| Show BAPTISMS IN OREGON Missionary ry Work Prosperous In That Part of the Vineyard Nil Number tier of or Saints In III troll Services Iu In a Elder A II writes as fol tal follows follows lows from tram Portland Oregon Oct 29 On my arrival In Baker Daker City CIt Oregon I was appointed to labor In ht the East Ent Washington conference con terence I labored for tor torn forn n a short time In Walla Walla Wash anti and was as then sent lent to Spokane to labor with Elder Eider J T Reese from tram Benson Utah While In this part we wo met Inet with good Hood success In our travels we met many man who were desirous of ot Investigating ing our message It was during my eight months labor In this part that 1 I was hits afforded tho privilege of ot leading some of or the honest honet In III heart Into hc waters of or baptism and it was on n II beautiful Sunday Sunda morn ing In the month of f August we met on the banks of Lake a n beau body bOd of at water situated miss miles east of Spokane T ere ere present about sixty people who had come como from tram surrounding towns townsand thirty and forty miles distant When alt all quiet wo we sang nang the beautiful hymn Lo Ie On Ort the Waters Brink we ve Stand The waters were Vet then dedicated The peni tent believers were then one by one led Into the waters of oC baptism Then we wo called the multitude together and held beld helda a n meeting under the shadow of or the th pines Since December Decem r 28 1900 I 1 have la bored In the Portland conference my m work being confined to the city The rhe conference nt at n the present time Is pre presided presided sided over by Elder Eider II U B U Hawkes and amt 1 I rejoice In saying It Is In a II prosperous We often oCten have the tho pleasure pleas pleasure pleAsure ure of ot seeing the tho fruits of at our labors We Wo have In tn the conference at tho the pres present present present ent time about one OM hundred and fifty members all faithful Saints Salute Services are hold held every ever Sunday In tall hall corner of ot Third and Morrison streets at nt OO and p m On Sunday October 27 we had with I Ius us r Elders F S 8 Bromwell Dram well and C W IV of ot the Union Strike Stake of Zion Their remarks were wore Impressive anti and Interesting The News Is a II welcome visitor and Is read rend with pIth deep d Interest by b alL Conference In Sam Han Francisco The semiannual annual conference of at the San Francisco branch of or the Church convened at nt No Market Marl t street San Francisco 1 Cal Sunday October 1901 J Conference President Walter Jensen Jen Jensen Jensen sen presiding Conference was called to order by the tho president After AttEr a n brief address of wel welcome welcome welcome come by Joseph E Robinson president of at the tho California mission the following Elders occupied the morning session taking for their subjects time the three first principles of ot the Gospel via viz Elder Alma F Wells who had been laboring In San Jose JOC spoke on Faith Eldr Elder I Calvin Price of Oakland once ance and Frederick of at San Francisco Fran Francisco cisco on baptism In the afternoon session the tho general g authorities of oC thi Church hurch Were pre presented presented presented and sustained by a n unanimous vote ote after atter which Elder Arthur W Halo from Han Nall Jose spoke poke on The TheOffice TheOffice Office Once of or the Holy Ghost Ender Elder 1 lder Walter Jensen of or San Francisco on Author Authority ity and ana Elder John F 1 h Bowman from Oakland on The Scattering and Oath Gath Gathering ering of ot Israel brae At AI the evening session Elder Joseph JosephE E K 1 Hobin son delivered an address on The Authenticity of or the Book of ot Mormon and anti conference was wen brought to a n close Priesthood meeting was M held at the mission headquarters Monday morning The Elders Iders present gave brief accounts of ot their personal experiences and made mode mademan mademan many man suggestions for tor the spreading of ot the Gospel Gospel Monday evening a 1 social was wal held at nt which a 1 largo large number of ot Saints friends and investigators participated Tuesday evening a n social was waa given ghen by the Mutual Improvement association tion After Arter a very cry interesting program refreshments were served On account of the meny of ot the weather weRther the picnic pI which was vas U to take place at It Gold Golden en Gate Park on Wednesday had to be abandoned H II D B SCOVILLE Secretary |
