| Show F Cd c cI I oJ J A I L 4 x i hJ A AM MA I L i i Ji v A li I 1 i j f 4 i i i i 1 ji 1 If i iI I t UJ L 1 I t tI I I L NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE I Great Groat Multitudes Listen LIten ta b the Teachings T cf of the e Elders Iders I A Number of ot In Ii tho the of o eho Iio Given GI V r Elders K LJ C and M J K Blackburn write train from Santo Hanto Tex Sept At our conference hell held near Cumby A Hopkins county wo were assigned to toI I labor together tn In Palo 1010 Pinto county count a We took our departure June 3rd and und walking about two hundred miles mile I arrived at our field of ot labor Juno June l th g We found a n very ery generous people but butt i t I also much prejudice Our meetings were Vee poorly attended and little IttIe Inter et at to exist As An our work has Ital ha haI I IH prejudice hue has given way I und now many are anxious to hear Iuar the tho thel l truths tru At Red lied schoolhoUse we wo held a arIe furies rIe of at public meetings Cn n t account of ot notice the WOoS was not well but as tho the people 1 eo lo d In III until the tho t and yard wet full of at attentive listen is rs 8 H t II H of ot 1 became much Inter InterI I tJ were ere willing to take us 1111 usI u 1 I homo homr atil listen ten further urther to 10 the tho of ot glad clad tidings Lat week at lit we enjoyed a 1 rich out outpouring outI I pouring of at the Holy Spirit As s before beton the first meeting was poorly attended but those who came canto made modo themselves p heralds h In spreading 8 thu the newa and us as usa asI I a fl 1 result we had bad the pleasure of ot talking takIng L to people from four tour joining counties In I 1 I various arlous neighborhoods meetings of ot the tha z t t different sects were vere In session but peo Ileo eo g I I le loft left lot these meetings and und clime came from miles around to hear hellI about Mormon lorman MormonIsm tern Ism Some came camo of at curiosity Bottle BOIMO of ot 1 r liUro turu Interest t During the series Berles of at six public meet moet meetIngs 1 Ings our audience continued to grow until at the last meeting the house i could not accommodate the tho audience We Wo have a great many kind kinti friends t mine romo om of at whom am nn Investigating the 1 Gospel principles principle The work ork of at the Lord Is progressing re In this part of ot His JIls lii eople aio nIC beginning to think for elves We Wo occasionally meet meeta a r man mn who has been beon to Utah and he lie heIs heIs lieis Is Invariably our friend for tor ho lie Is II ac ae acquainted ted with our people I I 01 8 AT MEETINGS t hut the thu eh Elder Elden Arc Surrounded by byi i Friends Friend nud Hold Itoh tho the Fort Port Elders EIder U O Arden Ardon Waters and Alma M Johnson send this report train from I Ill Sept 4 We are living JIvIng with a family of ot Saints at North Winnebago street Riving giving us the opportunity of ot holding a aI I cottage meeting ev every ry Sunday morn mornIng I Ing 1111 I I We hold street meetings every overy ever even oven evening j ing tnt when the weather Is favorable I having as Ui a rule rulo a n good attendance With little or no disturbance But Dut I where the work of ot the tho I hord ord Is Ii pro progressing gressing there Satan Is 18 always active ever Over trying to prejudice tho the minds of ot oti 1 I the tho people and overthrow time the work uc n i I I On the evening of ot the 2nd he did i all nil In his lUs power seemingly to break up out street meeting but the thu Lord had friends prepared to defend us conse consequently the plans of ot the tho evil on ono one were V thwarted Yet ct three unsuccessful at nt attempts attempts tempts were vero made to disturb us The rime j I next lICIt evening we held forth upon the tho tame came corner but wo we presume the tho dis disturber dl I of ot the previous meeting con concluded we had too ninny many friends for forwe forwe forve we ve sere unmolested and hall had the privilege privIlege of at again