Show STAR STAE ITEMS THE millennial star ot november contains letters from several of the riders elders who have been laboring in the british mission from which we learn that the work is still progressing 9 in europe many baptisms are reported and a general good spirit prevails elder edward E brain who has recently returned to utah reports thirty six new baptisms in the liverpool conference from may to october of the present year elder joseph goddard speaks encouragingly ily i lly ly ot of the work in birmingham Conference where tract distributing tri fri is doing doings much good and several baptisms have recently occurred elder thos maycock reports twenty two new members baptized by him in the worcester district during the summer bummer the elders who arrived from utah have been appointed as follows george stringfellow moroni P F brown frank ai H snow and bichard richard H stringfellow are appointed traveling elders in the london conference to labor under the direction of president samuel roskelley Ko skelley john ljones released from being traveling elder in in the bristol conference and david west ara are appointed poin ted traveling elders jn in the nottingham conference to labor under the direction of president oscar F hunter thos D reese beese benj M harman and moroni jthomas are ap appointed anted traveling elders in the wel wei welsh lacon conference to labor under the direction of president joseph B R mathews winfield S harris and J L robinson inson are appointed traveling elders in the bristol conference to labor under the direction of president mark beazer david and vm wm G davis vis are appointed traveling elders in the birmingham conference to labor under the direction of president joseph goddard william probert jr and david cook are aro appointed traveling elders in the liverpool Conference to labor under the direction of tJohn donaldson isaac duffin and moroni brown are appointed traveling elders in JU the manchester conference to labor under the direction of president fl thos hos X smith wm H butler butier and george H 11 butler are appointed traveling elders in the newcastle and durham conference to labor under the direction of president W R webb wm S brighton is appointed traveling elder in the glasgow conference to labor under the direction of president D C dunbar john R baxter is appointed traveling elder in the dundee conference to labor under the direction of president james finlayson president william budge published the following valedictory in taking my departure for zion having been released by the general authorities of the church to return homed home I 1 will say a few par parting ung words to the elders and the saints who compose the european mission I 1 have endeavored to magnify my calling and prove a blessing to those amongst whom I 1 have labored since my arrival in liverpool on the sixth day of july 1878 and I 1 wish to thank my brethren one and allwoo have aided me by carrying into effect the counsels which the spirit has led me to impart for the government of affairs in this mission if there has been one thing more gratifying than another in my labors it has hns been lyeen that thab so many useful faithful eiders elders were chosen to labor with me for if any good results have followed my efforts they are to a great extent due clue next to the blessing of the lord to the very careful wanner tanner manner in which my views and desires have been met and carried out by the priesthood as well as to the good feeling in which they have been received by the saints throughout the mission other duties requiring my immediate mine departure tor for home elder charles WS NV stayner has been appointed to take charge of the mission until my successor shall arrive all matters requiring the attention of the president will therefore be submitted to him until other instructions shall be given through the star in conclusion I 1 will add that while affairs throughout the mission are satisfactory they will doubtless continue cont laue to improve under the care of those who shall follow me in carrying on the great work of spreading the gospel and gathering the scattered saints to the zion of god fraying praying that the choicest blessings of the father may rest upon their labors and that his work may increase and prosper I 1 sub sube cribe ribe myself your brother and fellow laborer in the cau eau cause so of truth truths |