Show I FROM VARIOUS Y MISSIONARY Y FIELDS IAIII IunuIn0 fixtre of 11 74heit Peter A 1 In JACKSON Min April 6tli 1897 To Ihe Ixlllor J As It has been some months since the column ol jour highly esteemed pan It has ben graced by news from the Mississippi i Mis-sissippi conference live submit a few I brief notes Since our last rapid and progressive changes have taken place here utider thP direction of cur president Elder LthsS Kmbill The altitude of the alitude wollJ towards us as a people LI chancing Jrapldly and thus require new mctlud i < > meet them but tU we find the servant ol fIe God f-Ie equal tu the nrcalon 1 roin thirty meetings per week just prior to conleteice In August we hive rciched ihe figure of 299 meetings lor lh week enr tog March 201hthe lit ll rerorlll tun averaging over eighteen per pair I PeV have just returned from a visit to our Pitt luIllInl I branches and l stvtn faunday schools Conference was held with each branch at which the iulhort tie tr the Church mission conlmnco arid branch uel < sustained We felt them thoroughly organized ur Jet the festering curs of nLle > presn ants of brancht3 w I h active qucrums i f leach era wait Arc diligently caring fr those of ihe fold of Christ urdr their air vellhncc The Elders are ejoln good heal hand h-and ore ntnfclrg it spirit uf amity and riLhieou activity the loloin a are the names and ad dresses of the AIlsssilP1 Elders F T Iomery and Gorge B Cox jr Jackson Miss Jrstl b II I L Jones and J W Chipman Jackson Jack-son sonGeor e Dunbar and C A Imish jar kon 11lb H I L S binders and W IV Buchanan Monlicel Lawrence county luclanan George 1 Ma > cock and M I Kent J Jackson C if Johnson and I > Wheeler Mar rising frrry county D M Taddles end Wi ham K Holmes Bay bt LouU Haucock Ilohne Hirum choker and W 0 Hunting nihsville I I Jones count rw luntiug A T Rose and Sidney Sego Wll I hamsburir Covlngton county William G Ialnier and William N Wilm Cue Westvillc Simpson county L C Woolley and J I Cole LouisVille Louis-ville Winston county R I F j 11 Inc and L II Hampton Macon Noxubee county George W Robbins and IL F Kim I bal Carthage Leike county I I ST liakeranJ A 1J Poster Scooba ivempcr county W L Opmshaw Hnd M Caldwell Canton Madon I county Caldel a I ill ick and J A Dateman Kosci usko Altata course K Drown ant JR J Coombs Phil adelphla Nfshobacoimly William N Dve find 1 Biniamln Johnson John-son StarLvills Oltllblaln c unly FRANK I T IOMEROV President ol Conference Gao n Cox JR Clerk I so switk Minutes ol n conference f of the Northern i North-ern State Mission held In the Idlvuld hall Omaha Saturday and Sunday April 3rd and 411 1O7 There were present all c the Ciders laboring in the Nebraska conference and alto Elder I Kelith president of ihe Northern States mission together with a I goodly number of the Saints from hellLlod Council Illulls and Omaha 111001 Councl lon ol strangers represeet Conference was called to order at 10 oclock a m by Lfder W E Circle die president Cider L S Robinson spoke upon the subject of Faith and rider U I b Meicham rider 1 1 1 Wll hams was the next speaker and talked upon the principles ot the Gospel gen Go Tally Eder F A Fawson next on Faith and ct strong fo the truth ol the tetmuny tuth Cowl He uas fol lowed by President Crlddle Who ex horted the bumsfallhlulness and spoke a short I lure i upon the present ta condition ol Young the world Benediction by A Y At 3 p m Elder P J Williams spoke the principle of repentance considerable consider-able length Elder J A I awton fol lowed on the same subject and also up on the restoration ol the everlasting Gospel as predicted in the Mth chapter ol Revelations I I At B oclock p m Cider A G Young wai the first paker Ifi remarks I rmark were on the different stages of mans a spiritual and mOral being mil the ad vantages to be tlerlvtd Irom the trials and troubles we pass through He also sooke on tire resurrection C der rsureclon Ktlsch spoke on Ihe Restoration of the Gospel and the fulfillment of prophecy alm 1 ve an aCCount of till labors in the Spot IF Sunday April 41h at 10 oclock n m Ciders J W Joins and AG Young spoke on the necessity of baptism At i oclock n 1 m Cider R