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Show lona Cunfcirnce. Mlnulea ol the Iowa Uonlerenco held lu the Huntington hall, over 101 Ilroadway, Council Illutla, Iowa, March With and 'Mb, 160.1. Halurday morning Klder John 1', I.cwll prealded. l'retent on tho aland, Che. W. Htayner, prealdcnl ol the N. B. minion; John K. I,ewle, pmldent ol the Iowa conferenci; KUera John Cbrliteneen, John A, Walker, George T. Marthall Jr., Jaa. Clufl, Uco, A. Ileal, W.J. llulterwortb.alao Jot. II. Denlo, preildeut ol the 1'ennaylvanli coiifeience. who wai ou hla way home. Klder John V.. I.awla aald the blca-alogaol blca-alogaol tho Uoipel were obtained In the early agea ol the world and In tho dayaol Jeauaand the Apoatlea by obedience obe-dience to cortalu irlnclplte ordained ol Uod. In the Moaalo ddpvniatlon bletilnga were obtained by otTcrlng aacrlflcca In a certain way commanded ct Uod; In the daya of the Apcstlea peoplu were commanded to repent and be baptized lor the remliilon ol ttna and receive the laying on ot hunda for the Holy (Jhott. Three prlnclplea have been again revealed and the authority au-thority to adrnlulattr lu thtie aacred ordlnkuceareitored, i:ider John Chrletenreii aald we wero told ol Chrltl lo eeek llrt the Kingdom ol Uod, and he allowed In order lo do that. It waa neceaiarr to comply Willi ibollrttprinclpltair thu t!oi el. Tho rptaker dwelt upon theao piluclplea In a very pleaalng and Intelligent In-telligent manner. KWor Jamca Clud gavo hla teitl-mouy teitl-mouy lo tho liullifulueia cf the Uoipel. Uoi-pel. Klder Chan. Vf. Htaynir iifudu a few cl slug remarks. At the alleruoon eitalon the speakers wire Kldcra John A, Walder, who began be-gan with the Ural principles ol the llosrel, aud Joseph 11. Denlo who gave a rUlch ot his missionary labors, and dwelt ou the neieatlty ol continuing continu-ing on In thu prlnclplea we have etfiouitd. Sunday morning, KUer Geo. T. Marshall Jr. apoke at length ou the authority to admiuliler In the holy ordluatu'ia, ahowliig clearly that di-vluu di-vluu authority waa eaeentlul In these ordinances; that thoso who accepted thetl apeluny be aoknowlojod ol tiud.ua Ills people. Klder Uiio. A. Ileal oko on the rommindmenta and covenants ol Uod. I'urthir rtmarka were made by Klder C W. Htayner. At thu uftirnoon scaalon Klder W. J. llutterworlh gavo uiatiy encourag-lug encourag-lug worda to the Klders and Halnla prereut, exhorting them to be faithful under all clrcumnUucca. Klder Chin. W. Htayner then delivered deliv-ered a discourse on the mission ol Christ, ahowlng clearly thu i tiuclplea upou which He performed Ilia errand, and pointed out the way mankind should erforni the mltalou utslzuud them. At the ovenlng aosslou Klder Joa.II. Denlo gavo a vory plm and tainted dkroiirto ou uroihtcy to be fulfilled batweeu the first aud ceojud coming ol Christ, also the restoration ol the Uoenel. Klder J no. K. Lewis made a few clotlui; remarka, eihortlng the Kldera to be humliluand prajcrful. Thucondrenco was filily altendel and n iiood feeling waa manifested by the Kldera and Halnte. The coulerenou la III a fair condition. (h.o. r.MAIisilALt, Jn, Heo. .MIMjirji oif l'ltiasTilixin ih:iini l.uld March 13th at T p. m. Tho Kldera gavu a report o( their labora for the past alx mouths, which w as very silts-lactory, silts-lactory, ' Klders William Wisl, I'ml U. Carroll and Jar. Jepsou were unable to attend conference. U. W. llaker was opjiolnted lo preside ovir the HI. John bruuih; Hubert J, lluntlnglou waa appointed to pnaiduover thu Council lllulla bianoUaud iHituperlutundeut of Habbatb schools, with Kllzaheth Jones nsslslanl; Mrs, Kolljo Ilalladay wni appoliiled sicrelary of Ihu brunch, Mrs. Mary Huntington treasurer. Tho lttl'tf Hoclily wai orgaulteil with Mary Huntington president, He. btcoiA.Jamua auj Anulo Hunting-tou Hunting-tou counselors, aud Kllllo Halladay secretary. Ilsbcrt Halladay and Kroest W, Jonca were ordained Deacons. It waa also moved thai William Ilrandon of Ht. John be ordained an l.lder. President Htayner gave aome good and timely advice, encouraging tho Haluta to keep the commandmcuta of Uod and magnify their callings. Klder John Chrlitensen having completed com-pleted his mission waa honorably released re-leased to return home. The Klders were assigned to labor aa follows: Kldera John J.. Lewis and Ueorgo T. Marshall Jr., lowe-P.O. addreaa 101 Uruhatn avenue, Council Illulls, Iowa. William Weat nnd Fred (. Carroll, Missouri 1. U. Address Vauoleve, Maries county, Mo. Ueorge A. lltul and Jamea ClulT, ielr,k 1. (). aJdrmiMerom, Daw-aon Daw-aon county, Neb, Joseph M. Jer son and Wm. llutterworlh, llutter-worlh, Kansas 1. U. addresa Halnl Johu.Htairord oounly, Kat, John A. Walker waa Irausfcrrcd to the Canada mission. Any utin dialling lo communicate with the Kldera can do ao by the addressee ad-dressee given. The general Church authorities were unanimously lualulno ; l.lder C. W. Bluynerwasaustalnedas president of the Northern! Hlat.s mission aud Jubn K. Lewis aa president of the conference confer-ence aud Ueorgo T. Marshall Jr. aa secretary. |