| Show f t 0 I A rk 1 NORTHERN STATES MISSION J NOTES ARRIVALS The Tho following elders have reported 1 from the tle west vest to commence la In labors labor InI InI I hors bors In the tho Northern States mission ml slon 1 Arthur Henry Henr Anderson Andelson Utah Uth Alma Errin Carter Raymond Halo I Canada Jacob aco Kern Cedar Cedol Idaho L Bills BIJ PaysOn Pa son Utah Parley C Haden Huden Idaho Albert A F Harding Preston Idaho Wesley 13 II l Smith Logan Utah term Lorin Moss Woods Cross Utah Stephen E K Theo Theobald Theobald 1 i bald Salt Snit Lake Lako Lal City CI Utah James F FI I I Jenson Cowie WyomIng and It Cordon Preston Idaho i OCTOBER BAPTISMS Southern Indiana 5 6 Chicago I 1 Northern Illinois 3 Wisconsin 3 Northern Indiana 2 Books of ot Mor Mormon Mormon or orman I mon man sold other books distributed tracts DAVID DA ID A LARIMER Mission Secretary I I MINNESOTA CONFERENCE z I I II I The rho he semiannual conference of or the Mints in Minnesota was held on Octo I lr 31 and November 1 and 2 with President Ellsworth Elsworth and the tho 17 con conference conference conference ference elders In attendance I Our regular Sunday Sunda school was dis dispensed t I 1 I vensel with on October 31 that more mOIo of the saints and elders elder present might hoe tho the privilege o of or bearing their testimonies to the of r f the gospel Jol el During the summer months several of our saints saint have hrc visited Isled Utah and In bearing their ther testimonies t they Ule state no matter mattel mere they the have heard the gospel ospel taught tau t It I has lIS been as the tue same gospel without variance In our Sunday Sunda morning meeting President Elsworth followed these testimonies with wih a discourse on No double stand standard standard ard ald in the the Church Chulch of Je Jesus esus nis Christ ChristOn Christ ChristOn On Sunday Sunda afternoon and also In Inthe Inthe Inthe the evening our out halls hals were crowded with saints saint friends and investigators who greatly enjoyed bellg present for forn never n ver has there been ben a better beter spirit present than we enjoyed In our recent conference Each elder Icer had tho tim privilege liege lege of bearing testimony to the good goodness ness fleas nes of the thc Lord made manifest l In his behalf and each bore a strong testimony testimony I mony mon to the truthfulness of ot the gospel ospel Some of oC these elders have havo labored In Inthe InI inthe I the country districts for the thc past sev sv seven en n months month and they th report that the tile Lord has fulfilled his to them in ill that they the have neither had 1151 to sleep p pout out nor noi KO go o hungry hun In all al that thal time Elders Elder Barrus Swenson Rasmus sen el 01 and Broadbent formed a quartet quartel I and null rendered at various times The Thet t I Lord Is My y Shepherd When the lie Mists Have tolled Rolled Away Awa and ml Though Thou h Deepening Trials etc ele Bid Eld Elders Ehlers ers Webster ebster and Broadbent also alco alo sin as a duet duct Sometime Some Somewhere Somewhere Somewhere where all al of which were greatly ap appreciated by time the tie listeners A social with sou songs speeches frames mc and luncheon was wa held and amI en elm enjoyed enjo joyed jo cd by b elders saints saint and friends gathered at our ou St Paul hall hail hal on Mon Men Monday Ion day lay night nl hl Nov XO o 1 i 1 On Tuesday lue da two regular priesthood meetings were ivere held where testimonies were vere ere borne and con conference ference business attended to plans for forthe forthe the winters rs work worl were adopted and andi i lers assigned assigned to their various fields I of labor laborA A public meeting was held bold in our St St Paul hall hail hal on Tuesday evening which was again crowded clowdel with wiLls listen listeners ers Elders Elder Smith and Hammond preceded pre I ceded cede President Ellsworth Elsworth as us speakers last of whom laid special stress upon the tIme first fr t principles of ot the time gospel ospel in the tIme course of or his remarks The general authorities of or tho the Church also the mission president and the time conference rene president esl ent were sustained in their positions p The Minneapolis was reorganized reorganized with Email Emi Erickson as president dent and Elder Eider S 11 U 11 n was wast sus stis sustained sustained tamed as president of tho the St Paul branch AH All Al other officers of th branches were vere likewise lite sustained by vote of the tIme people peopleS S I AVo We Vc feel that the time Lord has lle d dour our emil labors in il Minnesota and that h continues to bless us the spirit among the time saints and elders elers ha has never nevel been I better and aud for fOI the future are arc very ver encouraging Several Sevell have hao been baptized during the past summer ont one ont more will wl Join us by JW my baptism tomorrow and many man are arc contemplating the fat fact that tha It Is their duty duLy dut to do likewise 1 wIse So Soman many man friends have ho been ben found round in vail vari various arl arlOiS Otis ous OiS parts part of the tho conference that we cannot supply elders to t minister to oil ull t 1 of them direct Since our spring conference the del of oC Minnesota have havo distributed ge Book Books of or Mormon oron Cl GI