| Show Isi j ii FOREIGN MISSION MI SION FIELDS r Tho following notes noles nn on the Iho theof of ot tho the l In Europe ar copied k from tho of ot April G r 11 In lii lIMU I J 1 Jf or E of nr th tho lon writing from fromi rom i under date dRle of or Murch 31 1006 I Informs us Ull NII on of or tho Iho conference Norway haM t h cn oll of ot tho Iho th of or C tt IL in con enn to tho laws of or Norway Ill Ilo lb him luts been heen to pay a 1 lino IIno of or ROD I kroner U 27 7 II r 46 4 In pris prison 1 on ri Two of or tho tIm local brethren 4 boon lined 50 51 kroner kroller each for tOI admin thu tho President 1 orisen lm his hut hilt wo we wet t I Urn arn not 1111 yet Pt advised of or tho result Tho rho Norwegian law KP Mii freedom to tu all nil Christian bodies hut hilt jj tho the arO not recounts i l Ill 11 I ns na Christians It IH is tech technically t ch unlawful for tor thorn to perform pcr I oily religious rite rHo or ceremony How Ilow However however ever tho liberty loving of ot tho the country y look with such disfavor upon jL the tho law that H Jl haM lias hia been practically l a II dead denil letter I i Usually tho pollen mid anil I lit I tho the mania 4 i Mee Heo the tho of nr tho the law hw hwI I avoid as much as IlS possible pO Its Ils enforcement They rhe proceed tho the Mormons only when forced to In do doMI doiy MI 50 by iy tho the agitation of or th thi bigoted of nt the tho country nt at whoso whose it Cation the law 11 tho the way was na J Il It scorns that th the 1 In m have aroused t thin tho Iro Ire of or tho the of or that city I other results may follow S r such persecution It Is in certain that by hy byI I such HUch a II course courso the tho truth Will wilt bo brought i forcibly to tho hearts henrt of o many honest t people is isS S i J lI at III On March 23 3 DOC 1006 1 n II baptismal ser 1111 service I vice Ico was hold held nt at Hitler Ilder Fred Frederick I rod 4 I erick crick Merrill officiating Four persons L I 4 were added to the tho Church some ono of or oft t ii whom have had to much for tor forI I tho th Gospels ako However the tho bless blesa r of or tho thi Lord have attended them In t their seeking after tho the truth Thirteen In lit the llio IlcI I A baptismal I servIce of or tho thin Leeds I 1 i i I conference was waR an held on Saturday 4 I 31 3 1 In the tho Hoard t School baths After and prayer Alma V Hulsh Huish r pl o of or thin tho object and mode of bap bup baptism 4 t i them tl ll also urged thorn tholo being baptized I to tn prove faithful unto the tho covenants J I nude made after which 13 I 3 persons ons wore baptized Cider Ehler Joseph AV W V Jr officiating I A confirmation meeting was vas hold In inthe tho the alo Now Hall also a n local Priesthood awl general mooting meeting was held hold In the tho evening members of ot nil ull tho thu brunches branches being present t Sunday School ary r at ut ford Tho The anniversary of or tho the I I ranch school was held hold In Int t Ip f ft hall hail on Sunday Sund Y March st li 1906 In tho thu morning prizes i 4 t valued at nt upwards upward of ot H 4 WIro tro present tb til ld l to tho the scholars for tor punctuality anti and nn 1 rr regularity of or nt Assistant AK Hanson heusen anti Kay ad nil addressed nili i dressed tho the scholars In III tho thu afternoon Ii I t Supt Alexander anti and President Harper r simile made spirited addresses anthems and aut cobs Kolos worn wIro rendered by tho tIm choir and atit all 1 recitations welO given by b tho thin children L 1 1 the Inclement weather w ather tho the meetings were well d about 4 DO 60 portions being ht present t t lI ht at lit Darlington 11 tOil Eh antl Howell south send tho the i following from Darlington i On Ott Sunday morning 11 II u n baptismal t g i was held nt at Darlington Public J I baths After singing anti and prayer Ri m Riders tiers ders Jr JI nail Luther SI i 1 tI Howell spoke o briefly upon tho the principles of ot the tho after aCtor r which eight souls wrO wIro