Votes spoke upon the Holy Ghost I l was followed rO Cider CridJIe i on the gt < n eral condition el lio of the world in i relation to religious matters Elder Criddle also related some of hit mission experiences In the elcning md ter lelcl was the first speaker told of tile I Elders being i without hlp lds sent out puma and scrip and asked the people to teal them kindly and administer to their wants Ho then treated on the apoitic the restoration of the gopel in this restoraton gathering of the nation as predicted by the prophe Cider Crdidle next bore his testimony to he Goal el as restored In our dayand the Conference as adjourned held Next where day central a Priequitiod meeting was fiulruclloru were given to the Idin 1 Reports were I maile arid I he bi elhTcn we re iissig n ed to j their re fields r ol labor I Elders 1 W edl I Jf Crlddle and A G Young were released to return home reo flrfa i lei c the mission for over two tars the E former is ol Morpan Utah sl flolia Cider I1 1 diians was tpponted president the conlertnce The namrs on1 I tidies of the Ciders laboring 1 In the Nebraka Conference Conleence are P 1 I illiams J and Richard Yatts N III 14111 t Street Omaha Nebraska 61a L S Robinson and J A Kawson Beatrice t Gage Count Iawon DJ elo J W1onts dul Lee Meicham Hail ings I Adams Coui ty Mlham Iasl A O YOUNU Clerk A Classes HIES01111 I e t L III slid Lnrxi olsoil A 140 are I 9 LMTORIUI Cameron County Pa t April h 1897 To tile Liluo 18 I Al home the Impression has genrrally prevailed that n I missionary to the North its States mission has a hard lima ol It especially so when the mUsltn it I lo the Innylvama conference How the i baFmsVgottli Iuw Saints got this l idea Ac cinaot tell un i less It is because I so many of our peopl have been gathered front th olr slale aDd they have come to lie c lie 106 first this put of the country h neuslon Mi threshed over I It I 1 rile a great IIr our h1 Sats court firm this stale acd L that hn Or sixty IcArs ago II grct i wok was eone here but ul tne pn 51 nt time we find that n navy enalioo hai groan up who have never heard the G pel faLine t cf neve are rrijudued irltS re pll g 1 ugaiust our people liimclv oecitustof the cocilled histories novels and other evl and ratio books winch have been circulated to injure our people but a grea nyof ilu regencration know little or 101hp oboJt our ottrlne at < pop < wind so we Imil this state Minces v rgm so1 lit wHeh 10 plant the seeds of Ibe ccrlaiiug Gupl In accordinct lilt Life Instructions rivers us by our late pres deal Llder Samuel i Sp cAr our present our esidinl conference Eder residdat Lculs i A KVIsrh i I ao I I i I r < nt Llder I Came a I d Tn oo Richardson I we have been confining our preaching to the firs pnnc p i s ol the Gospel although lo tie t Url 6sepralcipiel atolls so coy tu comprehend com-prehend yet lo Its peolo they Are np inrently I I filled lo be idis and and me fi rill that tile first pr t nuplcs ol tile Got pel ore strong cno Rlilool 1 f r the p0 pie generally Once in i I while weVinJ some honestheruted person vilica It I able to complh sone of the more ad meed prmcipl but in most cases a solid foundation of first principles must be laid so we hae faun I it lo our mus ad vnlag 10 peach front five th ten ser man t each sti jpI whenever me be ti t e poitunity to spak to the people Up to the present time we bae hut no dilhculty In strafing placis In uh ch 10 ti ings I reailt or people to sled our meet Although we have held some seventy five nifeiing hi this small county we smal have not linn over otelia for f lie coun I ty ser At ln co lime t hive we been dis turbed at of tiny our meetings or have been maUd I In anyway but with the aus rejpei IN I chave k Jhi e kind Iriend4 on ever hand who are ready and i 10 minister to our mant Too much praise cannot be given to the people ol 11 frgLi f s state for their Uidntss do hospi tality Some pople who at first were pr judiced against us and lusitiicd I lo r ceive us are now our test frirncs frrn ltre I let me slate that Ihe singing of our Menus has attracted he atenllun 01 many people hn othervil wuld nol listen to us The pope Are grat lovers of ol in silizing