| Show NORTH CAROLINA conference A TWO DAYS MEETING OF SAINTS AND STRANGERS CREEK MITCHEL CO N C sept 1886 editor deseret N news ewa contrary to expectation abe elders of f this conference were notified that b sept ept and auth would be spent in a two days conference at horse creek mitchel CO chojn in i N JN C U where there is a branch branc ft of the church accordingly we postponed our appointments in our fields ot labor and ana betook retook ourselves to the rendezvous on arriving here with the exception of brother david davia vance we fould the saints well and happy in the expectation of a good time joyful and congenial were the greetings of old companions as we clasped the blind band of friendship and related our experiences to one another us a MEETING HOUSE IN A FOREST I 1 of timber neby nearby where we erected a temporary As stand d and seats 0 oa faid friday morning we were joined by ape president of the mission and on saturday at 10 am we as seni rambled bled a and 0 viero were called to order by elder T sy c og president of the copfer tile ence elders ars chipman beard and our Pr president Ident spoke to us faithe jan the foren pen foll followed wed in the afternoon by elders rich aid crandall snow stanford thorne and taylor adof aft of whom simplified the first principles of the gospel with special reference to their saying saving powers powe 21 drawing copiously from from nature forth tor their ir illustrations I 1 our second days meeting was more largely attended some of the saints coming from the adjoining counties our seats were filled and some had to recline on mother earth in the forenoon we were addressed by elder gibbs and the president of the mis sion in the afternoon by elders crowther lindsay condle Eddi eddington and taylor who instructed us in n the gospel an and on various subjects pertaining to our duties as latter day I 1 saints at the close of the conference t THE statistical REPORT wax wag read showing twenty five live baptisms during the term ending august gist u alt I 1 t A good spirit prevailed everything tb 1 I g w went ent off smoothly the saints I 1 feel eel well the majority have the a spirit p arit of gathering an and their integrity teg rity lu in the main is ls commendable there are now thirteen elders in this tala conference which number will be increased to twenty this fall we are pleased leased to note a slight improvement fu in the health of brother vance who is president ol of this branch today to day we bid adieu to pur our colleagues and return to our fields renewed iu in spirits faith and determination to d do 0 all in our power for fok the spread of truth WM ti 11 GIBBS clerk |