Initiated Into Inlo tho thu foul fold of or Christ 1 tidies niches ln anti and 1 ii Howell owell officiating The fhe etl til members wern In III tho the afternoon fast meeting Vo Wo are pleas r Ld cd to tu state tato that thit the Lord Is blessing l lesin us k liF In our humble efforts to spread tho the c ti truth anti and we WI w hope to bo be able to re report port hort mote more baptisms In tho the near fu to future ture tore Thirty nt at President William A Noble mails I 1 the tho following news of o an nil unusually n ic t r largo large e addition to tho the Church In III tho the thet t J Birmingham conference t ci I On Oit Sunday 1 a 1 baptismal mal v service was held In at lit tho time High school Turkish baths whom I t t 30 honest souls wert oro baptized I III rs I William A Noble Nohle and nd Mosen L J LS Hoi Hol S brook officiating The I Mas IM i k witnessed by a n lArge number of or Saints lt l I and Investigators The rho Spirit of ot tho the theS S fl j Lord was vas with us In rich abundance f 1 i and It was Indeed a n day tillY of or rejoicing it u ff r t which will long be remembered by tl II I tm m those present as ns one ono of or tho the grandest t t experiences Of C lives hives Tho The pros prospects prosS S poets In tho the outlying districts are aro good gool 1111 t JI I li r t ARTICLES OF FAITH I I I h c M i 1 ti t Ol 01 0 the tho 1 Church CI u 1 of or Jesus J su Christ Ch ol ot Ln ur oY So Saints n I fl t I 1 W WI believe bellevo In III Clod the Eter Etor Eternal Eternal nal Father anti and In His Son Bon Jesus i I Christ and In la the tho Holy Ghost 1 4 J 2 AVe WI believe that men will bo be c for th their lr own sins and andS S not for fir Adams transgression transgressionS I S r 4 3 S We believe that through through th 1 atonement of ot Christ all nil mankind tL i 1 may bo ho saved by obedience to T laws and ordinances of or the Gos Cos Gospel Gospel I x pel S S 4 We WI believe that the tho Ort first U r principles ordinances ot or the tha x GOIc are ore First frt faith In the tha 14 I Lor second re 1 third baptism by Ira Im Irai i IA I I 1 for the remission nf ot 1 T Bins fourth laying on of or hands S r i for tor the tho gift Itt of ot tho the Holy Ghost Gho t Ii I 1 5 We believe that a man must St S 1 be culled coiled of or loch by prophecy iii t i anti and an 1 by h the laying on of or hands I I by three who are In authority to tt toS S r preach the administer administerS S 1 In the ordinances thereof t j i 1 II 4 We believe In the same slime or 1 I i 41 T that existed In the tha 1 x primitive church namely Apos Apostles 1 ties Prophets Prophet Pastors Teacher Teachers TeacherS S Evangelists EvangelIstic etc S 7 Wo We believe bellee In the gift of at S L tongues prophecy revelation I 1 visions healing Interpretation of cf l 9 etc ete 5 S S i 8 We believe the Bible to b be J 1 the word of ar God as ns far ns an It l I is isS translated correctly we also b be bei S i t H Hoo Ht Ho I i M J CHURCH 1 MISSION ADDRESSES f For the Hie convenience of or travel travelers y l f ers the Deret News gives here Y A Yo x with the addresses g of ot the various missions ml of or the tilo Church where A Athis t y this paper will lie be found V Von 1 I y on tile Ille and where travelers will willI f I t A receive courteous attention n I y f Now York 1133 33 West t Ono One Onex x Hundred and Twenty Ht lit litI X I So Ht St San Ban Franklin St StI A AI I S I Ios oa West Vest Tooth Tenth x f St 1 f fJ J West W t Sixth Ave Avea Avex Y x a Chattanooga Fair 1 view vIe I Ave 5 Portland Hancock St StI I 1 IlIn n City 1105 locust St it StI I Mexico Sta Sla y yla 1 on la III num nurn i 4 altos D n F I X 5 London England 97 I 1 oal 5 1 Liverpool l Holly hollym m 1 Y x 1 Switzerland Hosch Y 1 gasse gasso cn se 61 Munster Monster A 5 1 Copenhagen Anlo 11 t I Stockholm Sweden S various j i galan gatan 3 y m St J x 1 Tokyo Tolo Japan No 16 H J Z Zt t Yot I Toronto Canada Wilton Witton Avenue A v 0 tho the Elders 1 II rl are aro working orl