Show NORTHERN STATES MISSION elder charles W stayner who has baa been president of atie northern states mission tor for nearly three years past made a welcome call at the NEWS office today some two and a half years have elapsed sin since ce his former visit to salt bait lake he arrived from washington this morning sod and will remain in our midst until afler afier the temple dedication the mission over which broth Brother Stay nor ner presides is divided into three coo con ferencek fereuc feren ces es which he twice each year and the spring or semiannual semi annual meetings of these have just 41 bee been n held the abe pennsylvania conference at littleton J west virginia the ladiana indiana conie reace at columbus grove ohio and the iowa conference at council bluffs lowa iowa elder stayner reports that all the these c inferences are in excellent condition and says that although only some fourteen baptisms have taken placa during the last six months owing to the severe weather yet a rood good many persons intend to be baptized in the very near future considerable and In increasing oreas interest Is being manifested in regard to the gospel lin in most moat parts of the mission flold while in others la Is still much indifference shown the elders ire are meeting with kindness ou k friends nearly every hand and making many have been twenty nine elders E laboring biring la in the northern states mission 1 during the past half year and between 60 J and 00 meetings g held by bathen them then and acid within the period named there was only one I 1 ace reported in which ban an E der was left without a meal or a place of shelter no mob violence had been encountered and only a few threats the school hc houses uses IQ in most moat of the districts had been thrown open to the elders for the h of meeting it t was very rarely that an application for their use was met with a ret refusal elder stayner is in the enjoyment of first rate health and is delighted to be once more among the people of zion H hu 0 will probably return to g tun the headquarters 0 ot his bis mission towards the end of next week 0 |