standard Church works r 33 5 smaller books tracts 2934 taken 63 61 6 Liahona visited families e revisited families held 91 hall hail hal meetings ICO cottage meetings open air all meet Ings ing 23 2 priesthood meetings 40 0 fast meetings s blessed 17 Ii children and bap hap 17 members of ot the til Church CHARLES BROADBENT Conference President I MICHIGAN CONFERENCE 1 I As l a befitting close for Ol the th summer seasons work the IG 16 elders ciders of Michi Michigan i gun gan gathered at Detroit for their con coa ference which was as held Sunday Sun y Nov No 0 7 1900 The Time elders elder came caine from front differ different ent sections of or tho the state where hoy I have been working the circuit sj s stein steal i of five or six she towns In a u county dur iuri i 1 ing the tIme past pat three months month They ihy lh y have lur II met with a good god device deree of or success i Jn In this system of or work the tIle elders have hae been b n laboring In pairs pair hence henc It I was indeed a a time of oC rejoicing for all al allI I of us u to 1 meet and partake of or each acl I 1 others otherA good spirit after so Eo long log a sop IH I oration In their I thel country work worl they tho report having made mado many man last nj 1 l friends among whom it is believed belec i much seed s d has been icen ben sown that will ili I result reul In good 1 I Two priesthood meetings were held t I Sunday Sunda with wih President C G E II I Ella HUs EI worth presiding In iii the time forenoon moot moat ing In the elders ciders reported I thou their thel la l or om sInce tin tl last lat conference and nd bore bre b their thel testimonies regarding tho th w wor v c cof cof of or Jesus esus Chrs Christ In Iii II the time afternoon ses session se e eslon slon sion President Ellsworth gave mu h ii timely advice alce and many valuable h blu in which remo wel taken to lo heart by 11 h all the tho th elders elder J If f r r H I i J i CHURCH i MISSION ADDRESSES S Y r For Kor lor the th convenience con of travel J vi ems II y the th Deseret News gives here herewith her j s sz z with the addresses es of oC tho various s missions of the tIme Church where her this paper aper will wi always lw s be found 0 on m tile te and whore where travelers will wi i receive courteous attention a New York City 33 Vest West One OneHundred s 5 sz z m Hundred and St A Chicago So Paulina Paulna St St s 2 San Francisco Baker Balcer St y 5 Los Angeles West Tenth y I St X x i Denver West WP Sixth Aves Ave s Chattanooga Tenn Fair Fairview J view Ave Portland Ore E Main St i iz z 5 Independence Mo South t tn 5 in n t St S x Mexico Calsada Sta Maria z s sn la Ia n num 23 P F 1 London En land Des ret i High Road South Tottenham n mm z London LondonI x z I England En ln 5 Edge Edge t 5 Lane 5 J Bristol 10 Albert Alhert Place Chelt Cheltenham Cel i nham England 1 i Switzerland i iy y y gasse gase e CS i Copenhagen ado 11 II 1 Stockholm Sweden ratan t tan 3 Honolulu Punchbowl St ti tit t Tokyo Toko Japan SI 5 Ku Kus 5 s Toronto Canada Canada Bat Bathurst Ba A s hurst burst St Rotterdam Holland 5 el S 8 x New Zealand 53 3 Upper Queen Que n x street treet or P O 0 box bo 72 Auck Auckland 5 land 1 i s ss s Australia Victory Pemel t I St Newton ewton St Sydney I At 7 j p m am n a public meeting was held hel heland and a splendid spirit prevailed Time The addresses were wele delivered by b President German E U Ellsworth Elsworth President C J 1 George Swenson and B W Dalton Dalon Brother Brthel A F Guerber made madea a few ew remarks in time the th German language lan for or the tIme benefit of the LImO German saints sint The TIme elders eldors have departed for Om 01 their thE lieu ien fields of labor feeling encouraged I and wih a renewed determination to todo todo do 10 an en effective work this v whiter Inter With Hh the tIme exception of oC six who vImo will wi remail in DetroIt Elders C J B 13 BW W cv Dalton Dalon E H I Scovil K It S Nelson E B W Irvin and 0 O M Call Cail Cal the time eldr have llo been appointed to limber in the following cities iles and neighborhood I Flint Elders El lS A R n Kennington and amid ali A AW AV I W V Fergusen Fel Lansing Elders A S I Carlile Cule and amid E B E B Nelson Kehrn Battle Batte Creek Elders Elderd George Swenson and I I H II Tip fl potts Kalamazoo Elder M I L TJ Flake and amid G C D Goulding and Three Rivers I Elder James M Layton L ton and S L I Ba Baker Bakel Bahem hem ker I We Ve feel encouraged in tho the work worl of o I proclaiming the restored gospel mes ames message sage to tho the world and mean macan to direct I every ov r effort towards Its furtherance Saturday evening time the tIme the r I elders elder were pleasantly entertained and sumptuously feasted at the tho home of or I Brother Brothel an and amid Sister A F Guerber Tho PIso ho News ow Is a welcome visitor and mId we wc appreciate reading it very ver much I PH Sl CHAS CIAS ClAS J Michigan an Conference Minnesota A few tea notes I OU HA u e ie tiiu I by b company com pan A V led by Elder Eider T 1 T 1 1 I with wih Elders Barrus Burrus Iver Iverson Iel Ielson son semi Peterson Smith and amid Stoddard as companions In the work During the tho to summer we harts hl walked about 1000 miles ashes and amid have had ha a very Intel est eat estIng Ing lug and aud profitable time