| Show i CHURCH LEADERS MEET 4 Reports Received Various Presidencies 4 BICE RIO I TUES TUF S IN I 3 SOUTHERN so u T N MISSION PAYS PA YS A ADIE DIVIDEND DIE DIEMa I Man Mati Ma Who Wo Has Rho Ha Been een in Charge ge of it Explains How He Has H Been Ben Able to t Accomplish so s Much for f r His ms Hs Church Cuc Some ome Interesting Talks on Tithing Not the least leas interesting meeting in connection with the general conference was wa wa that tat of 01 the church leaders yester yesterday yesterday day da afternoon in the temple annex annex It I was attended by the first presidency apostles seven ee n presidents of the seven seventies sen seventies ties and the of ot te presidents missions throughout the church the th obvious pur purpose purpose pose pos being to discuss discus the best be methods of Introducing the gospel gopel in new fields and to hear reports report concerning the work ent as 3 it i is being carried on at pres present present present Apostles Lyman LYan Taylor and Cowley Coey had been appointed a committee to compile compIe a series of twenty questions which v were submitted to the presidents predent of missions who were to prepare an answers answers answers to them the for the meeting m of yes yesterday ye The questions covered mission missionary missionary ary vork generally and the he answers also were of a a general nature Six missionary fields were represented eted these thee being the European by Rulon S SWells SWells Wells Wels and Joseph W McMurrin re recently recently centy returned from London the southern states stat by b B Ben n E Rich the eastern states state by William Wilam H Smart the northern states state by President nt Kelch Keith the northwestern states by President Pr Bramwell and the California mission by President Nye Addresses were made by the above above named and the discussion afterward became general generl The best hest est way of introducing the church doc doe doctrines doctrines trines into cities cies of size was givan gh n a good deal of attention as was the best bes method of making friends with with the people Finances Were Discussed Finances were discussed d President Richs report on the southern states be being being being ing most interesting in this connection When President t Rich came in to con conference conference ference the other day he be brought with wih him a as tithing from the Saints Saint of the south an unprecedented event ev ht and he went on to tell tel yesterday yesterday how he be did dd It i or the methods he employs employs The Te mission is he said sid a source sour e of revenue being a com corn commissary at Chattanooga conducted for forthe forthe the he benefit of f the elders elders where seven sven clerks are kept busy and four type typewriters typewriters writers ar going continually answering correspondence Nearly all aU of the men in the field patronize the commis commissary commiss wary sary s buying their clothing much cheaper than they could get it else elsewhere els elsewhere where President Rich said sid the te effect of the agitation at home of the tithing law had been felt fel in the te south gouth and the Saints Saint were very free fre to respond with wih their means Similar results were re reported reported reported ported ing bj by b other presidents at the meet meeting meeting meetIng Yesterday forenoon the usual annual annUal gathering of the first presidency apes apos apostles apo ties tes stake presidents bishops and counselors was held in the assembly hall hal remarks of a general nature being made tithing being the principal theme |
