Show conference IN INDIANA the elders in that field report their labors EAGLE CREEK GALLATIN co ill april 1888 editor Deseret New at the indiana conference which convened at D du a quoin perry co ill saturday and sunday april and toe the elders and saints had a very quiet quie and tand enjoyable time and were yvell well treated by all the meetings on saturday 1 were attended by the elders saints and a lew few strangers but bat on sunday the house was wall filled the Elder sall bore a faithful faitha ua testimony to the truth of the gospel and exhorted the saints to be faithful in performing their duties they also spoke upon the first principles of the gospel the scattering and gathering of the house of israel the apostasy and nd restoration of the gospel the coming foeth of the book of mormon and toe the necessity of continued revelation on OB sunday afternoon ane general authorities or of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints were sustained and as president vance was released to return home elder bider 0 L packer was sustained as president of tofe indiana conference and elder chang hyde as secretary at the council meetings held on monday the elders gave a report of their labors and the condition of at the people which showed that there chete has been no mob violence since october 1887 that the fourteen elders have held meetings slept out 34 times baptized 19 persons blessed six children and several times to the sick with gjoci good results in two of the fields we the elders met with goc good id success and recommended that tacy aey ne be kept up the rest recommended that their fields be discontinued five of the elders were released and three new ones ari aniced ived our president then gave us some very good instructions the elders all felt well and expressed a desire to do the will of the lord and labor to the best of their ability for the advancement of his work brother Alex alexander auder stenhouse was then ordained an elder and set apart to preside over the du da quoin branch seven of the elders were appointed to labor in illinois six JA 16 indiana ald four in michigan C G HYDE secretary |