Show ONEIDA AND MALAD on fridy friday june esth elder george reynolds Bey nolde and myself left by the U P train at for franklin idaho to hold a two dayap days annual sunday school conference in oneida stake A pleas jag aug incident was noticeable as the train irate stopped at richmond cache county count a band of music struck astruck up a lively air and a crowd of anxious relatives filled the be platform to greet great a returned missionary by the name of george M X thompson whose mother wits wife and sisters were amon among the first to plant a kiss of welcome awo two weeks ago this day he be left the port of southampton england we arrived at franklin at and were the me welcome guests of superintendent W L webster franklin to is about miles from salt L like lake ake city situated on cub river oo on president youngs koung s first visit to this place thin was called muddy river but owing to its ita close proximity to bear river he re christened it cub river which name it bae baa since been known by oneida stake contains thirty nine sunday schools and during the four public ablio meetings held on saturday and S sunday in franklin fifteen schools were reported by their superintend intend dents euta and quite a number of pleasing 1010 ARIng exercises exer clees were rendered by the e ch children ildron we also held a meeting with the teachers and officers of the schools between the morning and afternoon meetings besides the above named deett meetings nap a seventies 1 meeting was hold held alter after the afternoon services at the close of which we traveled seven miles to preston to hold a meeting at 8 o p m on our way there we were met by y a fierce cold north wind and dust dusta which enabled us ns to duly appreciate a good warm fire on our arrival owing to the severity of the weather the congregation gre gation was waa comparatively small but the she choir was larger than any we havo met outside of salt lake city their number Is thirty five most of whom were present besides a base vial two violins a bass instrument and an n organ professor S D edwards ila their loader leader which lully fully accounts for the harmony and precision with which each song and anthem was rendered after meeting we were invited to taka up our abode at the home of elder M F cowley of the stake presidency I 1 monday june 11 we left preston for glendale five miles held meeting at 2 rm p after which we wb traveled twelve miles to mink creek and held bold meeting at 8 p m and lodged at B s I 1 tuesday lue the we left mink creek at for rivendale riverdale Bi Ri verdale ten miles reaching there in time to hold a meeting at 10 oP after which we left for treasureton reton twenty miles arriving I 1 ng exactly at ai 4 p pm w w when hein the bishop and a congregation were awaiting us at that hour at the close of the meeting we continued our journey to oxford twelve nailes miles where we arrived and received a hearty welcome at the home of superintendent edwin smith wednesday june 13 we hold held meeting in oxford at 10 o a m alter after which a seventies meeting and left oxford for Clit claiton tori five miles where we held beld an and lodged at superintendent john hauls thurs thursday jay the 14 tn we jett for dayton five miles milea and hold held meeting at 10 a m after which we left for waston five miles where we hold held a large and interesting meeting in the evening and lodged at brother mickol mickel sons gonas friday the we left weston at and reached malad at awen ty two miles this trip wais waa particularly interesting being mostly canyon road and free from rocks and chuck holes here we hold held an evening meet log ing and on Batur saturday Bat arday day june 16 we jett malad at for portage 17 lee where we arrived at 10 in time for the commencement of out our two days P conference in malad stake after our ur afternoon meeting we lodged at the home of president Pren Freid ident dent 0 C hockins sunday june thle this was a 8 precious preci day for many not only those living in Porta portage gep but others othera from malad and the surrounding settlements their numbers necessitating the active labors of the deacons who without waiting to be told brought in seats sufficient for their accommodation many children were also pre present who after rendering their exercises sat oat quietly listening to the thee songs onga sung and the instructions imparted by the speaker epe akere in addition to our meetings at 10 a m w and 2 p m we hold held a Tea teachers cheres meeting which was numer bously attended at 4 80 we left portage 9 to for fielding 14 miles reaubin reaching 9 there at here we hel A our final meeting after which having bad a good nights rest under the root of brother carns cams nephew of the late esteemed dautel daniel caron carne on monday june 18 we left fielding for collinston collingston Col linston 4 miles reaching there in time for the train which brought us home to sale bak lake city between 10 and 11 a m we left home on the ath of june and returned on the and during our ten days absence we held 26 25 meetings and traveled miles we visited many settlements in oneida stake and a few in malad stake anufrom and from a close and intimate contact with the superintendents teachers children and leading authorities of each stake we have the most pleasurable assur ance that abstinence from the use ot of tea coffee beor beer tobacco and liquor ia i as faithfully observed as in ie any other of the stakes of zion the vast importance of this subject in connection with our sunday school work receives prominent attention in our Instruction ev and the attraction that our annual sunday conference excite is proof that the moral an aej I 1 re legious instruction of the youth of zion to is dear to every heart GEORGIC GEORGE GODDARD |