Show SOUTH ALABAMA conference this conference was held in coffee county alabama on saturday and sunday october and among those present were president william spry of the southern states mission Mis siou president henry gardner south alabama conference elders arthur maxwell peter flamm alfred W Pet ergon and luman E shurtliff after the usual opening exercises president H gardner addressed the congregation his remarks referred chiefly to te latter day revelation he quoted passages of scripture proving that god would reveal his mind and will ill to his peo people ale in the latter days for their guidance and that he would plead with then them face to face as he did with their fathers in the wilderness elder P flamm spoke of the second coming of christ and the signs of the times which should precede it president spry spoke upon the state sta teof affairs existing in the world today at sunday mornings servit ser vire e elder A maxwell maxell dwelt upon the restoration of the gospel with all its attendant gifts and blessings elder A W peterson bore bora his testimony to the truth of the gospel president spry in the course of his observations touched upon the dealings of god with his people in former ages and the restoration of the gospel in this age at the afternoon service elder L E shurtliff spoke upon the first principles of the gospel and also gave some useful instructions to the saints president spry delivered the closing address tie he reviewed briefly the history of the latter day saints in the trials and privations endured by them through persecution they had been accused of lis loyalty and treason towards this government but this was utterly devoid of truth president gardner thanked the trustees for the use of the meetinghouse and the people for their good will and hospitality three council meetings were held at which the elders reported their labors of the past year and received some valuable instructions from president spry elder luman E shurtliff was aD appointed pointed president of the conference to succeed elder henry gardner who with elder arthur max well is released to return home A W PETERSON clerk of conference |