Show SHEFFIELD conference the true latter day saint who has the interest of gods work at heart is ever anxious to bear from his brethren who are laboring in the nations oi of the earth and lending their mite for the establishment of his kingdom upon the earth in view of this la feeling that exists within our bosoms I 1 take this opportunity of writing a few lines to the saints in zion through the columns of the NEWS there are ten elders at present in this the sheffield conference with elder william H streeper jr as president 1 under his able direction we have been bee doing our utmost to get the gospel before the people in our respective districts we have gone from house to house with the humble gospel message and have endeavored to implant the tree of life therein in some instances we have been well received and feel that the faith once delivered to the saints will take root and in time have the same desired effect very frequently we are scorned ridiculed and mocked just as gods servants always were but in such instances I 1 am confident we can all say with the great apostle we take pleasure in infirmities in necesis ties in persecutions in distresses fo for christs sake our semiannual semi annual conference convened sunday march at doncaster and it was such an important event in the history of the sheffield conference that I 1 cannot retrain from giving a brief account of it for days before the expected event we all worked assiduously in distributing tracts and posters far and wide so that everybody who desired might have the privilege hearing so called mormonism truly exposed when the sabbath of the arrived and we all bowed the knee together in humble prayer and thanksgiving we felt that we had done our duty towards our christian friends and that god would bless our efforts abundantly during the day to say that the result was gratifying and that every person who had a standing in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints felt his heart throb with pride would be stating it mildly threatening clouds hung overhead and the day was very dark and stormy but the spirit that prevailed lit up our surroundings with a radiance not of this world but one that takes more of the divine three meetings were held all were well attended the evening I 1 es especially eci ally at one time we thought our hail hall was not large enough to accamo date the crowd but by securing nc more chairs all were made comfortable A great many strangers sat almost motionless throughout the services the elders who spoke bore strong testimonies to the divinity of the work the first principles of the gospel were analyzed and the true church of christ shown up in its true light the conditions of christendom today were examined and the causes divulged we were favored with the presence of president lund and his bis masterly address on continuous revelation and belief alone totally exploded the narrow contracted ideas of christendom supreme silence reigned throughout the meetings and at the close many a stranger a apparently patently parent ly left with troubled thoughts que we mingled freely with the audience after the benediction and the best of feelings were manifested truth prevailed with double sway and those who came to scoff remained to pray it was indeed a time of rejoicing and every elder felt to thank god that he had been permitted to come forth as a laborer in such a divine cause I 1 trust that the saints in zion are enjoying the fruits of the spirit and that their motto is ever onward that they may profit by affliction reap truth from fields of fiction grow wiser from conviction fulfilling gods design H BULLEN JR I 1 87 bentinck street doncaster england april 3rd ard 1895 |