Show Rc Rcy 1 R TL rc o y I r A r rk l J r k h 11 I I It t if 1 rc h M 1 i Tt il t THE MISSI MISSIONARY RY FIELDS FIELDSA A Good Coal Work nOlie UnD March Olarah 24 f 1900 I the Editor rb or of the ot Of Jesus Jelu of Laller day flU sou a held lit thIa th City OR on the I ot In th room ot IU U N AVI Ant martini was u Satu Saturday IIla p m Conference President r Smith Sider SiderI I 1 ls II A ot of the hem States mission and the six Elders laboring In Ut the Slate Stata ot of uola were wre In attendant After opening or of singing and ander er and object off at the Ih no In In teed Elder C G 0 ls the i speaker ker II He dwelt upon the In InI Inlove I love Ion and nd merry ot of the the general plan or of redemption as aa aaIon II torn Ion by the and un on I through the Jon goo sou followed by Eldr Louis Loul A Ab II b who expressed great pleasure amu alii the of at meet HIt 4 1 th the people In the capacity ot of Ii a mince filet and of rs aking unto them themI I 1 the lill of at God Id and In r fg f bit hN to the truthful r tile flip lie Ile at al some lame I upon span the and the ilia thet t I J mg II forth tb the m or of all who Wy of o In an or the or es of ot divinely a 1 i cr I in II lon ot of the I Iii fit r I in i n ot of the confer cooter r handay March tl 10 at p 1 aorta M 1 Winters Wing being J i briefly upon ullOn the exist a ailt ot of clod showing r g were r man many kinds kind or of 1 by tb the I i 1 and that the God Godt t I I rc IC must neoe Il be beI I tu lit whom we e must look fur sal lIal saland ud and a reward for tb the deeds done body lie He wit followed b by Elder who spoke or of the t e glorious plan lit h Gospel Ill a revealed I the Joseph Smith NW 14 there thA were a g great people who they buy their way Into the kingdom ren but bUI till hi could not be 00 and all such lIuch nn an Idea would be r the t foolish virgins spoken ot of I In hll hie PArable lie ald m me would come Ome wh when people POOl I or of would hue have a different Idea i 1 A A A A A A A w A A us and Would look upon U us with much than at the pre ent time The closing woe held at jl p in III Biller F spoke pok very HY briefly the coil CO ot of the world or of t with that ot of the days day ot of Paul h there began tJan to be so o much In n the Church its H said there could be bUt bUtone one trUe Gospel plan or of salvation and It was Waa our duty to investigate for our ourselves selves ElvE and ascertain which or of the many denomination represented the truth H He Introduced Older Eldr John SD SIkul I as aa the next speaker II lie spoke Oke ot of the ot of prayer exhorted all to II e better Uv live In the future than th they hd had do e In the pet past and not rest relt until they knew beyond ond a doubt whether or not the religious faith which the they hall had pouNd wu ot of God or ot of man Elder P F Y V wa was the net speaker lie dwelt at some length up on tb the necessity object and mode mod ot of baptism quoting lar Irely ly from such uch writers a and Marlin Luther The meetings were well ell attended there thA Wing over oYer JOO at atour atour our last All appeared vry wr much and most moat ex attention wu was paid throughout tm the en n tire the session Th The Priesthood meeting w wit held Sunday March at 10 a m In Elder presiding After the usual op erring exercises the were wrt as signed their companions and fields OlIla ot of labor Th The Authorities ot of the Church as 11 also alo those ot of the were unanimously sustained Elder Franklin Smith having been honorably released It became necessary to ap point a new conference president to succeed him and F V WU was tamed for tor this P position with P M Winters a as hi his Ant and C 0 U al his hla second counselors and nd J A sa II clerk elerk These Thee were sustained by the Elders In their positions The Elders then each Noh gave a report Qt of their past labor more Inore since the lilt last conference All spoke ot of the great Eat and blessings of at God vouchsafed unto them and spoke pokE In glowing terms Qt of the bright for tor the future after listening to the remarks remark of the Elden arose and ex pressed great Jo Joy and wit with I the spirit manifested and the remarks marks made mad by the Eiders Rid lie He said laid h he hd had now visited all the In this save lAve on one and had round found a goodly ot of the Spirit ot of God In each of them n aId the prospects were re never brighter than at the present time 11 Be gave a general genral outline of the work to be accomplished together with I mAn many valuable hints and nd for the same and closed by speaking words word of comfort and cheer unto the The work ot of the Lord le II crowl growing nil In this tart part ot of the vineyard and although the I have met with much tion and have had II a great grat deal ot of dice to contend against t they MV have made mad man friend and by the blessings or of the Lord werE Enabled to lead 23 souls Into the waters watI ot of baptism last year yer Man friends and Aad Sainte have hav thrown open their dots to 10 us lIS Inviting u us to come Othle and hold meetings with lib them and thus thu put oUr before the peo tor Which we w feel tHI truly thankful but we l find the hoU houses I In most mOlt cases calli too small to accommodate those thOle who wish to come out to listen unto u us and nd many people