| Show NORTH CAROLINA conference CULLER stokes co N C september 16 editor deseret news the following la Is the report of the north carolina conference which convened at ebenezer churchs churche stokes co NC on the and of september 1884 1881 utah elders eiders present charles it nokes president of north carolina car olilia conference jos belknap alexander bills amos cook E G farmer C F john S Willi eAlma U hobson 0 11 B BF F rie Afe mckinney junney jonney W T gar garner band and Jo john finN fine IS rou hou roueche eche prest C 31 nokes presided conference convened at 10 am sin singing ing prayer by joseph belnap singing 97 prest C bf nokes made appropriate opening remarks elder amos cook spoke at some length upon the principles principle 4 of faith repentance peu pen tance baptism snI for the remission of sins and laying hying on of hands hanos for the gift of the holy ghost gfrost brother joseph belnap reported his bis field said he had bad labored since last conference in carroll patrick and grayson counties of virginia made a great many friends also baptized a reat many as well as blessed a num ireat ter ier cr of children could conid hardly tili 1111 the demand of the peopled for holding meetings brother C f christensen Christens cn reported haisfield his nield field ile he had labored since last conference in mitchell and yancey counties NC also in the mige edge of tennessee had been treated very kindl kindi kindly as a general thin thing but had r received mcelve some persecution most of which had couie come from the ecclesiastical authorities where they had received the greatest persecution they had bad done the had witnessed some remarkable cases of healing brother E G farmer reported the wilkes county field nield field had made many friends always had been provided for had received some persecution had met with some success and been in ln in bringing some into the fold of christ bore lils ills his testimony conference was adjourned till tui 2 pm sin singing ing benediction by C Al MN okes Nokes 2 pm S singing I 1 ng prayer by C P sint singing Pre kresment C CW W nokes said As Is customary we are about to partake of the lords supper or sacrament quoted from 1 cor 11 showing how necessary it Is to partake of these emblems worthily etc sacrament was administered babros cook and bills brother C F christensen spoke at some length lenarth of the Ancl ancient ept r order of the kin kingdom uin kin of god 11 brother broth e r B F mckinn mckinney y spoke pok e upon the universal aro AVo apostasy stacy from the church I 1 also the resto besto ration of the gospel in this dis dispensation pensa 1 i conference was adjourned till abol 10 a in tomorrow to morrow notice wh was given alven that the tho funeral sermon of mr hii L A king and his daughter virginia Virgin iq elizabeth would be preached anthe on the singing benediction by P B P F mckinney sept 15 1510 10 am singing prayer by alexander bills singing prest CM Nokes said we have assembled top to pay ayour our last tribute of respect to john quincy adams king son of thomas B and elizabeth kin king born dec died se sept pt 2 1 I 1 in stokes county N C also V virginia agi la elizabeth ellzabeth king daughter of J john n Q A and charity kingborn king born july 1864 died may blay in stokes county hync N C lie he spoke at some length upon the plan oi of salvation which is prepared for those who pass away without the opportunity of embracing the gospel 0 also aiso upon the re resurrection tiong brother alexander bills rep reported arted his field had traveled in several counties since last conference about th the 1 last of october was advised to trave travel I in burke county and open up a new i field in the adjoining counties had received very poor encouragement as i he found but few who were willing to li listen to the gospel bore his testimony to the truth of the gospel meeting adjourned till 2 pm kinsing Sin cing sing bened boned benediction action by B F mckinney 2 p in singing prayer by E G farmer singing president nokes said we would attend to oe me funeral services of joseph joeph lawson as requested by his widow brother C F christensen discoursed at some length upon principles appropriate to the occasion brother john S willie reported his bis field of labor had been trav trai traveling jn virginia till about the middle middie of bt may alay when he came to travel in stokes and fors forsyth th counties had been holding meetings meetings and doing some grood good bor bore his testimony to vil vii the e truth of pel president C it nokes thanked the people eople for their kind attention and tore bore his riis testimony to the truth of the principles which had been advanced brother amos amo s cook ccok bore his testimony as did also brother G C P the general authorities of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints were sustained as they were at thelast the last general conference in salt lake city U T pre president s ment C M nokes alexander bills and B F mckinney were honorably released to return home brother amos cook was sustained as 18 president of the norta carolina conference many thanks are due to the saints and their friends who entertained tho the E elders eiders and provided for their wants and necessities and M do them com corm fordable for table during the conference john JOUN E clerk of conference |
