| Show IOWA conference this conference was held at the court house st john kansas on saturday A april rill at 10 a m president L boulton voulton J E moulton presiding there were present of the traveling elders H tuttle joseph banks andrew johnson Job W C mann W B R johnson john 0 giles and 0 M porter president Pre eident moulton in his bis opening addres said that the saints had bad met together to be instructed in the principles pertaining to their most holy faith and to enjoy the spirit of god elder W B R johnson Jo linson reported on his labors aud spoke of the indifference of the people among whom he had been working as ae a missionary he bore testimony to the truth of the everlasting gospel elder andrew johnson spoke of the I 1 importance m doriance Dor tance of obedience to the gospel lider elder hubbard tuttle spoke at some length upon the godhead and elder W S mann followed at the afternoon session elders J G giles 0 M porter and jos joe banks were among the speakers george baker H baker and wm brandon brando U of the local priesthood also bearing testimony of the truth of the gospel sunday morning elder 0 M porter spoke on faith and repentance showing that these were very aas essential nual principles unto salvation elder W R johnson followed upon the object and mode of baptism C W LR stayner president of the northern states mission who had arrived the previous evening also addressed the congregation he spoke of the way the elders were called to fill missions minions and how christ chose his apostles apostle all were not collegians but some were pour poor fishermen christphe christ predicted that those who followed him would suffer buffer persecution and the latter day saints had a heritage such as no other people had received at the afternoon session the sacrament was administered 40 elder andrew johnson touched upon the apostasy apo stacy of the primitive church and was followed by president C W styner who spoke upon the principle of salvation Laal for the dead elder tuttle touched on the restoration of the gospel the general authorities of the church and mission were presented by president moulton nand and unanimously sustained conference then adjourn adjourned rd until during the intervene a priesthood meeting was held the time was occupied by hearing bearing reports from the elders and their appointment to their various fields of labor elder tuttle was appointed to labor with president moulton at the head quarters of the conference in wisconsin elders andrew johnson and 0 M porter were appointed to labor in nebraska elders W B R johnson and wm 0 mains maine in barton and adjoin ing counties in kansas elders jog joe banks and J G giles in lyons and adjoining counties in kansas elder geo baker of the local priesthood was appointed to preside over the st johns branch kansas at sunday evenings meeting elder joe JOB banks spoke upon the first principles of the gospel and was followed by president stayner who dwelt on the gifts that were in the church formerly apostasy apo stacy and restoration of the gospel conference then adjourned for six months the attendance was not large but a a good spirit prevailed J EM E MOULTON ouLToN clerk |
