to sine and ploy with thrm In our trnvl we hove found n e number of books purjortlng to eon tain the history of our people and i bearing the title e 1sP history I of the Mvnterles and crimes of MormonIsm i Mor-monIsm This had created nnlmoil IY In some of the ixople3 hearts toward to-ward us but dare they have heard us preach and reed nor troate they have C j generally rid I theocoelcee I I of the Heath diii 1 1 Hea-th book and admitted that It wad iI nothing but a misrepresentation and a money eehenie in reotte enare man rich One minister who bad one of there hooks for which I orn had paid C t 5 said It I was not worth 25 cents C r Truth Is I mighty and will prevail j The Wear Is I a welcome guest It f affords us great pleasure In perusing J Its pages especially those that relate I < to the experiences of our fellow laborera In other parts of the world I W II CAUTEU t A lirMvtH I lt I i 17 p Cit any one melee to write to I our I 0 address Is I Caryvllle Campbell A camp-bell county T nn j I tmarreteni Work In CPAnr Cl JlreMau Germany Oct 18 1807 < 1 To the niltor We take the liberty of apprising I coo j i 1 and the I many readers of year valuable I paper that the work In this part of the t em 7 Lord vineyard Is progreslnl In a IHII ieryenmauenging aced uUsractory 1 Ci manner We hnsa had the plroeiere of ehd ie f oo 1 adding three t good honent Bouls tenor branch last month and live In hopes C et C or performing more baptlsmi In the nol tar dltant future as there are many C I 1 cc 110 are enerKetlenlly Investigating the n truths ot the Blasting Clospel C f We are endelorlnl 10 do our pllrt b In warning the Inhabitants of this C I large city before the coming Judgments 1 of Almlght Ood and In disseminating C f Feeds of truth and righteousness by C Ci trading holding I public I meetings C which are well attended and preaching 1 preach-ing the Gospel wherever an opportunity C t opportun-ity presents Itself C Sir hope that the readers of this will I l oblige us by forwarding the address of any relative or friend they may have Over prayIng for the welfare or Zion and the work of the Lord r tV r tre r throughout the earth we remain your k 1 In or about Itreslau t brethren In the Ooer > l of Christ W CUA1IUK CttJUJ ° t JACK L urnwcic Oraebuchener Str 49th llreslau Germany Ger-many C i i r InterUng tfroeniaOainat I Balelavalu Savall Samoa I m Saturday Sept IS lull I i To the Editor i C 1 Allow mo to Oder a few Introductory t line on the Ilrrlval ot Iders and < 1 Saints t preparatory to conf < rence J 7 I Wednesday Sept t 13 at noon Ilrolh t 1 David Kenfion with his boat arrived 1 from tlpolu having In company Pre 10 t 0 13 J A ood Elder 1 rorti r duff ranenc ft h a native Saint and also one of tin teadlng chler or Taleaa tend Tlol I roe of tar Salcnula odeog ocea he emal sides the mn Older l Wood and Hn tm I I Ilenliare left Faalll Tuedoy Irter noon Sept 14th by boat called In at < Mullnuu and added Tasl to number r num-ber next nt ValUHU vUiere I Elder duff 8 I 1d0 and ranene came aboard then at Ia I Iula where they took on six natlvu bovs tort of th boat crew After n tow hours leaonl 1 ailing they ar rlveol nt Ttntlfi and remained during the night Omit ly this morning Sept Hth the were again asall but be raaeeofaremoeehecaeeeimlecieaavytoat they 1l1l1 In lit Mumamiaand left four of the crew started across the Irolts and arrlo < l here Salela valu all O 1C at noon These breth 7 len spent their time till conference l visiting among the Comic a Irldiy Cruet 17lh elder Moody In I com