hard for forthe forthe or orthe the spread of or truth III In tho the near fu to future tore ture wo we hope many mall moro moru will be ho aided added l I to 10 tho thu fold told of or Christ ChristI iri ii I nt lit Athens t I Joseph F 10 Thorup writes from Athens Atheism Greece of ot his hili safe arrival In that land to preach the tha Gospel OO to tho thu Greeks Ho lie says I arrived hero on the tho evening of or ortho the tho I of or March All Is IH well with me and I 1 hail had a Il voyage stopping three days In Lisbon three In Malta I anti and onu In Corfu I found tho the hiro In Ill Athens Athony overjoyed nt sit my soy ar arrival arrival rival All seems well with them re ro respecting time the Gospel A letter of ot In III instruction was awaiting mo inc front from President hut dent Booth I need hardly say that I l have hiVo plenty to do 10 both with tho the little branch hero here anti and In learning the lan lab language guage which Is quite different from the tho ancient Greek Greel beu It conies comes to tn speaking sp though tho the written Is III not altered BO co 0 much mooch Today I J move from rom tho time hotel to to toI I Mrs Irs house linus a lovely place anil anila I IL a lini IIno i family faintly She Is sister to Brother SO W WEST ST VA CONFERENCE The Tile South West We est t Virginia conference was Mas as hold held h ld at Kelle Creek Putnam county W V Va March 31 1906 All MI 11 the Killers rs Were present except KItler 1 l r Thomas Ii F I Karl Earl En ri who whose liose e physical ph conch condi condition tion would not warrant the walk w aik lk necessary to reach the till designated itice of meeting Mission ston President J JU JG U Ii was WM also ulso present part of ot the Meetings were held at nt 11 Ii a n OS m mu and 2 p m IlL Conference President Blackburn presiding Arte tin thin usual devotional exercises lter I spoke on mi topics of lit Interest I by Elders J O 0 Sleight J S 5 W I J h Il und U r I T Fart Farr Charles II It Wilson J W Gibbons J D DHow I How en O U A Clegg A A Fuller uller and andA A D Price There were Wore but hut few tew In at lit attendance Cn as Ull the tho weather was very cry rainy and tho the roads muddy In the evening four foot of or the Elders went to the tito Winter schoolhouse l a n distance dl of ot two miles amid tilled an nn ap aJl appointment to hold meeting The house contained an nn audience of anxious lis us listeners tenors tenen of or about 65 6 In number Tho rho speakers were tere I re A A Fuller I L II B Roberts nod and A D Price President Blackburn In charge lIet ad nd addresses addresses dresses quartets were tendered rendered 1 by b the four tour Elders present lly By special request of ot tho the people a 1 meeting was held at It atthe atthe the samo yamo place Sunday April 1111 I 1 at lit 11 it ita n a m ni The present were 12 IJ I J r 7 D 1 Bowen llowen A A Fuller uller j and J 0 O Sleight At tho the same amo time lime s meeting was held hellion on Kelleys Creek by hy President and the other El EI Elders lieu ders Tile Tho ho rain having buying hll Ing ceased anti be being b bInl tog ing n a beautiful lay day tile tho building woe was crowded anti and who were unable to get seats spat Inside leh had to stand It II outside At t 2 p 1 in rn meeting was called to or order order der by I y President Blackburn Elder J JD 1 D I 1 Bourn llowen having received his release n a farewell address s speaking Inter Interestingly on Gosp l topics President J n U followed speaking very nry ably ab on Church I IMi I 11 II 11 IIII I II 1 I T 1 hove the nook Hook of at Mormon to b be betle bethe the tle word of ot and 9 We Se believe all nil that God has revealed nil RII that Ha lie does now reveal and we believe that Ho lie will yet raveal reveal many great and I Important things pertaining to the kingdom of or God Clod 10 We Wo believe In tn the th literal of ot Israel anti and In the restoration rc of ot the ten tribes tribe That Zion will be built upon this con can continent