bearing out testimony I to a audience of ot attentive listeners U We believe bellee that some time not tint far tar distant an nn organized branch of the Church of or Jesus Jesup Christ of or Saints will be bo found In With the help of the tho he U rd we wo hope to be able to advocate tho principles I of or truth successfully Should there thero be ho beany honn bek k any nn readers r of tho the News evs that have 4 or relatives In this part of ot tho the thea a t I Lords vineyard It If their names namen ate nie I forwarded to us we will vIiI bo pleased it j I to make them a call The Tha News always receives a n hear hicar hearty hetty J ty welcome being appreciated by b Saints and friends alike I m IN MAIMO Apostle Francis l r M I I I the Ilio ther r j 1 j h Hi Hal I is I 1 I If i I Elder J N a I wiltes 1 lies from Mal Ma MalI Mamu I mo mu Sweden Aug Au 16 36 f t Since our last conference which was vas r held here April 21 the thirteen Elders I which have ho labored here hero In Skane con conference conn I n ference ferenee have havo hown shown themselves very or zealous In the great worK While only onla on ona a ft very vel few fel have hare been heln baptized tI pt et the Elders Iders feel that the tho good seed has haa been rown fown and they the await the Iho Lords Lord own on due time for tor the harvest 1 I Since Frands M Lyman Lymon ns as n nj j president pre of ot the time European mission de do decided to visit every conference In Iu Eu Europe j rope under his Jurisdiction U 11 L become necessary to convene conference at att t many place places earlier than luau a 1 usual and this tills was the time case here Conference convened here last Tues Tuell Tuesday L i day and Wednesday evening Aug ug 11 13 J and 14 Apostle layman Lyman end and an Ife and Irei Pres I Anthon U L with Elder John V P PI I na as Interpreter nod Carl Curl Ciri Cirii i i son ran came caine over ocr from tram Copenhagen early ar Tuesday and learning that no rio meeting In could b be held this evening Apostle postle Iy 14 Iyman I Iman man and wife Ite spent the tho day In quiet rut rest We were ivere very fortunate In securing a suitable hall hu and advertising nulls freely freol we had a n fin fine audience both night The fint even ten evenIng trig Ing In Apostle was wai u the only and end while he be was speaking I MUllS euld cot help holp thinking bow how ulce would L i It not be If It lit lie could coull speak those words In III Swedish The Instructions received at lit the Priesthood meeting on Wednesday toro fare from A Lyman and I am arn am prone to believe b will never iWer be Je forgotten by hy the Elders iders that heard them they were vere so timely Im mm Impressive and aim elevating The Wednesday evening meeting was also very sery ery good a n much better showing at this thus conference than at nt time the last one Many more In attendance our location was Wan better bettor Flie fhe as again lignin res roe restored restored bred was clearly presented by Mai Moitin tin Nils end and aUl Peter V Many Inny favorable comments In regard to our OUI faith fulth were wro expressed by visiting strangers after the meeting lYleI tI n and n II feeling f of ot satisfaction sn lion tion a Hd brotherly love was manifested among tIme the Saints Thursday evening under the tho direction of ot tho time Y 1 U I M I A n a nice little pro lito program gram grain ram was gotten up anti chocolate tic etc tc were served to and In honor of ot the tho mimic mis missionaries as us nn un appreciation of oC their labors Apostle I Lyman Cad wife and Broth Brother er or left Wednesday noon for Copenhagen A st Report of tIlO Progress of or the tho Work in Jim That Field Elder Eider A D B Randall writes from Corn Wa We Waco Weco WaCo co Texas us as follows At present presen t we have ha V eleven Elders en endeavoring to curry carry the tha glad tidings tiding of ot great reat Joy to Gods Goals chosen ones In this thin part The rho Elders r have enjoyed much better health this thin thus