Show Josephite Conference Kirtland 0 7 On the second day of the conference of the Latter I day Saints a permanent organization organiza-tion was effected at the afternoon session President Joseph Smith Jr vicepresident R M Elvan secretary Hermanee Smith The committee on credentials reported delegates present from the following follow-ing districts Pittsburgh northern north-ern Illinois Iowa Little Sioux District Dis-trict southeastern Illinois Michigan Michi-gan northern Indiana Decatur District Dis-trict Ills Kewaunee District Mass Florida Missouri St Louis District London Canada northern I Nebraska western Iowa ljattowal lomie District Iowa Tremont District Dis-trict western Missouri Illinois Nauvoo District northern Illinois Chicago branch of the church Idaho Nevada central Texas II Kansas and Georgia Councillor W WJJBlair = reported a programme of working in the far west He said in Nevada district there were I a large number of Utah Mormons and out few Latterday Saints in Idaho he said there were 10000 Mormons Mor-mons and several small branches of the reorganized church The financial finan-cial condition of these branches was excellent and the mission itself sustaining sus-taining Reports from elders of the quorum of the twelve apostles of the church gave the condition of affairs of the church in various localities lo-calities east and west Elders Joseph Jo-seph Love and H N Hanson of Utah made reports of the progress of work in the territory These missionaries have been working the heart of the polygamists polyg-amists camp converting many to the Latterday faith The afternoon after-noon services were closed by the president reading a lenghy memorial mem-orial presented by Secretary Frel inghuyseu some months ago asking that a distinction be made by government gov-ernment between Utah Mormons and the reorganized church Tomorrow To-morrow the services will consist of preaching only by Joseph Smith Elder W W Blair Elder Garley and others |