| Show EAST TENNESSEE conference this conference was held in the briggs brigge school house on september convening at 10 a m president C B cooley presiding elders present J G kimbau kimball of the southern southe rn states mission M W taylor clerk of the mission C B cooley president oi of conference albern A allen alien james walker yhomas thomas crowther samuel N alger lewis adams jon koyle and alma H west elder west was appointed clerk of conference elder cooley addressed the conference and thanked the lord for his hi goodness towards the saints elders thomas crowther M W taylor and S N alger also spoke and the last named dwelt at some length on the first principles of the gospel on the afternoon of the first day elder walker occupied the stand insunsa Sunday In conference convened at 10 a m ider elder A 11 west first addressed the meeting elder A A allen alien took up the subject of the authenticity of the book of mormon and the divine mission of the prophet joseph smith elder M W taylor 19 spoke oke of some of the reformers and their their works elder J koyle said a man must have faith in god before he be could begin to understand the plan of salvation he spoke at some length on the first principles of the gospel presided dei 0 B cooley was the next speaker and then came president cimball who dilated upon the subject ot of faith and works president dentO 0 B cooley thanked the people for their kindness towards the elders Elder sand and then adjourned the conference during the holding of which much good instructions and counsel were given presidents kimball and cooley apportioned the elders to their respective fields of labor as an follows elders elden S N alger and thomas crather to labor in ash county N C johnstone and Suli sulivan tenn and visit the saints in conte and mitcheal elders J walker and A H west to labor in henderson N C and counties west elders A A allen alien and L adams to labor in madison N C U green cocke and jefferson tenn president cooley until relieved by another elder to labor in connection with elder koyle in yancey east part of madison and north east part of buncomb A H WEST clerk |