pliny nillie 01010 eeerlnei franc 10 gotoil They left that hranch lat C Mondaj nprndHiB the first night at ini halaelua t Tuesday night at rasa m Wednesday night at sill and Thursday 7 Thurs-day night at Inlaull They ported < that the Saints would coma later by 7 meat pldlng time weather snot toe imrable The hrethlen lere lndlv I elltertalne1 011 tI hi way 7 Ihler Learneit rrhed reneral < toe prevlou ant hut spet the time In visiting the San jl Older llemlrlcks nrrlVfd rrlda > Sept t 17 from TuiiKlvl The Salnta will be here this evenng I The baleaula I taints have arrlv ed and i nra amemng the ieecimbe here dIcier I Oeo S llurnham arrivedlater In I the i I A i m Intro u < Uon toulereonferenre I 7 i 1 lIen Eldere I inhile rome of the leudheeg re r8 t ed ht e hlefn anei l4melotn tat dacn to n feat prepared by Uther Feud enlon Arter aa ahundllnl repast n well at i teoded omeetlog nyne held he the meet 1 dh UI Iln hc ° g hmmoee Older Womed need Chaff Mdroed the sme I MINUTeS OF corlrnBNCr Conterenca eOllvene In the meetIng house Saturday with II goodly number I Ire attendance CoIled I tacesden at 0 a ei Jt m by hjlder t ° ellllam I Jeppnnn recoil Ing hIr ot thlo 1lano1 preoldlng Opened icy elneeleeg Ieapae icy 171cr flnUro cahlve Cabot Cmmatbnurd by nlegiog Viall a natll Older au ihe Ilcet tpeaher lie elmolce nrc Ihe 1 tom PItom eoocnaodieentee of GuI and romalnloK them to thin end lie as followe hy llrother David Kcnl son who dwelt on the neeelty ot honoring the 111lhood noel oheylng C those 10 RuthoIt oOr an inje William A Moody then addressed the Paints on the principle of repentance Older roster Chaff presented the Iresl dencj anil the Apostles of the Churcl In connection with th < riders I laboring t on Savall t with rider Jenpun prcsld C v tog Older over the same nnd rider r 17 J Wood pnslJent of the Simoan mtV 17 olon All Wr < unanlmuly otalned g7 JMer Woo1 01001 hy giving Some encouraging rematka to the Sanl tourIng the noon houn the Oldern 717 held their tesUmony meetlnq IIlso tranoartod amble 1 > 118lnee os WIO n oar for the good and advancement of this branch They agreed to cPa k mlle < lly tug ther townrdi hulldlnc and j establishing n central school at Touch vI President Wood Instruclfd Ill Fl 1 den to seek diligently for the Spirit ot God that thej might have Ills gallIng Inllucnci nt all times Then their keller Old lahor wld alwllya be In ccordancu cell the mind acid will of the Larch Meeting commenced In the afternoon nt I odoek with a good attendance Ba lausa a natfvt rider was the llrst jpeaker lie poke upon the gifts noel blemlnKS obtained by the Saints when faithful to the OoBpel of Christ Elder Gee S Uurnham followed speaking on he pilnclple of baptism after which 1711cr Foster Chaff dwelt tot time the of the work of Christ on progress In Silmon During the evening Elder Wood ex Iblted his magic lantern I views to n large crowd of eager ohservtra also three baptisms were made seven Inl On Sunday tiepi 19 a great number or ppople were preent amonq Um one strangers One of the native riders Opopo poke for tom time on the use f f the HIMe Elder Leonard folIo rae I speaking of th neceseltv cf teeplrg the I ord a commandments In order that wo mIght receive m bl i i On boat Tic erred cOre of the time nos ccuplefl hy rider ChieF hH hJPt icing thee Holy Ohost anil nt nubjerts tar the dIme The Sunday pchool exerels hon ot llII n m A prolrnm roe ndord I h y members of the different schools onIUnl ot dogleg hr nil th prrmeelt reeitlne ct thee rtlete at Iallh In oonert