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Show GENERAL CONFERENCE. The Forty-Ninth Semi-Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints met in the Large Tabernacle, in Salt Lake City, on Monday October 6th, 1879, at 10 o'clock a.m., as per adjournment. Present on the stand of the Apostles: President John Taylor, Orson Pratt, C. C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young, Joseph P. Smith, A. Carrington, and Moses Thatcher. Counselor to the Twelve Apostles D. H. Wells Presiding Patriarch, John Smith. First Presidents of the Seventies: Joseph Young, H. S. Eldredge, A. P. Lockwood, and John Van Cott. Of the Bishopric: Presiding Bishop Edward Hunter, Counselors, Leonard W. Hardy, R. T, Burton. Conference was called to order by President John Taylor. The speakers during the first forenoon were Elders Orson Pratt and Lorenzo Snow. In the afternoon the congregation was addressed by Elders Franklin D. Richards and Brigham Young, and President John Taylor. On Tuesday morning remarks were made by President Joseph P. Smith. The following names of missionaries were presented. GREAT BRITAIN Wallace Willey, Bountiful. Thomas Duce, Hyde Park. Hyrum Evans, Salt Lake City. Enoch Lewis, Bountiful. James Birmingham, Bountiful. Robert P. Gould, Washington. Joseph C. Bentley, St. George. Samuel L. Adams, St. George. ??? ? Terry, Hebron. Abraham H. Cannon, Farmers' Ward. Howard Coray, Mona. William Coray, Mona. UNITED STATES Richard Hill, Ogden. Lorenzo Hunsaker, Honeyville. Franklin Spencer, Richfield. John P. Murdock, Beaver. Richard A. Ballantyne, Ogden. John H. William, Coalville. Crandel Dunn, Beaver Dam. Aaron Thatcher, Logan. ???? D. Olphin, Pangwitch. George ????, Salt Lake City. Gronway Parry, Salt Lake City. John J. ????, Haysville. John C. Witbeck, Levan. SCANDINAVIA O. N. Stohl, Brigham City. Jacob Hansen, Bear River City. Harmon F. F. ????, Salt Lake City, First Ward. Peter Nielsen, Washington. Peter Nielsen, Smithfield. Fred Lundberg, Logan. Hans Punk Funk?, Lewiston. Israel Sorensen, Mendon. Anton L. Skunke, Logan. Peter A. Nielsen, Draper. There were also presented the names of many other missionaries who have already gone to their fields of labor, and whose names have been heretofore published. These we do not print for lack of space. President Taylor announced that this was only part of the missionary list, other names would be called before the close of the Conference. |
