Show THE WORK IN FAR OFF JAPAN d r Elder Eider Alma 0 Taylors Account of ofA r rJ rf 4 I A Recent Conference J f AIL ARK Ang MUCH ENCOURAGED I H 1 URU Made In IU Thi lr Several I The Ill Iu I The News hall received r n synopsis P of Mina Alma 0 Taylors wad I II received r I b by Ills his hI brother M II IIrI I rI am which nome Interesting In cr Hems explanatory of or tie the Ih e mission n lI nt the tho present time Lime also allO tn of the Iho future prospects It Iti It II i na U S follows ni i H I company upon their re turn lo 10 their Held of at labor lubor be ho f Mt fIt lt sat KnI t Ilia tho sisters W be te ft 1 i potent power for f r thu tho ho people leOple IID e Invoked In h fervent terms terni n II blessing bl gu upon on tim tho nation and nd upon e who were vere sent to 10 Indian In them Elder KUler Jf was wn pl tn to bo be bark mek barkat at ut what ho culled coiled our aliI home iome and par partake nr take lake o ot the tle influence which Ilch h to He lie stated that his hI ox oc e during last Illet six l months monti In III hoi had a n valuable one ono Although this IH I ti a it stronghold tho Ihl p ore to road read every of t u II novel consequent consequently ly they tty hail accepted quite a u number of ot OURS our tra Ho lie paid n a tribute to 10 his ide companion Elder Euler I her he Ito foil honored In laboring ro eo worthy n Christian churches In that lt being crowded to 10 the Iho door doom during Ih lr would t In that hint ninny many will be he found who will wilt yet ye listen to our message cold Boltl he Wo We made no lu enemies jut but many meny friends whom are ore the of ot t that city ell cit ellI citI I liPlike next and un l lh t h my feeble way WilY encouraged the tho JI to 10 bu bt diligent but hilt not too tOll anxious assuring thorn them It wan not the tte t e Lords Lards will that we should be ho In iii a 11 fl hurry hurr to t receive the gift girt of or tongues or 01 other manifestations We W e hove have In tho flo past paKi are ure now Jo do JoI lit dolog I log Ing UK nil all we an to flit 1111 the mis nil non upon which we have hae been und mid wo leave the result of at our efforts wl our Heavenly Father who will vii make everything known Ills III servants that lu Ui essential In Hie jib own time Ume and anil HIli own Vay f Hedges born bore testimony to the Ti jiN only true Irue Church The Tue t of ot the brethren caused him much Joy uy and ad he that the work var would woud become very ver prosperous In tho the future Ho lIo lb offered an at earnest prayer to that thai end tind ti Caine that ho he end and Elder Ensign had liati hold held every ever Bun Sun Bunday lay day In a n grove grovo they th y hUll liuti d for tor that purpose and they thel the had hilI enjoyed much of ot the tho Thin The wan wa especial especially ea Iy ly the rue rase ase five u ngo o while hold holdIng Ing meeting In He tie to the loodneR goodne of f the he Lord In strength strengthening ening his hili memory and sd the tho ease with which he was wall able to speak peal to the people was VUN an no astonishment to him himself self filler Elder Stoker r raid aid some of his hi hh ex experiences experienceD e had hod been trying while others hud hind been most pleasant Some Homo wanted tn t o hear the EIder white while others wanted them to leave showing rio io desire for foi any nil new tim Thu translation of ot tho the hymn Come Com Come COllie YI Ye In book hool hail boil proven one of ot the tho mot mo t attractive to the people whom he ho had been laboring Of Ot hili IiI JaIl I Injured ankle hythe power of at lod hod ns ne well as os other manifestations had greatly strengthened his hiM faith He was ous thankful that ho lie had hail been Called to this thin mission Elder 1 as blessed than thou luring during the Ihl lie met lust six ii weeks In the foul field with his bIN companion Galli Caine Bu So united In thought ant and feeling were they that when one would make a 1 jUg g about their labors tho th other lither would generally I 1 been be n thinking the same thing myself He lie said that every hue ho bore testimony of or the he divine mission of the Prophet 1 HII i H H I H H t 7 1 4 A I 3 I t A Ai 1 i J JI I 1 t tf f 1 I II I or 1 1 r rIt Ic It r I I I t I L Ii c i II ct 1 l lUTAH f w to t z j jiK UTAH COLONY IN JAPAN PARTAKING OF A HOUSECLEANING DAY DINNER Heading from reni left to right th Ii party consuls cons ts of holier Heber J Orant Irant wife and n a lid daughter Mary Mrs Featherstone l Mrs lira I 1 aid Alma 0 Taylor Ta T i lor with