sneidcrreuefve 1 home ly Broth 1r1 Keel with roPpoe by 1011 of TUslvl ten otopUo ond on rrvernrn elI careen dIllon of tho hh 01 iOcct Ihrlt ot Iolterty Source hv I toprpntotlv cf th Sole ececlen 01 report 01 thp < llfTrenl ehnelnc ten ocllons cInch onreeen rle lIfe ot Toeh who neon reId Into Eivnt bv the Tuoflvl rhor l Icing raphlet Ith ye PreIMnt Woolrur hv Itrnthrr DaMd Kpnj on of Tinilvl rnrscert eltotlon hv rIce SsIeIcnulit ehootoN It brief history or the Omens on wiener hv roprentlthe ot the Rnpnu rMol The TM < thiM meUnl wee collect en ceder nl 10 p er A peach roper ntatlon of the Priesthood woe pm rot All felt to rnlop nod for the Rnv en remeloeef lead tin to tIn end nhop elm rO the IIltht ot tIn Ooonel > The Spirit of Ood tee nbnnd rotc1 pppl1l I frefldnrt Wool full ot Ihp Spirit tirournirotl Ibn Prlet hvoci to 10hor nkpnh In hrlnltln tIme denoele of Sivall In harmony with the Oo pl Tide nCtonoon ntlop Wit well nt Ieehl leenlngeoerel ccc is lliiml Ihaerenhreeeaere Fanpnn nrother FI Kenison riders Itendr ks Tlorne ono 1 Tenpsnn A rood spirit W9 manl estrd bvnll ponpnt A nlrllo < l npelln woe ht1 echo toolght nnol a 11001 otenmlnnce Irnnl lent Woo oecupl1 lIce time opeakl with POwr ace the renlaen ion nt the Josnel All listened < with onger at ntlon After meeting the Snlnts tonod 10 entoy Ic lew mlnut ot so rlRI honthnke end eonerllon A spirit of tinlnn nnd humllltv Is I ex ting nmonsr the Saints Nothing hns rnnsnlred lUirlng lIce conference to ncr the good spirit of the came but pn hoe been peace end har nonv El lee end fin Int hovP pouan hpen en rhteneil with the Spirit of Christ old nil home maoltpte1 An lrl1et deemed 10 irn forth ned live better the law of rIgId eOamneet hen It 1 Icioni oeoflernnnnwsnrrn t In tho cedIng rPnt and neeitemenlct for tIde ehool children 1riPA were IwaNlp t winners In the dITernt comnetl tlon o wen Os In ppeh mccotler ot the r evernl I schools end a roval I gitnd tlmi vas rartlclnnt In All gave tin codeIne hanilshnke and separated for belt different branchs Tuedav forenoon the riders held II Raeroel1t moptln An prtook or tho rome In hmllltv nod wllh beach or Ohnnlcfcdliceee thee earl hore l n fnlth rnll teUmny to the Oopet ol Christ President Wood spnke march of power nod eneaccrngd went to Ihp redder ex lortlnc them to trust In the I ord noel loan I not on Ihplr own lerstnndlng hen all would he well The pirlt of ruth and rlgbehro unereewar tIn t-In huntlonee In the afternoon then rhpr hol reocleother f urevo elI and Oodneed thee started for theleoee eral nell or haIled 1rpldent WOOl oNI rtler ctuIT and 7beochyiOehi iSednender mornIng Ihronh the hlneheetn or lIce Ienln tamlly returned Ice hool to tlnou i C be 0VA172JbCh Secretory ot Cntenee North Chicago Oct 12 1S97 To the rdltor The North Illinois conference wa hetd In Wicker Park hall North ave lIe Chicago the 25th aced 26th of September ember last llesldes President Ic A Celsch of the Northern States mission here were present Elder E M Doer I resident of the conference and the ollowlng brethren laboring In Chi i ago and the conference J pr lorlui Charles A Haacke Edo G Ildsley been A Hulme C C Bteffen Lewis McCarri son Charles Jensen O O Hlchen and Dlnlel Itolllj At everal Elders had Just arrived from Utah destined for different parts In the states ns missionaries the swelled the number to about twenty In all IncludIng Includ-Ing our mission clerk rider Chrlto Iher BUrton Three meetings win held w-in Saturday and then report rrom the moler laboring In t the eonrerenee were gIven at edna Intrucllv