Show I CO PEm on AT TACOMA A or of the Iho Church Established At That Place Elder J 3 V Y Leonard Leonnrd sends this report from Tacoma Wash Walh May Mn 13 The Tho Saints and Elders El ers met Inet In n confer conCer ence nt at 1313 Tacoma avenue Elders J S V y Leonard I Onard D 0 A A Parr Farr arr John M II Brown Drown have been laboring In this city lIy for Cor the this past post seven months holding street meetings and cottage meetings and distributing our literature among the people We e have havo often looked forward to the tho time when we hoped to have n a branch of oC the Church established In this city and now wo we weare are proud to report that such Is tho the case cose We also have a Sunday school organization Elder Nephi Pratt arrived hero here on Saturday night and found tho the Elders Ehlers twelve In number on the street str et hold Ing lag meeting He lie Joined our cliche circle and wo no 0 were pleased 1 to 10 hear his voice In defense of at the Gospel Conference convened at the lie appointed time with Elder J 5 V Y Leonard Ing Elder Eider Pratt made a I few opening remarks Elder Swan bore testimony te of the restoration of ot the Gospel Elder Ilder Johnson was the next speaker Elder Ehler Pratt Pro I took up the this remainder of oC the time am anti spoke on the travels and persecutions of ot tho the Saints Some of at the tho Saints were obliged to re ro r turn to Seattle and anel our evening meet log ing was not 80 so largely attended but we had hall an nn enjoyable time together The general Authorities of oC the Church Were then sustained nod and Elder Ehler Alford Edmon E mon was sustained as sid log ing Elder Ilder of ot the branch in this city c lIre i Elder Pratt then taking for tor his hla text the life and works of ot the Prophet Brig ham ham Young showed that he ho was a 1 man coIled called of at God and ordained to be a R aleader aleader leader lender In Israel The Conference was then brought to 10 a I elope close Monday the tho Elders all nil enjoyed themselves by II visit visiting visitIng ing the tho beautiful parks and gazing upon the thO beautiful scenery that surrounds this city Elder Eider l lder Pratt lond ancl the Elders loft let for Cor Seattle Wednesday to prepare for con conference ference to be to held In that city on the tho of ot May II a alho ay The Tho Elders Elder will wll commence their labors In the thc country districts and will work the surrounding counties two Elders will wll be bo left In this city to help hell look otter after the Saints and nud nd hold haM street treet meet meetIngs lags Ings We have some opposition There Thero Is la n a minister In the lie city of oC Seattle Sent lie who ho hoIs Is being paid to oppose e us on the lie streets rind In our gatherings He Ha relates nil all the old worn out falsehoods such as M the Mountain Meadow massacre ma and the theold theold theold old Spaulding story We rejoice In the tho work of oC the Lord llOrd and we know If we 10 are Iro faithful God will 11 prosper the work through His Ills ser set servants ants spi The News and Era ore ure read with Interest at It our headquarters Our O r present address Is ig 3 South O U street Tacoma Washington |