feel very backward to In coming to private d dwellings lIln to and w we are In hopes hoPH we may secure I suitable halls hall In the larger laEr cUI cities where I We may meet and worship wore Up before the tb Io Man Many of the people who Ii a short time lime ao ago WEre VEr very odd and Indifferent a and lid some IOmE or of them very 1 bitter are now beginning to 10 Investigate our doctrines and ana are willing tl to us UI a hearing harln before sitting Irl in judgment upon us u The health or of the ille Elders I Is generally rood good ud and with on one or two exceptions they Iiley have hav gained In weight and are re looking and feeling much better rb phy II as well a as spiritually than when thy they entered the All test feel much encouraged In tile the good fOOd work In which they are engaged and while their paths patha have not always been strewn with roses roaN they ther tIlo feel to reJoIce and pral praise tb the Lord that th they ba have been counted wor thy to come forth u II ambassadors ot of truth and are to remain until It shall bf be said laid you have finished the work given glnn you to do return unto your our families and 10 rived ones DAM They W Join In an expression of at sincere thanks for the News FRANKLIN IU SMITH of Conference PRANGS M WINTERS Wi r r Clerk by I alth Co W Vs larch 11 1110 1 To the Editor My Mr adopted lIOn eon 00 George and na myself Were severely erel a t he h with III all ot of and anil myself with barn in the head hed and we e were wert both unable to 10 do any InY work W We had both loth tried all the remedies w we could hear ot of will he fie When two El EI den derl D 11 sit n Wilton and R E G 0 ChEney administered to uJ us We were both cured to God our eternal Father G a W LL I I In III CIr N C March n 1 tOO tOOTh The Th News le Is a welcome to this conference and It if on one number in missed It I II almost a 1 bad u II tailing falling to get a letter from bom come the Elders real read laUy ore Ule editorial page and Church Intelligence ee The Elden h hers lire are young men who are rc earnestly and all ally spreading truth and lId p preaching the Gospel Gopel ot of Jesus Jeu Christ They ane here poorly prepared having tailed 10 t take taka advantage of their chances at hone borne They are united In Urging the young men at home to 10 more mor diligence and a better The preaching here hert I Ii done In private houses school hou houses end oe occasionally churches are used yet this I in the exception all as the II preacher seldom hose en or of the heart to st dW a Mormon to OCCuPY hi his pulpit Some ministers refuse to even an nouns a meeting for tor 11 us thinking no dou doubt bt that thereby thy might aid Id a little In the I spread of It the true tight Our op opposition com comes principally from the preachers who ho u aa a general rul rule on out approach to a neighbor hood warn the II people Ope to to ac our literature retrain from con wIth us and by all means to keep kell clear clar o of OO our meetings They then take lake up the retrain ot of 1 a certain portion or of till the press and sing Inte a chorus ot of 1 false falsehoods hoods Th They torget to condemn us from the but endeavor III as much muchas as possible to poison the minds ot of the people against u us Editors in III some lOin es do Uke wI wise and then at al another time lime boast boUL ot of and We are often orten of being afraid or of the a ur of e but when we came comee t to tW lIy wr I fund that It Il had reined and aAd the foss hilt had a different color TIle Tb preachers cher Ire against va us ery house was closed sad people r ted to 10 give us UI no DO hearing w I het var The mana manager or of the house w had hired was prevailed on to ro go back on n the agree aret agreement mentIn ment mentIn In time the Dr wrote rot and nd piece Us QI and then with his hll fellow fw reverends waited on the editor aM him to dl de debar bar any y b had agreed to a reply the same Amp doctor obtained Un the u us of 01 the thIP opera ora I hou house which h he was Instrumental In a tot us U and t 1 here her gave some or of shy Ow ota o Mormon tirade We were refused tb the a or r and yet the they have hae the to o oare say we are arr afraid to Inet the intelligence ot of the city Polygamy is fa their Irr great n t er cry and to hear many or of them talk lalk YOU would think they war aU all ang angels l without spot pot or blemish In salts Ita ot of Wl we are doing much welt the signs are follow lag tJ the and anI the dons ot of the The lid are healed tad d tumors tumon are caused to leave INV and numerous other oUt Cu thin things a are In the name lIam ot of the Lord through faith In nil name The Tb lilt gift ot of tongue both In an prayer and speaking is II plea ott enjoYEd and nd thus UI the Saints and aud JaW Adess are encouraged In their good work There are I branches in an this and many good Sunday schools Some of 01 the Sainte Saint occasional ly Iy lea leave e for tor Iou We expect In the near future to hold holda a conference e and just tIle the Et EI der leave I theft present fields of labor they are to reap a good bar har harvest Wit vest ot of sol Your fellow Jog JOI P tro 11 Co o W t a If March 11 t 00 To tha th Editor Some yeses NO ago 1 met with Moe Moemon or mon Kid Eldora I 1 have ever sine been trying to take up theo the or of the