far tar than of the tho previous year notwithstanding the tho fueL fact that this has liac been one of ot the hottest summers summer thoU that Texas tins lints exper experienced for tor many years Since Bince May conference our OUI numbers have been swelled by the addition of at thirteen new now members children have hare been Iteen blessed A great amount of at lit literature literature has Imas been disposed dl poled of at and sev soy several eral well attended meetings meetIng have been held Last week Elders A II B N NA NA NA A Anderson 0 O J 7 Walter and arid 0 O E 1 Craner commenced n a systematic can canvass vase vass of ot the tho City of 0 Waco Religious fervor Is iii at nt a n very low tide here her Peo loo People pie accept the tIme literature quite willing willingly ly but tho the open opell air meetings arts ant poorly attended While rejoicing over time the thriving con condition condition of ot this conference wo WI were sod sud suddenly denly called to mourn the tho loss hoes of at one of our most true truc Crud devoted sisters Hannah wife of at J H It Scoggins gins of ot Liberty HIM lilli Tex Fox who deport depart deported departed ed cd this life lito on oil Sunday August 25 15 Sis Sister Sister ter was wn baptize with her hus husband him band Sept 17 im 1835 by Elder 11 It J Harding Prom tho the date of ot her hap bap up lip to hei hOl death she sho n a faithful Saint She Sho leaves leaven leavena a 1 husband five live children and a host of friends The rho Elders extend their heartfelt sympathy to tho tIme bereaved father and children cli iki rca The Tho News Is in an nn ever welcome vis vie visitor visItor anti Is much appreciated by Saints and Elders Southern Indiana Elder Jos Jon M Christensen sends the tho following report from tram Washington lad Sept eit 2nd Elders of ot southern Indiana confer conter once unc met In the lie Peoples theater Wash Vash Washington ington Indiana Aug and anti Sept 1st let 1001 We were greatly favored In having Elder Walter C Lyman of ot the tho Northern States Staten mission Secy J JA JA JIt A It Sermon and anil Myron Crandall of at Chi CM Chicago cago COIO with us There Thero were vero three public meetings held lucid and one Priesthood meeting Saturday evening Ang An list about ono hundred met luet In the thie theater to hoar hear the word wart of ot Uoti expounded Elder E EA 1 EA A Nyo No wn wax tho the speaker Elder Eider I lder B U UE BI E I 1 Jones followed him himIn himIn himIn In the Priesthood meeting held lucid on the time morning of ot the 1st lilt tIme the Elders l re ro received valuable Instructions Elder E g 1 A t Nyo Nyc was sustained as an J president of u the Southern Indiana con can with Elder Eider I A W V Jr on vs assistant and ant Elder Joseph M AI as liS secretary Elder ider C A Olsen was wall honorably re released released leased to return rot urn home after an absence of twentysix months III In the tIme afternoon meeting Elder r Iy Ly Iyman man gae ne some very cr valuable Instruction Instructions lions tion to the tho Saints and Elders I Elder A 4 t V Harmer Banner Jr bore boro his tee tes te I imon Sunday evening about 10 people gathered to tu to tho the discourses do de livered by Bitters J 3 A Sermon and Anyone Having relatives In any rf the fields whore tho time Elders are la In boring would confer a favor tavor by sending name and lna nd The Ilie Nell Kevin Is always a welcome vis visitor is thur and It In removing a great deal of at prejudice lift Ito 0 line lino n a Testimony Test Brother Prank Frank H II II h of ot Lacy LaC rifle III e Wyoming county Pennsylvania l writes Time The News Is In a I great help to me ns lIS lISI asI I am sin tin time only Saint In this thle neighborhood Time The people around hero are lire quite Indifferent nt towards me nie be bt because because cause of my religion because I say the 1 Saints have tho the only true truo Oo pel Hut I ray Fa to the tho world that I know that the limo Saints have hao the true truo Gospel and anti