Deseret Evening News | 1897-08-28 | Page 10 | Hates War Branch Alshalis

nol VIr = 1 1 Allb JONES MILLS Alabama August 16 h 1897 To the r Jltor The Semi annual conference of JIales Ward branch convened August Wit and Ijth 1697 Msetingl were held at lo a m and 2 p m each day There were present Elder Daniel Thoirtis president South Alabama or ference W B I Barnett general tupcnn tendant of Simdiy stluols James 1 Jensen Ezra E Neeley Irving L I Pratt Ezra I Monson Anus Cook Ether M rira11il I 11il as also Ihe local Priesthood the Slintf I and many Mends from dillcrcnt parts of Monroe and Escambia counties A good s lint prcvil id throughout The Elder all spoke wth power Our meeting were held in a large bowery bow-ery owing lo Ihe fact that some one not a lend of Mormjnlsm burned tne Saint church Hales Ward is i a thriving branch wilh a membership of about toiriy nreilded over by tamson O 11la w tilt James F Johnson as assistant uiul lainrs Z Ulgcr as clerk The Sain Is I seem to be doing well nearl all of them keep ng the Word of Wisdom and paling tithing A new meeting home 30x40 feet is now course of erection which it is to be hoped will not meet the un imely late of its predecessor At the close of cur meetings six persons per-sons made application fjr bipnsm U II I 1 THOMAS President EiRA P MOON Clerk ol Conference