and wil go mile to attend our ming some of them dram by the hj mu e ing We hIve i copied nnny of our < bs hymns fo p ople who wished to learn them In some local I fits where we ho d meetings me have meetngs good as itance alh our singing Hap liter thAt Ilia 1 Elder ho I IP T t irf can prepare himself al home lo be able to read mu I sic and sing the sonic properly hat a double advantage in making iriends and thus being able lo spread the Gospel Our advice to all our oung men AI home who have rot yet lulrdled mls ons and are connced with no wad dell Is to learn to slug at the eal at poI Ie mo rAnt and when they 5 out pro the ssonary field they will be able to I fhl preclateillisad0ce r not ie possial i I to learn the miS e then ea the nxl bet learn tire tunes to pis many gcod hmn as poble Anionz Ihe Elders It is I a wellknoan fact that the Ii dcr we ho can sing weU his snore succitis n making friends than rne who cannot sing or one Alto has rt voice II but ha not improved the ha rf pa luniles that are < allipiv proviJed for al our oung men al home But 10 our losing mn we would save do nol be dl couraged I IOU think > ou cannot sing becAuse ew hn l ° u get lr > he miss onary soon field be If ih developed re is any Sing m ey i onair r I We hive enjoyed the cry best of cr health One while lab ring II this county 1 great bless ng we have and enjoy her the spendid l p ing WHe if t tnl nov Ir I h 10unlln In 1 bell Jstiii inotsr the 1or 1 of Wldon and ravii of pue cr crlp nr Ihe sales In the corfmne and lo tlus acti 11 I 1 1c o lbd some of Ihe great SUCCeps that I Is attending the labors of ill iircnT alendin lator On bunda the astli cf March we had Ihe llvilcge of leltlng down Into the waters Reed cl baptism I Sister Laura Delta 1 the first peron to embrace tile I Gospel In this tountry This Is the first aptum that liabcicr tiki n plac Ill Ihe county riq la At we he been obe tc learn Anot ter i phoalion for baptism I as been simile Lot the person i ha bel Prevented bv sickness There are nlo ulany olha wlo are earnety incsltal n the irl Gospel and 00 we ore Iokg lor a yreat harre it to bc gathered hre h it the near future lullr Again let L en c urare I nUl mel who tire being lel t IlIlhlI < us not to 1 falter ui dra I the lask cspac illy I the cill isM I to tile Northern 5 ate is-M for I we lholrdll10 later here we are uod call open up the way before us and II 11ees I 1 I I te rlood un In t 1 ill m il provide l rot our wants These tiling ceantt4v ratchet Center d th iistatene i1 1 so iili 1 fear and ticmlhni llll herd so many times ul tlie the harduc s of the hcarls of thc pec pie and their sclfnlmcss arid lack of hospitalil So In entering our Old of labor wih lasting and player wecilcd upon the Lord tj I open up the way he f re us to prepare the hearts of the pdop eto fee ive the Gospel to raise up friends to u that our temporal wants I may be supplied and in every way ad vance the w rk we ore engaged In and Ohov wonderful and complete has He aeled our humble prayers Instead ol fiid Ui tile people selfish mho pit able and hard hearted ue found them uell educated k nd considerate hoipit Able and charitab e In our travels It e do many of the people who are from f Ihe old fennslvinu Dutch stock and fifty are almost alvas kind hearted pcop Thenfiverjust ban just pasthah been u very mild ole lot this country The snow vry fail ould be ahO1 the same aat Salt Lake City In any ordinary winter The tnctmomer to ever has tegistereci as low AS eighteen < degrees below zero Ili oil Is I cons detect mild earlier fjr thlsounlrf The lat two weeks in larch was tvpical Utah Spring weather The grass u growing the trees are begin ning toUJ and all Indications point lu an l early spring I Is I quite a si h here now to see the maple tee running bap to make maple sugar The people generally call tile trees sugar trees At the present time we have but ten Mere in this conference but could ue filtr very easily and still have plenty to do The ministers in this part ol the county do considerable talkingacainsl us but Ir a very quiet behind curback way 1 hcnever we meet any ol them they nil shake hands and appear very sociable but they