| Show fL ELDERS f EFFECT nG Initial Step Taken cn in iii the Forma Formation tion of the Southern States Mission Society MOSES W YI TAYLOR PRESIDENT Object is to II Merge All the Conference Societies Into One timid and alJ to Minuet Advance The Mission I An Important organization was ef et yesterday afternoon In response to o a n call made by Elder Den Ben II B I Rich of ot he the Southern States Slate mis Ion loii A few minutes after atler 4 n COO anti and TO ji Elders who had la Ia bored In the thc Southern states withered gathered Lot lit t the Assembly Hall and wen wert greeted by Elders Eldern Rich and George A Smith lie former took look charge of ot the meeting and nd Invited Elder J lder leo Jeo I D to lead INI In n a n hymn and after aCler prayer pratH briefly the tho object of ot the mil call viz lz Iz to o effect nn an organization of 01 the ih Elders 1 vho orho 10 have or may 11 In the Iho labor lobor In lii Inho ho the Southern states Mates sin ley lie He stated It load hall been jeen offensive to him and he lie was stoic suto It II t was also to 10 the presidency to see HOC so runny nany conference reunions from the Southern states I none of ot which was sas a U if It n a mission society wore sere comprising nil all the conferences as ao a hat hail other missions their success mild could be confidently l also spoke of oC the HI m leis ets who had load made promises to write to tl o friends In the mission 1111 Held nelll and then homo home and forget It II op Or r nt nl least fail alt to 10 write The Tho speaker deplored this his Ihl very vcr much making the tho broad 11 II that letters from Elders Ciders 1 have greater power than actual missionary work as a they thoy manifest the sincerity of ur the Elders Ehlers professIons and arc are lasting of at f missionary work ork Time The speaker referred to his lois hopes hopIs lo 10 losee see 1 ec the erection at or a n Hood good meeting meetinghouse meetinghouse house louse nt at the of ot the mis ilon elan In tho the Southern states stated Ho He be tho the sanction and antI cooperation of ot he the Ih Church authorities could bo ho Be e cured and nn with the aid of the returned I Elders iders n a fine structure could coult bo ho built hullt President Rich called attention to he the t Bidets 1 Journal n a monthly perl hen o that Is I circulated In the Southern S States mission lon at nt per Iler perear y ear car He lie urged the returned onto nils ya s ys to 10 aid nit In Its cIrculation mong a thoc tho people they tho loud hud met tact He lie Hehen hen then t called on Elder Oeo Gee A Smith of oC tho t ho he Apostles quorum to 10 express lila hili Iii dens deas i iI of ot the matters present Elder Euler Smith I ic Hi lit a happy mood month re culling allIng c some of ot hla hi In the Iho sunny lunny s south fully tUlly endorsed tho thu move moo n sn nol all the suggestions made mude Nominations for tor a n president worn hen t made In the tho selection of ot Elder Stases Moses W W Taylor III as president with Eider Bider D 11 P I Felt Kelt as nn nit executive committee ot or seven lIeen mem hers hens OB nil follows Elders Thomas Henry S Tanner George GeorgI H II Wallace S 5 Sloan C 0 Strong and Henry II B Elder 1 who with the president amid nn secretary were veno to I arranged for tOt a n permanent organization anti at III the next conference have hn 0 a are re reunion reunIon union arid The secretary wn Instructed to secure and enroll the names and addresses of nil all the Elders that thill hood had ever labored In n tho the Southern states slate either under unter Its ItH present or 01 Its lis past any were maoIst made Those present were requested to hand band In their names neni addresses addre and urged to advise any they may know knots of ot but bolt were not nt nl this thIn meeting no III no It Is known there are ure fully tull 2600 2500 Elders whose whoso names nam aio now no noon on the records at nt the mission head headquarters quarters besides the tite vast number of missionaries that were In service be bo before tOro fore ore a n record wan Walt kept AH MI 11 of ot these unities mines should be secured and a n record Do be kept eJI V NETHERLANDS NI M The Tue annual meeting of at the tho Nother Missionary society locle was waa IH held Iteld In the Fourteenth ward wari meeting 11 Ie II 11 f hou house louse o on Sunday last Insl Many Elders I form torm aria different P patta of ot the state who hud hod labored In limos thase countries were present pertaining to Ic the ill Willi anti and the tho follow Collo followIng Ing imig unanimously elected for tor forthe the tite ensuing year enl J 1 W V P F Volker of ot Ogden president W V Eardley Ba rilley of Salt Lake Isike City rity vice 10 president Ili of ot Ogden secre secretary tar tary L I T F Whitney of or Salt Lake city assistant secretary Herman D 13 Den Item of at Ogden |