remarls treltlog upon the 1lnelpleo of faith 00 cork keel other uart or the Clue i Imch I Tiini Iceell so no nuts wen filled wIth dollars but considerIng It noun flturday It wa very 8aUrlletory 10 Utenlng to the reports of the brthrn that they It woo Kratlfjlng to learn had been ver > successful In most In I tlnce s In their labors and Elder hue teen lorted that through the mission there had lceenteverai thousand tracts itllbuted the lamb tow month aol ticereniore ahout ill Elders in the geld I end 220 persons had been hap lImed 1 The North Illinois contrence emlraee Iulte cc tenet or re001d9i oUII Chlenlo 10 not onlY the largebt Iornnell but Illmot constitutes the conrenee entirelY Sundav the 26th we held only two meeting one In the f rorenoon dcl ono In the evening These meetings wero w ell attended 1 and 1 most of the brethren had nn opportunity to speak and bear their testimony to the work of God They had mt trlend whu had admln Ic arc I to ecacotiale hay hM been relehlng I the Oopel wllhout puro oeere II > 1heY 011 that the rolIng among the peoe toward the Oldee oboe dIddle tooralole an tlml a Mormon Eldei was bet erie nd erclan 1 now than be fon We had In our meetings oeveral reporters lepresentlnK illffer entomb paler and after the usual Interrogations regarding our mission ucd work here and olno ahout the Church generally 00 well as to our In I tentlon In the to medic end the pro pects of success they left us very po lltelj and the next day we found nrtl let about our emlernee a well as i 11 Inlon to come or nepeeclon ally and even the photos of President U A Kelsch K M Hover Mldgley Burton and your correspondent There was nothing stated In said 1 article vvhlth was calculated to misrepresent these cau the-se In which we nrft engaged The mlslonarl Ice In Ihl eonrerenee Chloago eoeclnlly 9e In u hel1lth eon < 1ltlon the Iheheen l < ceescltleocee bc loved 1 preldents both ml relmconc 1 con terence or working In perfect liar ny In love Preldent JCelsh It I now making lilt rounds 1 In the mission vlaltlig the var Iou I conlerene and mny not bo leach again before the latter part of next month Jlder C Ic Mooch coho limo to rhlcnco the 55th of May 1818 left in for hla home In Sale Lake City thi 3rd or Septher lmavlrg been honorably honora-bly reloe 1 rrom hi milon We have held reullr meetlngo every SunbY throl1h tho lasl near ot our romenochlooc hIred hall ant our younrr Elders Hojirs Hulir lIaoek Mldg ey and Steffensen bonn hold onen air meetings by a nark rolled Wallon Place enmcIeceervcervenhog thronch the nicole In Iho mO1 pat or tho ummer Ituemfrednatpeccccle have been rent to lIt Icc the < 11 ours We also held men air meet coat by IIImholdK Peek everv Sunday Sun-day afternoon through the cummer tit through circumstances wo had ton to-n stopWe are often favored with visits from friends In Utah and lately we have hd a lleaant 11t with tlder M JI ChImp team SuIt Lobe City sotea loot Sundoy delivered a lecture I u > on the eomlnK rorlh or the Jook or Mormon and restoration of tht Gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith Ilefore closing I wish to mention our Hellef Society which was organized eluht months ago that they have been a great hell Ic th lemon nn llUe growIng grow-Ing In BlruiBth they are icIly organ Ized and have as president Bister llose Smith flora Utah nnd with her experience can be a great help to this young Foclety everything la In order for node In establishing u Stake In due time Yours truly JOHN P F nonius Clerk of N III Conference |
