Show OKLAHOMA MISSION conference MARSHALL logan co coa 0 T april 22 1895 it la Is our pleasure to mall mail you this afternoon an account of our anoual conference of the church hold held in seven sea flat oklahoma branch of the 1 I T mission sunday morning april elders elder ephraim jeppson Jep paon arthur hwallace NW allace edward M mcarthur lease iaac A jen jan sou wm win A bowring wm E now new man an james jamea E fullmer john H vincent and herman E campbell were to in attendance and fifty four one bavine assembled our opened at 11 II 11 am in the school house A N wallace presiding the open ing hymn were not ashamed to own our L lord ird 19 1 9 was sung and elder mcarthur MoA offered the opening prayer come bilye all ye sons none of zion and let us ue praise the lurd binl aly was waa rendered when presiding pre alding elder eider wallace announced to the assembly the object of the latter day saints elders 9 mission in the world he pointed out the essentiality of every individual knowing lor for himself whether or not he is in the proper ob channel aDnel the only road to eternal happiness and invited all to I 1 investigate aves the principles of divine truth as they were taught by our savior and his fais apostles ancle aly impressing the people that bat our mission mllton to the world is to present the same truths which will save those who accept it elder ephraim jeppson was tue next speaker he spoke at some length upon the message borne by the apos apon tieso lei of fold old to the people in that day and cited all present to the fact that the apostles and elders of israel in our day are bearing the same glad tidings for nearly an hour bour the speaker dwelt upon general salvation 2 this plan was wag fully understood and practiced in ages gone by and it requires obedience to the same principles now to 49 save man as was aks required then to save ave him elder jeppeson disputed the idea so BO prevalent in the world that the heathen would be eternally lost 1 1 by remarks such as a where little is given little is in required his words deemed to have their proper effect upon the minds mind of the eager listeners elder eider bowring bore his testimony to the truthfulness of the remarks made by brother Jep jeppson peon and also to the divinity of god gods goda a work he drew draw the attention ol of the people to the principle of revelation said god was just and would reveal his bis mind and will to his servants er in this day as he has ever done in gospel dispensations with a few words of exhortation the morning conference closed basing by singing now let us rejoice Is ia the day ol of salvat lov benediction by A N wal lace jace at 8 pm our conference again con elder eider jeppson presiding the congregation was truly a grand one the house bouse being well filled after singing flinging the spirit of god like a fire is burning IP and prayer by elder jan jenen son 0 10 my father 1 was well rendered bringing with its melody many wandering thoughts from the world to rim him who reigns on high elder mcarthur Mo Arthur said he desired the prayers of those present that his remarks might be dictated of god for or words spoken under the spirit of deity carry conviction to the pure in heart he proved from scripture that our savior established the gospel one only not many of them referred to ganv passages similar to pauls pauls anding keep the gospel pure in a plain and concise manner he be impressed his bis hearers bearers with the fact that any kind of dogmas will not save the human family tho the gospel alone ORD can do that the spirit of god like a fire Is burning was duog by the nine elders present alter after which elder fullmer addressed the congregation his HAs re marks were confined to the first four principles of the gospel viz faith repentance baptism and the laying on of hands for the reception of the holy ghost those subjects were placed before the people in plainness our meeting was ended by singing how firm a foundation ap and closing prayer by william E newman monday A april at 10 a in elder eider mcarthur MoArt bur called the meeting to arder joy to the world 12 was waa sung and W D Bo bowering Bowe offered the opening prayer again we sang one of the latter day salute saints hymns elder lasso isaac jenson was asked to address our assembled friends but owing to illness was obliged to leave the meeting after having borne a faithful testimony to the divinity ot of the gospel elder H E campbell was the next speaker ane resurrect ton ion was his bin subject he brought forth many 1 al I points sustaining the belief of the latter day saints while going verse by verse carefully through pauls teaching to the corinthians the con gre gallon gation gave marked attention seeming to devour every word utie redi reds which undoubtedly will bring forth good fruit at an early date elder eider newman died cited the assembly to the organization ot of christs church formerly and his church being precisely the same today drew draw the contrast of churches f many without apostles prophets evangelists etc impre im his bearers that we have every officer ordinance and principle formerly indispensable equally so now for the perfecting of the saints for we work of the ministry until we all come to a unity of the faith A strong testimony as to joseph smith being a prophet of god was borne after which elder newman closed his hie remarks invoking heavens blessings blea aings upon all in attendance 1 we sting sang the inspiring hymn we thank thee theeb 0 O god for a Pro prophet phat s and elder vincent closed the meeting by prayer the evening session commenced at 8 pm p m elder newman read one verse of the hymn found on page li D 8 hymn book ephraim jopp jepp son offered prayer singing our oar mountain home so near 11 elder eider wallace spoke upon the th history of the israelites and the identity of the jews being the he most perfect of all races the gathering of israel to be soon consummated zion to be established and jerusalem to be rebuilt were also briefly touched upon also regarding the gathering of the saints to lo jackson county mo and there erecting temples to Jehova hs name the degrees of glory were explained by the speaker who said johnb predictions while on the isle iola of astmos were being literally fulfilled to in our day by the latter day saints sainte elder vincent bore a faithful testimony he acknowledged gods hand to have cave been manliest manifest in hie bis behalf many times spoke ot of job johns we foreseeing the time when the gospel would be taken from the earth as the angel had it itin cl in 11 the midst of heaven heave nJ also referred strongly to the time joseph the prophet received the gospel again making plain to those present that the heavens had bad been reopened angels had bad visited man and the plan of salvation established in its ancient purity brother newman announced that owing to the inclemency of the weather conference would now adjourn he thanked our esteemed teemed eg friends for the kindness and hospitality shown the elders during our ministerial labore labor in their midst we sang