It was nut hut made known to mo ma by 11 man maim but God act manifested It to mo rno by b the Holy 1101 Spirit I 1 waR van a n member of ot the time church hureh before I became a Saint paint anti and I was wall baptized by b immer aba filon and I was just Juit aa as earnest and amid pin fin ere In in the coupe cause of Christianity then as an asI asI anI I nm am now no Hut But I could not understand time the scriptures neither could I find anJe otie olle that rould explain them tn to me nil satIsfactorily Hut But nil all Is different now My M I eyes have been opened open and the has ha cleared away avay aIl I can cnn te see and understand and comprehend many man things that thuat were re n a 1 dark blank to m lime only aim n a year ear or two ngo uto My M h friends are ate coming hack back to me mime and those thoe who Ire are re honest RIO are admitting that the re rel l that I 1 have lucre Is II different to that which they the loire have In Iii the Millennial Star Aug 23 Arrivals The following Elders Ehlers tram Zion arrived per ier H S 8 S New l lon on elm Thursday August For Por l or the BritIsh C Wood old oKi Woods Woo Cross Crass Henry Henr L 1 Edwards U il lard City Lorenzo Lorento J 1 Taylor Lt La LaWayne a Wayne WAne Co William Mathews Jr lannea Nevada Henry Henr E 1 Wynder Canada William W Afton tOIl Wyoming For the time German ciman F 1 Woolley Salt Lake loae City For Por or the time Swiss Mission li BU Lake l City For Vor time tile Netherlands Mission John and John Van both bothof bothIC of ot IC Ogden lI Appointments Tha Elders arriving on the for tor Great Britain have been appointed to labor In the tha following con Joesph C Wood Henry L I Edwards Ellward anti and Lorenzo J raylor Taylor Manchester William Mathews Jr and Henry E li Wynder Bristol Wil liam ham W Astle Nottingham 8 S S New England I Railed Mlle today with u 11 full tull complement of passengers IJa the list Including In the tha following Elders who return to their homes after faithful service serica In n tho the mission Held Joseph BrIg limn hum Y 1 Benson Henson Hobert O Ci Nephi Larsen lI Henry M John JohnF K P I Jacob Wil Vil II I liam Jam 8 S Christina Christian Und lAnd Sister Bitter Anna halt Hall Mohr Jesse Jossa C COray COray Oray and Joseph Argyle who hove have b been en visiting here for tor some seine time past wore were also on all the same annie boat Tin TIlE iv IN A A at Number of Souls Added to tho I Church In That Hint State Elders It 0 O Larsen and amid A I L Mech Mecham am ani In a n letter loiter dated Bridge Bride Drill Creek n county lla Aug 23 29 2 report au tU follows fellows i a few ew words warda from the Ito South Alabama Al conference would be bo of at Inter Interest Interest interest est to some of the tIme readers of ot the th News tutU and wo we therefore send jend you nn aim account of ot a branch held hero near n r Creek Creak PI PIa Iia a Th There re are hut but a few families of at Saints living hiving In Inthis Inthis this title locality but they ore lire faithful and their Integrity anti and hospitality are well wall sic known In the tha conference Having been granted the use of at time tho Davis school house In which to hold our meetings six of If tho Elders I assembled to attend conference on August and On Ou Saturday August at 11 a 11 m rim our ur first meeting began with a good congro cation Meeting was called to order by b Elder H n 0 O L IJen jen who made madea a It 1 foil few opening remarks Elder Elde Janice II H Tether TUlker then lien spoke on the divine mission of o tl Prophet Joseph Smith and ate also on the tho first of ot tho the Gospel lie He was Willi followed by KUer 1 Al At Alvin vin Vilu Warner Warn or Elder Eider It Ii 0 O Larsen cn spoke on apostasy tny from tram the tho primitive Church At p 11 m in we wo were again assem bled with an tin Increased attendance El m der tier II 11 J II spoke poke on arm the oily olty of continuous revolution revelation 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