Gospel of 1 had bad a avery very verr poor chance A IJ I was Willi an orphan boy J I worked from place to III plies and wa was not permitted to meet with the EI dern for lor porn som years At length th t I wu was permitted to meet mett with Elders forman No flays and IJ R n Wilson at the home or of a Saint Balli J wn sons busy bulY lit at the I time but gave ap p aU a 1 In my work to stay Ity with them morning I had II a ve Pry ry Interesting talk with them and oh ob tamed some Some time and then Elders H R A Wilson and Own Owen T paid u us a visit The folks that I with treated them with kindness although not nOI anxious to t o lIten to them In 10 Ih the a chat hat bea began and all listened to th the Elders Accepting the kind I In the Elders In R a few months e came rame beck bark and threE of Ih the In eluding myself were They e were alt 11 ot of the household t tt the UtI theold old gentleman and a III little tie tt girt rI six Ix x year Yla old The rII gentleman was In the tho tollo following April and WI we are aU all Mormons nl now w Your I the Gospel a aEO w f In To the Editor u j Mountain Lade Ike OliN Olles Co Virgins rid March It 1 w V are lab labo r k In the 1 trial ns ot of Virginia VInla been called lap UI th lb e Masters Mut r fishers anti and hunt huntera ers era to gather tm f m the rocks and till riU e the th children ot of tI hl Generally p w we find nd U people le leto e to be honest an ane hard working The y deserve the rf for tor wing bein g kind and There Thre ore are nun gout fOOd honest souls seeking for a toast knowl edge ot of the truth and the m Ii reely t with ear hy by many mallY The Th and PI n nwe WI we have been b n to ro Is h fading I Ito to quite In en t find and man many who have 1011 our hitter sere ore are now our warm friends About four miles from Mountain bake Jakl we VI have ban a school which WI we fret proud of and which our enemies look UIN with a jealous eye Mountain Leke la II aVer a very pretty place 1111 In the th summer time Bela situated 1 11 as asit III it is In the tope top ot of the Alle hany I It furnishes a cool pleasant re retreat r i treat In the Ion lung hot summer dH days Jar hotel situated on the shore hor ot of th Ilk lake Iku furnish amI lions Uon for the many visitors and fishing are among the sports About three mil miles from th Ik take Is II what I is known know u the s lies Here the water mak makes an n plunge or leap of seventy feet ant end then rashes rahea on to th the river below The scenery lei is beautiful and the rUin If healthy health and delightful these theae together with the warm wel welcome Ome of the moun mountaineers to the weary stranger milk make It a desirable place t le be In 10 we W wish to thank yhu hu for sending us the Neva Nt which b I a source or of en n to 10 tI ea and We beer record It I is doln doing a great Work of Itself tn In melting mellin down the walls all or of prejudice and opposition Your brethren In the cause ot of troth lruth JOHN JOliN D P F H I PRATT PRAM I IX 11 Tim Work of th tho Lord 1 lit In That Par J an ay T the e following letter hu haa been received from Brother Markow who left Itt this pity for a mission In 1 16 and went nt to native country and ad tb the kingdom Idom or of Servia but bUI wu driven out or of both countries being trAIled dragged into court ourt and Imprisoned 1 liar Alar how kow tearlessly and faithfully to the th truth or of th the Gospel and was wa released by the authorities to I le he h according to by Eld Elder r F F Hints prill dl debt t or of the Turkish mission again left for where hErr It will wUl pro be observed lit he now laoo shore with success The names of the converts are alP J Rules Rulea the Arger the Dulgarian Petro the Ibl Greek and nd four German sisters ot of one ne family Although Brother Markow wa was born In Hungary arr of hl hiss nationality is II Southern Aus Au J being lIy by Slave Sin a u is II also allO a lar large E traction frac or orthe the Balkan peninsula Ser Ber Servia via Ia proper The monarchy also alo contains millions ut of a people o l speaking a very er different language Brother Markow writes Bucharest Feb tho 1100 Dear great joy I received your our letter I thank you for rop the newspapers which you have bave sent to me I 1 have hav never ner felt so 10 well wella II a I do at the time In lilY my mill mis son Sold old I thank my heavenly Paths for tor Ills rich blessings yea even for tor III Hol Holy Spirit which gives Iv me m so 10 much joy I 1 thank HIm very e often for tor having me to open tb the 0 pal door In these thee tar fr oft oll lands Id and kingdoms I thank him for tor having opened the kingdom of Roumania for tor the Gospel and selected elected me u II tb the mean to perform this work By S Ills goodness I found a God fearing family Before the lime lame I had a vision and God nude made It known to me that they would join Ih the Church or of Jesus Christ and futher more He gave cave m me what I 1 should say y to 10 them alter after I had handed them some om tracts The Th family consists 0 of a mother and nd her three daughters ThEY told me that I 1 was wall a Mormon and I told them 1 was wall not a Mormon but bUI butan an aD Rider ot of the Church of Jesus Christ Christof ot of Saints Then I told them more concerning 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