| Show INMAN INDIAN TERRITORY during the past summer the elders and their friends friend have bare reeled erected ft a most meet ing house the first that h has been built inthis in this territory by the latter day saints on saturday and sunday october and the first conference fere noo of this mission was hold held the traveling elders present were presiding elder eldee H M rawlans ns M L nichols Nio hole F B woodbury 11 G la brum lester stott beese M harar Ra rl J H holmes hyrum S lewis jos joe H lowe low and john A lowe the te latter five having just arrived in the mission there were also seaborn Q G mabry local elder and a large number of saints and friends the elder eiden from salt lake were expected ex to reach hire here on the but owing to the heavy snow enow storm in colorado blockaded the trains they were delayed one day at the first maetina tf of the conference elder woodbury fy addressed the meeting upon the first principles of the gospel followed by elder raw lint hinr who gave a report of the late conference held bold in salt lake city which he be had bad had the privilege of attending ile he exerted the saints to be faithful conference was resumed at seven pm p oa and elders labrum harps harper mabry john A lowe and M L nichols spoke on the principles of the gospel and bore strong testimonies to its truth sunday in aning was the time act et apart for dedicating the meeting house after the opening exercises elder rawlins offered the dedicatory prayer A communication from elder andrew kimball Kim bli president of at the mission Misi loo was then read it contained much w e coura gement and instruction to the elders elden in regard to their labors in the missionary field and also alo to the saints the elders were instructed to use wisdom take proper care of their bodies and to be united in all their labors after the reading of the epistle elder nichols nichola addressed add reseed rowed the conference on the necessity of corn plying with the laws law of ef the gospel at 3 p m another meeting wax was held and the sacrament administered after which elder nichols Nio hols explained the purpose for which the sacrament had been instituted elder rawlins occupied the remainder of the time at the counter counsel meeting held on monday the reports report were given by the elders from the different parts of the field after which the diew new elders ba den were to their various neld of ef labor elder H M rawlins in presiding elder over the mission mies miss too fon elder F B woodbury secretary elder M L nichols ass aRsi stand litand seii secretary ksir and treasurer and arter arm a jendricks asit a alstadt sit tant treasurer at 7 pm in an kt ft tore orestil ting entertain ment was given by the elden iders con slating of songs recitations and instrumental music although a great many people attended our conference the entertainment drew tn in wavy many more advantage was waa ta taken ke ek of the opportunity to present the gospel to them during the evening elder it M raw lin ana delivered a discourse on the prin olilea of ef the gospel gopel to about two hundred hund d people including those who remained on the outside being unable to got get into the building this report would be incomplete without making mention of the kind man eai and hospitality of our true friends frienda uncle and auntie hendricks loke they having generously genero opened their house houi to the elders elden and saints who came to attend conference although this him hai been a very unhealthy healthy season aaion in this territory on account of the heavy rains and high water during the spring the health of the elders Is in very good at present prex ent with the exception of elder stott who is rapidly recovering from an attack of malarial fever and as an the sickly season is now BOW over the prospects are good for during the ensuing winter the nims comes to hand regularly and is read with pleasure by the E ders den and afterwards sent out to their friends it to is proving to be a great help in ia removing prejudice from tle th minds of the people F B WOODBURY secretary MANARD MAMARD cherokee nation indian territory |
