Show ELDERS HONORED reception in emporia kansas church dedicated correspondence conference con terence cos tinned three dava averaging three each day evening meet iaea were held in the pavilion as the church capacity entirely en lirely too email it hold only about people the pavilion is the largest ball in the city and is only opened on epenial the liberal citizens paid the expenses of the hall livery car nages etc it ia not usual for cormons mormons to be treated with equal rights but hero it is said that a people who built up a desert country the waters over barren dry plains built UD utah aa it now is ate deserving of more than slander therefore st john 19 ready to hear what these strangers have to say and then judge for themselves that they haye heard read and that most wonderful tales have been told them by enemies 0 this strange people therefore at the conclusion of the three days conferences and two free lectures and a 35 by one of the bisters of the party on the women of utah etc much good was done the last meeting was crowded and the citizens sent a delaca tion to wait upon our party desiring us to remain over one more day which re suited in the following pro gramme traiten up oy conr outside friends ST VS aalt LA KG the elders of the church of latter day saints will cross bate with the boys of st john in a game of base ball t 3 in the afternoon of Wednesday Sept 11 at 8 p m E iward stevenson and andrew kimball of salt lake city utah will address the assembly boon the following interesting emigration to utah and developing a new ty irrigation at 7 pm the concourse will be entertained by a delightful band concert kanes concert band I 1 free everybody to be pre sent the mormon boys beat at bast ball the score stood 18 to 36 every seemed to increase in interest and the pavilion was packed at the of the services the following speech was delivered by attorney to the departing elders ot the of jesus christ of latter day saints gentlemen on behalf beas of st john I 1 arise to thank you for the reception which you have firven for our for the concert lat la t neilt nii lt for the lecture tonight and for the hudor conferred cpin us bv your vo alb instructions given regarding the science of irrigation aud other things which pertain to prosperity your anait t fp f p will dever be forgotten A few months aeo there arrived two of your clears in nr midst and very shortly ater comine their energy metal and abilities were made known they took off their coata went to work and in a few chort weeks erected a church abat ia a credit to our city showing their faith by their works by this they i were judged for by their works you esiau know them we know you are sincere in your religion and we believe in the giyen by our government vit that all men have the rient of wor shipping god according to their consciences we represented in oui and bay welcome welcome thrice belcome vel come come again bour departure BO BOOD five days will be we hope to eee you again we hope elder ti will not be ten years away be that elders who remain will always be respected again wd thank yon for your visit and say prosperity ity be with you forewell STays kansas sept |