hall hail to tile the prophet 9 in the closing prayer among other things W A bowring asked gods blessings bles eings to attend all who had bad aided up in holding conference in the C fl ailt for it was our gentile brethren aud and sisters bisters who made it possible tor for gospel sermons to be heard here W D bowring took charge of our priesthood meeting which was held april in the school house bouse elder eider J M fullmer bore his bis tOl testimony and was followed by the others as follows elders wallace Jep paoo bahring Ba wring vincent newman campbell Jam they were paired off as follows follow E Jap jeppson peov A N wallace and E M mcarthur to labor in the principal oilier PO P 0 seward H E campbell Cana W D P 0 marshall I 1 A jenson jensen wm win E newman P 0 hennessey essey J M Full fullmer jno jac H vincent P 0 singing 1 0 10 my father and elder MoArt bur pronounced benediction sacramental meeting was held beld april at p in with J H vincent in charge singing hinging what was witnessed in the heavens when all united in prayer led by elder jenson jensen our sacramental hymn on page was sung and sacrament administered by brothers jeppson and mcarthur the meeting was waa then opened for testimonies A N wallace respond ing bore a firm and faithful testimony to the work la in which we are engaged W D bowring read the hymn on page also bore his ate testimony that goos work would continue until it fills the earth singing we thank thee 0 god for a prophet and H E campbell pronounced the closing prayer after closing conference meetings the he presidency concluded to hold more meetings as aa the weather Is in more far arable at 8 p m in the same school house bouse on april we again assembled to co hear and understand more of the gospel elder mcarthur Mo Atthur occupied most of the he time his remarks were very conclusive and every assertion made was clearly proven by scriptural reference the speaker was interesting and instructive in bis bin remarks throughout and his testimony won was sound reasonable and from the heart elder wallace again thanked the people for their many favors to us and warned all to take heed of the instructions given elder jeppson offered the benediction after singing had been done after services three persons applied for baptism aud and the following day at 2 p m w was the appointed time for the ceremony according to appointment many friends assembled with the elders on the bank of the north canadian river about one mile north of the 7 C flat meeting house to wit ness does the ceremony J M fullmer conducted the services at the waters edge we sang while on the watery bank we stand after which elder cambell cam bell offered prayer and dedicated the water for the holy ordinance for which it was soon to be used elder jeppson made very appropriate to re marks after which brother william E newman led those to be baptized into the stream and immersed them the iacono was waa very impressive for quite a number of friends and neigh bore were on either ride of the water all retired to the he home of mr ragan where we held a sacramental meeting and confirmed those who had accepted the gospel E M mcarthur Mo Arthur gave some very timely remarks remar kB showing why we use water to in the place of wine in administering the sacrament Bao showing also that our savior had bad said do this in ia remember anoe of me J in id the evening all assembled by invitation vi at the modern home borne of mr and mrs boyman the meeting mee tinie here was to thank our friends again for all they had clone aone for the eldera bider rider elder jensen jeneen took charge and atter after singing hinging and prayer W D bowring expressed gratitude fur for toe time elders an aa a body dwelt at some length upon the sweet influence of the holy spirit to those who accept the he cepol Q apel and live pure lives from thenceforth the whisperings of which are love joy gentleness and virtue he cited the newly baptized members to the fact if bat batan would not lose jose one opportunity to destroy and eradicate from their hearts the heed of gospel light which gd had permitted to enter admonished moni shed all to be firm and fatt hJul to the trust of heaven imposed within them after the meeting was over we w had an enjoyable time with songs music and gospel hymns until the wee sma hours houn called us ui to repose during conference secretary campbell gave a good report of the sunday and day schools of the taw and chickasaw nation also alao a report to elder wallace from superintendent levi J holt of marshall machal the report to la remarkably good the sunday school has an enrollment of 21 with an average attendance of 18 david holt ha bas charge of the book of mormon class clasp while slater sister CAM camilla thayer at home with this the primary jauch credit is due euer bider holt for his never tiring effort to further gods cause ause we meet in his big house every 93 sabbath abbath at 11 am for school but find it almost impossible to accommodate all thirty six persons persona were present last sunday morning including ton ten under kinder eight years of age thursday the found all well save brother jenson but we are all thankful to may lay be la in steadily etea dily on the improve being able to eat a little and do gome ome walking at nine o mr ragan had his bi team ready and we act sall ail for oklahoma city a distance diat anoe ot eighteen in a southwesterly adouth westerly dl di lection fec tion after a pleasant journey to gother aether we landed at brother gooing le here we had bad a very flue fine dinner read papers and letters lettera from home some re calved elved letters we go on sigal ing our destination about p in team put up we began taking in the eights 10 it seemed a rare treat to some to again see the thrift and hear bear the clatter of people after having pent month in the rural districts in ID vain we tried to secure a house to hold bold in inso so we settled our minds mind some ome attending a methodist meeting where the pastor was making his proposition to preach tor for them at the sum of one hundred dollars per J mouth month while others othen followed the salvation army to their barracks barr aoki oni abing aying the touch of banjo guitar and tambourine but cannot say the conduct quite UD to the fulfilling ot of beaven beavens be avena s first law many among the army army seem to be sincere but many others seem to be misled at an early hour this morning April we sold said good bye to our brethren each pair of elders going to their respective fields of labor every heart and every tongue confessed that one of the happiest times in past pait lire life has haa just juat closed upon years yeara ti tu come those present will say eay god had made our hearts glad and our spirits spirito guy gay in the service of divine truth 11 long my may the spirit of love jove and union cleave to the elders and saints mike alike elbr remembering zion and her welfare asking to be remembered by the saints at home and abroad we say once more zion pros pers all is well HERMAN E CAMPBELL secretary W D BOWRING assistant secretary |