Show highest of all in leavening power latest U S goat report ayal bakin Is PURE fields of labor assigned henry stable writes from chatt chatti hatt i I 1 alloo andoga ga oja an Jahi iary at ap rn d says 1 that the elders from pur were L r I 1 assigned to the following 1 bior or D E jones to kentucky leu keu ben hatch to Tir virginia ginia J C 1 mann istrin i ing D W V II 11 esob essiC L robinson of farmington Farmin glon and 0 C er tennessee D 0 hess farmington texas and james smedley and himself to north carolina he also ISO sent the following interesting clipping about them published in the chattanooga times of friday jan jail 21 ih A large party of mormon elders from the state stale of utah arrived in the C ity city yesterday morning at 2 they are stopping at tile the rossmore waiting 0 to be assigned to ther the r respective field of work in the southern states 0 they are intelligent and pleasant looking gentlemen and are evidently thoroughly in earnest in the wok before them they arc from the various vocations and professions in life and have recently abandoned their res respective pursuits at the call of the church to work as missionaries for far the religion they profess they pay their own expenses and are complying with a require requirement men t of their ecclesiastical law I 1 which provides aes that any male member of the church give at least two years to 10 the church as a missionary whenever ahrn called to do so by the superior officers I 1 E S kimball is the president of the mission slid and tile the newly arrived elders will work under his immediate Pic dictation tation and con control arol t in ili speaking of the admission of utah as a state into the union one of bf the elders said i i our church was almost to a man in in favor of coming into statehood phile while we differ among ourselves as to 10 politics yet we like all other religious denominations wanted the advantages and privileges of the state stale in salt lake city aswell as well as iu in many other cities and towns 1 of the irate tate our mlis lers joined joine d in the re ivious bious frnces ern ces celebrating utah s 1 1 J I 1 i 1 1 I 1 admission ayes yes contant continued ell the llie elder I colue of us its are arc dem brals some are rek rentie itil i ic ilia and there hero are a few few listi I 1 mong 6 us 11 imong ABOUT POLYGAMY in ili peaking upon upon j the i subject subject of gamy tile the elder iafe r said j dir church believes that polygamy ui wa waa and sanctioned jr diche i abul when the civila aa 1 belive declared 1 that it was inimical lu 14 tile he I 1 public good and welfare we ili ha no alavi native but to submit to lo the llie powers airs that litand ciul whatever may be aard lo co the contrary tile llie church i is s lodus aud and lai hazo been sinie tile piss pass S age oe of I 1 thelah ili law strictly ob ervin arving the r 1 9 t I 1 i re I 1 it v it 1 s i in ili tile the plan of work 1 c carried on mi liy by them tile llie elder said we g go into inlo tile llie as a s geed to na its and work as 1 have done dolle I if ie e lafure forr it aix our faith fabilli to 40 those who aln i wish aivish to lo learn irani of ui in seeking to lo offend none who may inay disagree 0 with us we are kindly treated and wherever our literature is studied our religion is respected spec ted there will be an additional delegation of elders arrive in it the city today afler which dot 11 ir president will as aa 14 igi them hem their work fur the coming 0 two years resolutions of appreciation resolutions manifesting appreciation to the retiring officers ficera of of bf 11 the farmington relief society which was reorganized organized feb fb 61 6 1893 1 alie fio officers were leonard president zelnora glover land and laura I 1 J smith counselors aurelia S rogers r and Susan L chark secretaries helen al miller treasurer and ellen barkdull pres of teachers be it resolved that as these sisters ers have been zealous workers in the noble cause in which the relief society has been their co laborers deem it fitting that we herein express and have recorded our appreciation of their services second resolved that we appreciate the vilt wisdom dorn and ability which they have exercised in behalf of the sick and afflicted and the llie kin kindly city manner in which they have imparted comfort and consolation to the hearts of those who were in need also the noble work performed by president leonard in preparing the dead for burial third resolved that we hold in great ful remembrance the presidency for the wise and efficient manner in which they have presided over the meetings of the society also for the excellent manner in which the records have been kept by the secre secretary and treasurer fourth that on resigning from the office which they have so filled they carry el a a ath them thein the best aisles s and kindest regards 0 of all the members of the relief society fifth resolved that we earnestly invoke v 0 ke upon thern them the blessings of tn daveni our u r heavenly H ay fattier father and muy may health peace pace an and d plenty be ti theirs through the remainder of their earthly career sixth be it resolved that a copy of these resolutions be placed on the relief society record one be sent to the exponent office and one ne to each of the retiring officers committee on resolutions lucyk lucy A clark elizabeth coombs a and nd minerva E knowlton |