Show IOWA conference minutes of the iowa conference hold held in the huntington hall over broadway council bluffs iowa march and 1893 saturday morning eld elder er john E lewis presided present on the stand chas W stayner president of the N 8 mission john E lewis lewie president or of the iowa conference elders john christensen Chrie john A walker george T marshall jr jas jae cluff geo A beal W J butterworth also jos H denlo president of the conference who was on his bis way home elder john E lewis said the blessings of the gospel were obtained in the early ages of the world and in the days of jesus jesua and the apostles by obedience to certain principles ordained of god in the mosaic dispensa dispensation tio n blessings were obtained by offering sacrifices in a certain way commanded of god in the days of the apostles people were commanded to repent and be baptized for the remission ot sins mine and receive the laying on of bands for the holy ghost these principles have been again revealed and the authority to adwin administer inter in these sacred ordinances restored elder john christensen said we were told of christ to seek firt fir t the kingdom of god and he showed in order to do that it was necessary nece seary to comply with the first principles of the he t gospel the speaker dwelt upon the theae principles in a very pleasing and intelligent tell igent manner elder eider james cluff gave his testimony to the truthfulness of the goo goe pel elder eider chas chaa W stayner made a few cl sing remarks at the th afternoon session the speakers were elders john A waldor who be gao gan with the first principles of the gospel and joeeph H danio who gave a sketch of his missionary labors and dwelt on the neme necessity sity of continuing on oil in the principles we have espoused sunday morning eller eljer geo T marshall jr spoke at length on the authority to administer in the holy ordinances showing clearly that divine authority was essential la io these urain ances that those who accepted the e gospel p 1 I may n y be acknowledged of god od so as his him people e op I 1 F elder geo A peal spoke on the commandments covenants of god further remarks were made by elder C W stayner at the afternoon session elder W J butterworth gave gave many encouraging words to the elders and saints present exhorting them to be faithful under all circumstances elder chu chas W stayner then delivered a discourse on the mission of carlat showing clearly the principles upon which he performed his errand and pointed out the way mankind should perform the mission minion assigned them at the evening session elder denio gave a very nd pointed discourse on prophecy to be fulfilled between the first and second coming of christ also the restoration of the gospel elder J no E lewis made a few closing remarks exhorting the elders to be humble and prayerful the conference was farly attended and a rood good feeling was manifested by the elders and saints sainte the conference to lu iu a fair condition GEO r MARSHALL JR JB see MINUTES OF priesthood MEETING held march at 7 p m the elders gave a report 0 of their labors fur for the past six months which was very satisfactory elders william west fred G carroll carrol and jae Ja jepson were unable to attend conference 0 W baker was appointed to preside over the st john brasue robert J huntington was appod appointed cited to preside over the council bluffs branch aud and be superintendent of sabbath bath schools with elizabeth jones assistant nellie halladay was appointed secretary of the branch mrs mary huntington treasurer the rel bel ef society was organized with mary huntington president rebecca A james and annie hunting ton counselors and lillie halladay secretary robert halladay and ernest W jones were ordained deacons it was also moved that william brandon of st john be ordained an elder president stayner gave some good and timely advice encouraging the saints to keep the commandments of god and magnify their callings elder job john n christensen having corn com pieced his bis mission was honorably released to return home the T be elders were assigned to labor as fol follows lowe elders john E lewis and george T marshall jr lowa iowa P 0 address graham avenue council iowa william west and fred G carroll C s aroll missouri P 0 address van vancleve cleve oleve maries county mo george A beal and james duff 0 address merom daw moll BOO county neb joseph M jepson and wm butterworth kansas P 0 address daine john stafford county kas john A walker was transferred to the canada mission any one dest to communicate with the elders ean can io do so by tho addresses addressee given the general church authorities were unanimously sustained elder 0 W stayner was sustained an ais president of the northern states mission and john E lewis as an president of the conference and george T marshall aras jr a secretary |