generally I advise their people lo keep away from our meeting ard nolla enterta n us But all this < o fr his I mode us more ond better Irind In some localities we find many of the people who are In open rebellion to such Interference by the clergy with I their personal liberties and ho declare the > will attend any meeting they choose anti entertain boeer they I like So the good work goes on and I through I all our faith is strengthened and our testimonies proved The NEWS coal 10 our address regularly U Is n welcome viMor and is I read Jib much IntE rest alter reading it we send the paper to Saints or friend I who are very anxious 10 rcd II Oi SELtEI Secretary Pennsylvania Conference JOlN R CRF03D h nrh 11 PCKNEVILtE I Match 9th169 To it he Jdlor lIerewh I find a synopsis of our con 1 fe rt race ivhich was held In this city com mencinl on Saturda March aoth at 10 am and lasting lor two iliyi Ir ortaw Thicunh the coirtesi of the GeaD 11 Ale lc cdisis our ervkca mere held In their meetinghouse There wee hftcea LHers I present Itste Idcs our mrsaM president I Elder L A Kelich aiff 1 lows E S Sheets D A Lowry v I E Abbott S L Bunnell V E I Cjnd hnd D M I Guest M j Ballard EmI Christensen Joseph Cnpey Peter An I clarion George A f I 1 W Franco I G Dmwoodcy liucianan John A Coon and C P Our service were presided over by flic pre ident of Ihe conffrcnce Jdcr V A Candlmrl Tic first memg piwiejli tinging prayer was ofrej by Llder I Ciupry Elder I C at dland with a few > cl I chosen rcnarls I rcomedlhe pubac lo Mir mtctinjs and Introduced Mir Chrhten otiwho spole upon this object of laih Lid r Rallied I then sin the heart Trier ofier which Llder Bunncll tool up the subject ol repentance The I choir sine und benediction was oluej bv Llder C K Dmwoodcv kelficn 2 p singing m Singing prayer hy Uder Elder DA Lowry was then iciro winced and l dwelt upon the cllljct of baptism J I Elder Empey followed upon the jane subject Elder 11Hard then favored usnti the hjmn Guide me to lee He Cider Ballard then spoke upon tin Hilv Ghost Choir snug and 1lder Christcnson Offered the closing prayer Jiopm I iingin prayer by WJer aieets singing file sutjsct ol the prrsonalltr ot God was taken up in this meeiltb Cider I 1 A KelscH He also bore a strong tts I i nony Cha r saog heuedic ion by Llder Oueu A arch a s loa m Singing prajer bv Elder Bllchan Elder V r Caiidlaud then tool up the subject 01 Church organization Elder lalard loled with a ong after which EIder Chrisienson poke upon divine nuthorit Choir sang benediction by E dr Atheist Irancom j p m binding prayer by Elder Elder C E Dnwoodey was Ilitn In rocuced and spoke upon the apostasy text Amos van t I After the chuir sang the hymn The SPit ft t God like n fire Is burning Elder llilhnl took up the restoration or f the Gopel The choir sang and benediction was itlcred by Elder HI I 730 p m Singing prayer by Elder Low ry singing The time was occupied by Elder Kclsch upon Gospel principles The choir sang Benediction by Cider Coon This crated our meeting at Pinckney ville but our spiritual feast did not close at his On Monday morning fi eons e-ons loaded with Mormon preachers and Saints wended their Sints way up 10 Round Prairie about twelve miles ncrth Here I we partook of the hospitality of Brothers Schundgall Blotter Krupp and Iabst While there we held our Priesthood meeting also three other meetings our Mormon meeting hus his place has the distinction 01 having the only Latterday Saints meeting house in Illinois At our Priesthood meeting the Pacre ment was admlnis ered by Ciders Christensen l t and Fmpey Elder Cand land addressed us for a few minutes giv ing some very good advice after which each Elder Rave a brief report of his labors lor the past six months The authorities ol the Church an j mUsion were thus presented and unanlmouly sustained i Cider I Kelsch gave Ihe Kidr I 4 courageing some Instructions vv ordsand also l the meeting sofff cacti a Jlallard by Mngin and benediction by EOn liter E-On Wednesday the several Elders left In E tod spirits for their field of labor Doers Empey and Buchanan returned to their homes after fill honrable i missions C E DINVOODE Clerk ol Conleren |