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Show ' IN THEEUROPEAN MISSION. Hgw tbo Wcrk His Progressed Daring the Past Year, AS SIIOM.N IIV Till: VMTISTIC. Simple Itfpnrl of a Corift rtnra 1'rciN dtnt. Itrlc.110 nit'l Ai.olnt-iiientj. Ai.olnt-iiientj. Ollirr Ittms. The last Is.ue of llio Millennial Star tMsUoJ csnUliu n ntntlttlcil ro'iort uf tho Kuropian Mlnlou for tho yr 1692. lly compiilion with lh two tirtnlous can, about tha urns ratio cl progrriii lias bran lircitrvoil. Tlicro Iim been comlJomblo filling oH In thu number that has gMhrrotl to Utah. '1 his li no iioubt rarllr 'lut to llieslrlu' Kcncy In financial maltoHaraoimtholn-Uuttrlal maltoHaraoimtholn-Uuttrlal clawea In kuror, r, auti In somo tlrgrto to ilull Units lim; for mauy of thorn who camo otor duiloit tliii put twoorthrooliaraaro famllit-i whom Urn licitl of llmliouie hatprccodol t llum, anJhaieatuol mono null lias rent for them to settle liorr. Tlie iUllitlci (I tho utlro lluropesn inlmlou for 1S9J, ' a dltl.loii Into lire smaller mliiloiu, vlii Ortat lltlfxln, JJftherlanJi, Turkey, Bean-illnaTla, Bean-illnaTla, mill HwllnrlanJ Btiil Oer-in Oer-in toy. Of there, Ureit llrltaln It farther subJIvlJstl InU Ihlrleou con-luetic", con-luetic", us followi! lllrmliiKhaiu, Clieltcnhatn, Irltli, Iitrdi, I.Irrpoul, lionJon, SUnclicstor, Ncwoislle, Norwich, Nor-wich, Nottluuliani, Hcolllsli, BtieMoltl nn J V tilth. In tlicm couf(.reni.(a llitro are In all 79 brsnouc. Hoiuill. nairla liai seven conferences: C'opeiihaitt-n, Aarhur, Aalborjt, Chrli. tlsnls, btockliultii.tlolebjrtf anil Hkviiv, which embrace 41 litancbii. In II Hwlaa anil liftman mission there aretl brnnchi", lueltfJrtl In the seven ojuleienie if Heme, Central Ht, Jura. i:at Hwlw, North tinman, Kuremberi; anil Houth Ueriiian. Tlio Xetherlntuls mlreluii cotiilsta of tUtllrUltim anil llollou I coufereiaea, Willi 14 branches, and In the lurkliu minion theio la hut imu branch, that of Aela Minor. Thli inaKemi n Kruml total if SO conference, with 1011 orx-nUeil orx-nUeil hrauchri Throughout the whole minion there liatu been Uurlurf lbW, 1ISQ I aillrm; (107 pereooe luvu eniltcrateti; 141 havv tileO, anil there nave been 1ST memberi rxcointminlcateJ. Ihe total of clllrrri and members Is reported at biUJ.HfanilliiavIa leadi 1 la the Hit o( baptisms, a well ui ol , luembcmhlp, theiu having been ot the former 431, the total ot ofticers and memben OiIuk 391.'. Thu baptUmi In the Tarlous conferences for tho year I urn (.'openhiKun, W, Aarhm, fid; I Aalborc, Hi; Clirlsll nla, 29; Block- holm, 1.13; Uotebou, 01 ; Miune, o. t lu Uleat llrltaln there ure Will ofll. I ctri and memorri, aud there hav L ' been Sill ba tlimi. In Ihe latter, 'the B Kt'ottlih conference headi thu list t llh 07; then cciihi Iiertls with 4l;.N'ottlns- ham, X.'; Manchester, Necitlu ttnJ orwlcn with lllini'u; thu lioudou and Welsh with 21 meli; (Jlielteliham, li; lllrmlunliam, 19, llTeriiol, lb; Hlit'lIU'IJ,17;una thu Irish tuiilereuoo with 3. HwlUerland aud Herman? has a total ol lUIUonii.erikiid member. ThuUI tiaptiimi ure Ulvldut uitnn thecob-fereucta thecob-fereucta as follons: Heme, .'ll;Cenlral Hwlil, 7i Jura, .11; Kail Hwloj, 78; .Nurlli llerumu, .11; Nuremberg, iU, Huulh (Jermau, III. In the Nether-lauds Nether-lauds there are 4J1 ofllocra and mem-bert; mem-bert; thu laptlims were 81. Turkej hat. VI iflloeie and member!, rlth it record ol Sbaptliinn In thoyunr. The followlni; are tno latest changes 1 Ihe llrlllah minimi noltj lu the Stan i.ider V. II. noueall, Jr., Is honor-uhlv honor-uhlv rilleved from his labin