Show INDIANA conference MILLS Williams Williama co ill III oct 8 1894 the semiannual semi annual conference of the indian i conference of the Nort northern bern states mission was held here september 29 1 b and and october 1 2 8 and 4 for some time it had bad been anticipated and as ae usual was a time of rejoicing and ana as su such cb w will ill linger sweetly in memory the weather considering the season of the year was delightful ou september the elders began coming in from their fields of labor where they had bad been assiduously engaged in warning the people and teaching them the great plan of redemption demp tion on the evening of september twelve elders bad gathered together including elders david F stout president deot of we the mission anu and chilion li miller just arrived from utah elders hyrum brimhall and daniel S robbins bobbins were unavoidably absent and their company was missed mined grealy by the elders brother lilies liles E M Hewlin had built a large and comfortable building in which to hold the conference and this kindness was very much appreciated by all several of the saints had gathered from the surrounding counties and were all heartily received by sister sifter john adams brother and sister lilies liles E M hewlin brother and sister goo geo adams and brother james hettick Hett Het iok who did all in their power to make the he elders and saints comfortable and happy morning september at 1030 there were present on the stand elders david P F stout beejamin Beu Bep jamin P F peel president of the conference and traveling elders W A garrett WO bentley 1 I E bradshaw T J allen alien B H tellford H H rogers C S greene J B R nilson C li miller and D JR roberts roberta ten tea general meetings were held and also live five priesthood meetings the general meetings were largely attended by attentive and appreciative precia tive audiences the spirit of the she lord was manifest in power the principles of eternal salvation were explained in simplicity plainness and power the restoration was dwelt upon considerably and the cause of truth was ably upheld the priesthood meetings were very Inter interesting eating also the elders reported their respective fields in a very prosperous condition A very aery good work was being done excepting in one field many valuable instructions were given by elder DP DF stout which will be of very great assistance iu ij missionary work an abundance of the spirit of the lard accompanied the elders and all felt greally blessed in their gathering the general authorities of the church were unanimously iu sustained stained in their role res tiVe positions position also elder D as president of the mission rider elder W 0 bentley as president of the conference elder hyrum bramball Brim ball as clerk and elder D R roberts as assistant asal stant clerk the elders were appointed to labor during the next six months as follows elders W 0 bentley and david B R roberts in williamson johnson Job union onion and jackson counties with P 0 address pulleys pulley a mills mille williamson Wllliam son county illinois elders T J allen alien and BH telford relford in hamilton franklin and gallatin counties illinois with P 0 address walpole hamiltou hamilton county allinos Il linos elders N N rogers and C 8 greene in crawford harrison Harri aon perry and duboise counties indiana with P 0 address taswell crawford county indiana elders eiders J B R nilson and C S miller in the western part of greene knox davis and martin counties indiana with P 0 address bloomfield Blou groins greene canty indiana elders W A garrett and D B S bobbies in the eastern part of greene Lawrence Monroe and owen oo counties unties indians indiana with P 0 addreen robison Bo bison greene county indiana elders H brimhall Brim ball and J E bradshaw in steuben and defalk indiana and putnam county ohio with P 0 address columbus grove putnam county ane field is large and the harvesters are few all persons who may have relatives or friends in any of these states or michigan are invited to cor respond with the elders as much good may be done in this way in spreading the knowledge of the lord oa tuesday the ard 3rd iner three persons went down into the waters of UP bap ism and were confirmed as an members of the church on we the morning of the ath I 1 net with tearful eyes and tr emlous voice the elders bade each other good biej and god bless you J and departed for their respective fields in search of the bonest hearted DAVID B R assistant G blerk jerk |