traveled as t such companions usually do through the time country during the week wel and ammil meet I at 01 omo city el on Saturday to clean clen denim up hold meetings m and amid prepare for fOI the next weeks weel journey journe At some of our OUI street meetings we vc have havo had as many man as 50 people I to talk to As JS usual on such occasions many mammy strange questions 10 me 10 Utah and amid tho the Mormons were asked us and by b LImit tho help of the Lord Lor I they te ele generally answered antis satis sat We Vc find the people as a rule l mch snore more mOle friendly toward us U than thal they the have hitherto beun due to tho time I fact that many mommy people have recently I I I I visited Utah and amid an find nd that they have havo bees been een misled by b false stories told by I those who know bettor betor By personal I visits to Utah the time people are alo becoming better acquainted with wih time the I j I Saints and the time result Is we wo received I better beler treatment and greater greatel I While at Grand Folks N X D I met mel meta mela a gentleman genteman about SO 80 years of ago age who sho had Just returned from the G A R II encampment Hu Ho was in tho time police poleo station when I began talking with wih him soon a large crowd gathered and und listened l Time Tho old shall man mal saId Id he knew the tho Mormons orlon to bo be an honest upright I people that they have something more 1010 to their lel m lon than thamm they thc ure given credit for fol and that he lie had never been treated better beter In his life than I he ime was In Utah Chili Uth The Tho crowd bocKle Interested and bought bou ht several books b saying they timey wanted to learn lear I more of or us Salu Saiu Sail tho the missionaries whom they had helped to keep Ic p In Utah had deceived them them for fOl still the time cry ClY goes poes jOC forth that more missionaries are an needed in Utah to o civilize the people I I hut but said they thuy if what this man Miya anys O Is true wo vo want to know knos It and amid we w ve are arc willing to learn Wo 0 left lef 36 35 I Books of Mormon lormon and smaller books In la that city cl und amid a very friendly feeling to tl be bo followed up by b others I At tt Detroit Elder Eider AV B 13 Peter Peterson on and I met mel many man very vcr good people Court Coun was In session Ic lon when we arrived tImers there thele so 0 that gave us limo tho opportunity of or meeting people from all ul parts part of tho thu country l The fair was also b being ing hold and many man Indians Indian from the White Earth r came In to ace sel It Those ho Indians became very much Intel In the tho story of ot their I forefathers forefather given Riven In the tho Book of oC Mor or j I mon At Del Detroit roll we left lut 32 3 Books of ot Mormon mostly with the Indians Indian Good work worl can cn be clone done there We Ye were wore now on our return to Min Mm D where our conference had be rn in appointed Our last stopping Rt place was St Cloud where we held some aOle good street meetings and found I I very ery cr many man nice people with sonic some so 1 of ir whom wo e held several cottage meet ascot meetIngs Ings InS thus arousing greater interest in our work wOk In Iii fact some comae ole of oC the peo peu phi plC because became so W Interested in iii what t wo we O were doing Unit that a I Presbyterian nuts nun minister ister itt r gave out omIt for or his next Sunday Sunda subject that ho lie would speak pek on un the time Origin Orl in of of f Naturally Natural we ve wewer were wen anxious to hear what he might to io say sa on the time subject so 80 lila his services fully ful expecting to be bl ridiculed as us usual but to our oum great surprise ho iso treated heated the subject in a avory acry I vory cry r fair Cair manner began with wih tha thu birth of Joseph oseph In Vermont I causes that led to the time removal to New York spoke of his parentage and of Din tims humble circumstances In which Jo Joseph Joseph seph was reared lemed He lit spoke of Jo Josephs o religious desires und and tons of ot the confusion then raging near time the prophets house home hOle of or his being a student and of his lila finding I time the passage In James ames I B 6 of oC the tUo ho MT it had hind upon tho boys mind than then told of the prayer uttered the time power of oC time the evil ono one and finally of the time appearance of or the tho Father and the Son In lii answer to k the prayer pryor stating also that none of oC this was Im lm Impossible possible Then he told of the time boys boya boy question queston and of or the divine divino answer that none of o the churches hurches were right and ind nd that if It Joseph oseph would keep himself aloof aloot from all ni of or them and live lve as he ho ought lie hu should hould bo ho an Instrument in imm the tl e hands of God in Iii establishing his Church tle in the time earth He Ho followed in a a similar manner until he lie came caIne to that part pan of or history dealing with wih the expulsion of the time saints from Crom I Missouri when he eon con concluded on eluded by 1 saying That Punt act which caused tho time suffering and death teath of so 10 ninny many man men women and children be because beI because cause of oc exposure and harsh treatment I J will wil stand as a |