In the eiiltorlaldipaitn.int ol thu Mittenniut ifur ollke, untllhlshialth lmirove. Klder 11. U. Havago Is relesitdai trovtlluK Kl'ler lu the l.onJuu confer-encu confer-encu and Is appointed to prebldu over Ihu Illimlughani conference. i:iJer Thoma! Minion li appointed to reilde over thu Cheltenham con-ft con-ft ri nee. Klder Ueo. I). MerVley li appointed to nreilduovrr the Lruda coukreiicv. lilder Win. C. lluuter In upjiolntid lo pmldo over Ilia Nottingham con-feu con-feu nee, ThuBilnta of thu Manchester con-foreuiu' con-foreuiu' held u general ainnibly at Karnworth, ijanciihlre, ou Huudiy, February 19. rin re were at this oon- ferencu thu following mliilonurles from K'oni i:iderj Joieph (Julnney, T. K. Taylor, uud V. II. L'alllitcr, of the I Liverpool office, Hamuel Hrucklauk, trttldeutol, nnd II. Wlllianir, Cha. i Murdock, II. lloyce, nud tieo. M, 'Ibompiou, tra villus l.ldera In thu l.Weriool couferiDce; J I. M. MiCuue nnd 11. It. rilchforh,traTcllni(i:iders In the Ubillleld coufeivuo; II, W. Woolley, pmldent ol, and T. (1, Humphrey, II. A. SVoodrul, John II. llTani, K. A. Htratlord, II. M. llliok-hunt, llliok-hunt, riiomai Uludhlll, 11, W. bunt, aud A. Wallttoik, lianlltK Kldors In I the Mnncheiter cjnleit lite. ,' A number oftheiu KlJtn occupied the time III ieaklug on the I lint irloclplcs or thu Ooeitl I as tauiiht by Ihu Lord and I, Hla dliclpln. The coufirenie j report for thu ale months ending I'eb- luary 14th, Ibtll, uusrrad as followi: I. Meetings held, Indoor aud out, S&j, traits dlitllbuled, 11,379; bookasohl, I 39; books loaned and ilvt u awuy, S.'0j I litlsm, IB; oonllrniatlom, 16; chll I ilrenblistcd, 0; omlnralod oer eight I ar, 1SJ euilumted under ilghtyeais, A melvid, 7; removed, 1'; eicom-niuiilMteii, eicom-niuiilMteii, ; died,?; Hiinuay school r.ilons,a.; High 1'ile.ii, 1; HoveiUlei. 0; J.ldin, 19; Priests, 7; leachir-, 3; Inacuus, a; iiimberi,ll6j total elllcir. aud members, 157. i lu making his report lo the president ol thu iuIhIod, I.IJer Jt. UliUin, Jr., I conlereiico rcildrut, wrote a, follows 7 from llradlord on I'clruary Sit "l'lc'lJeut II, Yuuui,! "Diar Ilrolher I liave pttasuro In re(orllug Ihe workings ol ihu Ij-ri through Ills servanta in th's the I,ijs noii(erence. Our oiuforencu Isttlvideil Into four dletrlcli, vli,, licitjforii, llnl1 Dt'ey and llarroknte; and 1'udiey! llltkenshnw and l,oei. In uiohdls trlct hlders nro itatlotud and report tucreia attending their labors. Ulucoour oonlerenoe lu the Hull dlilrlct, In Jiuuiry lait, ilrungershave , locriaiod lu alien t'noa nt our meet- I lege, aud six penoi t have been bai tltnJ In tint dlslrlcl. r.Ucri Urowlhrr, Wllcl.ennnl Irnlcy, whu arnhmr lug Ihile, are miuli incuurA id. We etlrlliuta mucli nf tne luttre-t awakened tu loveial lulltientli! gentle moii who have twin atlindlug our meeting, and are hot atrai 1 but rather proud tJ full the truth loncinilnj us. this, aldoJ to thecllortiof the l.lderi and Halnli", with thu blenlnga of the Ijjrd, ha awakened a spirit of Imiulry whh h wuare plciiuj to note. 'O.lryand HarMxatelin Eow dla-trlct, dla-trlct, having betti opened hardl a yiar. Harrogate li the k'"1 Yorkshire York-shire healih rraorl, nud Isvlslled by many thouiinda of people ilurlnr the snmmir mniths. We have a lilt i lull lu n r iinliient loeillty whero wo hold our meetings each Haiibnth, and theio wuatinouucabyadvirtlieinunt In the paper, by pollen on J linti l-tilllr, ami arurewardid by tho attcudauiu if n number ol tin n.