continent That Christ will reign t Personally on lIy upon tho the earth carth and that the earth earths will wll be renewed v vand I ant and r Its glory t 11 We e claim the privilege of ot J 1 worshiping wor Almighty God accord accordIng accordIng Ing to the dictates of or our con conscience science and allow nil men the tho same ama privilege let them worship how where or what they may ma 12 We believe In being beng tub sub subject to kings presidents rulers and magistrates In obeying hone hon honoring oring orin and sustaining the law 13 Wo We 0 believe bellee In being honest honeRt true chaste chante benevolent virtu virtuous ous Gus and In doing good 1 to ALL ALt T MEN indeed we may mB say ray that w we follow fallow the tho admonition of or Paul I We Ve believe all nil thIngs thing we hope hop all nil things we have endured many things and hope to be able JO o endure all things thing If It there Is anything virtuous lovely or of or 1 good lepert or praiseworthy we w i seek se k after lifter these the e things Joseph Smith H IH II IH I J Hi and authority President thanked the for tor their hospitality and kindness to 10 the tho EUlars and exhorted the tel few Saints and many friends to continue continuo In Ia their earnest starch MurCh for tor truth Another nothel meeting was held at lit p JI pin in n 11 lit ft the ilir Winter when sherm wh n about 12 Int rest td d listeners l pros pres Hit emit mostly strangers anti were sero tho the speakers At the nimio samo time lime a II number of ot the other uther hold hell n II nut rul at mit Kelleys Crock Creek an 1111 atten litten attentive HIt tive audience being present After returning to t Charleston President dent 11 held u a Priesthood meet meetIng Ing h with till tho Hitler giving some sone tin ble Instruction in s t tort The rh vre wre re assigned to I their va various 11 rious rlou fouls of lit labor by 11 tho the On Thursday another Priesthood meeting w WU held hehl anti and topics for tr the tho thon n of ot tho thin work In the tho con conference ference verp discussed III Perfect bar har harmony loony mony prevails and mid u II i more mur systematic on will V Je ac u by all nil tho the April 13 Ihl r J D 1 Just re 11 released released leased I NI took his hili for tor turin where he will Mill attend school stu studying studying dying telegraphy and A D Price also niso released rd left Wednesday for tor N Y whore shere ho iii will vIiI visit RIt relatives before returning home NO WEST VA CONFERENCE Fairmont t West st Virginia Ia April 13 The North West Wept Virginia conference was wn ois held hI 1111 In Musgrave hall halll Fairmont l t Apt xii II i 7 and ii 8 S tho he hI attend attendance a t I c iid alICe ance laH the largest In years A good prevailed at ut nil all tho the meetings and fitch the Instructions given wore timely multi and encouraging President ad addressed dressed the Elders and Saints upon the divinity of or Joseph JO lph Smiths mission loII lore lovo and alti sacrifice Ills lII addresses were high highly ly Iy appreciated hy icy I ami Saints President occupied a POI per portion tion tOIl of or the tho afternoon session IRion In encouraging the thu Saints and mill teaching them their duties The Tho general and local authorities were unanimously ly sustained by the theote vote ote of ot the tho conference The rite Priesthood meeting convened Saturday Satur ay The gave encouragIng agIng reports of or tho the work accomplished the past jost live ilvo months and were vere In iu shOrted by President ns us to their duties Tho 1 ld rs were as all assigned assIgned signed their fields of or labor ns rut follow a aIt H It Albern Allen lIen and Orson Anderson And rl Il district No Nn 1 I J loHoy Johnson aol and Thins Thos L I 1 Davits district No 2 Thos rho K I I King ICing and Heed III rt district No 3 leo Oco W and Jesse Jes e N hite district No 5 t Webster and Jos JOI O 0 Woodbury district No G ii Cj Cleo l O OH It IL 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