the th Japanese Ju allese se cook standing with tray Ir i In hand In iii the background Japan June 7 Sunday Our fast fust meeting began bogati nt lit 10 a U III in rite Tho brethren who ohio had hud been out for several weeks week past laboring as travel trawl ing IlIg Killers arrived on fin Thursday last bet betea DO ea we had a full Cull representation of tin Ih brethren amI and sisters deters who iho had hall been Jeen sent from front Zoti Ion ulso alea our native Oama After the Ih owning opening ol exercises mid the lie administration of the Sacra Sacrament ment ach one addressed c the meeting l Maid Kahl he was very J that through the of or orthe the lAr he and his IiI companion had been lieen hee able aull to with considerable once case to 10 the people Now ow that thai It had been decided that Sisters and should no or remarks mode made by h hit his companion E Kl Etier tier der While hIie come ome hal ht manifested d Indifference and others other laid hud ridiculed the tho Lord tord hall had answered their In causing many to listen at lit attentively to the preaching of the word Instead of ot returning to my ibid Held of u labor In hiba I cheerfully respond to the call mu to 10 accompany Elder Calne Caine to III 0 hail and COY cay Jod speed I En sign sigh who his wife rie will be tie the companions of oC Elder Featherstone and while laboring In Drama one of ot our Japanese converts rejoiced to lu be bo b with us and partake of ot if the good spirit that was waR waRr r He lie I Paid he ht knew Imel tint that lot Is our heavenly IW Father that Jesus J brist Is Ia Ills His that the Church hurch rus as the Joseph Jos ph Smith he received strength and nad power He lie further caLl aId he lint Imd fasted since Mince Friday night last In order that he might be relieved rell of ot u II mere Iere pain that had struck him while at which had him somewhat In the performance of lita Jila labOrs His hiM III faith had been that wilen he became came to Tokie he lie would be healed The ordin ordinance flare ance was Willi v tt administered to him Sister Grant and our young sister a Ill 11 t also alIa Sisters Ensign nil n and f each Mch bore bare b lre a D strong tetI testimony mony marty and expressed themselves th as liS be beng beIng Ing ng blessed and greatly benefited by b a It III In title this land so MU distant from train Zion and yet II the sweet and anti peaceful Influences that are enjoyed by br the res roe Ideate Identa In ZIon follow tollow the brethren and sisters who sio tire lire sent to perform mla mis missionary labors and give to them item similar Joys Jue und anti lint sweet peace J nce which grows gt oYe out of ot the tho Gospel of peace antI umi good goodwill goodwill will vill President Grant Orant spoke nt itt sonic some length In the tho lie name kind hind and ly that has marked all nil of lit his Instructions since we came carne to Japan Ho lie express cd eti I II himself UK lilt being well satisfied with the labors labora of the brethren so o far and gave us Ua encouragement en In rela rout relation tion to the tho also gave us tie tomo fumo wry very ery timely time suggestions suited to both bolh our present and future labors in the ministry He remarked that our as well as ns ourselves our were In the tho hands of God He lie would overrule all for the best When returning home tho the con Ion consciousness of haying faithfully per performed performed formed our dutY even If we did not hot baptize one single soul would more than tan reward us tie for tor all the lie seeming sacrifices we tt e had made or the trials through which we lIe might have At 2 p in we WI hail our regular otter after afternoon noon meeting In the Japanese rooms There tero lero ero 14 H mission missionaries arl arles aries s present Alt All 11 of ot the brethren spoke also Brother Drother Oama After the meeting most mONt of ot the Jap Japanese Japanese anese anse all C Is III their custom cu remained in 0 have a talk All 11 the Elders except our president speak with the natives In e In the evening Elder Feath Featherstone erstone and myself accepted the lie tallon of oC Mr to accompany him to his home He lie hind hod visited u Us s n It time lime or 01 two previous to this While hide enjoying his hiM hospitality some somo thief en fn toted the Hie lie yard where we had hail left heft our o r shoes accord according In to custom and stale mine The rho matter Will was reported to 10 tho the police Tollee while I T had to borrow a II pair from our friend to togo go home bolos with |