-ers. "Our labors In Otlcy nro lut resent, the Kldersliavliu turtle I tholr alien tlon to this plsce at tho commence-nietit commence-nietit of winter. Wh hau already rt celt t'J much enojuragement, ard, as In Hull, a ntiuibir ot Influential people have taken an unpreJuJlcel view olthe menage wo hear, and are supporting uur causa muong their frieuur. I'rumlnent among them la Mr. John Thompson, the manager ol thu l'linlonllal Anurarun ci.nipan), III lb" Ollty dlttrltl, whu Is aiding m gnatly by iarrlug tho menace tvhiievcr ha goes, and Introducing tho l.lderi among his frlen Is. P.ldeis Hall nud Wuton are at pruent lalur-lug lalur-lug there; Klder Weston having taken the place ol l.lder Jos. H.Hallsbury, lately transform 1 to tho (Jheltouliaiu (Joiilerence. Mcrtltigs are hell on Tuuriday ovenlng ot each week, anJ ato well attended. "Udors Kerr anl Metktey have beou laturlug of late lu thu 1'udiey, lllikeuiliawnnd lieoladlitilclr, white they lm buen smceiilul 111 placing thtHloie before many IHiOile, and a number havuunllej themielves to thu Church. In thlidlitrlct wcnlsohavo a promising outloolt for the summer seaioii. "ItrulforJ dlilrlct li large, vory niut.li scattired, mil ritiulrea couildiiu-bio couildiiu-bio travul to (III appolntmeotu .Meetliigs nro hill ut Cliylon and lira. ford on Huiidays, nud nt Clayton und Hllcktr l.rtne during the wick; full houiea at mo i msellng, among whom arc tinny etraugers. Hldera Jones, Hncll and Tillotsou h tvu Ihta dlilrlct 111 charge. "Hsily thli lUiuth, Inaniwerto re-tiuesti re-tiuesti for liiptltni, nollcu was aut into thu dlilrlcls ueir llralford Hint Saturday evonlng, fibruarr II, would he set apart for the pjriuio. At th tlinuapiol ited ilevau oauJIdalei pre-ientod pre-ientod thennelvis, miking lu all seventeen proui hipllred slnio our ooiifereiicu in January. "liitt Haturday evening tho Halnti and their friends gathered In thu l'tm-periuce l'tm-periuce Hall, llrudferd, and eujoyu.1 thiuKelveilnnaoilil tea parly. Much credit Is duuto the young ladlta for the Kind uiannir Inwhlo'iliieyi ruddidut the taidta and aided In tho tvenlug'e I'lilerhilnmel, which conililtd ol piechei, s jiii,!, recltitlon and gatiitr, und was Inuul an uujyublu uud I It uiliu allnlr. 'On HuuJny, Tebruary 19, a Ulitrlcl meeting wis hill In the l'umperaiioe llall, llralford, nt which turen o-iliui ttito held. At our morning nn lie wu hal nearly two lini IrttI per-sjiii per-sjiii present, wulcli luoitaiul nt our nlturuooti aud inning se.iloui until uuly it few eeils ramtlueJ uuocjpled, l'liuriplrltof the lord wai abundiut nud Ihu speeches til ttiu I relhiuii throughout the day Mere plain, forcible and Impressive. Wuaruc'outhientllmt much send has lee i ejwu tvhlcli will not eu.lly be uprooted, an J tint In ibu 1, iid'a o.vn duu lime tne Increase will be given. "Ihe Klderaaru ull unite I In Ihu workof thu l,,rd, an I aro taking thu htavy dulloi luioiol upon them pli-a-ulitly aud willingly, Owli g lolhu small uuiubrr of KUeri lu tno ion-(ereiice, ion-(ereiice, many times they havu In hold iuielt.i:i "lone lu order lo meet all rtp-luliitnunts, rtp-luliitnunts, lut the proiulie of the Lord Is toAlloj and they have etrength eurHulenl tuihelrdu), "My labors as a mlislonary aru almoit at an t ud, aud I w Uh to uxpreis tu my brethren niioduttd with mi, and tolhotialiiti with whom I have bent nsnoiUtpJ lor ieeral months puet,m htarlfrlt thanks and eralltu Je lor the supiwrt und encouriigeuient glvou to mi, and I trust that they may buglven unulmlulslioU to my succts-sor, succts-sor, lint he may bu tuablid, by tho blttslng of (lud nnJ llnlr sujortund tncoutaciinflit, to contluuu Ihu labor buuii." |